Sarafina's Italian Kitchen 794 California 4, Arnold, CA 95223

"We dined at Sarafina's between Xmas and the new year. They were booked days ahead. We did not have reservations. The staff recommended we show up 15 min before the official opening time as they seat people in the bar area on a first come first serve basis. We did just that. We got a small high table by the window. The rest of the bar and restaurant filled up rapidly and a waiting line quickly formed. The food was excellent, and the service was amazing even with there being a full house. Prices were average for high end dining and the portions were large. The bar area was at least as quiet as the main dining room. Looking forward to dining there on our next trip to the area."

"The host was very rude. I was presented with the bill added 15% tips for takeout food and she told me it’s mandatory when I give her the credit card I received the bill from the credit card it was added another 3% and I said why the difference and the price between first bill and this she replied, it is for credit card charge credit card charge? I’m very rude"

"Excellent tortelini. The sauce was amazing. My hubby had the spaghetti with extra meatballs, and it was also amazing. My friend had the steak, and it was also awesome. The service, food, everything was just great."

"The spaghetti and meatballs were good (I wish there was more texture to the meatball though, it was kind of dense) and the lemon cake was delicious!"