Food came out hot fresh and delicious. The wait staff was super attentive, great ambiance will definitely go again.

The old owner had a better all around dining experience. New owner not so much. I personally was offended by the drag queen event. And rumors of questionable treatment of employees. read more

This is hands down the best Italian in Tappahannock. Very authentic and tasty. You can tell everything is homemade. Roberto is a wonderful guy, not many owners would be out serving tables but he was and he was fantastic. You can tell he truly cares about his business and his patrons. The entire staff was very sweet and personable. I got the Italian wedding soup and Tuscany pasta and it was AMAZING! The scallops in the Tuscany were cooked to perfection. The Italian soup was absolutely amazing too, and my nonna made me picky. Always a classic when it's done right! The ambiance was great, you definitely feel welcome the second you walk in. 5 out of 5, I was very impressed and I will be back soon! Bellisimo! read more

Food was delicious! Caprese salad was excellent, garlic knots were on point (pretty close to NY style), and the pizza was fantastic! If we lived closer we would come again!! Owner was so friendly. read more

Roberto Italian Restaurant - Caprese salad and garlic knots!! Yummy!! - Italian Near Me - Tappahannock, Virginia

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CLOSED!! No longer in business at the location! It's now called Roberto's! New ownership of this location food is very good and service too!

My church group had a function here, and while we enjoyed how well we were treated, and the serving sizes were great, we felt a bit underwhelmed by the food. read more

I have been there 3 times before and food was pretty good, tonight we had wings and 2 calzones, we had leftovers, the problem I have is the 65 cent charge for ranch for the wings, and $2:50 a piece for 2 little to go marinara little containers. read more

I never write reviews, however I felt compelled to warn our community. When you arrive you'll notice a cafeteria style setting which is very unappealing. The staff was nice however the food is absolutely horrible. Our entrees were most likely frozen and served with a canned sauce. I approached the owner who was obnoxious didn't care of our concerns or complaint of the food. Please SAVE your money and your time as both are precious commodities these days. Buyer BEWARE. read more

We've been here well over an hour. Only ordered a pizza and we're still waiting. Who knows when it will arrive - if ever at this point. They're not that busy and the manager guy is walking around like he could care less. I recommend you go elsewhere. This place isn't worth the wait. read more

Waited 20 minutes nobody came to serve us even after walking to the front and asking twice. Employees move around like beached whales, zero communication and customer service skills. Lazy read more

Great food, service was okay. My waiter was fantastic. He was attentive. Others tables grumbled about their waitress, and maybe she was new. I didn't stay long, but it was a hometown feel-type place. read more

Can't come to Tappahannock and not stop at Romas and get the famous cheesesteak sub. We also tried the Parmesan chicken which wasn't a hit. It was not flavorful. The bread that they give out now, please try something different like olive oil and oregano or just leave the bread in the back. The cafeteria rolls make it less authentic as well. read more

Great place!! Love the food my favorite is the Stromboli and the customer service is always on point will definitely be going back

I'm new to the area. I think the first week here I ordered a pizza from Roma. It was good. A few weeks later we ordered another. I'm not sure how p**s*d the person was who cut my pizza but when we got home we discovered the pizza cut into ten slices in every conceivable shape. Some were square without crust, some had a crust and were 3 inches long. A few others were very narrow but the length of the whole pizza. I mean there was something for everyone. That should have been my last meal here but despite that ridiculous disaster the pizza still tasted ok. But this pizza was cut by someone who wanted everyone to know they were having a bad day. So that's my advice - you stick with pizza or Stromboli. They can handle that much. Then last night we got Italian food. One Stromboli and some Italian meals. When I arrived I was told my food wasn't ready and I had to wait. It comes out of the kitchen and I go home. I'm thinking at least it's piping hot. It wasn't. I don't really understand that. Just came out. Wasn't hot. Also it was awful. When I ordered I was asked what sides I wanted. It's funny they bothered to ask because I didn't receive any sides whatsoever. Like some genius put these entrees into a foil pan with no pasta, no vegetable. They looked anemic. Cold and anemic. The fried items were greasy. I ordered an antipasto. Didn't get it. So my advice is I guess you should sit there at their little bar and open up every. Single. Container. Of. Food. To make sure you got what you paid for. I called. I complained. They told me they would have the manager call me if I left my name and number. Won't be necessary. I will not be back. There's no need --- There's two other places in town that make excellent pizza. Their menu is enormous. I ordered eggplant rollatini which is called rollatini because it's sliced long ways & ROLLED. Not here. No they just pretty much put together a stack of fried eggplant and call it rollatini. Asked for cocktail sauce. Nope! None for you. To top it all off whatever my husband ate made him ill. So he's calling out sick today. The magic continues! I do not know why you are in the restaurant business if you just don't care about the product you provide. Time to retire. read more

