Ristorante Renato

Amazing restaurant! 10/10 recommend, the food was so good and the restaurant was very cozy with nice decor and lightening. The Cafe Diablo is definitely a must try when you visit, it's an alcoholic beverage of a few different things plus coffee and whipped cream. It doesn't taste like coffee or liquor and comes with a small show as they make it in front of you, video attached! I personally loved the grilled lamp chops and my husband really liked his short rib gnocchi. Def a must try for a nice night out or if you're a foodie!

While in town to visit friends and family, we were pleased to have reservations at this quaint Italian restaurant for Friday night dinner. Unfortunately, despite their nearly 50 years in business, the pasta was not al dente and the Veal Parmesan for much too thin and overcooked. The Shrimp Scampi lacked a sauce with little more than butter and the pasta stuck together. Very disappointing for the $70 for two (with only water to drink).

We had a great time in the outdoor seating! We called for a table and one was available 45 minutes later. We got the Scampi Napoli and Pollo con Prosciutto as our entrees. The appetizers were delicious, and the mozzarella in carozza were our favorites. I recommend checking the picture of the menus as the one listed are different. Great service, friendly staff 10/10

First time going there we went for the happy hour menu to see how the food was, I got the half plate 4 cheese ravioli, not impressed the pasta was doughy the sauce reminded me of Campbell's tomato soup made with cream. My other half hade the oyster Rockefeller they tasted great but shells in them made them crunchy. Last we had shrimp cocktail the shrimp was frozen and thawed very bland and tasteless. Service was good atmosphere as well wish the food would have been better.

Excellent eatery in downtown Fredericksburg! 10th Anniversary date night with the wife. Our server, Juan, was great, ensuring we had everything we needed without being overbearing. The food was perfect, from appetizers to dessert. Great portions and beautiful presentation. I highly recommend.

Great place for a slow romantic date night. The atmosphere has elegance, with table cloths and paintings. I love it that they brought our appetizer first, let us enjoy it, then took our order. We stayed about an hour and forty minutes enjoying the experience. Food is tasty Italian fare, though it’s possible to get better. They do it well. A couple small words of caution: (1) prices are higher than average since it’s a nice restaurant and (2) portions can be small depending on what you order, and (3) prices online are inaccurate. Pictures show (1) clams casino, (2) side salads, (3) veal chop, (4) veal and chicken with pasta, and (5) caramel custard.

Food was great, though it took a longggg time to arrive. We had a reservation and were just sat where they decided which was fine until I heard the hostess ask every single party afterwards where they wanted to sit and if they wanted a booth or table. So that seemed strange. Other than that, I'd give this place a try again.

I've been meaning to write a review for this restaurant for ages! We went there for our 6th anniversary and the oysters were incredible. We also went to a Spreading Smiles baseball game sponsored by Amazon and Turner Construction, where we met Elisa, her husband Tom, and Andy from Amazon. Andy from Amazon asked the girls to record some stuff on their GoPro, and they did such a great job that we got a GoPro 13 and tons of accessories – seriously, I can't even list them all! We're planning to go out and interview people at least once a week for more Sisters With A Mower YouTube content, so keep an eye out for our posts! Our Creator is amazing in the blessings thanks again for all you do for us. Special thanks Spreading Smiles & Amzon for supporting us in our mission to give back to and grow our community trough our youth. We can't wait for the weekend to get some content. Stay blessed S.W.A.M FAMILY Sincerely Willing And Motivated to strengthen our community by spreading kindness.

The restaurant itself is quiet and not too fancy just dressed up a bit which is good because you don't feel you have to get dressed up. The food was great my lamb chops were excellent as were the vegetables. The desserts were both great. The wait staff was friendly and kept us in drinks without a hiccup.

Had a good experience at Ristorante Renato last night. Food was good. My wife's chicken parmigiana was enough for two meals. Very nice ambiance, and the restaurant is right on the main drag in Old Town Fredericksburg. It's in a very old building, so it's an interesting mix of old and new inside. Food was a bit pricey, some of that being all the taxes. For two entrees, one half-priced happy hour appetizer and one half-priced happy hour drink it was $76, including taxes but not including tip. So, with tip, it cost us $91 for dinner for two. Pricey, but not outrageous these days, I guess. I like restaurants that have happy hour specials even on Saturdays for those of us who like to get in and get out early. Our waiter, Juan, was clearly a professional, and I got the feeling he's been a waiter for a long time (i.e. decades). I felt like I was at a high-end restaurant with him as my waiter. My unique observation is that I almost set my menu on fire. I leaned it up against the candle on the table, which I assumed was battery-operated like every other restaurant candle these days. Turns out they have real flames on their candles.

