Café Arrivederci - San Rafael, California

Waldemar H.

Es un buen lugar para disfrutar con familia y amigos el personal muy atento lo recomiendo

Alex T.

I ordered this food for delivery and it was way too bad, bordering on inedible, to be as expensive as it was. the creme brule was grainy and awful. the pizza didn't even have fully melted cheese despite the burnt to hell crust- Ive had better frozen pizzas for quarter of the price. the calamari was the best part of the meal but it was still flavorless and gross. save your money and get your Italian food literally anywhere else.

Lauren

Googled the menu for Cafe Arrivederci San Rafael to place a pickup order and thought the prices looked reasonable online and remembered the food being pretty good. Turns out the prices listed on google for the restaurant are inaccurate, but they must be reeeally old bc both items we ordered actually cost nearly $10 more, which is quite the increase to be a “little outdated.” I only went to their direct website after a lot of confusion trying to figure out why it was so much more than we expected.

Then I finally got to the food and was quite surprised. Lol there were a total of 6 tortellini.* That’s it. That was the entire item that cost $25, almost $10 more than I expected (and more than was posted online, and more even than I would’ve been willing to pay for what I got). The tortellini tasted like ground hamburger and canned pasta sauce, and the tortellini pasta itself was hard (not “al dente;” hard, like stale). Surprisingly disappointing. The bolognese was not worth the cost either. The tiramisu wasn’t bad, but it’s hard to ruin tiramisu. There were chocolate chunks in it, tho, which was weird and unnecessary, but oh well.

The staff were super sweet, tho!

(**eta that the bolognese ended up being so bad we couldn’t finish it and had to get something elsewhere)

(***eta #2 bc I just realized the menu claims tortellini includes prosciutto and peas: there was not a single pea or piece of prosciutto and not a hint of those flavors in the order lmao)

Alan L.

Beautifully decorated with rooms for gatherings. Wonderful menu with southern Italian dishes. They also have a large outdoor patio. One of my favorite restaurants in Marin.

Dumnoi

Went to this restaurant at lunch for the first time under new management with my husband. We both loved the food. We were sharing Pappardelle Con Funghi (Wide ribbon pasta, roasted mixed mushrooms, white wine, Calabrian chilies, arugula, pecorino) and Melanzane Alla Parmigiana (Breaded eggplant, mozzarella, parmigiana, marinara) and they were delicious! The restaurant had a good vibe. The staff was nice and friendly. We’ll be back again!

steve E.

Bopped in for a bite on a cool Monday evening hoping for cozy but the place is bit well lit and stark. Also they don't heat the place and it was cold inside, everyone in jackets. Sounds negative but that was turned around by some fantastic pasta, namely the Gamberoni alla Busara. Heads on shrimp in a garlicky tomato cream sauce provided deep layers of flavor, bravo! I almost ate the plate it came on.

Lori W.

We ordered scallops and shrimp pasta. The scallops were undercooked which made the pasta taste like seawater.

Robert A.

Cafe Arrivederci is one of the finest restaurants in Marin County, and if you haven't been or haven't been in a while, you shouldn't deny yourself. It is fabulous.