Filippo's does a good solid job: bruschetta, deconstructed Italian salads of fresh mozzarella and basil and tomatoes, and plenty of different kinds of linguini and fettucini and capellini for you to... More

Filippo's does a good solid job: bruschetta, deconstructed Italian salads of fresh mozzarella and basil and tomatoes, and plenty of different kinds of linguini and fettucini and capellini for you to enjoy. They don't dabble in any fancy stuff that you have never heard of, or at least that I've never heard of (though I am Italian), they just do the regular good old Italian-American restaurant stuff super-tasty-good for decent prices. The only downside I've experienced in my several trips there is that the restaurant is small, so while we've always gotten seated sometimes we could wish for a little more space from our neighbors!
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I'm not a huge fan of Filippo's but i know quite a few people who are. The food is certainly acceptable and the staff is quite friendly. In fact, the service here has always been very good. The wine... More

I'm not a huge fan of Filippo's but i know quite a few people who are. The food is certainly acceptable and the staff is quite friendly. In fact, the service here has always been very good. The wine selection is decent and there are a few outside tables surrounded by heaters making them a viable option even on nights that are less than perfect. What really bugs me is the frequency with which children go uncontrolled by their parents here. The restaurant is small, just a few tables so if parents have brought their kids to dinner and they are not quiet as china dolls, the whole restaurant feels it. Well except for the children's parents apparently. This is a neighborhood restaurant situated in charming Rockridge so i'm sure families feel somewhat proprietary about the place. For me though, that means i avoid it as i'd rather not risk dinner with unmanaged kids.
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