Reception lady is rude, says she has multiple jobs and that's why she's not at the front to direct you, super bossy and demanding as if you know that you're supposed to just stand there waiting for someone to service you if you don't see anyone there. read more

We went here for lunch on a weekday. We sat outside which was nice for an upstate NY warm weather day. Our food was tasty, the wood fired pizzas are flavorful and large! The pasta dishes were plentiful and also had a great amount of flavor. The main fail was the service- we were one of three tables there at lunch and the service was very slow! I don't know if the kitchen was behind somehow or if the waitress just didn't have any sense of urgency with our orders... but it was quite a wait for having little customers in the place. Hopefully just a fluke, but the food was good so I'd certainly try this place again. read more

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So so good! We got delivery through GrubHub. Everything was hot and fresh, huge portions. My husband said it was the best carbonara he's ever had - even warmed up for leftovers - and he usually hates leftovers! Highly recommend. read more

Ordered eggplant parm and no kidding I received about 3 tiny, thin sliced medallions of breading/eggplant and double the amount of mozzarella thrown on top which was barely melted...way overpowered the lack of eggplant. They should rename the dish mozzarella parm, pasta and a tiny bit of eggplant. Hopefully it was just an off night in the kitchen at my expense. read more

Came here for a retirement party. Its located with the plaza of tops and other stores, but very easy to find with the sign of the restaurant in big red letters. the decor was nice with mostly booths as seating and tables and chairs surrounding. there is a bar to your right when you walk in and straight ahead is the kitchen where you can see them cooking. the restaurant closed off a separate section for our party of 25. there was a curtain to separate from the restaurant and they put tables together to fit us where the fireplace is. we had their bread with garlic butter (my fav), salad(good), cheese pizza (good), bolognese pasta (very good), another pasta unsure of the name but it had a white sauce meat spinach beans (it was ok), and then chicken farm (very good). our waitress was awesome who kept refilling our waters and removing the plates that we completed. i would come here again if i was looking for an Italian place (different from the chains) and if it was in the area. read more

Delicious! We were NOT going out in the snow so found Bocaccini's in Door Dash. Both meals were warm, plentiful and so so good. The meals came within 5 minutes of the estimate which was a plus. We will definitely order again. read more

Always good food, but can be noisy - open ceiling means no sound absorption. I'm partial to the Linguine Marina, with Italian Sausage added. The family also likes the Lasagna Bolognes, and the Mezza Luna Ravioli. read more

I just ordered the Penne Vodka for takeout. I got there a bit early, and the order was still ready when I got there so great timing! The hostess was very sweet and welcoming. The actual pasta itself is okay, it's nothing to write home about though. My meal did come with a whole loaf of bread which was amazing!! Overall a good takeout experience, but not sure if I will get the Penne Vodka again read more

Bocaccini's - Italian Near Me - Fairport, New York

I'll sum this up with what my Italian mom used to say "Menzamenz". We've been here a couple times now and sometimes it's been good, sometimes, not so much. It's not dependent on what we ordered - because we've gotten a couple of the same dishes and one time they were good, next time, not so much. We went last night and, not sure if they ran out of salt or what but, everything was under-seasoned. There are other places nearby so next time we're down there we'll probably try someplace else. read more

Margherita pizza was a . Minestrone soup was a (to much salt and Parmesan cheese over powers soup. Would order pizza again but not the soup. read more

I loved the atmosphere of this place! Spacious and roomy with nice modern and some industrial elements. The one thing I felt was really missing was a drink menu. I didn't even know there was a full bar until I walked past it as I was leaving. I thought all they had was beer and wine, if there had been a martini menu I would have ordered one. Maybe they can work on making that happen. The service was great. The server I had was so friendly and accommodating. I wish I could remember her name, but she was working lunch on Tuesday, 2-5-13. I believe she was the only server working. It wasn't crowded for lunch. I hope this place gets busier in the coming months because I want to back and with so many small independent restaurants not lasting it worries me. But it was a Tuesday... The food was very good. I ordered the Gorgonzola pear wood fired pizza. It comes with proisutto which I had left off. In a previous review another reviewer ordered this pizza and said that this pizza would be sweet without it. I felt without the meat it was very salty. There were only six very thin slices of pear on the pizza. I would have liked more pears on there to really consider this a Gorgonzola pear pizza. Next time I will order it with more pear. If you are in Fairport or near Eastview mall and don't want to eat at the same old ho hum boring chain restaurants go over to Perinton Square Mall and try this place out! read more

The food at Bocaccini's is solid ... numerous items are heavy with oil ... but overall dishes are tasty. Service is good too with the exception of one manager... who gets very stressed when the restaurant is busy, lets her stress out on customers, including loyal, long term ones and, if a customer dares to ask about a service issue, appears to take pleasure in telling them that they are WRONG. She works on weekends. Beware. read more