I'm adding a pic from my most recent visit! The oysters turned out very yummy once again. Our happy hour visit was a lot of fun and a ton of food for an affordable price!

I was disappointed with some of the food: 1. The fried ravioli didn't have cheese in every one of them. 2. The fried zucchini was cut too big making it very watery, 3. the crab cakes were ok ~ didn't want to finish them - fishy and watery It was ok. There are better places to eat. I probably won't go back Our waitress acted like she didn't want to wait on us, however, she was polite.

Renatos is a great Italian restaurant in downtown Fredericksburg. This amazing place has been in business since 1978 and their pasta entrees along with all of their other items are made fresh on site. You can clearly taste the difference! Zoey was our waitress this evening and she made our night wonderful! I was there with my family to celebrate my birthday and she was so pleasant and even surprised me with a birthday spumoni! I highly recommend this tasty hidden gem! My only comment would be to have a fresh black pepper grinder at the table or offered. All the other items are so fresh that adding that final touch of freshly ground pepper would be great. None the less, a must try restaurant!

Had a birthday party for my sister and it was great. The food and service were wonderful!!!!

We loved our dinner here on Valentine's night. Smaller portions of pasta, but tasty. The meals also come with a side salad and bread for the table. Highly recommend the chicken parmesan, tiramisu and espresso martini for dessert.

It all went well, the food, service and the ambiance. You feel at home from the moment you open the door. You are greeted by the hostess and more often than not the owner. The service is great.

Service and food were both good but could be improved. The waiter was busy and let us sit for quite a while before taking our food order. Foodwise: I may be generous with four stars but, most important to us was that our entrees were quite good. However, -the clams casino had tiny claims and their flavor was overwhelmed by cheese (not worth the money), and -the house salads were very plain, not much more than iceburg lettuce. Actually, our biggest disappointment of the night was the bread. I grew up in a town in upstate NY with two Italian bakeries, so I know good Italian bread. This place does not serve good bread, Italian or otherwise. I'm surprised at this, considering how long they have been in business.

Restaurante Renato is a class restaurant with reasonable prices and a wonderful menu. To start with, its Happy Hour Menu is great and a bargain, oysters on the half shell at $1.00 each.(I realize this price could change). The regular menu leaves nothing (in my opinion) to be desired. The service is excellent. What more can I say. My favorite Fredericksburg restaurant.

Went on Valentine's Day and dined in their cozy outdoor patio! The entire experience from service to food was wonderful. We began with bread and shortly after a basket of bread and butter, followed by their oysters rockefeller and finally the gnocchi d'mama. Im still thinking about that gnocchi! We will be coming to dine there again!

Dined in on a slow evening with family and the patio was packed. We opted to sit inside. It took a while to be greeted and even once we were, service was extremely slow. For some reason, our server was assigned to both patio tables and indoor tables which may have prevented her from providing better service to us. Nonetheless, we started with drinks, some wine, cocktails, and soft drinks. Everything came out as ordered, although my dirty gin martini (a featured cocktail on their menu) was extremely strong and light on the olive juice. It also had a lot of mysterious floaters. I asked for more olive juice, and although it didn't completely fix it and still had floaters, I drank the botched martini anyway. For starters, we had the Oysters Rockefeller, and after my first, I decided not to have any more. The oysters are most likely frozen (and taste as such) based on my experience. I'd rather go without, they were not good. Although I love calamari, I did not try theirs because based on the photos, that is yet another frozen appetizer that they serve. Not my thing. For dinner, I had the eggplant parmesan with broccoli as my side and a Caesar salad to start. All of this was good, no complaints. But I can also honestly say that I have had better. After dinner, we had Tiramisu and I had an Espresso Martini. I was surprised that my Espresso Martini had some sort of cream (and a lot of it) which was obviously unexpected. I do try to limit my dairy intake, especially for things that are easily avoided such as cream and milk, so I was unpleased by this additional ingredient. But again, I drank it anyway, although disappointed. The Tiramisu was nothing special. I would not recommend nor return to Ristorante Renato, only because I know that I can receive better food and service elsewhere.

