Ristorante Allegria

“My wife and I came to Ristorante Allegria for a late lunch a couple Fridays ago around 2:30pm. They were not busy, just a few tables of people, so we got seated right away. They have both indoor and outdoor seating as well as bar seating. They have quite the extensive wine and specialty cocktail selection, however we were not in the mood to drink any alcohol during our meal that day. The bar area is quite large. We were waited by Richie and a busboy who were both great and attentive. Ambiance is classy, but there is no particular dress code as customers were from dressed casual to business attire. Food: - Complementary bred and dipping sauce: Bread (ciabatta?) was good and the dipping sauce was delicious with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, onions, olives, etc. - Calamari Fritti: thin, crisp batter and just the right amount of saltiness. The roasted bell pepper-chipotle aioli dipping sauce was good. - Insalata Di Arugula: Arugula salad was ok for me, but my wife didn’t care for it much because the papaya vinaigrette dressing was a little bland for her. It had a decent amount of pear, jicama, roasted walnuts and not too much blue cheese. I’m not a fan do blue cheese, so I was relived that there wasn’t too much, just enough to give it some flavor. - Pappardelle Allo Zaferano: fresh homemade saffron pasta with prawns and wild mushroom, finished with a roasted shrimp bisque. Very tasty with shrimp flavor and 4 large prawns. - Lunch Box Meal (available Monday-Friday): 3 Course meal. 1st course, choice of soup of the day or Mista salad. 2nd course, choice of 6 different entrees. 3rd course, blackberry sorbet. I chose the soup of the day which was a mushroom/shrimp bisque (smooth tomato based soup, wish there was actually chunks of shrimp in it). For the entree, I chose Rigatoni Alla Bolognese, meat sauce was really good and full of ground meat. The blackberry sorbet was really good. Overall, we had a good experience here and the food was delicious for the most part. My wife was a little disappointed as she wanted to order the Spaghetti Carbonara (saw it on an older menu on Yelp), but they no longer have it on the menu. The waiter said the chefs did not want it on the menu anymore, but not sure the reason. I would rate the overall expiring 4.5/5 stars.”

“Definitely delicious Italian food! The service was spot on. Very busy place for dinner on a Friday night. A bit noisy, but beautiful inside.”

“Food was amazing. We ordered Brischetta, pear salad, penned with red sauce & veggies, gnocchi al pesto. Everything tasted delicious. Atmosphere is gorgeous. Our server took great care of us. She kept checking on us every now n then making sure we got everything we wanted. Loved it. Recommend it for italian food lovers.”

“I enjoyed the fish with the mashed potatoes and the broccoli. I can by far say that the broccoli that was made here was so exquisite not too dry not too soft not too hard, but just right with the crunch. The fish the fish was made to a tea very good overall, I will come back here again and the crabcakes so good fire fire. Highly recommend this place to any one looking for some good crab cakes in the Napa Area”

“The vibe of this restaurant was relaxing and chill, but still felt fancy in a way. The bread is phenomenal and the chicken parm with alfredo was amazing. Unfortunately, the mac and cheese arancini and the bolognese were a bit dry. Definitely recommend this place for a nice evening out.”