Had some really great grilled wings from here. The garlic parmesan ones are the way to go. Real garlic and lots of parmesan on it. Finally a wing that has sauce! read more

My wife and I drove by here so many times. We divided to stop on a Sunday day evening one night. To our surprise, they have an amazing 1/2 price appetizer special on Sunday nights. Excellent Calamari Italiano and brick oven pizzas. Tonight, 17APR2020, we decided to get fish fries to go. DELICIOUS!! Best takeout Fish Fry I've ever had. Defi itely a diamond in the rough. read more

Just had the Bolognese Lasagna from the catering menu. Home run! Great dinner for a family gathering. I can't imagine ever making Lasagna for a group again. This is the answer. We've had this several times. It's so good, we haven't tried anything else on the menu. Thanks! read more

I live right next to the place pretty much, always wanted to try it and decided to today. I got the chicken parm. The sauce on it is like someone took a tomato, put it on the chicken and started smashing it with a closed fist. Im not sure if who ever making it is being lazy or what cuz the way they diced these tomatoes its like why not just throw the entire tomato in there and call it a day. I mean what the heck guys? read more

Came on Mothers day with my Mom and sister while the boys watched the kiddos :) Service was ok. She tried taking our plates before we were finished. The ambiance is on the loud side bc of the open kitchen but not bothersome to me. The Caesar salads we ordered were unfortunately watery and not dressed at all. The wine pour was very generous and we enjoyed! The 3 pasta entrees we ordered enormous! Enough for 3 meals but not at all memorable. My sisters was overly peppery and hard to eat more than a few bites. Not a terrible experience but I probably would not return. read more

Pretty good food. Reasonable prices. Decent local place for Italian food. I wish the decor was a little more inviting.

We were looking forward to a nice Birthday dinner for my wife at Bocaccini's as we had never been there but had read some good reviews. My wife had the Wild Mushroom Ravioli which she said was delicious. I opted for the Shrimp and Lobster Risotto. The risotto had a wonderfully cheesy taste and the shrimp were large and nicely seasoned. My first encounter with a small chunk of "Lobster" had me suspicious. One bite and it fell apart in my mouth into small uniform pieces or strands. I recognized the texture immediately as the cheaper Imitation Crab/Lobster that is common on many Chinese buffets or used in Sushi. It's also known as "Surimi" and usually contains White fish or Pollack as the main ingredient. I dug out a few more pieces for a better look and confirmed my initial suspicion. I mentioned this to the waiter who relayed my disappointment to the kitchen. He returned to tell me that while it was a "processed" lobster it did contain real lobster meat. I did a quick search for imitation lobster products and while some do contain lobster, it is usually the 6th or 7th ingredient after egg whites, potato starch, sugar and the "contains less than 2% of the following" statement. For an $18 dish, I would expect some real lobster meat, especially when it's in the name of the dish. 1/28/16 - UPDATE: I just saw a news article and thought of Bocaccini's -- 8 Sushi Restaurants Fined for Selling Fake Lobster Rolls -- read more

Found in an unassuming strip plaza in Fairport, Bocaccinis is one of the best Italian restaurants in Rochester. While it seems like there are hundreds of Italian restaurants to choose from in Rochester, Bocaccinis stands out for the freshness of the food and the modern atmosphere. I have always stuck to the pasta and chicken dishes, with their Orecchiette Fagioli-Italian Sausage and their Fussili Aioli & Olio-Grilled Chicken with Asparagus being some of my favorite dishes. With a decent wine menu and a charming patio, a summer night, in a strip plaza is complete with a trip to Bocaccinis. Only reason for 4 stars, that 90's looking strip plaza... read more

A ruined evening... I feel compelled to write this review to warn other diners. My wife & I stopped in for a drink and meal this evening. It's the first time we have visited since the beginning of the pandemic. Needless to say we did not enjoy our experience. While the staff was friendly and responsive and the food was good(not great), it was when we looked up that we were appalled.. The ceiling, light fixtures and window blinds were covered in a layer of grease and dirt. When we mentioned this to our server, she apologized and explained that the restaurant was supposed to be renovated, but the pandemic interrupted that plan. It seems that the decision was made to wait for renovations rather than clean the facility. The hostess also apologized, but offered no explanation. Finally, the air quality negatively affected my wife's COPD. She is having difficulty breathing as a result of our visit. A filthy restaurant is not appetizing. We will not be returning. - John E. read more

