Always been a huge fan of Frugattis. Been supporting them for 20 years. I always recommend them to other families and make sure people try them. I have had take out here over 50 times in the past 5 years and have been to the restaurants (both locations) another 50 times over the last 5 years. I have had company Christmas Parties and quarterly lunches over the years as well. I had a bad experience about 10 years ago, but the manager at the time apologized, offered to comp the meal (which I declined) followed up, and left gift cards for me in the safe to come back and let them try again. I was pleasantly surprised that they cared so much about my bad experience even though they were very popular and could have easily lost me as a customer and not really thought twice. Today I brought a client in around 2:30pm. We ordered and I got my usual. The classic lasagna. It came out and I noticed that it was not as piping hot as usual. The top was melted, but the inside was actually cool, there was cheese bits that were not melted throughout the lasagna, and it tasted like corn. I have no idea why it tasted like corn, but it did. The waitress could see that I didn't eat very much of it, so she asked and I asked if it had corn or was made differently, she said nothing has changed. Then she walked away. The waitress's changed and that waitress asked me if I wanted to keep it and take it home, I told her that I have had this dish 100 times in my life and it never tasted like this. I got a bad taste in my mouth, not just from the food, but also the service. The waitress asked me if I wanted to "complain" to the chef and if I wanted her to show my plate to him. 1st. I don't want to insult the shelf and make him upset, and 2nd who cares, if I complained that I didn't like it, and it tasted bad, that should be enough to simply say. "I am so sorry that the food didn't meet your expectations, would you like me to have the chef make you another dish? Also $6.99 for a soda out of the fountain, things are just getting high. read more

Frugatti's - Classic Lasagna that was served cold in the middle with bits of unmelted cheese and tasted Edna's Lasagna Classico - Italian Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Had an early dinner at Frugatti's with my parents, and we had the best time! The food was delicious as always, but our server Matthew totally stole the show. He was so sweet, super attentive, and honestly just a blast to chat with. We spent half the meal laughing and joking around he made the whole experience that much better. Frugatti's never disappoints, but having Matthew as our server made it even better. 10/10 recommend both the Gorgonzola pasta with shrimp and asking for Matthew next time! read more

This place took me by surprise how delicious their food was and their wonderful service by Garrett. This is tops one of the Best pasta dishes. This place is a must try ! I wish we had a place like this in Florida and a Garrett that was super sweet. read more

I was in the mood for some Italian, a Italian fare a bit more...better...than Olive Garden. I decided on Frugatti's, of course, I went on a Friday night and was told I could be seated in twenty-five minutes. Seeing as how it was over 100 degrees and cool inside, I decided to wait. NOT twenty-five minutes later, not even close, a time so much shorter, I was seated. The complimenatry bread was delicious and the portion sizes were more than generous! Great wait staff and amazing food! Everyone there was so kind, but Bakersfield for the most part is full of kind people, even when the temperatures soar into the 100's. read more

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The food was top notch. The atmosphere was great, and our server was very good. She was on the run since my husband had like 6 passion fruit ice teas too. Since took part of the meal home we splurged with pumpkin cheesecake read more

Frugatti's - We were very pleased with the pumpkin cheesecake too - Italian Near Me - Bakersfield, California

First time at this new location, although I've been wanting to go since they've opened! The building, the decor is beautiful! I loved the open floor plan! I loved the bar with the vespa....made me think of Luca. Now our portions seemed less than what I remember from the last time we went to Frugattis, but this time, the flavor was on point. There was a great amount of sauce, and I didn't add salt. Our meals also came with a soda! Today's lunch was perfect. Now I want to go during dinner all dressed up! read more

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My husband and I went on Sunday and he got shrimp scampi and I got shrimp fettuccine. We brought out food home and my daughter ate it hat was left of the shrimp scampi My food gave me the runs My husband diarrhea BAD My daughter threw up Sunday into Monday non stop! It's Thursday and she is barely eating again. Piece of advice: BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN YOU ORDER SEAFOOD. We ate here early this year and I got sick but NOT that bad Two times is MORE THAN ENOUGH for us Our server was Amazing Place looks clean and nice read more

Frugatti's is such a fun experience. Totally recommend for a night with lots of pasta and Peronis. Everyone in my party loved their dishes, the service was really good, and the vibes were amazing. Very classic Italian American resturant! read more

Frugatti's - Ravioli, Seared Scallops over Linguine, Shrimp and garlic Ravioli, Peroni (Italy) - Italian Near Me - Bakersfield, California

