Cucina Al Volo Trattoria - Washington

Pasta was good but the service was not great waitress was doubling as the bartender so we were pretty much left alone for long stretches of time. We visited on a Wednesday evening, the bar was pretty full but the restaurant was empty. HVAC didn’t seem to be on during the hot, muggy July evening and so the place smelled a little musty.

Amazing food and the ambiance on the patio was great until the big rats came out at dusk, running close to the tables. I have a rat phobia and had to stand up and leave immediately. Phobia or not, rats during dinner is not nice no matter how good the food is.

Stumbled in on a random Monday night only to encounter the sweetest most caring people running shop and an amazing perfect reggae band setting the vibe. Yes, please!!!I will be back soon for more. Thank you!

Wow...High quality, great tasting food with an amazing outdoor seating area in the back. Real grape vines dating back to the 1930s! I believe most, if not everything was homemade and everything was definitely put together with care and skill. The service was very attentive, friendly and seemingly grateful for the business. Excellent. Will go back and definitely recommend. For some history, this was the old Roma Restaurant, story told here:

Horrible food. Just had delivery of gnocchi bolognese. Ugh. It was a glutinous mess of overcooked 'dough ' in a salty slightly off sauce. I had asked for fusilli/penne and no cheese. It was of course loaded with cheese.