I have to agree with the first reviewer of Bocaccini's. I could eat there every night of the week. Their menu has such great variety. We will drive out of our way, past a number of other bistros in Rochester, to go to Bocaccini's. The servers are nice and the food comes out in a timely fashion. I love the warm bread with lemon garlic butter. The salads are unique, fresh and delicious. The paninis and thin crust brick oven pizza are done just right. The Penne Fagioli is my favorite (I'd like it even more if it had just bit less oil). My wife says the fish fry on Friday is excellent and she loves the vegetable lasagna, butternut squash ravioli, and the french fries (but not all at the same time...usually). We like to get there early without a reservation as it fills up quickly on the weekends, but if we ever have a wait, there is a nice bar with a television. Bocaccini's has an outdoor seating patio that is open during warm weather and they do a nice job with their catering. read more

We have been going here for years and never had a bad experience. The food is very fresh, salads have dark green lettuce, rotating seasonal menu and bar tenders are very friendly. Definitely someplace we bring friends to. read more

I had to remind the server that he didn't take our drink order AFTER we ordered our meals. The Sicilian calamari was very tasty. My meal (Limone with veal) however, was sub-par as the sauce is supposed to be a 4-cheese alfredo but there was no thickness and tasted watered down less wine-ish. The time between the salad and meal was extremely long and there was hardly anyone at the restaurant. They messed up my girlfriend's order but still charged full price for the meal she didn't get. I complained about it and they only gave $1 discount. (Tip to manager: if you cook an entire meal with one meat, it will taste entirely different than the one she actually ordered for it.) I usually go by second impressions however if they don't care about my time, why should I give them the time of day? read more

We've gone several times over the years and gotten a great meal. We ordering takeout last week during the COVID19 lockdown and and the food was still amazing. And the portions were huge. read more

I'm going to be honest... I come for the bread. I'm really not kidding. If I could just sit and eat the breat and butter... I'd be a happy camper. But the food is usually pretty good. I don't have a problem with the food- it's the reason this place gets a 3/5... it's the service that I have trouble with here. The past three times (yes three) we have had issues with service.... attention, forgetting something, food being late... SOMEthing... Yet I go back... I think it is because of the bread.... read more

If I had to pick only one restaurant in Rochester to eat at for the rest of my life...man, it'd be Bocaccini's, hands down. You cannot get any better than this. Several years ago, we discovered it by accident, hidden as it is in a long strip mall/plaza, but we have been fans ever since. I'll gladly drive the half hour it takes to get there from my house, rather than eat somewhere closer. The food is AMAZING. Pizza, pasta, salads, appetizers...every single thing I've ordered there, I have loved. From the warm bread with lemon garlic butter that they bring out at the start of every meal, to the salad (I dream about their salad, that's how good it is), to the entrées (their tomato sauce beats the heck out of Olive Garden or any of its contemporaries, to say the least), to the desserts (in a word, tantalizing) I'm just in love with it all. Add to that a trendy atmosphere (casual, social, yet low-key and relaxed) with great décor, and servers that are second to none (our most favourite waitress there doesn't even need to ask us what we want to order anymore, even when we haven't been there in a couple of months, she never forgets!) and you have a recipe for success. This place is great for a date night, or a guys/girls night out, or a meal with the family. Go eat at Bocaccini's. Just do it. As quickly as possible. You will not be disappointed!!! read more

Huge/diverse menu selection. The food was absolutely amazing! Very impressed! It was delivered piping hot and with a large side order of bread. Can't wait to try dining in-house. read more

My favorite Italian place in the area! Everything I've had has been delicious. I never get tired of their eggplant Parmesan, my fav dish on the menu. Service is great, the staff is friendly and food is always on point. read more

I have been here many times and have enjoyed there Spinach Salad with Carmelized Walnuts with a big piece of Boneless Chicken. One of the highlights is the warm bread they bring out with Garlic Butter with every meal I have ever had. The service is great and Bocaccinis smells great when you walk in. Enjoy! read more

Bocaccini's - Homemade Bread with Garlic Butter! - Italian Near Me - Fairport, New York

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I ordered delivery via GrubHub when I was staying in town for work. There was an issue with the GrubHub driver, and they never came to pick up my food. The restaurant made sure to call me and let me know what was going on, and also had GrubHub on the other line trying to fix the situation. I really appreciated the service, and the food did end up getting delivered. Food was good too! read more

