Alfredo's Italian Restaurant

08/03/09

Great family place!

by april414

This was our first time at this resturant. We brought our 3yr old daughter who sometimes has trouble sitting still. They talked and played with her and even gave her a free whipped cream cookie desert! The food was wonderful and the atmosphere was very nice with really low lighting. We will definatley go back again and again!

• Pros: Very friendly service

07/17/09

What happaned to this once great place?

by alexpava1

Had been here many times and loved it. Went back to Alfredo's with a group of 9 this time (we often have a large group so that was nothing new) and the service was beyond bad - I'd have to call it rude and mean spirited. It took 40 minutes to take the order as the waiter kept ignoring us to tend to smaller groups first. He threw the food at us, spoke rudely to members of our group and even yelled at us. If you look at the dates on the reviews here like I have, you will see a pattern growing of a great restaurant that is going bad. Most of the more recent reviews seem to be about the service. Hope they turn it around. There's another good Italian restaurant just down the block that I'm going to next time.

• Pros: Food
• Cons: Service

06/15/09

Do yourself a favor and go anywhere else!

by Rob4

My wife and I decided to take a friend of ours out for Italian tonight. For years I ate at Alfredo's. But I had several bad experiences there and quit going.

Why I decided to try them again I don't know. Best I can say is maybe they are "h*t or miss." This place used to be GREAT. My friend's food (he is Italian and loves to eat) was a disaster. It was hot and cold. He says they sprinkled some items on top and expected the sauce to heat them up. He gave me a clam and a piece of calamari and they were both stone cold.

Simple advice, if you are not a regular there, JUST DON'T DO IT!!!! If you are a regular there tell the establishment the truth. They need to know.

• Pros: Can't think of any
• Cons: Terrible location, service & food

04/03/09

Best Italian in Atlanta

by AtlBornNRaised

Try not to fill up on the generous amounts of garlic bread and antipasti they start you off on. Everything here is excellent, from the appetizers (escargot is excellent) and pastas to the veal, chicken, and seafood dishes, to the filet mignon. They have a good wine list, but the house wines are all pretty palatable and cheap. AMAZING service and dark, cozy atmosphere.

• Pros: Excellent food and atmosphere
• Cons: Sometimes crowded, reservations not honored

02/23/09

Consistently Good

by mdebranski

Alfredo's is consistently good. Some might not care for the decor but its actually very cozy - in a "take me back a few decades" sort of way.

• Pros: Good Food, Friendly Service
• Cons: ?

01/11/09

Get Me Outta this Place

by Mellybutton

Overpriced. Bad food. Overbearing waiter. NOT authentic italian.

Went there on New Years Eve--didn't know it was some sort of special occasion there.

Close your eyes and picture this: dimly lit place. old couples. fur coats. poofy bangs. stuffy feeling. aquarium behind bar. hasn't changed one iota since 1983....Sounds cool, right?

But not so cool. Culinary letdown.

After you are finally seated (long lines) you get a small plate full of soggy vegetables that have been resting in water for probably about a week. The garlic bread that people say is soooooooo good, is just garlic bread, with a lot of garlic and butter. nothing impressive.

The sweaty waiter makes jokes...more jokes....go away please...his father owns the place....

I order my food. I look across at the grim lady preparing the checks in the doorless office filled with pictures of washed up celebrities who must come prepared with an autographed headshot of themselves at every restaurant they come to.

I get my food, goat cheese ravioli. sitting in-- tomato water. Yumm. I mean, ITS BAD. I was really hungry and couldn't down this shit...it tasted legitimately bad. and i love pasta. and i love goat cheese. and i love tomatos.

I was hoping that this place was at least authentic...like authentic italian food with a cheesy atmosphere. But its not authentic at all. Yes the owners are Italian, no they can't cook. its for people who "just loooooove this place" and so they bring the whole family along, but they never stop and question whether its really that good. Which it just isn't.

I just wanted to get out of there by the end. out out out...BUT I couldn't bc I first had to pay 20 dollars...SERIOUSLY THE MOST OVERPRICED BAD FOOD I"VE EVER EATEN

• Pros: leaving
• Cons: overpriced

01/05/09

REALLY DISAPPOINTED

by rjc08

I was really dissapointed with the food and the service. Nothing much to say. I wouldn't recommend it.

• Pros: None
• Cons: Terrible experience

12/09/08

Awesome!!!

by stevieb611

The person below, you obviously don't know what good food and service is. I guess you think of Olive Garden is authentic italian food. This place has been here this long because they are in fact fantastic! If you want something fast and quick, then I suggest going to Fazolis. Or maybe stay home and cook a can of Chef Boy'ardee. This place doesn't rush you, as me and my family like. They wine and dine you. It's the food, the experience, and the atomosphere that makes this place wonderful!

• Pros: Always wonderful! Food is fantastic!
• Cons: Nothing negative here!

11/20/08

Tony Soprano Lives!

by FifthGrouper

I love this place if only for the scenery; truly like being an extra on the set of The Sopranos...."woke up this morning, got myself a gun."

The decor is a hoot and probably original to the 1950s, as are some of the patrons. Not a window in the place - perhaps it's the casino "they'll spend more if they can't tell what time it is" theory or maybe it's to keep you from escaping once they've realized you're behind on your payments on that loan you took out from the owner to pay your gambling debts.

I tell ya, the naugahyde on these booths has seen more action than Lindsay Lohan and you'd swear Frank Sinatra was singing in the lounge instead of just playing through the 30-year-old speakers.

Oh, and the food, right, the food - it's delicious and authentic (although my Italian mama disagreed, but she doesn't like anything, so take it with a grain of Parmesan). The mussles are amazing and I seriously wanted to drink the juice they were swimming in directly from a wine glass - it was THAT good.

Your waiter is bound to be named Luigi or Mario - just roll with it and enjoy the most excellent pizon watching this side of the Atlantic. Hey is that guy getting rubbed out in the corner? Ciao bella!

Honestly, could I throw in one more Italian stereoptype? I can, cuz I am.

• Pros: food, atmosphere, people-watching
• Cons: dark room

11/17/08

Surviving on regulars and neighorhood

by HUNGRY1225

I have to agree with the last 2 rewiews. Was told by a fellow employee that alot of there food indeed comes out of a can. Also a long time waiter cursed at us in latino, being ignorant to the fact that we undersood what he was saying. I could go on and on, so lets just say we will not be back.

• Pros: convinient
• Cons: Tony