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Feb 16, 2008 by Josef from Kensington
Overall Rating: 6
Food:[5] • Service:[4] • Atmosphere:[7]

• Nice location. Plenty of parking if you have coins. Nice decorations.
• Waiter is very uptight. Entrees and main courses - pasta felt like boxed one; fish felt like frozen one cooked.

“POSITIVES: Nice location. Plenty of parking if you have coins. Nice decorations. Big portions. NEGATIVES: Waiter is very uptight. Entrees and main courses - pasta felt like boxed one; fish felt like frozen one cooked. Will I go there again - probably not, since there are plenty of Italian restaurants who use fresh products that taste better.”

Mar 4, 2007 by Brian from Reston
Overall Rating: 6
Food:[3] • Service:[6] • Atmosphere:[8]

• I very much liked the ambiance. They also have a nice front patio for outdoor dining should the weather permit.
• Food quality was unimpressive and a bit overpriced. Service was average.

“Posiano's has a fine ambiance and pretty good service. The menu offerings are traditional Italian with no special surprises. On our recent experience, the food left no outstanding impressions and was merely average at best. I order one of the house specialties and found it to be anything but special (stuffed jumbo shrimp - many pieces of crab shell and breading made this an overpriced disappointment). Many other reviewers have given this restaurant fine reviews and I believe if you stick to the more traditional pasta dishes, you probably get what you are expecting. If you decide to visit this restaurant - the interior is rustic and roomy and can easily accommodate large parties. For that reason, it can get noisy and doesn't lend itself to a quiet romantic evening - if that's what you're after. The service staff seems proficient, but we had to ask for items that are normally offered at other restaurants. For instance, we had to ask for grated cheese for our pasta sides, and olive oil for the bread. Perhaps we caught them on an off night, but you really shouldn't have to ask for those items at an upscale restaurant - even olive garden offers those without having to ask. Based on our experience and the number of other Italian restaurants in the same area, we are not likely to go back.”

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