Well my friends, I normally remember my food for the most part from each restaurant but I don't really recall much about my dish. I truly remember the service. It was great! Came in on a chilly evening during COVID and since my father wanted to be outside, they had industrial heaters (they were amazing!) and blankets to accommodate for those that were chilly. The waiters we had were very accommodating and willing to please. The owner was there and he was a great host as well! The Charcuterie board was a great addition to the start of the meal. It wasn't anything over the top but i do believe they have a larger version than ours that you can try. My family loved their dishes. They ordered lasagna, veal and chicken and I ordered the Shrimp picatto. Like I stated before I can't really recall the taste but from the picture I took, it's looks delicious. One thing I would say could be a change, is the blanket bins should have clean and dirty written so once one is used another person isn't using the same blanket until it's washed. I know that may be another duty to add but you don't want to have germs spreading and cause other issues. All in all, I would stop here again. Thanks for taking care of us!

Came here with Wifey and my daughter to celebrate her her last home track meet. So proud of this kid. I've wanted to eat here for years so we finally had a good reason. This place has a great decor and was very welcoming. We were seated immediately (thankfully because we were all hungry). We started with some drinks - I had a Manhattan, Wifey got a Hendricks and tonic, and the girl had a Summer martini...all three were nice pours and refreshing. For appetizers we shared the fried Calamari and the girl also got Onion soup. The calamari were crispy and quite delicious. Finally, four our entrees I had the Scallopini Romeo and Juliet, the girl had Penne vodka with shrimp (what else would she have?) and wifey had the Pollo con prosciutto. The food and presentation were fantastic. If I'm ever back in Fredericksburg craving Italian...I know where I'm going. Great food, great service, and a really nice place to eat.

Great food and service! The outdoor patio is a wonderful addition, our waitress was on point with all our requests.

This is one of our favorite places for FXBG restaurant week, but any time is good, too. The dining room feels like the good old days in NYC Italian neighborhoods, as does the traditional service. Everything we have ordered has been delicious, and they have oysters during happy hour. Wine is so reasonable. During the pandemic they expanded into an outside space and now made it permanent - I'm looking forward to good weather and enjoying the ambiance amid the flowers and plants.

I am extremely disappointed about my experience at Renato this past Friday. I expected to the service to be much better. I booked an INDOOR table for 5 for my dad's 75th birthday weeks ago, and called the week before to confirm. When we arrived (early), we were told they were backed up inside and couldn't turn the table that was supposed to be ours over and that we would have to sit outside, despite the fact we had booked the table for a special occasion and that it was raining and my sister is pregnant. We were assured it would be warm with heat lamps, but the lamps were either so hot or did not reach far enough that we were in different climate zones depending on which side of the table you sat on. The maître d (or owner?) was incredibly rude and did not even offer an apology, let alone a free round of drinks. Almost as soon as we were seated outside, the party that came in after us was given "our" indoor table. There is zero ambiance outside; in fact, the whole reason we booked at Renato was to enjoy the indoor holiday setting. The service was equally poor. It took a good 10-15 minutes for anybody to acknowledge we were there and take our drink orders. The first round of cocktails we ordered were entirely wrong (for example, I ordered a gin martini up with a twist and received an extra dirty vodka martini). The food itself was fine and the only pleasurable part about the meal, although several menu items came not as described (the charcuterie board was missing a few things and two of the main course dishes were served with the wrong kind of pasta). At the end, all of the incorrect items appeared on the bill and I had to go through line by line and have 7 drinks that we were never served or had to send back taken off. Pure incompetence! Needless to say, we won't be returning.

I attended a private dinner last evening and had a wonderful time with people I've never met before. I am grateful to have had this experience. The biggest "rose" of the evening was, hands down, the service! I failed to get the young woman's name, regretfully, but I spoke with her on the way out to let her know that I deeply appreciated her hard work. The appetizers, main course, and selected wine (by the staff), made for an excellent meal. The biggest "thorn" of the evening was unfortunately due to the overall design of the building. There was a party "sweet sixteen" as I was told, going on in close proximity to our dining room. We unfortunately had a steady steam of lost guests coming in on our event, either looking for their event or looking for the restrooms. Pairing this with the loud noise (assuming they had a DJ), conversation at our table was often very difficult. If the proprietor reads this, I'm in hopes that he/she might know just how hard the woman worked to take care of our event, mostly by herself. Highest regards.