We were recommended this place as a local favorite by one of the locals. They opened this location 3 months ago and it still smells fresh and new. This is a one of a kind restaurant and is family owned. Ingredients are local. The olive oil is made in Clovis and the tomatoes are from Modesto. All desserts are made in house. We thought we came for an early dinner, but by 5:30 when we arrived the parking lot was filled up. We were worried we would have to wait to be seated, but thankfully they had a table. When we left at 7pm there was a wait. People were sitting in the lobby or waiting outside. I had no idea this town ate so early. The bread they brought to the table was delicious with some olive oil and balsamic vinegar was so fresh and delicious. The menu has a huge variety of dishes. Since they were known for their wood fired ovens we got the applewood smoked bacon, artichoke and Roma tomato pizza. It was very cheesy. When you cut a slice stringy cheese oozed off of it. Just the right amount of bacon, artichoke, and tomatoes. I would order it again. We also shared the house salad. It was plenty for two to have a good size salad. The house creamy garlic Italian dressing was superb. This is the perfect size for two and the dressing was amazing. I'd order this again. The croutons were top notch. I think they are made from their own bread. For dessert we had Grammy's Killer Carrot Cake. It was better than expected. It was homemade carrot cake with pieces of carrots and zucchini. It was very moist and had a delicious cream cheese frosting and topped with crushed pecans. I highly recommend this to anyone that loves carrot cake. It's so moist and the frosting is Devine. The ambiance was very festive. Many people celebrated their birthdays and the staff sang for each of them. The waitress was nice and polite and was helpful in ensuring we had just the right amount of food to eat as we shared both the salad and pizza. We even had 3 extra pieces of pizza to bring home. read more

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Best Italian food in the area! Be prepared to wait a long time to get in, but once you're in, it's worth it. Make a reservation.!

We are not from California we drove from Georgia to visit family over the mother's day weekend so this is our first time trying Frugatti's. Food was amazing. At first looking at the prices it seemed a bit high but o nice you see how much food you get it all makes sense because you will be leaving with leftovers. Our servers name is Andrew he was the best! I recommend asking to be seated in his section he will take care of you! Love the vibes there is a Vespa scooter over the bar they make it look like a little Italy. We will most definitely come back. It's worth it!!!! read more

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All right well we passed by the old restaurant for years and never stop this is the first time I've went so we went to the new spot really nice beautiful inside they had it decked out with Christmas stuff really nice service was on point and food was hot a lot of good food on the menu everything average around 20 bucks per plate but you get quite a bit of food so I can't complain about that The bread and the olive oil was on point The salad I had was on point also and my girl had a pizza she always gets pizza when we go through Italian restaurant got a full bar and a lemon drop martini I had was on point to to be the best Italian restaurant in town compared to a lot of ones that I've reviewed definitely will go back again read more

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First time coming here for dinner. The service is good. Love how they send out free slices of bread in the basket. It is so warm. I ordered the pesto gnocchi. It is so good and tasty. I should try the truffle pasta next time. I should eat here again next time. If you love Italian food, try this place. read more

Frugatti's - Pesto Gnocchi - Italian Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Walked in without reservations on a Saturday night. We called ahead and they put us on the wait list. Total wait was one hour. I ordered the garlic chicken calzone and it was super delicious. My son ordered the meatball calzone, super delicious. My wife got the grilled chicken dish, super delicious The service was perfect. Fast and efficient and the restaurant was packed. Inside is great and has that perfect Italian vibe Highly recommend read more

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We were seated quickly. The menu has a lot to choose from and it caters to my family's tastes. Our order ranged from pizza, pasta, burger to the fitness menu. read more

Went here for lunch and got the lunch special for a Alfredo shrimp pizza and a drink. It was so delicious and bigger than I expected. Our waitress was wonderful and kind. Super quick to eat and cleaned all around the restaurant. Definitely will come again to try something else, but that Alfredo pizza was absolutely delicious. read more

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Just relocated from Utah and this was the first place recommended by some local folks. We didn't regret it at all. 9.5/10 read more

Frugatti's - Sitting in the Lobby - Italian Near Me - Bakersfield, California

There was 4 of us, for lunch last Sunday. We place our drinks order and at the same time we ask for water. There was a time on which my friend ask the waiter for the water, to no avail. At the end of the meal I ask, with an attitud, for the waiters. At this time he complied and brought 4 waters. That is thr reason for the 3 stars. Food was excelent, waiter service was not read more

