Cafe Ragazzi - Surfside

Cafe Ragazzi is a local restaurant with a wide appeal. The food is wonderful, the restaurant is usually bustling, and the wait staff is always friendly and helpful. It's a terrific date place.

We visited Ragazzi based upon other reviews. The experience couldn’t be more disappointing. Chicken parmiggiana tasted like rubbery re-heated piece of breaded chicken with cheese melted on it in a greasy tomato sauce with no flavor at all. Very dry and tough. My wife's pasta was also horrible with little sauce and even less taste. Both items ordered from their daily special items. A quaint place in a potentially good location, but not recommended and staff needs to learn English and manners. Dinner was shockingly overpriced. Very embarrassing and disgustingly over-rated.

This family run restaurant has been a favorite of ours for years. It recently expanded but did not lose any of its charm. The food is great excellent specials and the staff very friendly and professional. The ingredients used are of very high quality and everything is very fresh. We love the fresh tomato, garlic and olive oil they provide with their fresh bread when you sit down. Metered parking is never a problem and while on Fridays and Saturdays there can be a line, it is well worth the wait.

This was my first visit to Cafe Ragazzi and unfortunately, the experience was disappointing. I ordered the fried calamari/zucchini, which was cold and lacked flavor. The sauce that came with it was also cold and tasteless. The pasta carbonara had tasteless sauce, uncooked pancetta, and overcooked pasta. The pizza was undercooked. The manager never checked on our table and we were not offered any refills for our drinks. The dessert menu was presented in a dirty manner. Despite the great and welcoming service, the food was subpar. I will not be returning to this restaurant. Food: 1 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

This restaurant serves some of the best Italian food I've had since being in Italy. The service was exceptional and the prices were reasonable. I would definitely go back. The dining experience was high quality and the atmosphere was great. I highly recommend trying the Tiramisu.