This is the 4th trip to Renatos and each time I hope it gets better. Not the case. Sat outside in the new patio area on a Saturday at 730pm. Music was way too loud and more like karaoke. The service was good. Our waitress tried to make the experience better but......the food is not good. The side of vegetables was a single half of a tomato and when we said something about it, they literally brought another tomato to the table....comical. The "linguini" that was to come with the scallops and shrimp was spaghetti with tomato sauce. Authentic Italian......not in any way shape or form. The shrimp salad was suppose to come with grilled shrimp.....nope, it was boiled. Very disappointing. ..

Excellent food and service. Enjoyed patio area for Happy Hour with large group and was pleased with everything. Would recommend!

My husband had a reservation for us last night at 8:30 pm but we had arrived around 8:50 due to traffic . the host did not fuss at all and seated us right away . Once seated we were immediately greeted by our waiter, Tommy . He brought us bread and water and got our drinks started right away . We put in an order for a dozen of oysters . it was decently sized . came quick and we had ordered our main course . I picked filet mignon with jumbo shrimp that came with a side of linguini pasta and marina sauce . Let me just say it was worth the wait. Hubs got lamb chops came In 4 pieces . It was cooked just how he wanted. his came with a side of broccoli. unfortunately we didn't save room for dessert . the valentines drink special was also lovely . all in all we will be back!!! amazing food and service.

Classy, upscale authentic Italian restaurant with exceptional service (thank you Jeffrey), at a very reasonable price. I absolutely recommend!

My boyfriend and I were looking for a good place to get some oysters. So we looked online and we found this place. The ambience is very calming and Italian. even the music they played was Italian. We started off with a lemon drop martini and a glass of Sauvignon Blanc. Then of course we had our oysters on the half shell. The oysters were a bit big and slimy, but the taste was good. Next we had our oysters Rockefeller. Those were probably the best out of any oysters I've had. I also had a Tortellini Broda which is essentially just chicken dumplings in chicken broth. I LOVED that soup. I asked the bartender to make me a kind of sour not too sweet martini. He came back with the clover club martini which is featured on their menu but originally contains gin. He made a great choice because the drink was fantastic. Our lamb chops came out next. This was my first time trying lamb chops. They were fantastic, very tender and juicy. Our server Dylan was such a sweetheart. The bartender's name was Steven. overall, our experience was very relaxing and tasteful. We will definitely be returning.

t's rare that everyone at a table loves the food they order, but it happened last night at Ristorante Renato. Everything we ordered was delicious and well presented. It's obvious that they pay a lot of attention to details. We were also celebrating a double birthday and Valentine's Day, so our expectations were high. We will definitely be back!

Visiting friends and came here on a Tuesday evening and it was bustling. The atmosphere was relaxed and joyful, with many locals having holiday gatherings. We had a tasty meal and service was friendly and expedient, despite all of the tables being filled. The oysters rockefeller were probably some of the best we've ever had. They were packed with flavor and very juicy. The shrimp renato was good, with a spring onion and mushroom flavor profile. The lamb chops were unfortunately a little disappointing, as they were tough and didnt have much flavor. We topped the dinner off with a cute and delicious dessert -- a frozen orange sorbet in a halved orange! This is definitely a great place for a nice dinner.

Great food and drinks. Ask for Luis he is the best!!! Their patio is very nice and their food is very tasty. I like coming to Rentatos because i like the way Luis makes the Cafe Diablo.

The food is good BUT you definitely need to have patience while dining here! My husband and I always walk by this place and decided to try it tonight for our 2nd anniversary dinner. We sat inside in a cute booth in the back. The manager/host was super friendly and gave us a few recommendations. From there it was a waiting game for our server. We ended up ordering the crab cakes, two house salad, lasagna, *insert name of my husbands dish since I wasn't paying attention*, chocolate mouse cake (soooo good) and coffee. The bill wasn't too bad either for the amount of food. Also LOVED the fact my husband had a question on if a particular dish had pork in it and the owner stopped by our table to answer. Both my husband and I agreed the food is good and we would go back. Just not when we have much planned for the day.

My husband and I went for a date night here tonight. Unfortunately didn't have a reservation and walked in hoping to get seated. Thankfully Tom (the manager) was able to offer the one table right by the front window to us. The whole time from the moment we sat down the staff was hands down the best. Fast, knowledgeable, and provided the best customer service. To top it off the best food, coffee, and cheesecake hands down!!

