First time trying Cotoletta last night and had a good experience! The restaurant is tucked into the…read moreback of Elmridge plaza! We walked through the door, and you order and pay at the register before sitting. I don't mind this set up, butttt the register does ask you to tip. My husband wasn't sure how service would be, so he did 15%. A waitress did bring our drinks and food out to the patio! The patio was AWESOME! Nice and shady, umbrellas, light music playing. Great ambience and location! The wait was short, and definitely worth it! The food - amazing! Comically large plate of Italian Mac & Cheese made its way to me, and it was so good! Cheesy, crispy bread crumbs, cavatappi! Perfecto! My husband had the PLT sandwich, which was also huge, and so yummy! The pesto spread on the Prosciutto was amazing, fresh. Bread was crunchy on the outside, soft and warm on the inside. My pre-schooler rounded out our meals with an order of garlic fries, which were crispy and loaded with garlic and cheese. Loved it! Definitely have plans to return already! The only thing I would change is paying at the end. Waitress kept my drink filled, and was working hard. Weird to tip in the beginning.

Back again... haven't ever had a bad experience. The food is always great... and the service…read morespeedy. Great location and always tasty. I can't wait to go back.

Fantastic. The service was great. Red came out to our table to check in and deliver a basket of…read morebread. 87 years old and still out on a Friday night. What a legend. Our waitress Lauren was great as well. The food was fantastic. I got the rigatoni and meat sauce. One of the other folks at the table got the gnocchi and they were great. Wife got the greens and beans and they were great. Old school ambiance inside. Just what you want in an old school Italian place

We have been to the Brook House many times and it gets better as we explore the menu. Tonight I…read moretried the Chicken Diquatro for the first time. I usually have the Saltimbocca, but the waitress said this was good and it was. I enjoy anything over escarole! My wife had the Veal ala Fedele that includes eggplant and is her favorite. We recommend both these dishes. The portions are generous and packed well to avoid leakage if you have leftovers. We had reservation on a busy, early Saturday evening. The hostess found us, as promised, at the bar after only a short wait. If you are rushed for dinner or just plain impatient then go to a fast food joint. Expect a leisurely meal here and you won't be disappointed. To those who pretend to be Italian gourmets and complain about the sauce, we have never had anything but tasty, well-prepared food. It makes me suspicious that there are people (or bots) with one review to their name who bash an establishment. Enough said.

We were on the west side of town on a Monday night for a family event and needed a place to enjoy a…read morenice casual dinner. Of course, Monday nights are always difficult with so many restaurants closed but my wife used Yelp to see what was open nearby. Cristo's popped up. We weren't familiar with the restaurant (my sister in law indicated that a pizza restaurant had been in this location several years prior with good pizza but a bad attitude) but what the heck, we thought we would give it a try. Well, I can't say enough nice things about Cristo's. We thought we were going for pizza, what we ended up with was some of the best homemade pasta (almost all is homemade), gnocchi, and a wonderful chicken parm that was to die for. Loved the marinara sauce - clearly everything was homemade (including the bread). Pleasant environment. Not loud, well laid out. Good selection of wines (too bad that we learned afterwards that there was no corkage fee on Mondays). Just a wonderful little restaurant with great service, superior food, and well-priced. Can't emphasize the latter enough with today's inflation. And the choices on the menu if you don't like pasta are also intriguing. Nightly steak choices (the filet mignon on a Monday night sounded wonderful but I just had to try the pasta). Wish we had something on the east side like this!

Easily one of the better Italian restaurants in the area for casual dining. The Caesar salad was…read morevery good with all the flavors a proper Caesar salad should have. For my main course I ordered the rigatoni bolognese which was fantastic. The sauce was a lighter version of a traditional bolognese, but still packed with flavor. The only thing that kept me from giving this establishment 5 stars was the martini I ordered. It was served in a cosmo glass but was filled about 1/3. Because the glass is cone shaped, the volume was certainly less than 1/4. The bar tender needs to up their game and learn how to serve a martini. Charging $16.50,for what amounted to a short shot, is almost criminal. I would definitely go back. But next time, I'm ordering a bottle of wine in lieu of a cocktail.

Oriens Cafe is one of my favorite places to meet friends. I've been going here for over a decade…read morefor lunch, dinner, gelato, and baked goods. Order at the counter and your food will be brought to you at your indoor or outdoor table. There is a discount if paying in cash. Sometimes the service can be slow if they are busy - there is usually one person working, occasionally two. There is a large menu of Italian-American classics including pasta, salads, sandwiches, and meals like eggplant Parmesan. Portions are generous for the price. Don't forget the full case of cookies, cake slices, and arancini, all of which can be boxed up to go.

I wanted a sweet treat while out and about with a friend of mine and we ended up here this evening…read more I must say I'm licking myself for not taking pictures of the display full of Italian cookies! My friend and I both got a small cup of gelato. I sampled the cookie butter flavor and it was amazing! I opted for two flavors in my bowl so I ended up with cookie butter and cake batter and it was soooo good! I was surprised they had been open for 16 years when I inquired. Before leaving I decided I could get a few cookies to go to bring home for my parents. The woman who served us was very personable and i learned she loved in Rocky Mount NC for 18 years! We bonded over the fact there is no good, authentic Italian food in the south. It was a cute atmosphere with amazing prices! I was sooo surprised to learn that they had a full menu bc the dessert displays were exceptional! Thanks for an awesome experience!

