We love, love Rocco's! This is our "go to" restaurant for celebrations or just a great meal. Rocco's has never disappointed us or our family and friends. The spaghetti is tops and the lasagna is, too. When our daughter comes into town from Florida, she loves Rocco's salmon! The staff is like family and will never steer you wrong. They also have a wide, good house wine selection. AND they are not closed (except for Mondays!). read more

We drive 50 miles each way just to eat at Rocco's. I don't think I need say anything else.

This is THE Italian place in the Huntington area for those looking for utter indulgence. The sauces are tasty and plentiful in the American fashion (you get less sauce in the Old World, I've learned), and more than once I've taken the remainder of my meal home in a box. In the pasta department, the restaurant's strongest suit, I have a slight preference for the tomato-based sauces only because the cream-based sauces are quite rich, as are the desserts. The establishment is very popular, and not all that large in capacity, and as a result you WILL have to wait if you don't arrive at the start of the dinner hours. Once you're settled, however, the service will be sweet and attentive. Allow some drive time if you're staying in downtown Huntington. read more

Rocco's is a Huntington/Cabell Co.institution, and deserves its place as the go-to restaurant for special occasions. Excellent menu, fantastic food, great service. read more

I've always had excellent experiences here, from private dates to my college graduation party. The fettuccine verde con prosciutto is my go to main and the night and day is a beautiful dessert. House red is tasty enough and the service is always solid. read more

My wife and I went to Rocco's tonight for our anniversary and had horrible service. After being seated, we waited for 20 min without anyone approaching us from the wait staff. We tried to get the hostess attention but she was rarely at the front door. We ended up leaving, but it was too late to get in at any other restaurant. Ruined our anniversary. We will never go back. Very poorly run. read more

The good parts: the food was delicious and the service was rushed and snooty but attentive. The not so great: The restaurant is very dark and when I sat in my chair I discovered the seat had water on it as it got all over my leg and bum (and I was wearing a dress so it was extra gross). The dimness was fine other than I couldn't see what I was sitting in because my husband and I were having a dinner out for our anniversary. It was our first time here. The neighbors we had in front of us were so loud and obnoxious he and I couldn't talk to each other and the waiter couldn't hear my order so it was wrong. I don't fault Roccos for that though in hindsight I wish I'd have asked for a different table. The best part of the meal was the garlic bread. The salmon dish was okay but not worth the price (and side note...it's ultra embarrassing to have to ask the waiter prices of the specials even if he offers). Both pastas we had were worth the drive. If we ever go here again we'll stick with basic pasta and garlic bread. You can't go wrong with those! read more

While I agree that this is definitely not the best Italian food in the world, or even West Virginia, it is the best and most authentic within 2.5 hours of Huntington. It is expensive, the inability to make reservations is inconvenient, a lot of the customers are snobby, and the fact that it is located in Ceredo (about twenty minutes from Huntington) has never made sense to me. The food, however, is good enough to justify going there for special occasions (or more often if you are in a higher income bracket). read more

We have been eating at Rocco's for many years. After one more fine meal last night, my husband summed it up perfectly, "Rocco never disappoints." We had a party of three, and ordered Manicotti, Fettuccini Alfredo, and a New York strip. All we fantastic. A favorite appetizer is the Smoked Trout with Vodka Cream sauce. And the homemade desserts are fantastic, but know that they do run out. They are homemade! I have read some of the not-so-positive reviews, and will address those as well. If you don't like waiting to be seated, go at 5:00, when they open; otherwise, you'll wait. They are very generous with portions and sauces. If that bothers you, split a meal and ask them to go easy on the sauce (although I can't imagine why you would.) If you're looking for a cheap Italian meal, don't go. Rocco's is well-worth the money you'll pay for it, but it isn't cheap. Finally, I have traveled across the US and lived in four major cities, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, and Memphis. Rocco's food ranks within my top three favorite restaurants, of any kind, anywhere, and we are fortunate to have such a jewell, just down the road in Ceredo. read more

