Chianti’s of Derby

Terrible, terrible management. I had a contract written up, signed, and a deposit paid for a party of about 30. Nothing went as it was supposed to. The food on the contract was not the food we received. They didn’t have the room ready when we agreed — guests were waiting 30 minutes to sit down. When I spoke with the manager to discuss the food options we agreed on, he argued with me — extremely rude and unprofessional. The only saving grace this place has is there fantastic wait staff. All the waiters assigned to our table went above and beyond to ensure we had a wonderful, smooth evening. Food — 3 stars, Manager — 0 stars, Wait Staff — 5 stars.

Best Italian around! Great service, back to it’s old glory. It was taken over a while ago under the old name and the quality went down. Now it’s better than ever!

So many of us were big fans of Fratellie’s in Derby. Good food and service, like being at your Italian Grandmother’s for dinner… and then… they sold it… and it was worse than bad… it was TERRIBLE. Spoiled food and an «I don’t care» attitude, so it didn’t come as a surprise to anyone when they closed there doors for good after only a few years in business.
The restaurant is now called Chianti’s. There were a lot of locals waiting to see what this place was all about when the sign went up saying they were opening, and they do not disappoint. As it turns out the new owner is Nick, the original owner of Fratellie’s. He had gotten so many calls from past customers on how the new owner of Fratellie’s was running the business to the ground that Nick needed to come back and reclaim what was once a good and successful restaurant.
I wasn’t surprised to hear that when Nick originally sold his restaurant, the former dishwasher was promoted to cook and the new owner thought the restaurant could ride on the coattails of Fratielli’s former reputation. He forgot one important thing though, people don’t like BAD FOOD! It was a disaster.
Thank goodness for the Valley, Nick came out of retirement, changed the name of Fratellie’s to Chianti’s and made a promise to make up for all those bad meals his loyal customers suffered through, and he has!
The new Chianti’s is warm, cozy and clean and the food is pure comfort Italian. The wait-​staff is attentive and knows the menu. Everything is as it was from the original Fratellie’s. While they have only been open for a short time and their menu is limited (I am dying for their wonderful eggplant parm that they used to do so well), they deliver the goods.
Spread the word, Nick is back! Welcome to the neighborhood, Chianti’s!