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February 2024 by Julia Bankerd
Food was great. We tried the tuscany soup, cheesy garlic bread, spaghetti, and vodka sauce. I would definitley come back again to try more.We almost didn't get the bread because of the bad reviews, but good thing we did. It was buttery, crispy and cheesy...as it should be.The vodka sauce was flavorful! I agree it could have been creamier but flavor wise it was on point.Every thing else was spot on and I would order again.Parking: Entrance in parking lot.
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January 2024 by Heather DeLisle
Great food for a great price!
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December 2023 by Kathryn Baker
I’ve been going to Ruffinos since I was a kid (I’m 25). When they changed owners a couple years ago, we were a bit skeptical. And to be honest, we weren’t wowed the first few times we dined there after the ownership changed. But we went back tonight and I’m happy to say I think the new owners have found their stride! My parents and I all enjoyed our entrees. The chicken fettuccine Alfredo was creamy, seasoned and I appreciated that they had cut up the chicken which was well cooked. Dad enjoyed his seafood pasta and mom’s meatballs were very large.Prices have gone up with the new owners, but prices have up gone up everywhere. This has never been a fancy place — it’s a casual familyPlace to enjoy a no fuss meal. And I’m happy I can keep coming to my favorite childhood spot.
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October 2023 by rstratton45
Ordered (3) dishes. All had different tastes... like they're supposed to!Definitely come again when in VA.
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October 2023 by nidhish nanavati
I had angel hair pasta/spaghetti and it turned out to be the best Italian food I have had in the US, let alone Arlington. The atmosphere was soothing and it also had a decent bar area but smaller compared to most places. The menu was also the most simple and easy to understand. Must try for some authentic Italian dishes.
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September 2023 by Lyanne T.
Bathrooms smell really bad. Ruins the appetite. A plumber has been needed for some time.
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August 2023 by William Highsmith
I'm personally a s***** for Italian food, so when I heard there was a place like this that had been open for so long, I had to try it. Needless to say, it was fantastic. The food is simply top quality and the manager is a great man. I will definitely be coming back for more and more!
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July 2023 by michael zeller
Manager is rude. Overpriced. Pasta dish serving is small. Does not come with common served sides such as garden salad nor utensils. Allowed Uber to over charge my card by $20.00. manager hung up the phone when disputing charges. Would not recommend. Giving bad name for restaurant business. Please
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May 2023 by EL CHINO
It was ok. It was average pasta, nothing special. The atmosphere is cozy but they had small flies/ gnats flying around. They used iceberg lettuce for the caprese salad to include core end pieces.
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March 2023 by Holly R.
Hmmm. Shouldn't meals be prepared with olives that DO NOT HAVE PITS in them? I ordered Eggplant Rolitini yesterday at Ruffinos, which came with a side of spaghetti with puttanesca sauce. The first bite I had went CRUNCH!!!! and out came an olive pit from my mouth. I've bit into pits before (like an olive from a salad bar) and BROKEN my tooth. I mentioned it to the waiter and he said "oh yeah, I should have told you. I'll mention it to the chef". A real restaurant would have comped the meal or prepared a new one for me. I really want to like Ruffino's because I'm a local and I want to support the small restaurants in the area, but these guys have to really need to up their game.
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March 2023 by S L.
You order something from the menu and you don't get it. They charge for items on the menu that they don't have. They are committing fraud by selling and charging for items them at are not delivered. Stay away!!!!!
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March 2023 by Diann R.
Worse meal I have had in decades. Will not go back! Calamari was very dry. Clams in white wine sauce was uneatable (tasted like sauerkraut, with a lot of italian seasonings that don't go into this dish). Veal Picata was tough and strong seasonings to cover up old taste. Not the Ruffino's it use to be.
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February 2023 by Chris G.
Quite disappointing. The Ruffino's of the past had average comfortable food in an intimate setting that was always crowded, but enjoyable with inexpensive entrees. The new owners have severely jacked prices at a location that is modern and sterile. However, on a Sunday at 5:30 there was not another single diner. The food was pretty good, but $24 for penne pasta and $17 for a simple manicotti with slices of bread and $7 beers was quite expensive for such simple Italian comfort food. Seriously, no customers and the server / bartender / only employee we ever saw seemed indifferent at best. Have lots of great memories over 40 years of dining here, but now its just another overpriced Italian restaurant with an experience and simple food that fails to live up to the price.
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January 2023 by Franklin T.
Unbelievable, no one there... I wonder why food is complete crap... Didn't want the $14 calamari it tasted like cardboard but the poor guy couldn't remove it from the bill because the owner locked him out of doing so..... $27 for seafood marina where all the seafood was ice cold... absolutely horrendous
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December 2022 by summer santelli
Very disappointed with our experience. The waiter was unfriendly when we asked to see the drink menu, and continued to be that way through our entire dinner. The garlic bread was very soggy and flavorless. We both ordered pasta, the fettuccine Alfredo was decent and the build your own was good as well. The end of our meal was disappointing, though, when the waiter came over to inform us that he had doubled charged us for sausage on the build your own pasta (which was $6) and couldn’t for whatever reason take it off the bill. He gave us two desserts instead which was nice, (although the tiramisu and cannoli were not great and seemed to be a few days old) but we much rather would just have had the extra charge taken off. Overall, the food was decent but we will unfortunately not be returning.Vegetarian options: Plenty of vegetarian options, the build your own pasta has a lot of good options.Parking: There is free parking in the back!