My fiancé and I had a nice New Year's Eve dinner here. We didn't have reservations but they were…read morestill able to seat us and the place filled up pretty quickly around 5pm. We started off with the calamari and cheesy bread. Both were very good and we ate almost every last bite! We planned to split the chicken parm because it's a huge entree but I noticed on the bottom of the menu it said $10 charge for split entrees. I checked with the server and she confirmed that it was accurate. Seems like a wild up charge to me.... So we opted to get two entrees. I got the Delmonico steak with gnocchi and we also got the chicken parm with angel hair spaghetti. The steak was perfectly cooked but didn't have a ton of flavor. I think a touch of steak sauce would have helped. The chicken parm was very good and definitely our favorite of the night. Pastas were good too but the gnocchi as a side (pasta is included as a side with the entrees) was $3 more. We didn't get any drinks except for Diet Pepsi and the bill was about $91. Food was decent, large portions and very filling (expect lots of leftovers). The up charges seem odd to me. Our server was absolutely wonderful. Overall we had a nice dinner.

Love this place!! Always great for the family! Love the food here, never a bad experience! Service…read moreis great and fast!

This gem of a restaurant is everything I love about Rochester. The small businesses that give the…read morebest of everything. I've been twice now. Once eating at the cozy bar and tonight table. Both times, excellent service. Shout out to Kelly, my waitress tonight Now- let's talk about the food!! Arancini, the bisque and the short rib! The seafood bisque melt me into my chair the first visit. Tonight, the Arancini art. Perfectly seasoned in a silky, tomato crème sauce. The short rib was delicious (had to go with that entree because you don't see it on many menus) accompanied the best mashed potatoes I've ever had in my life. The food and atmosphere here will wrap you in kind arms. And to be honest; isn't that everything you'd want this winter?

Lovely dinner on a Friday night. Amanda was great - she explained the specials, all the desserts,…read moreand checked in just enough times. The owner also stopped by to check on us (she went to all of the tables). My haddock florentine was perfectly cooked and very flavorful. Hubby enjoyed the portofino special - lots of fresh seafood. The bar was packed for the Sabres playoff game, and it was not too loud. We were also had clams casino as an app, so were too full for dessert. We'll have to come back again.

On Monday night the 22nd we met my significant other' sons & mates for dinner. Their policy is to…read moreseat the whole group at one time. We arrived 1st and so we sat at the bar and talked to the owners. It was a pleasant conversation about 10 to 15 minutes later the rest of our party showed up. So we were promptly seated and given our menus. When the waitress came back she took our drink and appetizer orders. And then when she came back with our drinks we ordered our main course. The appetizers were artichokes French and Calamari none of which I partook in, I was told they were delicious. And then our main dish came out and I got the Cheese Ravioli which was good I got 6 good sized ones and I of course had leftovers lol! I also had a green salad and that was also good as well as the bread. Everyone else enjoyed their meals and then we ended it with a giant piece of chocolate cake again I did not partake in it. But I'm told that it was delicious. The waitress was nice and it was a pleasant evening out. Davinci is a nice place to go once in a while, it wasn't crowded at all and the service was good.

This place hit the spot. The ambiance. The personnel. The wines. Appetizers. Main course and…read moredinner. Everything was great. If I was a local this would be my weekly dine out.

First time at Giuseppe's and it did not disappoint!!…read more We tried: Medium White Pizza with Sausage - so so delicious! Perfect amount of cheese, the ground sausage was so flavorful. Bread for crust was perfectly cooked. Half Order of the Gnocchi with Vodka Sausage and Meatball - vodka sauce was great, and the pillows of gnocchi were light and fluffy! Meatball was soooo flavorful and delicious! Very Italian Meatball. Small Giuseppe Steak Special sub - really good and cheesy! Steak was tender, peppers were really crisp! Medium Red Pizza with Cup n Char pepperoni - red sauce was flavorful, there was a good amount of pepperoni - see pic! Kids loved this one. We also got an order of garlic bread, not pictured - the bread here is amazing! Last, dessert! Cannoli cake was two layers of angel food cake with cannoli filling between the layers and on top - it was light, fluffy, and not too sugary at all! Cannoli was great, as was the eclair! Definitely will be returning to try even more! All this fed my family of 5 with a small amount of leftovers, and we spent less than $80. Staff were very friendly on both the phone and in person. Place was very busy, and they kept it moving fast!

I've become a regular throughout the years. In-dining is now only lunch until 4:00 pm…read more I love their individual pizza, the Chicken French & Parmigiano, Sandwiches. Service is always attentive, and ambiance locals getting together and having lunch. Today, I came for cannoli & coffee in the afternoon on a call day.

My daughter and son in law took us here, it was soooo good. I always look forward to our visit to…read morethe kids place, as we always make our way to grandpa Sams! Great food! Great people! Nice place! Great food, did I say that? Looking forward to our next visit now!

Never had a bad meal or bad experience at this hidden gem. The servers and owners are warm and…read morefriendly and the chef enjoys experimenting with new dishes. The steaks are exceptional and the banana cream pie, house made, is wonderful!