I have eaten here in the past and the food was amazing. Decided to eat here for my 1 year anniversary, as it's one of the only nice restaurants in the area; maybe the only fancy restaurant in kenova. It's always been a place where you know that if you're going, you dress up. The atmosphere speaks that for itself. My boyfriend and I got dressed up, me in a dress and he in a suit and went to Rocco's. Unfortunately, it seems as if the poor economy and lack of regard for things like dress code has taken over. We were the only ones who were dressed well enough to actually be eating there that evening. It didn't bother me, but everyone looked at us as if WE were the ones out of place. While a table of people beside us wearing hoodies and sweatpants ate food off each other's plates and looked us up and down. Sad that it has come to this. Sorry, guys, but this isn't the Olive Garden. If you want to eat in your pajamas, don't go to Rocco's. I really think a dress code should be enforced, as people seem to not know any better. Otherwise, the food is amazing. Service is great. read more

Me and my family and a friend went to Rocco's tonight. We wanted to experience a different restaurant and Rocco's was on our bucket list and said why not try it out. The food was good and the portion wise was a good portion. But, wasn't that inpressed with prices the chicken you have to pay extra for if you want it in your Alfredo. The menu says 5.00 but, in reality you pay 6.00. the review says it's a good place for a child to eat if that's the case they need to add a child's menu. And the building needs to have more lighting then it has. And we got set back at a table by a window where a cold draft was coming in. And we asked to see the dessert menu they don't have one. so you don't know what your getting till it arrived. and we hardly seen our server he had to be tracked down for us to pay. All n All if you have kids I don't recommend you taken them there. Food was good that's about it. read more

I've eaten at Rocco's many times it's not that convenient for me but I make it a point to go when I can, the food, service and atmosphere is good. That said, I don't think I'll go back after what I experienced last Friday night (11/21/14). My friend and I arrived 7:30p on our way to Charleston, WV from Lexington. My brother drove over from Charleston to meet us, we got there a little earlier than him. I say this to make a point, we really like the restaurant. The hostess greeted us, friendly and efficient, took our name and how many in the party and wrote it down on the list. She asked if everyone in the party was there and we said no we are waiting on a 3rd, she said let me know when they get here and we will have a table. My friend and I sat at the bar and waited for the bartender to stop looking for a channel on the TV and he took our drink order. My friend had another cocktail while we waited on my brother. He arrived about 45 minutes after us and wrapped up at the bar and the hostess came over and said, we have a table this is boxing up and we will seat you soon. Odd, given that she had all of our info and we had already been there for 45 min. 5 minutes later a male server arrived on scene and said we can seat you in the bar area, I said that was okay, the hostess said we have a table and we are going to wait. This was not what he wanted to hear, I could see it on his face. He went over to talk to the hostess and she came back to us to say we can dine in the bar area I said no thank you we will eat in the dinning room. As we were chatting with her a couple came in and was seated immediately in another part of the restaurant. The hostess left and she reappeared at the bar so I went over to chat with her. As I was telling her that I was dissatisfied and confused she started quoting restaurant policy to me. "we only seat you when everyone in your party is present." I'm not sure what this had to do with my issue. Why were they gently insisting that we dine in the bar area? She said there was another dinning room but they were shutting it down for the night, to which I said, a party was just sat over there. The female server who ushered this couple over to that part of the dinning room in question, intervened and told me to take a seat in the other dinning room to which I was grateful. When I said that to her and thanked her, she started in on the defense of the hostess and restaurant policy. I was disheartened and it ruined my meal. You know there are worse things in the world than bad service and restaurant policies that have nothing to do with customer service so I chalk it up to a bad experience. I also don't have to spend my dollars here, and I'll move on. My advice to the owner and manager is this - make sure everyone is trained properly in how to handle customers who are confused. Reevaluate policies that have nothing to do with customer service. My guess is life is tough in the fine dinning business in Ceredo, WV from the run down looks of outside of the restaurant and the empty bar when we walked in during prime time on a Friday night. I also see the overwhelmingly positive reviews listed on this website. Perhaps I'm the only one who has had a bad experience here. I strongly suspect that regulars at this establishment get preferential treatment, just an observation over the years. I'm not a regular, but I still have money to spend as do other travelers. I will say this, the server was professional after our chat and her service was good. The food was tasty and the portion exceptional. I feel strongly about supporting locally owned businesses and will sometimes spend a little extra to do so and put up with their non-corporate and idiosyncratic nature but I'm more likely to just keep on driving next time I make the trip down I-64. read more