I really don't know how to start this review other than I'm in severe pain in my hand haven't had sleep because of the pain but i'm so disappointed in my $160 order tonight for takeout I am typing through the pain!! I've been going to Frugatti's for many years also have done takeout from here many times and catering. Maybe they should've waited even longer to get it together after the new location opened. Because what I received tonight is nothing like what i'm used to from here. Idk whether all the tiny 5 star reviews are legit recently i've been seeing unless dining in is a much better experience. Which to be honest we are paying the same price for take out as we would dining in so I expect the same quality! I ordered the Venezia family pack which consists of wood fired filet tips, mushrooms peppers and onions, Fettuccine Alfredo, salad and bread feeds 5 people. An order of lasanga (my son wanted extra Lol), Roman Artichoke pasta (I wanted vegetarian), 2 slices of Lemon ricotta cheesecake. Ugh....First the staff in charge of bringing your orders our are frazzled they don't have everything ready so your hot food will get cold while you wait for the rest of your order. We scheduled for pick up which is 45 minutes. We were there before this time was up and the order still took much longer as well as other customers orders. I'll just jump right in to the disappointment.... Filet tips with mushrooms, onions and peppers were grey not wood fired they were GREY!! Not juicy and dry! Also the dish along with most of our dishes were flavourless like they just completely forgot to use salt. Fettuccine alfredo was decent at least there was flavour. Lasagna was cold, flavour was ok but the fact they don't have their take out game on point like before ruined the meal. After $160 I better not have to reheat anything! Salad was good Creamy garlic dressing great but those are easy not to mess up! And the salad and crack dressing what i call it has always been one of my favourites but I couldn't really enjoy it because the rest of the food sucked! Oh god let me get to my dish...Roman Artichoke pasta now I've had the appetizer before which consists of this divine garlicky wood fired artichokes on top of crusty bread hahaha well so much for my dream dish!! This was PATHETIC!! Zero flavour ZERO!! Pasta was super oily, and tasted of nothing. Artichokes were also oily and flavourless. Again there is a theme here someone didn't bother to season anything did they?? Nope couldn't eat it it was nasty and sad :( Rolls were ice cold and they forgot the butter. The cheesecake was a shadow of itself from the past. Texturally not as pleasing crust was soggy, cheesecake itself was overcooked and more grainy and not very lemon-y anymore. I didn't bother taking a photo of that by this point i was just more pissed off than anything. My sons agreed with me it's just not what i'm used to from Frugatti's. Maybe it was because they were busy but don't offer take out if you can't handle it. Also don't charge the same dine-in prices for take out if you can't send out the same quality. I'm not into just throwing away money but i feel that's what I did tonight sadly. It's a Gorgeous new location I have to say but left a bad taste in my mouth or should I say no taste....I know places have "bad days" but come on $160 for what I got was insulting! Won't be back for a while unfortunately after this experience. I wish you guys well and congratulations on the new location but your take out operation needs a LOT of work.... read more

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Found this jewel while traveling to Northern California fantastic atmosphere very nice waitresses and the food was just delicious. I wish I had one of these restaurants near me. read more

Last night was my 2nd night back to the new location. It was just okay, for the prices, I'd rather go to Uricchio's, but I wasn't buying and it wasn't my decision to make. It was extremely loud, could barely hear the person across from me. I ordered the same dish as last time, half fettuccine Alfredo and half ravioli with meat sauce. It was fine. ***SPOILER ALERT: If you want to add a side salad it is now $6.99!*** Our server was very friendly and helpful, I wish I could remember his name. Last but not least, I understand that restaurants are busy on the weekend, and want to flip tables as quickly as possible, but I dislike being rushed. I had taken 3 bites of salad when my entree was brought out. That irritated me. I'm sure I'll only return if it's someone else's choice again. It's too bad. The food was so good at the last location. read more

Had lunch on 04/01/24 at approximately 1115 hours. We were seated immediately without having to wait for a table. The waitstaff was attentive, despite the lunch rush. The food was prepared as ordered and was delicious. They start you off with a warm bread and butter basket. We ordered the basil pesto cheese bread, it was served warm but found it to be a bit oily. My sister and I both ordered the garlic chicken fettuccine and substituted fresh broccoli in place of the red bell peppers. The broccoli was cooked to perfection, not overcooked or mushy. The chicken was breast meat and seasoned perfectly. The Alfredo sauce was good and the dish was served at the appropriate temperature. My dad ordered the meatball lasagna and it was terrific. I would order that next time. The meatballs were moist, tender and cooked perfectly. We shared a dessert. The cheesecake sampler was delicious and perfect for sharing. The lemon ricotta was everyone's favorite. It was topped with candied lemon peel and oh so good. The restrooms were clean and stocked. I definitely recommend Frugatti's and look forward to eating here again. read more

