Visiting a friend in Waterbury & not wanting to have lunch in an urban area, we ventured out to…read moreOakville to visit Roma Ristorante. In a great location with its own parking lot, Roma Ristorante also has a nice bar that was busy serving drinks & lunch entrees to patrons on this Thursday afternoon. We chose the dining room off the bar for a quieter experience. Roma is best described as providing elevated Italian-American cuisine. The garlicky broccoli rabe, grilled sausage & fried potatoes with long hots was an ample starter for two. Bread basket filled with real Italian bread. My entree of Chicken Milanese with an up charge side of linguine in marinara was great as was my friend's Arthur Avenue sized Italian cold cut sandwich accompanied by what looked to be fresh sliced french fries - which we found addictive. The only pedestrian selections were their Wines by the glass & the chocolate cake. Our visit accommodated our need for a turn up of the a/c & that made us very happy.

Excellent good as well as service, had the chicken Frances's which was awesome, service was great…read moreas well. Thank you we will be back.

So good! Everything was fabulous. We brought our family and friends here to celebrate a special…read moreoccasion. They just never disappoint. When you need to pay babysitters to go out to dinner that matters a lot. It's a sure bet here! They know how to make Italian food like Mom!

Superb sacchetini pasta ( waiter recommended) for daycation lunch on their deck. Delicious! Split…read morea Caesar salad. Also wonderful. Italian bread.. This eatery is the " real deal" Italian restaurant in Waterbury. Highly recommend .

This was a really awesome diner! It's an hour away but we were on an errand and Yelp said it was…read moreclosest. There were lots of options and we were staring (My 16 hour fast had just ended). I ordered a mushroom, tomato and cheddar omelet with shredded hash browns, a side of sausage patties, and Italian bread toast. I was given my choice or 4-5 different ways to have the hash browns including patties, cubed potatoes, and shredded. The side of sausage was a generous 3 patties; they had links, pork or chicken sausages. My omelet was perfectly cooked, and the shredded hash browns were crispy on the outside and softer on the inside. Truly delicious. My friend Sia had a bowl of cheesy grits, a Spanish omelet with shredded hash browns, rye toast and a side pancake. Please take a peek at how huge her pancake was! She enjoyed every part of her breakfast too. Portions were extremely generous; we both brought home enough for another satisfying meal. The waitress was very nice and the right amount of attentive. I apologize for the quality of some of my photos... the sun was shining in.

Typical diner. Stopped in this morning, ordered a ham & cheese omelet w/ a side of home fries…read more Meal came out quickly, they are very efficient at the Aurora Diner. Everything was alright, no complaints. Service was stellar, someone kept filling my coffee up, much appreciated. Place is a bit noisy, because it's on the small side and there is a lot of clanking & banging of silverware and dishes. All in all though, my expectations for a filling breakfast were met, and I was on the road again in less than an hour.

The best coffee on Connecticut ! The coffee is very tasty , And the service are the bestread more

Very friendly and personable owner! Great vibes! I had a great time speaking with Maria about…read moreItaly and the neighborhood!

Always fresh Always Delish! 5 star staff Zuppa di peshe fra diavlo is amazing! Portion size is very…read moregenerous!! Complementary mussles and bruchetta

Amazing portions on frying pans and great food. Eating here is an experience. Hard to get a…read morereservation on a weekend so if possible try to come on a weeknight

First time here made reservations started with meatballs and garlic bread then I ordered penne…read morepeppered à la vodka husband ordered his regular bolognese very good ambiance was good we sat next to a lid Italian family and it was great brought back many memories for dessert we had zeppoli very good ended with coffee and a cap would come back

We live down the street and had been in for dessert but never a meal…read more We made a reservation a few days in advance for a Friday evening, showed up at the correct time and they weren't ready. We waited at a random table because there were no seats at the bar. After 20 minutes they took us down to the basement where we sat alone. They said they didn't expect to be that busy that night but it was a random Friday night, but it seemed like they just overbooked and didn't really care about us. If it wasn't a pain to find parking and absolutely pouring, I probably would have left, the vibes were weird. Our waitress was really nice as was the busboy/food runner and made some good recommendations on the menu. Everything we had was decent enough, but not mind-blowing. I'd come back but not clamoring to come back right away.

We went for Dinner for my birthday 1st time here will definitely be back…read more Our server Ari was fantastic suggesting drinks and meals food was fantastic and great portions Nice place friendly staff Ray

The food was very good- especially the calimari which we had no room for it was HUGE. All of the…read moredishes were- what is this family style? We needed 3 more people to help us finish the food! Very good attentive servers, and not bad prices. I just think the place needs a little dressing up, the decor and style was like - 90's venetian/a little dated looking. Honestly the food was very good my husband had dinner for 3 nights with these portions!

I have driven past the Mona Lisa for years. It may not even have been the Mona Lisa, but the…read morebuilding as been there. The outside as a reasonable amount of parking and a huge greenhouse type window. The interior is definitely nostalgic, decorated like one would in the 80s or 90s. Some booths, some tables/chairs, a fair amount of wood. The servers were very friendly and kept water flowing well. The waitress was very friendly as well. I had a cheeseburger and fries, which was really juicy. I had a Groupon for them, and although they did accept it, apparently it doesn't include the burgers or sandwich platters.

When looking for places to go to dinner, for some reason we always bypass coming here. We decided…read moreto go out with some of our relatives for dinner and were pleasantly surprised. This restaurant had always seemed to bring in an older crowd, and now we why. Its like a hidden gem. The prices are reasonable, the food is good and we had a great experience. They have all the typical Italian fair plus anything else you might be looking for. And I was excited to find they had a stuffed artichoke on the menu. We left feeling very full and will definitely be back. And on top of it all, our server was so nice and helpful, it felt like we were at home in her kitchen.