Great meal, great service! Try the short ribs, gnocchi! Wow! Roasted chicken delish too! Every bite! Liz, our server, top notch.
Kimberly Starr Cecchini
+5
The food is amazing. It's wonderfully prepared with fresh ingredients and the presentation is very nice. Wine selection is outstanding as are the incentive cocktails. The decor is friendly and relaxed but a bit upscale enough to feel like you're some place special. The service was five star. Will definitely return soon!
Farina has a good thing going. The food was excellent, wife and I did a couple apps and entrees a piece, pics attached. They also have a great wine pairing and overall beverage selection. Our waitress was great, attentive and chill, but not in a way where she forgot about our table. Will definitely be coming back in the future! 🍝
My experience at Farina Neighborhood Italian restaurant was fantastic. The delicious food, cozy atmosphere, and excellent service made it a place to visit again.
The menu at Farina was extensive, offering a wide range of traditional Italian dishes. They had everything from classic pasta dishes like spaghetti carbonara and lasagna to delicious wood-fired pizzas with various toppings. It was difficult to choose just one dish, but I ultimately decided to Pesto Primavera.
I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for authentic Italian cuisine in Raleigh,NC. I have to bring my family here. ❣️
Jenifer Salter Realtor
+5
Just YES!! How did I go this long living right across the street and never went! I mean, it was incredible. Had the chicken parm sandwich and the crispy eggplant sandwich during lunch. It was the best iIalian I have had.....and I am ITALIAN!
This was our first time to Lafayette Village and it is adorable!! We went on a Friday night and Farina was the busiest place there by far. We got there at 530 and was seated right away but by the time we left around 7 it was fully packed. The calamari is excellent and we enjoyed the meat/cheese board. The margarita pizza was so good, the dough was so soft - my kids never eat crust but ate this. It was a bit floppy but the flavors and sweet sauce made up for it. The chicken parm was very good. My only complaint is my kids got the kids meal spaghetti and it was $10 and it was just pasta & butter and didn’t come with anything else. Seemed a bit steep. (They still devoured it and wanted more though). The service was very good even when they were at their busiest. We enjoyed our meal very much.
pleasantly surprised! (in fact I was BLOWN away) food is FANTASTIC & the drinks are so creative will return ! great prices as well. Their Limoncello spritz is a MUST
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What a great place - both times! We stumbled upon Farina two years ago and loved the food and service and vowed to come back. Well, we were new to the area and forgot the name/could never find this place again. However, we happily found it, now two years later, and are so happy we did! After our failed attempt to go to Enrigo's for a friend's birthday (go check out my review for Enrigo for that story), we were encouraged to enjoy a great Italian meal and we are so happy we were able to do that at Farina.
With no reservation at 7pm on a Saturday, they were able to seat our party of two immediately. Our server was Brooke who was extremely nice, knowledgeable about the menu, and provided very prompt and stellar service. Making recommendations and asking for refills or if we needed anything before we even thought about it was fantastic.
The meals here are always delicious. The calamari is quite delicious and the peppers add a delightful fresh, salty-spicey kick to the calamari. The aioli is also quite tasty.
For meals, we had the Pesto Primavera with chicken and the Farina (Meat) Pizza. The pasta had a delicious pesto sauce and paired with a healthy portion of pasta and chicken. The pizza was also delicious - thin crust, not too much sauce, and well seasoned toppings. The sausage was delicious and the peppers on the pizza added depth. Did you know they make their own in-house made butter? It was delicious and took the ever normal table bread to a different level. We actually asked for more bread and butter because it was so tasty!
The cocktails were also delicious - strong and not too sweet.
Overall, it was a wonderful dining experience from the kind host, prompt service, and delicious food. We will definitely be back for our next dose of Italian cuisine!
Such a gem of a place. My daughter and I wanted a nice Italian meal. We both enjoyed our dishes. I ordered the bolognese and she had the roasted lobster spaghetti. Both were delicious and came out relatively quickly. Atmosphere was very calm and quaint. Appreciated the experience!
Went on a Saturday evening and only had to wait about 10 minutes, which is no problem considering you're in the village. We ordered some drinks which were all tasty after being outside in the heat. I ordered the Balsamic Roasted Mushrooms topped with chicken breast. It was absolutely delicious. I would recommend it to any mushroom lover. My family also ordered Chicken Parm and the Bolognese. I was lucky to try both dishes before they were eaten up, and they were equally fresh, savory Italian dishes. Don't let the location fool you they do quality Italian, I can't wait to try the Pizza.
Come here every Friday with the team. Food is great and servers are always nice. If you complain they take too long… good food takes longer to prep and cook. Drinks are soooo gooood don’t ever change that.
It is quite apparent that this restaurant has quite a following. Unfortunately, if you want to make reservations, there are some odd stipulations which I found makes planning ahead to dine here much less appealing.
One thing you can count on is great customer service, the front of the house, however, seems to be slightly behind in that area. The wine menu won't disappoint, and neither will the GRILLED CIABATTA BRUSCHETTA, the drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette really makes it standout above the rest.
The BRAISED SHORT RIBS is an entree I would highly recommend, well prepared short ribs blend perfectly with the Gnocchi, although I am quite sure this Gnocchi smothered in the creamy Gorgonzola sauce would be great on its own.
Great food and great company, and a ridiculous reservation policy, definitely worth a try.
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