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    Rafael's Italian Restaurant

    3.4 (43 reviews)
    InexpensiveItalian
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    RAFAEL'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Small black olive, hamburger and Canadian bacon pizza. Best part is when you purchase one the second one is free
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    Stopped here after a day of travel to Cloudland Canyon State Park. Best pizza I've had for quite some time! The staff was friendly and helpful. Very clean restaurant and bathrooms. Recommend you give them a try when in the area.

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    13 hours ago

    Great food and quick service and family friendly. Causal atmosphere. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.

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    1 year ago

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    1 year ago

    We were there on vacation and wanted Italian. Went to Rafael's and it was pretty good. I would recommend

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    9 months ago

    Visiting from Virginia Beach-Food was delicious and not bad pricing. Staff was friendly!

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    2 years ago

    Great BOGO deal on pizza every day of the week. Nice service. Looking forward to trying more of their menu LOTS of choices!

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    2 years ago

    Good simple food. Great for family's. Super low key! We had a great experience when we wanted some good old fashioned pizza.

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    2 years ago

    Great service!! The pizza was SO good. Some of the best pizza I have had. I can't wait to come back!!

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    3 years ago

    Really good food..off the beaten path from 24 but worth it. Recommend the homemade pizza and lasagna

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    4 years ago

    Adequate pizza when your choices are limited in a sparse area.

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    4 years ago

    Good pizza and Italian.Good take out or dine in. A nice verity very local, no frills but good well made food.

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    5 years ago

    Food is great and fresh every time we eat here. Always clean inside and friendly staff. Will be going back for sure.

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    5 years ago

    Absolute BEST pizza in Trenton, Georgia! We just moved here and we are soooooo glad they have a great pizza place!!! :)

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    4 years ago

    I have yet to have a bad experience at Rafael's in the decades I have dined there. My go-to is the House Special Calzone and Greek salad.

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    4 years ago

    Extremely rude and slow service. Ended up getting my money back and leaving. Staff was not friendly at all. 0 stars

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    5 years ago

    It is so good the best Italian restaurant in Trenton Ga!!Go try it!And support there family owned restaurant!Cheese Calzone is my favorite!

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    8 years ago

    They have wonderful dishes to choose from. Waiter is also very helpful. Speedy service all around. Great work guy's

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    Stevarinos Italian Eatery and Pub

    Stevarinos Italian Eatery and Pub

    4.4
    (137 reviews)
    14.5 mi
    $$

    First and foremost, I want to like Stevarino's I do want to spend money in my chosen hometown, but…read moreit's often difficult. We waited to give Stevarino's a second opportunity. Because the last one did not go well either. Even accounting for the slower life we are pursuing in our retirement community of choice, we don't have one hour and four minutes to wait on a pizza. Or 54 minutes to wait on a simple spaghetti and meatballs. Or seven minutes standing at the front desk with no one coming by to see you at the "please wait to be seated" podium. I'm older now, I don't have that kind of time to waste. The food was "OK". The spaghetti and meatballs (substituted sausage, maybe this required a trip to Italy") was lukewarm. It tasted OK. My pizza was basically loose and drippy in the center. Not from cheese, from being poorly cooked. Again, there was nothing special about the taste. Lastly, I had to send the first pizza serving tray back to be cleaned. I don't know if it's too little staff, too little caring, too little organization, too little training. It all adds up to a memorable experience for the wrong reasons. It is a very nice place when it comes to decor and such. Even a nice big lighted Christmas display for folks to use as a photo backdrop. Hopefully the ownership will take this review to heart and not blame it on "being too busy" (that sure wasn't the case" or "fussy clientele". It sure wasn't that either.