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Pretty good. I would choose Luigi's over this any day but it's still very tasty. We've gotten a few things most recently the chicken piccata, very tasty I wish the sauce had a little more lemon. The stuffed mushrooms are good if you get them delivered you def need to warm them up the container they come doesn't really keep them warm. The shrimp pasta didn't have very many shrimps and they were the small ones, not worth the price point they're set. And the almonds seemed out of place in the dish. read more

Frugatti's - Chicken Piccata - Italian Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Ambiance is good, buy that bread needs to go. Looks like loafs from Walmart bakery. I'll give it another try soon. I remember when they served a different type of bread with seasoned olive oil for dipping. Go back to that. read more

Always Perfect. A Bakersfield Treasure! Great Staff! Incredible Food! Amazing Atmosphere! Thanks Mr. F.!!! Almost a half century of providing a great food and celebration for our family, if you count Shafter! read more

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This is a review for the new Frugatti's located down the street from the old location. This is a beautiful new building. Definitely better location with ample parking. When walking up to it; felt like I was transformed back to Italy. The inside is big and nicely decorated. Recommend reservations for sure; if you plan on eating here. The staff is very attentive and helpful. Very professional and knowledgeable. We ordered the meatball lasagna; omg my taste buds and stomach were all happy and craving more and more. My body was dancing inside!! So cheesy and meaty and just overall incredibly delicious. We also ordered the meat lovers pizza; definitely didn't skimp on portions. So filling and good; made the carnivore in me SATISFIED. Had to have a mini lemon cheesecake slice to end this meal; perfect amount ; very fresh and homemade. read more

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We decided on celebrating our wedding with our family in the Frugatti's Wine Cave. It is a beautiful, private banquet space with a vintage wine cellar decor. We had 23 guests and there was room for double that. We had pre-selected our menu options. Check out the selections yourself but everything is delicious. You can't go wrong. The food came timely and we had so much to take home. The server cut our wedding cake for us and placed on plates. Out front there is plenty of easy access parking. Easy to reserve via email. The vibe of the wine room, quality food, and excellent service earn 5 Stars read more

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In town for a special event if I ever am in this area again, I will definitely try it again The food was amazing, had very good flavor and largw portions. The service was good the restaurant is beautiful. Lots of people the only down fall was it took over an hour to get our food. As food was called in prior to arriving since we had a very large party coming in. Although the restaurant was busy. Our food shouldn't have took that long granted it was a simple menu. read more

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If you are looking for THE spot to be in Bakersfield, check out the new location of Frugatti's. I waited just about an hour and a half to snag a table for two on a busy Saturday night! Having never visited the original location I can't make any comparisons, but this restaurant is MASSIVE. Lots of parking, lots of tables, and lots of birthday celebrations going on judging from the staff constantly singing; the vibe was definitely family friendly fun. The stuffed mushroom starter was good - tasted like something homemade. Not too heavy even though it was sausage-filled. The calzone and pizza, though on the smaller side, were both tasty. The dough was yummy and the tomato sauce and cheese though on the light side had nice flavor. I wasn't a fan of the zabaglione cream dessert and might go for the cannolis next time, but hey give it a try, it might just be your jam! read more

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My husband and I come to dine in every once and awhile and things are always great but tonight the service was exceptional! Our server Andrew J was prompt and very friendly. Made sure we had everything we needed and that my steak temperature came out as I ordered. He was training Payton who was very sweet. His training was very thorough. Thank you for the great service! read more

Great food. Great desserts! Excellent service! Every time I have eaten there has been well worth it!

