The food was excellent and the service was even better. Emilio's also has a great overall atmosphere, I would recommend this place to anybody. I have been here for days in a conference, eating horrible food...wish I would've tried Emilio's sooner. By far this is the best place I have eaten in Staunton.
This was the perfect place for a romantic dinner: starry lit patio, excellent food, wonderful service and fine wine. The Vesl Marsala was the best I have ever had any where in the world. My husband said the same about his Veal Piccata! This was everything I could have wished for on our anniversary. Thank you Emilio's!
Such great food!! We were a party of 7 and everyone enjoyed their meal! We had calamari and rice balls for appetizers which were delicious. We ordered the pasta with scallops, pasta with clams, osso bucca, and all weee great! Fantastic service!
We were here for Valentine’s dinner and had some of the best veal dishes we have had in years. From the appetizers through dessert everything was prepared perfectly, the flavors were balanced and rich.
This place is divine! The food is exceptional and how could it not be with ownership of about 30 solid years standing behind it. Everything from being greeted by Emilio himself, to the wine, to each course and our server, Kerri (apologies if misspelled) was genuine and enjoyable! Thank you for a lovely first evening in VA. A wonderful night of dining to the beginning our weekend of exploration here! We will definitely be adding this place to our favorites! Ciao! 😘
The host who greeted us was rude, an older gentleman. The food was good, but my vegetarian pasta tasted like shrimp even though there was no shrimp in it. The server was very nice but only came to our table when she had to ; to get our order, serve the food, and give the bill to us.
We ordered dinner via takeout. It was hot, fresh, plentiful and delicious. The chicken French was very good, nice lemon butter sauce & came with a side of pasta & salad & 2 rolls. I am always a fan of salmon & pea & the fettuccine dish was so good! It too came with a salad & two rolls. Nice place.
I've had the pleasure of dining here several times. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars, was the service. But, just like most restaurants, finding, and keeping employees, post pandemic has been the greatest challenge. The wait staff (particularly Steven, and Ellie) are awesome, but handling an unpredictable reservation load, without support of busboy, and bartender would throw any service off kilter. The food is killer, and there are a few yummy wines on thier list.
Go upstairs before, or after, dinner for craft cocktails in an historic setting. With live music after 9pm.
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