Reviews for Ralphie's Cafe Italiano in Salem, NH
It's been a while since we've been back to Ralphie's but it's a nice Italian meal every time. The portions are huge so I... encourage you to visit with an appetite! The small dining room is always packed but worth the wait. Pro tip order off the menuand the food is consistent and pretty quick! Read more
Skip the Tuscan Village and come here for authentic Italian food! Service was top-notch, and the food was definitely homemade... Italian family kitchen style. Delicious bread, pasta, homemade Italian dressing, and steak bomb. Our server was super friendlyand attentive to us. I am already looking forward to the the leftovers! Read more
I love this place but our most recent visit, the food wasn?t as good as it normally is. I ordered veal piccata and the veal was... breaded and fried instead of dredged in flour and pan seared as it usually is. I was very disappointed as I usually have a verypositive experience. Drinks and service was fantastic! Read more
Great location, loved the decor ???? waitress wasn't very personable. Maybe to busy but didn't introduce herself and we kinda... felt like she was only serving us because she had too. Who knows but regardless, the food was good. We'd go back. Read more
It's actually taken me awhile to ponder on whether or not I should write this review, Ralphies has a cult following it's... difficult to write something less than spectacular. I went here with my parents over a month ago now, the atmosphere is lovely,love the fun and casual decor. The people were also all very welcoming and friendly. APPS: We started off with the wings,they were fabulous, very saucy but still crispy, reminded me of a "scampi" style wing, like similar to the sauce you would getwith a scampi dish. We also got the chicken soup which was very good, it had small meatballs and was like a version of Italianwedding soup. For the mains: chicken and eggplant parmesan, seafood marinara, and shrimp fra diavolo. My shrimp were cookedperfectly, the chicken was plentiful and moist, my mom enjoyed her seafood dish. While the flavor on all dishes were good, thepasta was not. It tasted as if it were pre-made, like they made it in advance and then dunked it in boiling water and put in onthe plate. There was also excess pasta water on the bottom which is somewhat off putting. This was the case for all threedishes. I was surprised to see that they didn't finish the pasta directly into the sauce, instead it was just spooned on top. That definitely took away from the dishes. I feel like being an Italian restaurant they should at least cook the pasta well andhave it not be watery. They also don't offer fresh pasta, that would be a great addition to their menu. I will note thatportions are HUGE, so it is an excellent value, but they could step up their game. Read more
We have bought takeout from this place twice. The first time it wasn't a bad experience so we went last night because we were in... the area. This time it went not so well. I got the Chicken Marsala and the chicken in it was inedible. It was like chickenjerky. I couldn't even chew it because it was so overcooked or was previously frozen. My boyfriend got that Chicken BrocolliAlfredo and his chicken was overcooked as well. The Alfredo sauce was so oily and separated it was gross. It was NOT ediblealso. We both couldn't finish our meals and tossed them. I understand if it took us a long time to get home with the food, butit was still warm when we got home. There is no excuse. Nevermind the Italian dressings they gave us was just all oil so wecouldn't use that either. The best part of the meal was the bread, which is so sad. We won't be getting food from here again.Waste of money. Read more
Went with a group from work to honor a retiree with a lunch at Ralphie's. The portions were huge. The food was tasty. The... service was friendly. Idk what else to say about them. Honestly it's one of the best food experiences I've had since moving tothis area from the Deep South a few months ago. I had their tortellini in a tomato herb cream sauce and it was fantastic andthe portion MORE than filling. I had to have a cannoli anyway which was SUPER good. I would highly recommend eating here toanyone in the area. Keywords: Authentic, Italian, Large portions. Read more
Excellent food and service, prices are reasonable. I can't wait to go back and try their fettuccine Alfredo! The portions... are very generous. Check out the leftovers on my plate. Can't say enough about the red sauce! Read more