We wanted to go somewhere different a few months back and went to Roma. I grew up in Warsaw and this restaurant was the childhood go-to for pizza parties. But I hadn't considered it for dine-in or for fresh seafood before. However, the food was excellent and the service was efficient and friendly. We've returned several times since. One time we were there, they were understaffed and it was Wednesday, which is when they run a pizza special, so the kitchen was overwhelmed with orders. That didn't bother us. They have the best pizza in a 70 mile radius, so it's likely to be busy on pizza night! We go there regularly now and each time, the service is excellent and the food is some of the best Italian American food I've had. They also have fresh local oysters and often have fresh fish. Last Saturday I had the fresh salmon and it was superb. The salad bar features a variety of items and is fresh and maintained. During one early visit, I heard a man compliment the owner on the salad bar. This restaurant is consistently good as far as the food as well as the service. I love the woman who is the hostess -- always has the best jewelry and she's fun to chat with! Check out Roma's. read more

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Wow, just wow! You walk in and meet the most adorable hostess in the world! She was friendly and had the best smile and best hugs ever! We started with the salad bar and bruschetta, great way to start a meal. There was plenty to choose from at the salad bar and the bruschetta just sent my taste buds to heaven. For dinner we had the Italian Delight, a perfect mix of pastas and I'm sure it will taste just as delicious for leftovers. We also had shrimp scampi and steak. The flavors just make your taste buds dance! It was a great meal and a great environment. read more

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This place use to have better everything. Now it's sub par. The worst part is the bathrooms and overall cleanliness. Or shall I say lack of. I hate eating at places where it's dirty. You would be better off going somewhere else. I would give 0 stars if I could. read more

I continue to try this restaurant because so many of my friends love it, but it always fails. I ordered a medium rare steak once, it came out well done and it was not even chewable and I was in a hurry so I canceled the order and what they do is they tell you that the salad bar comes with your meal, and so when you cancel your order they still charge you for the salad bar to make sure they got money. This is something that came free with the meal and just because they messed it up they found a way to get money out of me. I then went back again and ordered pasta, it had absolutely no flavor! This is an "authentic" Italian restaurant I don't get it. The last time I tried it I ordered a seafood pizza which is very very pricey and once again no flavor. They were chunks of seafood and you couldn't decipher which was which because they all tasted the same. Just not good. read more

Roberto Italian Restaurant - Seafood pizza - Italian Near Me - Tappahannock, Virginia

We were disappointed. Ordered the veggie pizza and got a cheese pizza w raw vegetables thrown on top. The worse pizza I have had in my life! Looked like they just got a few handfuls of stuff off the salad bar and threw it on without cooking! The place was empty on a Saturday night, I can see why! read more

Roberto Italian Restaurant - Salad bar veggie pizza! - Italian Near Me - Tappahannock, Virginia

Very good food, especially for the prices. Pizza had more cheese than expected so you probably don't need to order extra. The baked pasta with meatballs and sausage was very good as well. I pre sliced to show as it was baked with cheese and all you would have seen otherwise was a plate of cheese. Again, very good and I would come back. Staff/service very friendly as well. read more

Roberto Italian Restaurant - Pizza with normal cheese. - Italian Near Me - Tappahannock, Virginia

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OMG! What a culinary delight! This Roma knocks the other two out of the ballgame! Wonderful food, caring and kind servers. I'd post pictures, but we were too busy eating it to do the Facebook food photo! Wonderful! AND I'd go back for the rolls alone! I'm a bread freak, and could live on those! Husband had the BLT pasta with shrimp and scallops. He almost licked the plate, and he hasn't had an appetite for months! Unreal how good it was!!!! Amanda was a terrific waitress, too! read more

We have been going there for years. My husband since the 70's. It used to be good. The pizza was so cheesy and flavorful. It has really gone down hill over the last couple of years. Hardly any sauce and very little cheese and we order with extra cheese. The last two times were awful. It's sad when restaurants cut back on the quality of their ingredients to save a buck. We will not be going back. read more

The staff were nice, the pizza was great. Loved how the place was decorated. Great overall experience

I work for a local hospital. We celebrated technologist week. My token of appreciation to the wonderful workers was a catered lunch. We asked for a catered lunch for 25 people. Instead we got individual lunches for about 4-5 people. There was a huge miscommunication and lunch was ruined. When we called about what happened we were told that they would call back. No call, no attempt to remedy the situation. I tried to leave feedback on the website, however, when I tried to submit it, it was rejected because my email was "invalid" (it is not). Tried to call again to leave a message...busy signal. It's as if they really don't want feedback and really don't care about their customers. Very disappointing. read more