Arrived for 5pm dinner reservations at 20 till 5pm. Let hostess know that we had reservations, and she asked if we wanted to be seated inside or out. We said outside would be fine. Luis was our waiter. He immediately brought out bread. We ordered unsweetened iced teas. He repeated our drink order back to us correctly. He brought the teas, and I started to put Splenda in my glass as I ordered an appetizer for us (the Oysters Rockefeller from the Happy Hour menu). Luis saw me adding Splenda and said, "You wanted unsweetened iced teas?" I said, "Yes" as I continued adding Splenda. He said, "My apologies, these are Sweet teas" and took them back, and brought out unsweetened iced teas. Soon after, our appetizer came out. Luis dropped it off, and went to another table. Oysters on the half shell. We'd ordered Oysters Rockefeller. I motioned for Luis, who took it back, and brought back a half dozen Oysters Rockefeller. He was 2/2 on bringing the wrong food. My husband and I each had 2, but also wasted 2. I didn't care for the heavy spinach on them, not to mention, I was saving my appetite for pasta! I ordered the Scampi Renato with linguine. My husband ordered the Pollo Mimosa with linguine. Our side salads came out... iceberg lettuce with shredded carrots, and a small wedge of tomato. No choices for dressings. Fortunately, the Italian dressing was really good, because the salad was quite sad otherwise. Now I will take some responsibility on my part for not asking any questions in regards to our meal. And Luis wasn't offering any advice, even though our reservations clearly stated we'd never been there before. I assumed that our meals would come with pasta (not just the side of pasta). When we had the option to choose pasta or vegetables as a side, I just thought I was getting more pasta. I also assumed that the pasta would have the same sauce as the entree, or come plain. The food came out rather quickly. What we got was our meat/seafood and sauce on one plate, and a small bowl of linguine with red sauce on the side. My jumbo shrimp were like rubber, but the sauce had a nice flavor, so I ate most of what was on the plate. I had a couple of bites of the linguine, but I was already full. My husband ate all of his dinner, but thought that his sauce tasted like cream and flour, rather than a real Alfredo sauce. He'd given me a bite to sample, and I'd have to agree. He liked the linguine, but wasn't a fan of the red sauce either. After dinner we ordered dessert. We ordered one slice of chocolate mousse cake to split and 2 cups of coffee. While Luis was getting our cake, the manager/owner's husband, came over and asked my name. He explained that he had a special table inside waiting for us. I told him that I wasn't aware that we had a special table waiting for us. He asked if we'd already eaten, which we explained that we had, but that we would be happy to come inside to have our dessert, considering that I was getting quite uncomfortable outside, as it continued to get cooler. The chocolate mousse cake was really good, and the coffee was excellent! (Although Luis only brought 1 cup for me) The manager was friendly, and offered my husband a complimentary glass of champagne or Prosecco, which my husband decided to try. When the bill came, we'd saw that we'd been charged full price for the Oysters. Luis tried to explain to me that the Happy Hour special was $2 each oyster, and that "we" had ordered 6. I rebuttled that we hadn't ordered six, we pointed towards the happy hour special, and said we wanted the Oysters Rockefeller, and that was all we said. I explained that we've never been there before, and furthermore, he'd never asked how many we wanted. Had we known that we were being charged per oyster, we would've only ordered 1 or 2 a piece. Now maybe this is common knowledge for people who always order oysters. But I have never ordered happy hour oysters before, and was not aware that this was how it worked. He showed me the menu, as if he were trying to prove that they were $2 per oyster. But no where on the happy hour menu does it mention that it's $2 a piece. There is a list of happy hour specials, with various prices next to them. Nowhere on there does it mention that you're paying per oyster.We would have paid the $13 for the 6 oysters, which still was slightly more than the happy hour special anyway. But the manager came back over, and took them completely off the bill, which we appreciated. Overall, there was a huge lack of communication with staff. I also did not find their food to be appealing to our pallets. And I definitely did not find it to be valuable, with as little pasta as you get. With that being said, we will most likely never visit this restaurant again.

