I've been coming to this lovely Italian gem for so many years. It is consistent and delicious and…read morefriendly and cozy. Their pastas are perfection. Their menu is simple and it works. We've taken out of town guests, we've taken our son, we've done takeout. One of my favorites is the bucatini with short rib ragu. I always ask for an extra side of buratta, which pair is so nicely with the hearty sauce.

A cute little neighborhood spot. Was in the mood for pasta and decided to go on a whim on a…read moreSaturday night. It was crowded but there were still a few seats available. Found it to be a bit louder than I would've liked but I think it was because of the spacing between tables. Came toward the end of the night and got seated and welcomed right away. I ordered the polpette, meatballs to start. They were quite tasty, but the sauce was a bit watery. Think that's just because the meatballs themselves were pretty juicy. Heard the focaccia was a hit, so asked for some of that. I was told they didn't have any left. Which was weird, because then another server came and asked if I wanted bread. I'm glad I said yes because the focaccia is very fresh and was a great addition to the meal. For my main, I ordered the vodka pasta, which was very flavorful and very saucy. I love a good, thick vodka sauce and that's what you'll get here. The one part of the pasta I didn't really enjoy was the chicken inside the pasta. I think I would've preferred a grilled chicken option instead of the chicken that comes in the pasta. That being said, this place is a gem. The prices are great and the portions are hearty. The pasta is thick, you're really coming here for fresh noodles and ingredients. If you want to top your meal off just right, you'll get the chocolate lava cake. Very delicious! Service was good and staff was very attentive!

Fantastic Italian restaurant. Great food, service and prices! Elegant dining that is also inviting…read morefor casually dressed customers such as ourselves on this occasion. We ordered the SAFFRON MUSHROOM RISSOTO. It is super delicious and a great representation of Italian risotto. It had a nice buttery texture with flavorful mushrooms. I also ordered a SIDE OF BREAD, which I is baked fresh in the wood fired oven. It is actually their pizza dough. We had a late lunch, and they allowed my daughter and I to share an entree without any extra charge. They have a good wine selection, mostly Italian, of course.

I recently went to Sette Osteria with my wife and a friend for a weekend dinner and the composite…read more3.5 stars that Sette Osteria has sums up my experience well. Great service, good ambiance, average at best food. The dishes ranged from not good to decent. We shared the following dishes: Focaccia: The focaccia was Roman-style pinsa crust. While not was I was expecting, it was fresh, warm, tasty, and great with the olive oil and pepper on the table. Tuna tartare: Not a great dish. The toasted bread was fine; however, the tuna did not taste fresh, it was extremely oily, the avocado puree added way too much fat, and there needed to be more acid. The tuna tartare is probably out of place on Setta Osteria's menu more broadly. Gnocchi: The gnocchi were very creamy, although a bit salty and gummy. Margherita: A solid pizza, with a good crust, tasty sauce, decent cheese, and good ratios Funghi: The crust was good, but the spinach was overcooked and wilted, and the mushrooms had minimal flavor. We shared the tiramisu for dessert, which was average at best. Sette Osteria is a solid option for a business lunch or if you are with picky eaters; there are other dining options in the area I would recommend instead.

This spot is nestled in the heart of Nationals territory, right outside the stadium. I was…read moreexpecting it to be a lot more crowded when I got there, but it wasn't until the World Cup game started that it really picked up. I sat myself at the bar which is called Outfield, but it's in the Scolapasta building, so I am unsure whether to treat it differently or not. You can either order bar food (I heard great things about the hot dog), drinks, or from the Scolapasta menu itself. I decided to get the Hulk, which is the cascatelli with pesto and chicken. It wasn't too long before it came out, and I enjoyed it.... Others have said it though, but the pasta is definitely salty. Moving forward, I'm going to ask them to be light on the salt... It's just not my thing. Depending on the day, happy hour specials are happening. Mondays and Tuesdays it's all day, they have it after Nats games... It's something. They're known for their shooters and their Italian margarita that contains amaretto. They don't have specialty cocktails otherwise, though aperol spritzs are on draft. It's a nice bar to hang out at if you're in a sports mood or just want to try something a little different. And the staff are awesome.

I placed an online order for pickup on Sunday at 6 PM. Both Google and the restaurant's Toast…read moreordering page showed them as open at that time. When I arrived, the restaurant was closed and no staff were present. Since then, I've called daily over the past 5 days to request a refund, but no one has answered the phone, and I haven't received a callback or email response. At this point, I've paid for an order I never received and have had no way to resolve it. I'd recommend confirming directly with the restaurant that they're actually open before ordering online, since their listed hours don't appear to be reliable.