We ordered a late lunch for pick-up. Not only was it ready when we arrived but piping hot when we got home to enjoy. Everything was delicious. We started with our super combo appetizer. Great finger foods. We order a Stromboli that was huge. Packed full of yumminess. We also ordered a baked spaghetti with meatballs.yum! Always a winner at our house. Way to go Roma's! We really love you guys. Thanks for the great food and service. Keep up the good work. read more

Tappahannock does not seem to be a food town, there are far more chain fast food places than actual restaurants. This place seems to be one of the better places to eat. We had a large-ish party, 12 people. They seated us right away, without flinching and the server dealt with our orders like a pro. The food was OK, not a lot was fresh; but it was prepared well and served promptly. read more

This is probably the most authentic Italian place ever. We always receive the best customer service and best food ever. They have Happy Hour Monday through Sunday from 2-6p. I'm never disappointed when I go. read more

Roberto Italian Restaurant - Chicken parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Tappahannock, Virginia

2nd week in a row we waited an hour and a half for pizza that we didn't get. At the 1.5 hour mark they still hadn't started our pizzas so we left because our kids were starving. An absolute shame because when you can actually get food it's amazing. So with 2 bad back to back experiences sadly we won't be going back no matter how good the food can be. read more

If I could give this place a no star I would. Johnny is rude and not worried about his customers except to get them in and out but not with what they ordered. Then blames you even though it's their fault. Y'all might been there for many years but remember it's a small town that doesn't have allot of really good choices to begin with. The church group will gladly drive the extra miles to another establishment that will want our business. read more

Absolute horrible service. Not to name names..our waiter (Brock) never came back after our meal. We waited 20 mins for our actual food but 35 for our check and not to forget no refills. We waited in silence after mins because our mood got killed. Don't recommend this place read more

We loved the salad bar, but waited an hour and a half for our sandwiches. It was not crowded, and the few other people were also having to wait. We had to take out our food with us because we did not have longer to actually eat our food. This was very disappointing to have to re heat our food later at home. read more

So, I went back again today with a party of 9. Everyone enjoyed their food. Certain dinner prices are a bit steep but you get larger portions. I still liked eating here. Our waitress was nice too! read more

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I was in town overnight for work and just wanted delivery after a long drive. Upon calling I got a short no and then dead silence when I asked. Ordered pizza bread and a Greek salad. Restaurant looked clean when I picked it up,but staff seemed overtaxed even with a half empty building. Very underwhelmed with the flavor. Pizza bread was not seasoned and tasted frozen. It was also soft and mushy.The salad had too much dressing which was mostly vinegar. Very little depth of Greek flavor and they used black olives instead of kalamata. For $15, I had hoped for more. read more

Roberto Italian Restaurant - Pizza bread and Greek salad - Italian Near Me - Tappahannock, Virginia

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I love coming here. Roma's is a hometown favorite. The steak and cheese and the pizza are to die for.

The best Alfredo sauce ever had and the freshest salad bar and roll's are yummy. and the nicest people running this place

Basic Italian fare, but it wasn't bad. The salad bar is pretty decent, and the bread they serve is very good. My wife had angel hair pasta with tomato sauce, which was good. I had the Italian pannini, which was okay. Would have been better with a little more between the two slices of bread. Nice and clean inside, and our server (Joe?) was very good. I would stop back in to try something different next time we're in the area. read more

Awful...I had the prime rib and it did not taste anything like Prime Rib. It was soaked in Worcestershire sauce or vinegar and ice cold. I was given a child apple sauce in a tiny little plastic container with a lid on it, and my green beans were cold as ice. The whole meal was awful and it was expensive!! read more

Absolutely the unfriendliest staff ever, felt very unwelcome. Draft beer select consisted of bud light, Miller lite and yuengling. Draft poor was 1/3 head. Food lacked excitement/ flavor. Don't waste your time. Nice decor. read more

New to the area and wanted to support local for Sunday dinner. Absolutely awesome! We had the calamari, super Italian delight and a cannoli. The side salad was amazing too! So so good! Not helping my food cleanse at all. Excited to try the salad bar when they open back up! read more

The pizza here is USUALLY great, however, this time we may as well have ordered a frozen pizza! Paid for extra cheese and that was almost non existent. Also ordered an appetizer combo and paid $9.50 for this. It cam with 3 wing dings, 2 mozzarella sticks and a handful of french fries. TERRIBLE!!! Will not be eating here again. read more