10/21/09

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by foodietillidie

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• Pros: none
• Cons: none

07/03/08

Avoid this place...

by johngoodspeed

Wow! what a terrorable place to spend money on olive garden quality food with waffel house quality service. Actually I'd give Waffel House more credit then these guys. The food and service were slow and bad. Who wants to pay thoughs prices for such bad olive garden food. Don't waste your time going here...

• Pros: didnt die from eatting food
• Cons: the food, the location, the service, the prices, etc

06/26/08

Bad Food, Service, Management.

by finnman

I went to Resturante Cinellis on a thursday night for dinner with my family. When we arrived we sat ourselfs and didn't see a waiter for like five minutes. He took another five minutes to bring us menus, and then another five minutes to even take our drink order. Needless to say the service was horrible. They hardly had any beverages to choose from, and the beer was brought to me in a can.. like this is some dive bar. Well once the food arrived it was wrong and had to be sent back. We did not enjoy hearing the management and staff screaming profanity in the kitchen either... This place was a complete flop. Then when I got my credit card statements, the waiter had added ten dollars to his tip amount.

• Pros: none
• Cons: too many to list!

06/15/08

Good Chef - Poor Management

by RaleighBoy65

The flavor of the food on the buffet was very good, but it was very cold. Someone is going to get sick if they don't pay more attention.

The staff was polite but very unprofessional.

This was my second disappointing experience here. I was hoping that it had improved since my last trip. The problem is not the chef but the management.

05/14/08

Great food, great price!

by AndrewLibano

I have been to Restorante Cinelli on SixForks several times with friends, and I sincerely wish that they had delivery service. The pasta dishes and entrees are absolutely delicious, with a wonderful sauce that lingers on your tongue long after you've eaten them. The specials selection is HUGE, and like nothing I've seen anywhere else, and the service is warm, friendly and helpful. There are beautiful desserts to choose from, and the waitors will be glad to bring over the day's selection for you to choose from (it can be a hard choice!) The general atmosphere is charming, comfortable and clean. No one is hovering over you to leave, and there is no "attitude". It's a wonderful place not only for singles, or couples, but a real "family" place to come to as well. They make you feel at home, with Italian music playing in the background. The price points are reasonable, and don't forget to ask Glen for new or rare wines. I'd recommend Cinelli's to anyone who appreciates good Italian food right in the heart of Raleigh. Mangia bene!

• Pros: Great food, right in Raleigh - perfect atmosphere
• Cons: none!

04/23/08

Nice, authentic Italian fare - food worthy of a crowd!

by dray4244

Had Cinelli's for the first time based on the recommendations here, and from a friend who dines there quite often... so I decided to try it on for my self.

The menu is pretty extensive, with a very vibrant specials list. Enjoyed a mushroom with balsamic vinagrette and wine reduction, and of course had to try my favorite calamari! The calamari's were crisp, light and fresh with a wonderful tomato sauce served on the side. The mushroom wasn't my favorite, but my wife couldn't say enough good things about it. I'm not a huge fungus fan myself...

I decided to be a little adventurous and had something recommended by the waiter, a chicken marsala rolatini - out of this world. Wonderful presentation and enough food to bring home lunch for the next day.

The wife had a stuffed rigatoni dish that she too brought home enough for lunch - she raved to all her friends about the pesto sauce from that dish. I tried one, and agree it was quite tasty but I'm watching my carb intake so no pasta for me!

We had a nice Italian wine recommended by the owner that was smooth and under 50 bucks.. went very well with the meal.

We decided to pass on dessert because we were full, and it was a mid week dining experience and we try to save the calories for the weekend.

I'm sure we'll be back- hopefully we can have a nice table in the corner like we did this time. Had candles on the tables, dimly lit with some jazz in the backround - romantic enough for us!

Good time.. we'll be back.

• Pros: Location in North Raleigh, price point, variety of food available
• Cons: None

03/31/08

Great Specials Menu - can't wait to go back!

by danaellington

This was my second time dining at Cinelli's - and it inspired me to write something up.

Atmosphere - fun and friendly. It was a little busy, but it wasn't a bother to us because we were out to relax and enjoy the weekend.