I was hard on them the last time I reviewed Bocaccini's but it's been over a year now and they've changed the menu so I thought I would review them again. Bocaccini's is right down the way from us. We probably visit there about once a month, sometimes once every few weeks, as a simple place to have a bit to eat after work when my lovely wife doesn't want to prepare one of her excellent meals (she'd get 5 stars by the way). They continue to have the traditional things on the menu (like their pizzas which I always like and recommend - try the pear and gorgonzola pizza but ask if the pears are ripe first as it's only really good if they are sweet to cut the gorgonzola and proscuitto). Anyway, I tried a new pasta carbonara dish (warning, it's not the same one listed on the web site - the web site presently shows thier old menu, not the new). It was excellent,. and I'll probably finish it for lunch today - tender pieces of chicken, smoked flavor, onions and bacon. All in all a nice combination. The crowds seem to have picked up a bit as well. They were pretty busy for a Monday evening. I'd definitely recommend giving them a try. A nice local addition in a area that is devoid of any good restaurants. Oh by the way, the service staff is top notch. Very friendly and they always recognize us even thought it may have been a while since we've been in. read more

Chanced into this place on a recent business trip where I found myself at a hotel in Victor. Was in the mood for Italian, and the Yelp reviews seemed good, so I went for it. Was not disappointed. I went for one of the specials, a panko encrusted veal chop served over grilled cauliflower and baby potatoes. It was excellent. The chop was tender and done to perfection. The grilled cauliflower was delicious and a nice touch. Perhaps a bit too much butter used in the recipe, but on the whole it was very good. The wait staff was also very good, w/ my waiter being attentive but not annoying. I ordered an espresso after dinner. It came to the table a little on the watery side, and w/o creme; and I pointed this out to the waiter, who promptly apologized and brought me another w/o any problem. The second came to the table brewed perfectly. The restaurant is located in a strip mall, but it offers an outdoor dining area, and the inside is specious and unpretentious. This would be a good place for larger groups or parties. read more

We haven't been there in years although it's close to home. We went last night with our 3 kids and it was a great decision. Huge portions and everything was cooked perfectly. We had a fantastic server, Mia. Mia was amazing with our kids and because of her they were more attentive and pleasant during a 7:30pm meal! We will return. Thanks, Mia! read more

Staff was nice but not very attentive. Way to expensive if you just want pizza and they have very little red sauce pizza options for being an Italian food place. It was ok but I don't think I'll come back again. read more

Pleasantly surprised at how good this place is! Came in on Friday night, and was able to get seated right away. Server was pleasant & knowledgeable. Had a good gluten free option for me, and it was really tasty! I ordered the rib eye steak medium, and it was perfect. Kids were happy with their meals (ravioli, and penne Bolognese), as was the wife (shrimp & lobster risotto). Certainly will come again! read more

Found this restaurant on a search. Wood fired pizza is usually a good thing, so we figured we'd give it a try. What a gem of a place. It's in a mall and doesn't look like much on the outside, BUT the place is well worth patronizing. Ordered drinks, a red tomato pizza as an app. As someone who makes and eats pizza a lot, this is genuinely great. Wood fired pizza is unbeatable. Ordered shrimp Fra diavlo and chicken parm. Both were cooked correctly and flavorful. Our waitress was great and very good when it came to suggestions. After dinner she tempted us with creme brulee, Final words, - Go, try, and eat there. read more

The night we decided to come here there was vomit outside the door before we entered. That should of sent us away but we let the people up front know and they said they already knew about it... Kind of gross cause you would hope it would be cleaned up if they knew. Anyway guess it sent the tone because our meals were not very good. This is the kind of place where they give you a huge portion but the quality of the food is not that great. Overall would not recommend this place and surprised by the good reviews read more

This is one restaurant that you should not judge by it's cover (decor.) I had been looking forward to a lunch at a nice restaurant and when my husband took us here, I was ready not to like the food. Boy was I wrong. Though the decor is very unassuming .... there is nothing particularly fancy or cozy about the place .... it is very clean and the food and the service are absolutely wonderful. The bread that they bring to the table while you wait is soft and fresh and the garlic butter is whipped and yummy. I had the Frutti di Mare and my husband ordered off of the daily specials menu. Both meals were abundant in both size and flavour. At no point did we feel rushed yet our waitress was always on hand if we needed anything. I've been back a number of times since the first visit and would encourage anyone who likes Italian to do the same. This place needs to be frequented ... often! read more

Gary and his team were absolutely amazing. I called from the west coast on New Years Eve around 5 o'clock with a special and difficult request. My east coast family lost someone and I wanted to order a large amount of comfort food so they wouldn't have to think about cooking. Normally they only deliver when they cater a whole event, but after a couple of quick consultations with the kitchen Gary said they would make it happen, and an hour later a half pan of eggplant parmesan, a half pan of penne a la vodka and a half pan of salad was being delivered...all the way to farmington! My relatives were happy not to have to cook and said the food was delicious. What sweet group they have at Bocaccini's! I would recommend this place to anyone. read more