Excellent service, wonderful atomosphere, and delicious food! Great place for a date night, birthday dinner celebration, as well as a family dinner. Delicious dinners from chicken, veal, steak or seafood to the best homemade ravioli! This is located downtown Fredericksburg, VA. It has been serving the city since 1978, The inside dining room is small, but they have a wonderful patio outside that has a really nice ambiance too. We have had excellent waiters and waitresses there. They are very welcoming and accommodating. Very classy place. Will be back.

Service here is subpar. When I entered the restaurant around 12:30, I stood for over 5 minutes before the hostess came to me. Halfway to me, a man came in who stood behind me she asked me how many and asked him too and he said he wanted to sit on the patio. Even though I was first, she got menus for him and said you can come too. I said I had said I wanted to be seated indoors. She sat HIM first!!! Once seated, I sat for 10 minutes until I was even given water - even though she stood behind me and held a lengthy conversation with the party seated behind me!!! The waiter has to be grabbed when you can catch him. Never came back and asked if everything was satisfactory- just dropped off the food. SMH. Never again.

Always a wonderful dinner at Renato's with incredible service by Juan. The oysters are excellent!

Food and service were very good! It was my husband and I's first time there. You get a lot of food given the cost: bread, salad, side and main dish. I got the steak and he got the salmon and both were delicious. The cappuccino was also good. Our waiter Jeffery was also amazing very kind, attentive, and overall great. Would go again.

Horrible on a Saturday night. They overestimate their tables. Better to stay home and grill a hamburger.

The food was excellent. I had pollo con prosciutto and it was light and delicious! The restaurant was charming. But the very best part was Juan, our server. He was a class act and took pride in his work. Juan's cafe Diablo presentation is unlike anything I have ever seen. Well worth the trip. Very enjoyable evening! Highly recommend.

Great food, great service, and a wonderful ambiance. Nice location in downtown Fredericksburg, where you can take a nice walk after a great meal. Fantastic outdoor seating with heaters. Juan and Jeffrey are our favorite servers.

We ate outside for dinner and the atmosphere was really nice, when it started raining they opened the umbrella which completely covered our party of 8. Our table was checked on pretty frequently, our drink order was messed up but that was quickly resolved. We all enjoyed the house salad dressing. I got the Gnocchi d' Mamma. The portion was small for me but I loved the sauce, it was the best part of the dish and was delicious with the bread. Overall it was a good dining experience.

Do yourself a favor and hit the best happy hour in Fredericksburg (including Stafford and Spotsy County). Jeffrey took care of us and was a champ. Anytime our drinks neared empty his head was on swivel with refills. The man behind the bar was an artist; best martinis we've had anywhere in FXBG. I also had a mai tai and it definitely tasted like it was fresh squeezed. We had raw oysters, oysters Rockefeller, shrimp cocktail, various pastas (they taste home made) and the crab avocado appetizer. We left stuffed and happy. I'd recommend reservations, even for happy hour because it got very busy around 4:30.

Good atmosphere and amazing food! It is a nice place for date night and family dinner. I will come back!

Food and service were excellent. My husband had the grilled veal chop which he raved over for weeks afterwards. I had chicken cooked in a wine and butter sauce. Chicken was so tender it just melted in your mouth. So good!

My family has been going to Renato's since I came out of the womb and even before that, so it has become a staple for our special nights out. When I give this place four stars, understand that I am giving one extra star purely for the service: for as long as we have been customers, we have always been treated like family and they always remember us when we come in. As for the food, I will be upfront and say it is not the best Italian food I have had. But it is still good and I have my favorites on the menu: the Agnolotti (spinach ravioli) is always my go-to and the cream sauce it is served in is unbeatable! My dad always gets the linguini with white clam sauce, and he always says it's the best he's had. We also often order garlic bread, but be warned: the garlic bread here is honestly way too strong for my liking, so if you like lots of garlic, it's definitely for you! To drink, I am a huge fan of their white sangria... They make it daily in house, and it is on the sweeter side but is not too sweet. Renato's is a family tradition that hopefully sticks around!

My son and daughter-in-law chose Ristorante Renato for their wedding rehearsal dinner. I was worried because I have celiac, but they did a great job accommodating my condition. I went to the restaurant a few weeks early, my server was fantastic and answered all of my questions. My food was prepared in separate pans. When it came to the rehearsal dinner, they have a back room with a separate bar and bathrooms. We had our own bartender and wait staff. We were a group of 30+. The gluten free food was served separately and they were very careful when dealing with cross contamination. As a person with celiac I do ask that my food is served separately so nothing can cross contaminate by coming out on a mixed tray of food. The management team was awesome and will definitely dine there again.

