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Italian veteran with an old-country feel whose menu highlights specialties from Southern Italy.
Hours
| Sunday | 4–9 PM |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 4–9 PM |
| Thursday | 4–9 PM |
| Friday | 4–10 PM |
| Saturday | 12–10 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 284 E Main St, Branford, CT 06405
Phone: (203) 483-7773
Website: http://www.rossittos.com/
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Reviews
Jade Skelly
It was a pleasure! Food was fresh, homemade and delicious. Mushroom soup and eggplant ribbons were amazing! Extremely friendly and attentive service.
… moreNicole Bartner
First: The Good! Rossitto’s is a small, independent, Chef-owned restaurant and we ALL should know by now that I am HERE for that. I am ALWAYS rooting for these kinds of places.
The Eggplant Parm: Honestly? Excellent. Everything Eggplant Parm should be: paper thin layers of perfectly cooked Eggplant, baked with mozzarella and a Good Marinara. Well above average Marinara. Eggplant Parm is NOT EASY. So it is HIGH HIGH praise if I’m telling you The Eggplant Parm is Excellent.
Fried Mozzarella App: heavily breaded triangles of deep fried Mozz with the Good Marinara. Also, REALLY good. Not your frozen, terrible, mozzarella sticks!!
Chef-Made Tiramisu for dessert: Excellent. Tiramisu is SO good when it’s good and so not worth eating when it’s not. This is REALLY GOOD.
However. We’re at 3 Stars. Because:
The entire place is giving your Italian Relative’s Basement in the 1970s. Don’t play with me. I was IN those basements in the ‘70s. Rossitto’s even, somehow, SMELLS like those basements when you walk in. I mean…Yikes??
The decor is Basement Horrendous. Really, as if not a single person here ever looks around and thinks, “We should DO something about this!”
They should.
It’s bad.
I ordered us an assortment of appetizers from the Specials menu. Which was printed in MINISCULE font on half a sheet of printer paper that someone then cut, presumably with scissors. Please, SPLURGE, print in a font size we can READ and use an entire sheet of paper.
Fried Mozzarella (reviewed above).
Fried Polenta: When it was delivered to the table it was indistinguishable from the Fried Mozzarella. We had to cut into them to tell them apart. Fail. The polenta itself was nice and creamy. The extreme breading on the outside was the error.
Clams Oreganata: I can’t give you any points for a dish that is entirely NOT the dish named on the menu. The clams were perfectly nice. In a broth with garlic and onions and parsley. They were NOT Oreganata…??? ‘
Buffalo Cauliflower (it’s a THING around here apparently). Buffalo Sauce and Bleu Cheese were VERY good. Cauliflower was okay. Definitely over fried/greasy.
We then got the house salad that comes with your entrees. Which is fun. It’s family style, already dressed (HEAVY on the Balsamic). Pretty good.
As mentioned above, I got the Eggplant Parm. It is served with Penne. I upgraded to Penne alla Vodka. Because if I see Penne alla Vodka on a menu I’m gonna try it. It was terrible. Like REALLY bad. The Penne was overcooked. So right there I’m pretty much taking away ALL your points.
Look. I grew up in the kitchen with my ACTUALLY Italian Grandmother and my First Generation Mother. Who were/are both intuitive cooks. And I’ve been to Italy. More than once. More than twice. I rarely eat Italian food “out.” Because I cannot tolerate poor quality Italian food. Do not serve me overcooked pasta. I just canNOT.
I’m not sure what is going on here. But this Vodka Sauce was not Vodka Sauce. Like at all. No resemblance to Vodka Sauce. Kinda like with the Clams Oreganata?? Like if it’s NOT that thing why are you CALLING it that thing on your menu?
Negative points for this Penne all Vodka. Luckily the Eggplant Parm was very good, because the penne was inedible.
Still though I was wavering on whether to give 3 or 4 stars because I want to SUPPORT and ENCOURAGE. And then I went to the bathroom. Washed my hands. Reached for paper towels. The dispenser was empty. Reached for tissues. The box was empty. Dried my hands with toilet paper, whilst saying, out loud to myself, “3 Stars. You’ve GOT to make some kind of effort!”
LOW on effort here.
Weird dishes that bear no resemblance to what they’re supposed to be.
Overcooked Pasta.
Smells like the ‘70s. But in basement.
MEH.
… moreThe Eggplant Parm: Honestly? Excellent. Everything Eggplant Parm should be: paper thin layers of perfectly cooked Eggplant, baked with mozzarella and a Good Marinara. Well above average Marinara. Eggplant Parm is NOT EASY. So it is HIGH HIGH praise if I’m telling you The Eggplant Parm is Excellent.
Fried Mozzarella App: heavily breaded triangles of deep fried Mozz with the Good Marinara. Also, REALLY good. Not your frozen, terrible, mozzarella sticks!!
Chef-Made Tiramisu for dessert: Excellent. Tiramisu is SO good when it’s good and so not worth eating when it’s not. This is REALLY GOOD.
