Rufino's Italian Restaurant

delmy quijada

The place has really the italian ambience and the food is decently good, friendly service. Not crowded and quiet. The women's bathroom was well stocked but not maintained, I mean, being a slow business day they can make time to keep it clean. But the service is nice: I asked for iced coffee which is not even part of the menu and they made it for me. I recommend to give this place a try.

monica r

I had low expectations coming in because the decor was outdated and the olive oil and salt shaker dispensers were dirty. I equated that to mean that the food was not going to look appetizing either, but I was very wrong. To start, I had an eggplant caprese which I could not get enough of. The basil on top of it was a little overwhelming, but very easily removed. I would eat 3 more if I could. It was simply delicious and a perfect substitute for a traditional caprese because I do not like raw tomato. For my entree, I ordered the trio which exceeded my expectations as well. The Alfredo sauce was the perfect balance of creamy and cheesy. Definitely homemade. The lasagna was packed with meat and ricotta that fell onto the plate blended deliciously with the bolognese sauce. As for the chicken parmigiana, I felt that it was a little bland. I ate it hours later though since I could not finish the whole meal in one sitting. It was good, but surely it would've tasted much better had I eaten it while it was still fresh and sitting with the other sauces. So, that was probably my fault, not the restaurant's. My entree came with a garden salad which I had with Italian sauce. It was nothing special. I would've preferred a Ceasar salad, but it was as good as you can expect from a garden salad. For my son, I ordered a small pepperoni pizza. I didn't have any, but he seemed satisfied. We were given freshly baked bread covered in Parmessan which was good as well, but we were not provided with butter. To be fair, it didn't really need it because they were already oily. And for our drinks, we were served with very large cups which Mike (? I believe) refilled promptly. He was very attentive and even helped pack my to-go boxes. The service and the food was amazing. I will definitely be returning. I would've rated 5 stars if it hadn't been for the dirtiness on the olive oil dispenser and salt shaker. Small details when compared to the imaculate food and service, but cleanliness is very important.

Janice Fletcher

This place was awesome! The prices were great and the food was delicious. I tried everyone's dish at our table and everything was unique and devine. My mother in law had a white cream chicken broccoli dish which was the best one out of all of them. Every sauce is homemade and their menu is extensive. Wine with meal was smooth. I highly recommend. Good thing I don't live in Anaheim, I'd be eating here all the time!

B. P.

I had high hopes for this place. Was hungry after a long days work, and wanted something warm in my stomach. "A lasagna and gnocchi sounds good", I thought to myself. I unfortunately was wrong. I don't really like to give poor star reviews, but I had to for this one. I feel like I would have been better off with a Stouffer's frozen lasagna. I don't know how it's possible, but it literally had NO flavor. I was shocked, I had to eat something else to verify that I didn't loose my sense of taste and smell with possible corona. I still had them. It was almost like in a marinara soup (I did take out, and as you can see from my photo). The gnocchi, however, had flavor. Man oh man though was it swimming in this oily, pesto sauce that was just too strong for me. The sausage and potato dumplings were good, but it was just DROWNED in sauce, even more than the Pesto. Maybe I should have asked for the houses signature dish, and like I said maybe that day was not a good day. I thought for sure with all the plaques with positive certifications in them would have been evident enough that I was going to have delicious Italian cuisine. If you can, change my mind. Until then, I'll carry on and look elsewhere when I'm craving Italian food. -B.P.