Wine list - great selections for 30 bucks.. I'm tired of having to spend 50 60 bucks or more on wine to get something decent.. Glenn (the owner?) was more than happy to come over and describe and educate us on the wines he had.. which apparantly change frequently to keep things fresh!

Food - wow.. we had some clam appetizer that was just.. simply.. delicious! Nothing fancy.. baked clams.. but in a lemon wine cause.. they melted in your mouth. Nice.

A special.. Havana Cigar.. holy cow!! Possibly one of the best dishes I've ever had.. a very large chich stuffed with melted fontina cheese and ham and asparagus.. in some sauce that I'd beg to learn how to make !

AWESOME!

Dessert.. nothing to preach about.. but by this time I was stuffed and was just enjoying the live music. They had some guy in the front playing low volume jazz and classic vocal stuff..

Great time.. little slow on the service - but.. again it wasn't a bother to us. We'll definitely be going back.

Glenn's from up north.. and this place has a lot of character and charm from "up north"

• Pros: Great atmosphere, Friendly, SUPER FOOD!
• Cons: Little loud at the bar

12/13/07

a jewel. Great Italian fare in a laid-back, neighborhood atmosphere

by simplewines

First class gourmet Italian fare in a laid-back, neighborhood atmosphere. Good wine list featuring some hard-to-find local and Italian finds. Friendly, comfortable with excellent cuisine.

• Pros: cuisine, unusual and excellent local & Italian wines, good privacy in dining room
• Cons: loud, but welcoming bar

09/04/07

What happened to them?

by flaco111

I have been to Ristorante Cinelli on several occasions, even celebrating my birthday there. My previous visits had good service, quality food, and an overall goodtime. Anytime before last Friday I would have given this place 4 stars minimum.

What happened to change my mind? Well, this last Friday, we were seated by the kitchen, mind you there were 4 or 5 other open tables. Ok, no biggie, the food & service will make up for it. Well, our waiter drops by our table after about 3-4 minutues, "what would you like to drink?". Well, could we see the menus? (Oh yes, dear readers, or hostess did not give us any). Oh sure, I'll be right back. We don't see him for 5 more minutes. In the interim, we flag a bus-boy down, can you get us menus (drink and food)? Sure, I'll be right back, last we saw of him all night.

Our waiter finally gets back with the food menus, only to inform us that there are no drink menus, as they are redoing their wine list, but it's on the chalkboard. Why he couldn't tell us that to start with... In any event, we order our food and drinks, get the drinks, and are waiting for the food. Our waiter pops his head out of the kitchen, oh yah, what did you order again? I told him, thinking, this might be going downhill.

We wait a bit more for our food, then another man, not our waiter, proceeds to bring out our appetizer, but then he also plops down our entrees right next to it. Huh??!! Ok, I eat out alot, and I never, and I mean never, have had that done before. I mentioned that to our waiter, oh that'd be when he came back 5 minutes after our mystery man delivered our meals. He stammered about "that darn kitchen".

Well, it gets better. A few minutes later, our mystery man comes out of the kitchen grumbling about something, and proceeds to knock chairs as he made his way to the front.

Yeah, that sums it up. He wasn't the only one grumbling that night. Bad scene, I will not be going back.

Oh yeah,the food? Average.

• Pros: At one time a very good Italian restaraunt
• Cons: Service, service, service

07/30/07

Great Food, Great atmosphere, Great time!

by foozed

I decided I would finally share my secret and write something up about this joint..

If you're looking for an all around great dining experience that you'll soon make a regular stop - visit Cinelli's Six forks.

The food is wonderful - always a unique touch to the dishes coming out of the kitchen. Ask one of the waitors to have Glenn or the wine genious "Butter" recommend something with what you're eating.. they have many bottles of wine not on the list that are out of this world for aruond the $30-$45 mark.

The crazy skinny guy running around is Glenn - part owner. Say hi and he'll be sure to give you a story about something crazy from the night that's gone on.

The morale and energy in this place make it a great time. You won't regret!

PS: Johngodspeed review is bogus - its one of those goomba gianni or gaetano brothers trying to stir things up. Nice spelling by the way in your review!

• Pros: Food, Atmosphere, Energy
• Cons: I wish I had enough money to eat there 3 times a week