Prices way too high. Portions way too big. The wait for food was way too long. If they are accepting large groups of people they need to add more wait staff. read more

I gave a five star review of the take out of the braciola taste and meat was very good but I found bits of plastic in my meal which was quite disappointing for such a class restaurant read more

Since moving to Bakersfield, what feels like a lifetime ago, (I've lost count of the years. There's a strange phenomenon where time sort of warps from the piss-poor air quality or something) people have raved about Frugatti's. But I'm forgetful and yes, maybe even a little anti-establishment, so I have just never tried it.Then they moved into a shiny new building and I really had no reasons left to deny myself the experience, so I dolled myself up, grabbed my folks and off we popped. It was a brisk, foggy evening and the foyer was full, so we had to wait outside in the frigid winter night. The little courtyard had heaters, though, so we were comfortable enough while we waited for a good half-hour for a table for three. We were finally seated in a cozy little booth towards the front of the restaurant, which prompted my mother's criticism that we should have been taken the long way around so we could tour the dining room and look at everyone's meals to see what looked good. We ordered a bottle of house Cabernet to split, which would have been a $10 bottle at any grocery store. But because the waitress had to screw the top off for us and pour it, we paid $37.50. It was definitely not worth an hour and a half's wages. I'm no spring chicken anymore. My metabolism is slowing. My innards are slowly rotting from years of poisoning from GMOs and red dyes and who knows what else, so my diet once I hit thirty became more restricted than a Mormon's social-life. I ordered the "Fitness Baked Chicken Breast" from Ralph's Fitness Menu because it fit my macros and didn't sound like it would send me into an acid-reflux fit. The chicken was nice and juicy, but kind of bland otherwise. The potatoes were pretty tasty though. I'm pretty sure rosemary was grown just to be tossed around on some crispy taters. And the asparagus was perfectly cooked. Not too mushy but not too crunchy. My mom got the minestrone because she's been pretty sick lately and soup sounded good. She got a huge bowl that would end up lasting her days, which was nice. She said it was good. Nothing really to write home about, but again, she's been sick so she's not the most reliable source for this review. Dad got the chicken piccata. A saucy-smothered chicken breast with stuffed mushrooms and mashed potatoes. I asked how it was afterwards and he said "it was average. Good, filling. I've had better though." Now, we're not picky eaters. In fact, we're the type of diners that if our order is wrong, we'll still eat it because we don't want to be an inconvenience. "Easy to please" I think someone called us once. The emphasis for critique is usually placed on the experience and for that, Frugatti's has done a pretty good job. The new location has a well thought-out design, although I never went inside the old one, and seems to be much more conveniently located. And our waiter was very friendly and on top of our service, which is always nice. All in all, for the price, I'd say there's probably better Italian food in town, or you could probably make better recipes at home watching QCP's videos on Instagram. But the experience makes up for it and for that, I give it 3 out of 5 stars. read more

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Service is always great Food is always fantastic Ambiance is a little to loud can't talk and be heard in there. We still love it though read more

It pains me to have to give Frugatti's 3 stars. Frugatti's at the old location was my favorite Italian place in town, but the service and food has declined since moving to the new location. Since moving to the new location I have eaten there twice. The first time was during opening week so I gave them some grace, but when I ate there last weekend the service was the same (quality seemed better). It's not that the servers aren't attentive, the kitchen is just incredibly slow! Don't expect to get out of there under 2 hours. During my first visit at the new location they were out of quite a few items. Frustrating, but understandable considering they had just moved and were still trying to figure out what their orders should be. The new location is quite large and able to fit way more people than before. Unfortunately, it appears the kitchen is still trying to work out the flow of orders to make them timely. I'll give it a couple months and try again. read more

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Food: mediocre at best, some vegetarian options, lacks enough flavor, will not order again imo: tasted way better before relocation Environment: welcoming atmosphere, family friendly and beautiful at night, authenticity felt Service: satisfactory, people doing a well job in complete honesty, the nonni's spaghetti was served with watered-down sauce, barley clinging onto the noodles. i expected a rich, flavorful blend with the menu emphasizing its rich ingredients, went home to pour it with "common" household ingredients to salvage it as i cannot waste food... for price (aprox. $30 per person) portions are well-served, yet missing something important: flavor. read more

Frugatti's - Italian Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Always have a great experience at Frugatti's. Friendly servers, good food, nice atmosphere.

Great food! Great service! Wait time is sometimes lengthy but it's worth it!! Fun decor with lots of old pictures.

Went today for a nice lunch with my son who recently moved back home. While the service was as usual, very good, we were asked to move after being seated and settled in with our drinks and basket of bread. Apparently there was a large party and our table was needed to provide space. We were a bit thrown off and we're surprised there was no offer of courtesy or gratuity. Just wanted to share for awareness and the continuance of good service (which is never an issue) for patrons of a wonderful restaurant! read more