Walt from Walt's Adventures adventuring in Fairfax, California at the Sorella Caffe…read more This restaurant appears small but it will deceive you. The eatery has inside and outside dining with the inner dining smaller than the outside area. The extended dining area has both heat and covers available. Street parking is available so be warned but the this task is worth your effort. We chose to dine outside for the inner area was at capacity... a good sign. The customer service was outstanding beyond measure. We never saw our cups empty and at the end of our meal when we were selecting desserts, they packaged our leftovers. This gesture had never been performed in all of my experiences... bravo. The food was not simply made and put on our dishes but was created with the upmost heart. Our meals were outstanding and the desserts... the literally best we ever had to consume. If you want a great Family Italian meal, then go to Fairfax, California and seek out the Sorella Caffe. A master chef and a team of professionals await you.

This was our second time coming through Fairfax visiting friends, and we had to stop back at our…read morefavorite place Sorella Cafe. It reminds us of one of those old hometown Italian restaurants where everything feels authentic, welcoming, and comfortable. The food and service were amazing from start to finish. Heather was a fantastic waitress and took the time to walk us through the menu and explain everything. We originally stopped in for drinks and appetizers, but once again it turned into one of the best dining experiences we've had in a long time. A special shoutout to Soyara, the owner, who came by our table and treated us to tiramisu for dessert. Honestly, it was probably the best tiramisu I've ever had. If you're driving through or visiting Fairfax, California, this place is a must-stop. Great food, great people, and an atmosphere that keeps bringing us back. Way to go, Soyara and team!

Really sweet spot. Super nice staff/owners. We had reservations for brunch on Mother's Day. Place…read morehas an open kitchen. They all are working hard, making it look easy. They have great coffee/lattes. Excellent focaccia bread served with delicious olive oil. I put cracked pepper & salt in mine. Perfecto! My husband loved his grits, with veggies & perfectly poached eggs. He says, he will have it again next time. That's how much he enjoyed it! We shared the tortellini, to my daughter & I, this was the star. She had their bass, enjoyed it. I had their eggs Benedict. Next time I will have their beet (salad). Gelato was good, outsourced. Panecota was good but too small ;) We look forward to eating here again real soon.

Service and atmosphere decent…read more The food needs work. The appetizer and salad menu are uninspiring. My main dish was the filet mignon. While the quality of the meat was good, the cooking methods were not. It was extremely bland. No seasoning. The sauce that came with it was bland too. Worst of all I ordered it cooked medium and it was served mostly well done. 85% of the inside was grey and dry. Only about 15% of the steak was not cooked well done. The 15% left was barely medium well. Just a slight hint of pink in one spot. Clearly the cook does not know what medium cook is. Overall decent but doesn't stand out. Definitely did not justify the prices.

Amazing Italian spot. We both had great meals, awesome service, and overall great cozy experience…read more You likely need a reservation as it can be busy, but worth planning for it!

First it feels cozy and elegant at the same time. The kitchen is visible from the dining room. Chef…read moreDuilio is masterful at creating delicious dishes. I have gone three times recently and every time there is what feels like a special occasion to try an amazing special or dessert. Do not skip dessert. These are worth it in every way. Our servers were both excellent and attentive in the right way. My favorite dish is the pappardelle. I had the sea bass the last time which is my favorite dish. This is one of my favorite places to eat. Highly recommend.

AMAZING!! The food is delicious, but the service and atmosphere are unmatched!!!…read more The 4 of us ordered- Shrimp Louie, calamari, eggplant parmigiana, salmon picatta, and ciopina.

What a little slice of heaven! "Frad's" is the quintessential neighborhood restaurant- worthy of…read morewandering out of your own neighborhood to check out. Small and quaint, with throwback, comfortable styling. The food is fantastic (the salmon over homemade Meyer lemon pasta is to die for). The service is outstanding and friendly, and the prices are more than fair! Paul, the owner (as opposed to Paul the waiter) makes his own wine, which is very affordable but much more importantly, very good (try a carafe of the Red Blend). The staff- from Paul, to Bart, Nate, Cindy and Tanya have been here for years. Eating here feels more like going to a friend's house than going out to a restaurant (in the best sense of the concept). Think "Cheers" of Marin! You will often find the owners, Paul and Janine, holding court outside. What a true gem!

