Pines of Florence - Alexandria

This restaurant is fantastic! The food was delicious for everyone at our table. We enjoyed spaghetti and meatballs, cheese Manicotti, lobster bisque soup, and scallop and shrimp Linguini. Everything tasted fresh! The interior could use a renovation, but the food was outstanding and reasonably priced. We will definitely be returning!

Another return flight to a local favorite. Excellent food, but great group made service Spotty

Beautiful neighborhood Italian place. Good food and generous portions. pour very generous on the wine! In any case, would recommend going back.

Great. I will use the D.C. subway to come here. The food and service are fantastic, and the prices are reasonable.

Disappointing at best. I knew when I walked up I was in trouble, the duct tape on the broken window outside said it all. The interior was worn out, worn down 1960's diner-esque but lacking the nostalgic feeling. The service was fine, not fabulous but attentive and quick. The food however was abysmal starting with the garlic bread I ordered while waiting for my husband. They delivered to the table, 3 slices of what appeared to be Texas toast, thick cut white bread. It had been toasted with some garlic and the green shaker cheese sprinkled on top. This distressing bit of culinary hell was followed by more bread being delivered to the table, same white sliced bread sans the garlic/cheese mess. The main course was really the coup de grace! I ordered the Chicken Parmesan, which turned out to be what I can only describe as a flattened slab of Michigan's finest steel belted radials, smothered in what was actually a tasty red sauce. My husbands, wise man that he is played it safe with the spaghetti and bolognese sauce that was equally as good as their red sauce. Save yourself the angst and skip the Pines of Florence.