We came here for my boyfriend's birthday and all-in-all, I would recommend this restaurant for a…read morespecial night out for dinner. Pros: Sits on P Street with a unique indoor atmosphere that combines the feel of a classy restaurant with a warm and welcoming home. We were sat at the window overlooking the street. The 5-course meal came over a 2 hour period, so there was no rush out. Great explanations of each course by the staff, and it was delicious. Things to consider: Expect to spend a somewhat considerable amount on this meal; it is an experience and priced as such. The drinks are similarly expensive, we did not opt for the optional wine pairing but enjoyed a glass of wine each. Although every table was taken, the volume is low. Conversations happen at a near whisper.

We went here for my fiancée's birthday dinner and it's now one of our favorite restaurants in the…read morecity. It's a typical choice-style tasting menu where you choose a dish from each of the courses. We started by sharing the antipasti that everyone gets and it was so good. The bread was perfect and the burrata was incredibly delicious. There was an excellent wine list and the staff gave great recommendations when I couldn't decide. We found a new favorite white wine! Everything was delicious from beginning to end but our favorites were the eggplant fritters, the antipasti, the wagyu (not A5 but still melt in your mouth and delicious), and the desserts. The butterscotch custard is one of my favorite desserts of all time now, and the chocolate cake with raspberry chip ice cream was incredible. Would absolutely love to come back, especially since the menu changes all the time!

classy and cute italian restaurant near the convention center -- my boyfriend and i came by for a…read morelate lunch while visiting the city. we were seated pretty much immediately in a spacious round booth and were introduced to our server -- tim deserves a special shoutout, super friendly and accommodating, and great at talking up the menu and each dish we chose. between the two of us, we ordered the whipped ricotta and wild blossom honey focaccia to start, with the prosciutto tortelloni and lobster fra diavolo as our mains. the focaccia was a perfect balance of lightly creamy and slightly sweet with the bread (not too dry or hard, and easy to spread). the pasta was advertised as made in house, and certainly was delicious and bouncy enough to be believed. sauces were balanced nicely and pleasantly complimented their pastas appropriately. we finished off with the pistachio gelato -- gelato is apparently made in house as well with a machine in the back, and was soft and creamy, paired with a strawberry that was nicely gelatinous and almost a highlight of the dessert. we definitely wish we could come back a lot more often if we lived in the area.

After a long few days at a conference, I set up a reservation and headed to RPM Italian, which was…read morejust around the corner from our hotel. We wanted to start out with the bread with the honey whipped ricotta, but some large party was rude and hogged it all for themselves (insert sad face here) However! We ended up getting the Truffled Garlic Bread instead, and, y'all..... I've thought about this bread several times since. It was perfection. It wasn't too crunchy, but crunchy enough, perfectly chewy, and the butter on it was perfectly toasted. My mouth is watering as I relive the experience. Now, keep in mind I had been on the whole 30 and hadn't had bread in over 30 days, but am so glad this is how I broke my break and carbs fast. Two folks got the Mafaldine Cacio e Pepe and really enjoyed it. After some hemming and hawing, I settled on the Rigatoni alla Vodka. It was alright... I mean, it was good enough that I finished the WHOLE plate (again... no pasta for 30 days), but I found the sauce to be missing flavor and depth as it just tasted like a simple creamy tomato sauce that had little seasoning. Would I go back? Yep... even if only for the bread, but I would definitely try a different main course.

All Purpose in Shaw was such a solid pizza night. I went with friends and had the Sedgwick, which…read moreis basically a grown-up, elevated cheese pizza, and I mean that in the best possible way. Simple, but done really, really well. The first thing I noticed was the dough. You can tell they're using good flour and actually care about the crust because it was GOOD good. The Sedgwick also has this slightly sweet aftertaste that I absolutely loved. It's not a sweet pizza by any means, but there's just enough sweetness at the end that it's worth mentioning so you know what you're getting. My friends ordered cocktails and loved them, while I stuck with a classic Mexican Coke, which honestly felt like the perfect pairing with a grown-up cheese pizza. Service was good and everything was easy from the moment we sat down. Overall, All Purpose is a great spot for sitting around with friends, having some genuinely excellent pizza, and remembering that sometimes cheese pizza doesn't need to grow up that much. It just needs better dough.

I popped in here before dinner just to check it out. I've never been to all purpose, but I always…read morehad heard good things and the restaurant always seems relatively busy. I really just wanted to grab a quick drink before dinner, and was able to find a seat at the bar. Note: happy hour is only in the bar area. I enjoyed a little mini martini, which was just absolutely so cute. The cocktail was delicious. I was looking at pizza around me because it just looked so delicious. There were a couple of people around me who ended up getting the pizza on happy hour, which is a steal, and the pizza looked amazing. My server was super nice. Since I was at the bar, there were two bartenders and they were consistently asking me if I needed anything else they were incredibly pleasant and it was just an overall really good experience. I definitely plan to be a return visitor. I love just the aesthetics of this restaurant. You walk in it just feels very comfortable, very easy. Everybody working there is also on the same level, so it's just an overall very nice experience.

