Reviews for Canali's Italian & American Restaurant in Schenectady, NY
Great food and great service. The sauce is delicious! They have the to-go part of the business down to a science. Food was ready... on time and hot. Definitely will be back soon! Read more
Came in this afternoon with a party of 12 for a couple birthdays. Everything was great and our server, Kelsey was fantastic. She... was polite, friendly and helpful without being intrusive. Great job Kelsey! Read more
Excellent food and customer service. Prices were very reasonable for a small gathering. Would of been good to know the... basement banquet room is not wheelchair accessible. Read more
This restaurant is amazing! We were traveling on the toll road and wanted a restaurant for dinner. We ordered takeout and... stopped to get it. The food was incredible! Everything was very well made, sauce on the Marsala was heavenly and the portionswere very large. We ordered for a specific time and the food was hot and ready for us on arrival. If we didn?t have to drive 600miles to get up this place we?d eat here all the time. Schenectady is so lucky to have this place! Read more
This place is great. Sauce, heavenly. Everything is cooked perfectly. They get fried haddock right every time! Many years ago... the Alfredo was somehow a little better. Today it is a bit saltier and ?thick?. But it is still good! Portions? Any dish youorder for takeout can feed two. They just do not skimp. The standard side sides ? pasta, veggies and potatoes are as good asthe entrees. The meatball here is famous. Pasta and meatball can be extraordinary? Read more
This was our first time there. Regina, wonderful server, great food, huge portions. We had shrimp scampi with home made pasta,... extra charge worth it, and beans and greens, appetizer very good also. Still have enough for a full lunch tomorrow. Prices wereconsistent with the quality and quantity. Read more
Our family can?t thank you enough for all the delicious food we got from your catering. Today was an emotional day for us and... not having to worry about the luncheon food was a relief. Your portions were more than enough and everyone enjoyed it. Especially the chicken. It was a huge hit. Many thanks again to you and your staff. Read more
Sorry, this is long and detailed. We are extremely disappointed that we picked Canali's Italian Restaurant to celebrate our... daughter's birthday. Once we were seated, we enjoyed the amazing bread! Unfortunately, after that the evening went downhill.It's an Italian restaurant that doesn't carry Italian beer. It was very busy, and service was slow, but that was ok because wewere not in any rush. We ordered Fried Calamari as an appetizer and as soon as it was delivered to our table, we realized it wasbasic frozen calamari rings tossed into a deep fryer and not FRESH Calamari as we expected from an Italian restaurant. Myhusband ordered Linguini Louisa w/white clam sauce. He asked what type of clams they used, and was told baby clams, so heordered that dish and asked for it to be served al dente. When his meal arrived the waitress immediately apologized, telling himthey goofed up in the kitchen and gave him spaghetti by accident and it was not al dente. She offered him a replacement meal ifthat wasn't acceptable to him, but he didn't want to have to wait for a whole new meal to be prepared and he is NOT one tocomplain, so he said it was fine and he would eat it over the spaghetti BUT the real problem was once he tasted it, he couldtell they were not FRESH clams and was completely disappointed they used canned clams. My 90 yr. old mother ordered the GarlicVeal Cutlet and although the veal had good flavor, it was quite literally drowning in the butter/sherry sauce. She actually usedseveral napkins to soak up some of the excessive amount of oil on her plate. When we told the waitress she just said she wouldtell the owner. The birthday girl ordered Louisa's Fettuccine Alfredo w/chicken and her sister ordered Tortellini Alfredo bothportions were large but tasted very bland. My friend ordered Chicken Marsala which is usually her favorite dish from her manyvisits to Canali's but tonight although the flavor was tasty her pasta was not al dente and was over cooked a Read more