Reviews for Alfio's La Trattoria in Chevy Chase, MD
Italian American food done well. The veal parmigiana is quite good. The meatballs are nicely meaty not bready. Fried zucchini... in little disks are tasty. The mozzarella in carroza is memorable. The fried calamari is fair but could be better. Beautifulinterior with a historic theme. This place deserves to be full nightly. Read more
Ordered via Uber eats, never ordering from here again. The food was oily, I had a chicken parmesan, which looked like it had... been fried and the cutlet was put into the box with all the excess oil. The marinara sauce was not flavorful either and tastedtart without any hint of spice. Read more
Came here on vacation, the interior is insteresting to look at so it gives you something to do while you wait the not very long... time for your good food. Salad bar anyone? I?d be happy to come back and try something different. The only complaint was thatevery few servings, the ice cream tasted like cardboard. Read more
REAL ITALIAN AT IT'S BEST!! I had a craving for authentic Italian cuisine, so I decided to take a step back into time to a... restaurant that I used to visit in the 90's and it was as if time had been standing still. The love that Alfio's La Trattoriaputs into each and every meal is like no other and each bite leaves you wanting more. I could have gone to a chain restaurant,but I wanted the best and that is exactly what I got. After all, they have been providing the best of the best in Italiancuisine for well over 60 years and that is just something that no chain restaurant can compete with. My chicken Alfredo wasjust as I remembered... pleasing to the palate and the perfect harmony of noodles, sauce and chicken. I accompanied it with afew pieces of bruschetta and out of nowhere, I found myself kissing the tips of my fingers. I wanted to share the experience,so I also picked up chicken parmesan and minestrone soup and was told that the chicken parmesan was the best that they had evertasted. There was even mention of something about the preparation of the spaghetti noodles and how there was some type of oil onthem that gave it an extra oomph. The portions are large and the union of flavors cannot to duplicated. If and when you are inthe Chevy Chase area and have a craving for authentic Italian, look no further than Alfio's La Trattoria. Read more
It is extremely difficult to find real authentic Italian food in the DC/Bethesda area. I can tell you right now you will not... find it at this place. The food was similar to my dog?s pedigree. I recommend looking elsewhere for Italian food. This foodis literal dog food. I even ordered a desert hoping to god just one night I can enjoy a takeout meal and desert afterwards. The slice of cake they gave us was pathetic, dry, and stale. Stay Away! Read more
excellent service, delicious food and reasonable prices. gorgeous interior
I ordered the mussels and the calamari. Both dishes did not taste good. Calamari tasted like it had been fried in chicken... grease, and the mussels tasted extremely fishy. When I brought this to the attention of my waiter and the owner of therestaurant, they commenced to attempt to discredit my complaint. He brought out a plate of raw seafood to show me what they usedto make the dishes and also questioned the last time I actually had these seafood dishes. The owner became extremely rudetowards me and did not treat me as a valued customer. In fact he asked to me leave the establishment. But of course not beforegiving me my bill in which I was about to spend almost $80 in the establishment. I believe that if I had been a white woman orman making this same complaint, the outcome would have been different. Also, when I told him I would make a review of myexperience, he said to me, "have fun". I guess my business is not valued at this restaurant. This is my second time at thisrestaurant and I didn't enjoy my food then either...But I didn't complain. This time I chose to complain and was met withextreme hostility. Please do not patronize this restaurant. Take your dollars elsewhere. Read more
Very good Italian food, traditional dining atmosphere (dark wood, red brick, chandeliers). Exceptional service by our server... Marcos. Looking forward to dining here again. Read more