Fellini Cafe Trattoria

10/05/11

EXCELLENT BYOB AT THE MAINLINE

by Alberto1 at Citysearch

Just visited this place with my friends I and was very satisfied , hughe portions and real authentic Italian atmosphere .. There is a lunchbuffet for only $9.95 and a 10% off for students !!

Will definitely come back !!

07/14/11

Stay away!

by jzil at Citysearch

This restaurant is disgusting. I know two servers who quit working there. There are rat droppings and nibbles on the bread. They use the same rag to wipe the floor and the tables. The plates are not clean. The food is subpar. The manage snorts coke all day long and steals servers tips off of their tables. The restaurant also does not pay their employees the manditory $2.83 per hour as dictated for tipped employees by Pennsylvania state law. In fact, the employees have to pay the manager for the free wine the restaurant offers. Horrible place to dine or work

05/30/10

I'd never go back

by professional review at Citysearch

It was hard to believe when our family dined there that the owner came over and told up we needed to order more food for our table - when our 3 young kids split a pizza and a salad, and my wife and each had salads and shared an additional dish. How unbelievably rude. This, by the way - and not that it mattered - this wasn't at the peak of rush hour or a busy time. We were insulted… order more food. Unbelievable.

When the waitress came over and said the same thing, we tried to laugh it off and make a joke. She then told us that's what the owner said to her to tell us.

How incredible. Well, the jokes on them - we'd never go back. Ever.

• Pros: None
• Cons: Poor service, owner attitude

03/10/10

disappointing service

by Jeff365 at Citysearch

The waitress dropped the silverware on the floor at the table next to us while she was setting the table. She then picked up the silverware from the floor and then set the table with it. I was appalled. Also, the door remained stuck when customers left the restaurant, causing the place to be very cold. I had to personally shut the door myself 3x during the meal. All the while, the host did nothing to fix the situation.

But the food was pretty good, I must say.

• Pros: food was good,
• Cons: amateurish service

03/09/10

Great Evening out

by junone at Citysearch

My family and I have been going to Fellini's since it first opened 10 years ago. We go about once a week, usually with family members or friends. They have a very unique menu with over 40 different types of pasta which always amazes our guests (we've basically memorized it, so it doesn't take us half as long to order). Last time we went to eat at Fellini's was this past Friday. We started out with a grilled assortment of vegetables (exquisite roasted eggplants) and then ordered a new grilled assortment of fish as our entree which was especially made for us by the southern italian owner. (The darker one..I'm not sure of his name) I have NEVER seen such a beautiful display of fish. The tray included grilled calamari, langostinos, lobster, red snapper, octopus and mussels. It was like being in the Mediterranean again. A touch of olive oil and the fresh lemon slices literally had us licking our fingers at the end of the meal. At the end of the meal we met an elderly woman, the supposed "mamma fellini" who explained to my niece how she made the exquisite new home-maid spinach and crab meat ravioli which she had ordered and devoured in about 5 minutes. (Mind you my niece NEVER finishes her entree when we go out) For dessert, my sister and I ordered the usual home-made tiramisu while my niece ordered profiterols which are cream puffs covered in just the right amount of chocolate mousse. The four of us paid about $79 ( a very reasonable price for high quality food) and were offered free sambuca from the owner himself. I highly recommend this truly European-styled restaurant for anyone who wishes to experience a truly wonderful and unique evening out. Thank you Fellini!

• Pros: great food
• Cons: affordable prices