San Francisco Restaurant Guide

Been coming here for years and Sam, Tony Jr. and Tony Sr. have always made us feel special. Great food is the norm, not the exception at Villa Romana!

Absolutely Authentic. Period!!!

I have been coming here since the late 50's, and I must say....How do they keep up such a great establishment without any blemish in site....i mean it is so clean and beautiful inside. Also, the food is still the best Italian anywhere on the west coast!!

50 dollars for 3 pasta dishes, penne w/ bolognese, spaghetti w/ meatballs, and ravioli (meat). The tiny salad came with 2 bitter romaine hearts in it, the meatballs were perhaps the saltiest I have ever had. They were burned on the bottom, and tasted slightly of fish. The penne plate was a huge stack of steam table pasta with a dollop of salty red sauce on top. As far as I understand bolognese should have meat in it, but this sauce was totally devoid of any. We were served a hunk of cold sourdough, unsliced, no butter in sight. The place was not busy. I used to love Villa Romana as the neighborhood italian place; but since they raised their prices things have gone steadily downhill. A total washout. Bye bye Villa Romana.

Excellent, excellent, excellent.

This place is phenomenally good. I mean it is excellent. Great food, great service, and a wonderful old world Italian ambience make it the best I've seen.

This place RULES. Dennis and his family are artisans of a lost craft in this dotcom world, a world that is strip malled and chained out. This place is CORE. It's a JOINT and it can't be beat.