My family picked this restaurant as the choice for my nephews graduation dinner. We had never been here before and were excited to try something new. We ended up getting here right as happy hour was starting and were able to order a few special items that were on the menu. We tried the mini crab cakes, calamari, and oyster Rockefeller. The crab cakes were extremely tiny and for $10 I felt they weren't really worth the price. We enjoyed the oysters and the calamari. Everything came out quickly and service was very attentive. However, I felt like our waitress could've been nicer. Whenever we asked for items or refills it seemed like it was a bother to her. For how much we were spending and how many people were in our party, I felt like she could've had better customer service. The manager was nice upon arriving and the other wait staff were friendly.

We had reservations for 7:30 pm on Saturday evening and asked for an outdoor table. We sat at a small table closest to William Street. We thoroughly enjoyed the foot traffic-lots of families and young people enjoying the lovely weather. Turns out William street is a main drag-dozens of pick up trucks and motorcycles revving up, just like the old days. We had both read the reviews about house made pasta. Delicious! The dessert was also house made-Tiramisu. Wonderful! The wine was very nice and our server was always nearby but never hovering. We will definitely go back.

Every time we visit historic Fredericksburg Virginia we seek out Ristorante Renato, ambiance is delightful, service is impeccable, and their Italian food is consistently excellent

First, let me say, we love this place. Could have been an off night. They were very busy. With that being said, my wife and I visited on a Saturday night for dinner. We got our drinks, timely, and ordered Oysters Rockefeller for each of us as an appetizer. The server brought us calamari, which we politely informed him was incorrect, and that we were supposed to get a different dish. No problem a few minutes later, they brought the right dish. Shortly after finishing the appetizers, our server brought salads to the table. Fine. Then, in less than a minute, the entrées came... Right on top of the salad. A little too quick. Someone wasn't paying attention. My wife's entrée was supposed to be Veal Saltimbocca and I ordered Pollo Ivana. My dish was fine. Perfectly cooked and seasoned with a very nice sauce. The veal, not so much. It was over cooked and quite tough. There was no prosciutto or sage anywhere to be found. In fact, you could not call this Veal Saltimbocca. The sauce, while tasty, had a little bit too much salt, IMO. My wife has ordered this dish on multiple occasions and never been disappointed. Tonight she was disappointed. Is this a Training problem? Or were they simply too busy to pay attention to timing and preparation? And who was responsible for making sure that the dish that was going to the table was properly prepared and plated before it left the kitchen? We did not complain due to the fact that they were extremely busy, and we did not want to impact others' dining experience. No doubt we will return and enjoy many more dinners there. The Oyster Rockefellers are hands-down, the best appetizer in Fredericksburg, VA. As for the outdoor dining area...it is very attractive and we would have loved to enjoy a nice dinner in the open air. However, the guitarist/singer entertainment was excessively loud. I don't go to an Italian restaurant to hear rock 'n' roll. Some nice classical or light jazz guitar would've been very nice. Or, even recorded Italian music, which I wish they would play inside. It would've been impossible to have a conversation outside with the level of volume that the entertainer was creating. While this may seem highly critical. I'm trying to be as gentle as possible. I am a former restaurant owner myself and understand that on any given night there could be many rough spots. I'm sure they will work it out. Three stars based on this visit only.

Salads horrible Linguine horrible Sauce horrible Shrimp like rubber Terrible server had too many tables no focus on us first time there while on vacation in Virginia

My family has eaten here 3 times since we moved here in 2023. First time wasn't bad. We ate here about a month or so ago and the food was good, service too. Just finished dinner and the food was beyond horrible, service beyond bad. They changed the menu to simplify and you would think the food should be great. That was not the case, lasagna was a pile of some meat over noodles and the rest just bad. To add even more, supposed to get a salad with entree, never got one. Need to figure it out. Won't be back anytime soon.

Excellent food and service. We had the opportunity to meet the owner and what a warm and friendly people. Food was fresh and home made and the outside seating area was very warm with the new heaters. Service is top notch and servers take pride in their dress and demeanor. Like a high end restaurant should be. Overall great experience and great happy hour specials. Besides, everyone loves business owners who allow you to bring your Bernadoodle to the outside seating area. Highly recommend!!