However. We’re at 3 Stars. Because:
The entire place is giving your Italian Relative’s Basement in the 1970s. Don’t play with me. I was IN those basements in the ‘70s. Rossitto’s even, somehow, SMELLS like those basements when you walk in. I mean…Yikes??
The decor is Basement Horrendous. Really, as if not a single person here ever looks around and thinks, “We should DO something about this!”
They should.
It’s bad.
I ordered us an assortment of appetizers from the Specials menu. Which was printed in MINISCULE font on half a sheet of printer paper that someone then cut, presumably with scissors. Please, SPLURGE, print in a font size we can READ and use an entire sheet of paper.
Fried Mozzarella (reviewed above).
Fried Polenta: When it was delivered to the table it was indistinguishable from the Fried Mozzarella. We had to cut into them to tell them apart. Fail. The polenta itself was nice and creamy. The extreme breading on the outside was the error.
Clams Oreganata: I can’t give you any points for a dish that is entirely NOT the dish named on the menu. The clams were perfectly nice. In a broth with garlic and onions and parsley. They were NOT Oreganata…??? ‘
Buffalo Cauliflower (it’s a THING around here apparently). Buffalo Sauce and Bleu Cheese were VERY good. Cauliflower was okay. Definitely over fried/greasy.
We then got the house salad that comes with your entrees. Which is fun. It’s family style, already dressed (HEAVY on the Balsamic). Pretty good.
As mentioned above, I got the Eggplant Parm. It is served with Penne. I upgraded to Penne alla Vodka. Because if I see Penne alla Vodka on a menu I’m gonna try it. It was terrible. Like REALLY bad. The Penne was overcooked. So right there I’m pretty much taking away ALL your points.
Look. I grew up in the kitchen with my ACTUALLY Italian Grandmother and my First Generation Mother. Who were/are both intuitive cooks. And I’ve been to Italy. More than once. More than twice. I rarely eat Italian food “out.” Because I cannot tolerate poor quality Italian food. Do not serve me overcooked pasta. I just canNOT.
I’m not sure what is going on here. But this Vodka Sauce was not Vodka Sauce. Like at all. No resemblance to Vodka Sauce. Kinda like with the Clams Oreganata?? Like if it’s NOT that thing why are you CALLING it that thing on your menu?
Negative points for this Penne all Vodka. Luckily the Eggplant Parm was very good, because the penne was inedible.
Still though I was wavering on whether to give 3 or 4 stars because I want to SUPPORT and ENCOURAGE. And then I went to the bathroom. Washed my hands. Reached for paper towels. The dispenser was empty. Reached for tissues. The box was empty. Dried my hands with toilet paper, whilst saying, out loud to myself, “3 Stars. You’ve GOT to make some kind of effort!”
LOW on effort here.
Weird dishes that bear no resemblance to what they’re supposed to be.
Overcooked Pasta.
Smells like the ‘70s. But in basement.
MEH.
Shane Lange
Our dishes tonight were delicious. We had the tortellini Rosa, Veal saltimboca and started with calamari. The blackberry margarita was wonderfully refreshing as well. I don’t believe I’ve ever had tartufo but what a great treat to end the evening.
… moreChannyra Than
Cute little hidden gem. Our server has been there for years and the food delicious! Definitely stop by if you’re in the area. You will not be disappointed.
… morecarol turcio
We arrived without a reservation Saturday night. Although it was extremely busy, we were lucky to be seated outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. The staff was so friendly and attentive. We were told the kitchen was busy, which was fine, because we were enjoying conversation with our granddaughter. All the food was absolutely delicious. I would highly recommend this restaurant.
… moreDaryl Sepega
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! The food is AMAZING and DELICIOUS! Atmosphere cozy! I’ve never had one bad meal here, have always enjoyed everything each time! If you have found my comments and pictures helpful please leave a like! Thank you!!!
… moreTheresa Penkrat
Place is amazing, food is amazing while it might have been extremely busy for a Saturday night, which says a lot for a restaurant our waitress kept us informed. We also did not mind the wait because we don’t like our appetizers and dinners to come out at the same time and also makes a great time for conversation. Definitely going back again.
… moreNicholas Womack
A culinary treasure!! An intimate wonderful Italian place to eat. I ordered two dinners and dessert all of them were amazing!! If you pass it by you’ll never know what you missed and I doubt you’ll find it’s equal. Thank you for a great evening!!
… moreAshley Suraci
Ok, this place has been here for a bit, I’ve been looking for decent chicken francese for a bit, but I’m pretty disappointed, $27, for 1 regular sized chicken breast, covered in garlic pieces, and shallots, and potatoes so thin, the garlic slices were bigger, the penne alla vodka we got tasted like marinara, I have no problem spending upwards nof $60-70 for takeout for 2, but this? $60 after the tip, I work in the industry and I feel so bad even writing this but, it just wasn’t for me
… moreBelkies Ocana-Rosa
The server was not pleasant, the water was warm, the martinis were terrible and inconsistently made. I asked for Captain Morgan and coke and told the server specifically it is not coke I did not want it and I got some disgusting no name brand cola. The “Captain Morgan” that I was served was Not Captain Morgan. The food was cold, the calamari had no flavor and really I can’t even continue cause it was too much.
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