Villa Rifici

I was so excited to see our old favorite restaurant reopen. We came into the restaurant and the oriental man (Host) at the front door was smiling friendly. We sit then our server was a young gentleman who was very good. He brought our food hot and the food was pretty good. I got up to use the restroom and passed a shorter spanish man and a woman with shoulder length bleach blonde hair (both servers I assume they had on same outfit as our server) were standing near the bathroom and the doors to the kitchen huddled together talking. They smiled at me as I went into the bathroom. Let me tell you those bathroom walls are very thin. The two servers where talking very negatively about the restaurant. I could not understand everything they said. They were saying horrible things about the owner and how bad the business was. Something about how unorganized and sneaky he was. I can’t image the owner who I have met on occasion being the way they were saying. The blonde woman’s mouth was horrible. I stood at the sink listening. This blew my mind. I will not be coming into the restaurant anymore if half of what those 2 servers said is true I would never support a business like this.

So glad they decided to open again! I went in a few nights and was very pleased! From the moment I say down there was something to eat in front of me, starting with bread with a nice olive oil dip and ending with a peanut butter cheesecake! I tried the Chicken Valdostana (stuffed chicken dish) and it was out of this world! Our waitress was down to earth and joking around with us the whole time. All in all great dinner! Would recommend to a friend!

We hadnt been back to this restaurant since its first launch many years ago. We didnt like it then but decided to give it another chance after so long and partially based on some more recent input. Well, nothing has changed.
If this were an episode of Kitchen Nightmares, where Michelin chef Gordon Ramsay comes in to turn around troubled restaurants, he’d have his hands full. If you’ve seen the show, every troubled restaurant has the same problems: overly long menu, made with not-​fresh ingredients.
I believe Rifici’s menu can use some shortening. Perhaps with less to buy and cook, they could use some fresh ingredients and not cook so much in advance. For now, this place offers a forgettable pile of uninspired tasteless marinara, box pasta, overcooked meats, and luke warm soup.
Not good.

Fantastic. Huge menu with a variety of selections to please anyone. The specials were great. I ordered the stuffed salmon and don’t have a single complaint about it. We were celebrating a birthday so they brought out a big triple chocolate piece of cake with strawberries around it and the owner was kind enough to treat us with homemade cannolis. The staff was extremely nice and each course was brought out right on time. I’d recommend it to anyone.

My boyfriend dragged me here because he had heard that they reopened and wanted to try it. We are frequent visitors at their other restaurant, Hang Time, so I agreed to give it a try. I was craving a Chicken Parm sub, but did not see it on the menu which is strange because they have both Chicken Parm dinners and subs on the menu. I ordered a simple pasta dish and a soup. The chicken and vegetable soup was great, and then my dinner came. The red sauce had little to no flavor at all, it tasted like pure tomatoes and water were mixed together. For $ 13 I was NOT pleased. The sauce was so acidic I had to take Tums in the middle of eating. Their menu items were all very steeply priced. I don’t mind paying for a great meal, but from what I have experienced, this is not where you find one. I must say our server (who’s name has escaped me) was great, very accommodating and sweet. But next time we will stick with Hang Time or Gourmet.

This place is by far the best Italian Restaurant in the area. The Spinach Ravioli is amazing! Our server Sharon was the nicest, most attentive person we could have come across (We highly recommend her!!). The service came out quick and was of the highest quality. They also have just about everything you could want everything from regular courses to salads and sandwitches.

Service was excellent, attentive and never pushy. Brought check at appropriate time without asking. Stuffed Long Hots are an app must-​have. Shrimp with peppercorn risotto was decadent and well worth it! Diggin the outside patio and bar area