We got a Margherita and a BBQ Chicken pizza along with a Pollo Linguine and we killed it. My kids…read moreabsolutely loved being able to see the wood fire oven and getting to see the process of their food! If the empty plates don't say it the food is great. We were served by all the staff, even the manager and not because anyone was slacking, but just because the staff worked as a team. The atmosphere is laid back and great for people to meet to talk business or for families like ours!

I was really debating between 2 and 3 but at the end of the day I asked myself if I would ever want…read moreto come here again and the answer was a very clear no. We had a lot of issues with our meal but some of them may have been one-offs. The real, number one issue that makes it impossible to come here again is that the pizza was basically awful. I ordered the 4 cheese pizza or whatever pizza it is that is all cheese and no red sauce. When the guy set it down in front of me the cheese giggled like jello. My friend turned to me and said "Did you see how all the herbs on top literally moved when he sat it down?" It was that visible. Then when I picked up a slice to insert in mouth, the cheese literally slid off the slice and onto the plate in a big pile of glop. I had to fork and knife it and ended up leaving most of it glow. I wasn't the only one. Somehow my friend's pizza was equally "soupy" (his word) but also the crust was burned. Soups all around at our table of four. The next issue is drinks. Cocktails were decent and priced fair for the area, but my diet coke was $5 and they literally brought me a can, so no refills. Seriously? It is cool that they have Dr. Brown's as an option but no diet and also, $5 for a can I can buy at the Italian Store in Arlington or at the Italian Deli in Dupont. The soupy pizza and $5 cans of soda together make this place a no go for me on their own. But that isn't all that went wrong for us when we went. Our waitress was just not having a good night. This could have been a one off so can't judge the whole restaurant by it, however I will say it's pretty clear she was not well trained so maybe she was just new but if so she needed more help and that is on management. First, she spilled my water all over me when she set the tray of waters down. Just water, fine. And she was profusely apologetic. But then I literally had to tell her that someone needed to mop up the floor. Nobody offered to do anything about it - no manager apology, no comped beverage or free app...someone could at the very least have given me my can of diet coke for less than $5. Then she went to take our orders and I ordered first and had to make kind of a big thing because I am allergic to basil and it's a pizza restaurant so...yeah. The allergy thing they actually handled pretty well, but you would also think my order would have been memorable right? So then she takes the other three orders and then comes back to me to ask for my order again as though we hadn't just had a 5 minute conversation about basil. Unsettling. When it was time to order cocktails we ordered directly off the cocktail menu but she literally could not understand what cocktail I was ordering, a sazerac, and acted like she had never heard of one before. Bro it is literally on your cocktail menu. Then when it came to pay we asked to split the meal 50/50 across two credit cards. She couldn't figure it out and came to my friend and said his card was rejected. Which like...if you know my friend you'd know that was an impossibility. He literally got up and walked over to her station to figure out what the deal was. Apparently she kept trying to run the same card twice and so the system kept returning "duplicate charge" and from that she somehow got that his card didn't work so he had to explain to her that she needed to run the second card. Ambiance was adequate I guess? Pizzas came out fast (possibly causally connected to them being soup?). I dunno. I just don't know why I would ever come here again.

very good food and service. this is a great italian restaurant. i would suggest going here.read more

Modena (the prior restaurant that occupied Rosselli's space) was one of our favorites, but Roselli…read morehas stepped into the space nicely! The dining room was just renovated and beautiful. For us, a meal is an experience, and this experience was extremely cohesive amongst everyone including the chef, server, and sommelier. Everyone is clearly experienced and serious about their work. Chef Carlos clearly runs the kitchen well. Timing was great. Plating and preparation are impeccable. We enjoyed a lot of different dishes and honestly there was nothing close to a miss. The gnocchi paired with the by the glass was a rich velvety ride. If you would like something meatier, try the Pappardelle al Ragù paired with a light red. The 2023 St. Magdalener Classico was the perfect complement of some fruit and a touch of herbs or spice to play with the sauce. However, James, the sommelier is an excellent shepherd. My favorite marriage of food and wine though was the endive salad and a glass of the verdicchio on the by the glass menu. The bitterness of the greens with the acid of the verdicchio really bring out the best in each other. The branzino was expertly prepared and had just enough salt and heat to make each bite a pleasure. As we always report, the two of us are big eaters, but all in, with about three glasses of wine each and five courses, plus tax and 30% tip (for all of the guidance and great service) it was $600. However, most people can likely dine for less. We look forward to our next visit. I rarely give 5 stars on a first visit, but despite my best efforts : -P I cant come up with a meaningful criticism.