Reviews for Villa di Como Ristorante in Albany, NY
You just have to go and discover for yourself. It is expensive, but worth it. Great staff too. Attentive, but not hovering. A... recommendation, too: the Pasta Al Salmone. You will not find it elsewhere. Truly special and delicious. Read more
Beautiful slice of Italy right in Albany! Gorgeous interior, excellent food and the friendliest staff. Wonderful experience! ... Also, have a glass of wine on the patio of 288 first. A delicious memory!! Read more
We traveled from West Hartford CT for Mother's Day to dine at Villa di Como and I have not had food this good since I was in... Italy in 2018. Literally everything that was placed the table was delicious, and made me think of my grandmother. Ali and theteam at Villa di Como are top notch and you can taste the love that goes into their food. I ordered the Gamberetti Parmigianaand it was absolutely perfect. Perfectly seasoned, perfectly cooked shrimp, al dente pasta and the portion was just right. Iwould drive back in a heartbeat and if I lived in Albany, this is the place I would make a standing weekly reservation at. Don't miss out on this gem. Read more
We dined at Villa di Como Ristorante last night, it met and exceeded our expectations. Our group wanted to try as many items as... possible so we shared everything. Margherita pie for app was nicely cooked. Quality cheese and the sauce was fresh anddelicious. Arancini were 5 to an order, small but flavorful. Would def order again. We tried the meatballs at the waitress?ssuggestion, they were great. Caesar salad was perfectly dressed, a nice balance and crisp greens. The star of the meal was thepasta vodka. Don?t miss this if you done here, it was pretty incredible. Overall, the prices skew slightly higher than I thinkthey could be, especially for the area. My advice to diners, don?t get hooked on this. You?re paying for thoughtful, fresh food,done right. Service was great and we will 100% be back whenever in the area. The restaurant is 5 minutes from The Egg, so ifyou?re catching a show, as we were, this location can?t be beat. Grazie mille Chef Ali, and VdCR , we had a lovely evening andgreat memories. Read more
Very delicious Italian food served at very atmosphere. Service was attentive and professional. Restaurant is decorated... beautifully. We had the Frutti De Mare, Pasta Con Salsicce, a bottle of Borollo. I can?t wait to come back! I like this place alot! Read more
My boyfriend and I came here for Valentine?s Day, and the experience here was absolutely amazing! Our waitress, Molly, was very... nice and a delight to have! The food, oh lord the food is heavenly. The entire night we could not stop raving about the food weate here. From the beginning with the garlic bread and hot Italian oil our expectations were greatly exceeded! We both also gotpasta dishes (spaghetti carbonara and spaghetti alle vongole) and they were amazing! I would 100% recommend anyone to come hereand I can?t wait until we get to visit again! Read more
We traveled from MA to this amazing place. Was totally worth the drive. Will definitely do it again. We met Chef Ali he made us... feel very welcomed. Each plate of food we received was delicious! Read more
Food: great and fresh. I love the olive oil they use. Wine: good higher quality selection. It was our server's first night and... she did a good job. Everything was going great. Then the owner/chef came out, which normally I love. However, in this case itjust was not a good experience. He asked what name our reservation was under, for which we said we did not have one. Then, foran excessive amount of time, he was so concentrated on wondering how we got in without a reservation (not sure, we walked in andthere was a table available??). He seemed offended we were able to be seated. He then called our server over (he said hecouldn't remember her name in front of us...yes it was her first night, but do better) to push his gift boxes. On the way out,we noticed all the photos of himself on the wall and entry tables. So, he just seems a little too full of himself for my liking.Enough so that I probably won't be back even though the food and wine were good. Read more