Dropped in early around 5 PM before a show at the Film Center, which is conveniently just a block…read moreaway. It has an interesting entrance layout where you have to walk all the way past the bar just to get to the host podium to check in. Once we were seated, we had a great server who was incredibly patient while we decided on our meals. They easily accommodated adjustments to my wife's order when she asked to swap out a creamy sauce for a marinara. We started with the arugula salad, which was delicious and loaded with roasted beets, gorgonzola, glazed walnuts, and a sharp balsamic vinaigrette. For our mains, we went with the Capellini del Diavolo and the Fettuccine Viareggio. Both dishes were absolutely amazing and hit the spot. The restaurant filled up incredibly fast for a Thursday night. If you are catching a show nearby, I highly recommend making a reservation ahead of time.

no other reason not to have been here for maybe 10 years than that i already have a place or two…read morefor random ho-hum italian on this side of the bridge, which i cross to the city when it's for more serious. reasonable enough reason because that's about the way of things for almost all restaurants... or anything else. marin with all its self-congratulation and "inclusion" is just another suburbia this was a someone's special birthday and deserved better but i waited too long to get reservations in the city. no problem locally but if last minute reservations for 7 pm Friday are too easy it's like the old joke about not wanting to belong to a club that lets you join it. i remembered il davide was positive, so decided to do a return engagement and was able to confirm a table. this was fortunate because there was a line waiting to get in when we arrived. oddly the guy at the entrance seemed almost apologetic when he seated us in a quiet corner, which is exactly what i had asked for. very cordial, this guy at the entrance. i'm picky about location and the perfect table is in the area at the back under the big mirror, no kitchen noise, away from the midroom waitering, nice mixture of light from the table and the large front windows. didn't have my name on it but was what i asked for and as i said, there was a line. i'm not really very critical about food, or i guess actually i am. but there are a few checkpoints that have to be passed, sauteed spinaci all'italiana being a big one. basically don't overheat the garlic, let the last cooking of the spinach be done after plating it, and don't wait around to do this as spinach dewaters fast if actively heated too long. what i'm about to say next may sound... discriminate but if so that's because it is. given how many italian restaurants in california, there aren't enough italian cooks here. in my misguided and often wrong opinion, there is more "italian" to italian restaurants on the east coast given its proximity to europe, and why certain simple italian dishes are better in, say, new york than here. il davide was quite good overall and having passed my little spinach audition, the rest of the meal went equally well. the salads here might be large enough for a meal, next time that might be what i'd have... along with a bottle of their oldest barbaresco. seafood risotto if i'm hungry would be a good repeat.

We came here for our anniversary and had such a great experience! The service was fast, our drinks…read morewere delicious, and the food was absolutely exquisite. It was our first time visiting, and we were really impressed by how prompt and attentive our server was throughout the meal. The desserts were definitely the highlight for me--the tiramisu was incredible, made in-house, and so good we had to take one to go! We'll definitely be back.

They catered our wedding for about 100 people and we couldn't have asked for better service! The…read morefood and pasta was made ON SITE and they provided all the service, plates and needs we could have asked for to make one happy bride/ groom. Everyone was well fed, with options for all dietary needs. We went back for a nice dine in experience and everything was delicious. I'd recommend the red wine Halibut, butternut squash or the chicken parm. Well done to this restaurant for making authentic Italian, great services and great cost. Blessings, Mr. And Mrs Santos We love you!

It's been a minute since we visited our neighborhood Italian favorite, La Toscana…read more It was a busy Thursday night, but luckily we made a reservation. Highly recommend a reservation. Juan S. was our server for the night. Very knowable about the menu and the dishes. We started with a classic Caesar salad that we shared. It was plenty enough for us. I ordered the Petrale Sole special and my husband had the Pollo Pomodoro with vodka tomato sauce. Both were excellent choices. The fish was fresh and perfectly cooked, as were the mixed veggies. My husband loved the pasta as well. For 2 entrees, 2 glasses of wine, 1 Caesar salad, 1 bruschetta and a cannoli for later, our bill was $152, before tip. Well worth it.

First I'd like to start off by saying, we made dinner reservations an hour and a half in advance…read morefor 8 pm on a Friday night and showed up to the restaurant at our reservation time, where we were forced to wait an extra 15 min because our table still wasn't ready-- which we would normally understand and be fine with, but we witnessed a walk-in customer come in and get seated before us. After we were finally seated and put in our order for drinks, appetizers and main dishes, we waited quite a long time to get our food served. Quality-- not sure if we ordered the wrong things or went in on an off night, but for some reason everything we ordered was underwhelming and lackluster, from the: -drinks (cucumber mojito and strawberry balsamic mocktails) -bruschetta was average -meatballs were sort of flavorless -spinach ravioli with pesto was bland -parpadelle was also bland and portion was oddly small Overall, the food and service was unsatisfactory for the price we paid for the bill. We were excited to come here to celebrate our anniversary and left the restaurant feeling super unfulfilled with our meals. Safe to say we won't be coming back to this establishment, nor will we be suggesting this restaurant to friends and family.

What a wonderful experience! Amazing food, and impeccable…read moreservice! We will be back, and will send friends from all over the bay area.

Came in for dinner Great wine list, lots of new, carefully…read morecurated wines to try. Really appreciate that Raviolo wasnt as good as I remembered it to be, likely because it seemed to be a bit too al dente Fries also weren't as how I remembered them to be, they came hot and crunchy, but some were almost dry with no fluffy potato interior Swordfish special was teriffic, peas, onions and friends were properly dressed 10/10pts Carbona pasta gad great texture, but may have been oversalted a little. Service super nice