    We were in the area and a number of people recommended Stevarinos so we gave it a try, there is a…read moredecidedly Irish-Italian flare to the restaurant, but it works. The service was excellent, so let's start there. The interior is part of an older building that has been partially renovated. Clean and all the tables get covered with butcher paper and, when combined with crayons, offers fun for everyone. Finally we get to why people go to restaurants / the food. We started with the Calamari, which was perfectly fried, not greasy at all, and served with a tasty marinara, but we would prefer lemon. The white pizza was excellent also, we added some Italian sausage and that put the final touch on the pizza. The Greek salad was fair, but it didn't really roll our socks down, and the spaghetti with meatballs also fell a little short for us - the sauce had great tomato flavour, but it lacked the herbiness (we'd even have been ok with some spicy heat) that you'd expect from a good sauce. They have daily specials that could appeal to some, and they have a rather eclectic menu, right down to fish and chips. We don't go through S. Pittsburgh very often, but we might be back. They also have a location in Chattanooga.

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    Giardino

    Giardino

    4.5
    (212 reviews)
    15.6 mi
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    We had a hard time choosing which Italian restaurant to try while visiting Chattanooga, and ended…read moreup at Giardino. Overall, we enjoyed our meal. We went on a Monday night and it was pretty crowded but we were seated quickly. They give each table a big plate of bread with butter, which was delicious and a nice treat. I ordered the arancini to start with. I love arancini, and so many restaurants in Atlanta put meat in them. These were SO good, maybe my favorite arancini that I've had recently. Good ratio of risotto to cheese and nice and crispy. The sauce that came with them was really good too. I wish you got more for the cost, but it was comparable to every restaurant. I ordered the Pomodoro al Vegetariana but subbed penne for the spaghetti (just not a fan lol). The pasta was really good and perfectly cooked. The sauce was maybe a little too garlicky? There was a good ratio of pasta to veggies. I don't like mushrooms but they blended in enough that I could eat them. My gf got the Penne Toscana because she's allergic to garlic, so this was one of the few things she could eat. (Side note, one of the other local Italian restaurants we called basically said there was nothing she'd be able to eat there.) Some of the artichoke pieces were really chewy and the dish was very oily, otherwise she enjoyed it. The inside is very nice, cozy and not stuffy. Our waitress was super sweet.

    Dined here for the second or third time yesterday. We arrived just before it got crazy busy on a…read moreSaturday evening. The wine was good, the food was tasty, the staff were friendly and attentive, the setting was comfortable and enjoyable. Really enjoyed co-owner Jake stopping by for a discourse on wine and music and the correlation between the two. The guy is knowledgeable and welcoming. He must be swamped but takes a few minutes to talk vino with guests. The wife and I appreciated that. I definitely recommend this place for a classy Italian meal.

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    Alleia

    Alleia

    4.5
    (887 reviews)
    15.1 mi
    $$$

    The inside of Alleia is really one of the coolest I've ever been in. Gas lanterns, huge velvet…read moredrapes, a wall of melted wax candles. I loved it all. We had the cannellini bean bruschetta : delicious, the angel hair with shrimp: delicious, the baked rigate, mostly delicious. I have a hang up about veal. I tried the Southside slammer, and unless you REALLY like cucumber I would avoid. We also tried the silencing Bruno non alcoholic drink and it was really good. The menu is seasonal, so you may not encounter the dishes we did. I wouldn't hesitate to have a meal here

    We had 7:30 PM reservations, and although we were running a little behind, our table was ready as…read moresoon as we arrived. We chose to sit outside on the covered patio, which was beautifully lit with twinkle lights and had a great atmosphere for a relaxed dinner. To start, we ordered the arancini. The flavor was good, but my wife and I both felt it could have used a bit more sauce. For our entrees, we had the rigatoni and the lasagna with Sunday sauce. Unfortunately, the rigatoni wasn't my favorite. The dish felt a little unbalanced, and the sauce was on the greasy side, which didn't pair particularly well with the noodles and lamb. The lasagna, however, was the standout of the evening. It was surprisingly light, and we loved the spinach noodles. The flavors came together beautifully and made it the best dish we tried. Overall, while not every dish was a hit for us, the ambiance and lasagna made the visit worthwhile. I'd recommend stopping by if you're in the area.

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