Osteria Marzano - Italian restaurant in Alexandria - 6361 Walker Ln #140, USA

My family and I ate here tonight and overall the food was pretty good and I would return, I really enjoyed the Squid Ink Pasta with Lobster and the Gelato was great too. I did not care for the crab risotto it was very loose and not flavorful. Overall the food was prepared well and hot certain dishes was hit or miss for my personal taste. Service was excellent.

We enjoyed this restaurant a few weeks ago. We were surprised of the location and why we never knew it was there. Plenty of free parking available in the nearby garage. We made reservations and specifically went for The Cheese Wheel Experience. The food was fresh, flavorful, light but hearty. It’s the ingredients! When the ingredients are simple, the taste follows effortlessly. I surprisingly enjoyed the Ricotta Cheesecake. It’s not very sweet and the texture slightly crumbled in my mouth.

Extensive selection of wine and delicious pasta options. The cheese wheel special looked amazing (we did not order). Very solid happy hour offerings as well. Ambiance was 4/5 because it was located inside an office building which was a little weird to me. Other than that, a very enjoyable dinner out.

Not a super fancy place and the bathrooms and furniture could use some love but the food so surpasses that! Looking for authentic Italian food at a great price? Look no further. Everything was fantastic! Great service from Emily.

The atmosphere is ambient. It is confusing to find in the office building if you have never been. The food was exceptional. We arrived for our reservation 10 mins early and still waited over thirty minutes for our orders to be placed. It did seem as if Carlos (our waiter) was one of the only waiters. Speaking of Carlos, he seemed a bit disconnected, uninformed, and irritated by assisting us. Many times our (normal) requests were met with opposition or excuses. Our reservation was for 9:30PM (that is the time that was available) and we got our food around 11:05PM. When we had finished eating, we asked to go order dessert and he told us the kitchen was closed. I reminded him that he took out order at 10:30 and we would please like to have dessert. He said he would speak to the manager and then came back and said we could order as a “one time courtesy” 🙄. Overall I enjoyed the meal but I felt like the service was lacking.

Best dinner we have had in a while! Service was great, food was incredible. We are already planning our next trip. Pictured- calamari, mussels (happy hour menu) tuna and butternut squash soup

Osteria was recommended to me by a fellow foodie friend so I came here with a moderate level of expectations to avoid being disappointed. Maybe it was our luck with our selection of food items but we were underwhelmed with both the food quality and service. Other than the pepperoni flatbread, rest of the apps and entree my friend and I had were more or less mediocre Italian. The taglioni al limone pasta was certainly a disappointment with a ramen-like texture "house pasta" and lackluster sauce flavor - we expected far better for a $32.95 entree. Our server's service was indifferent: she didn't even seem phased by a 20% tip I put on my bill in spite of our mediocre dining experience. Nice ambience and I like that they offer 7-day happy hour. House chianti wine was a-OK and the bartenders do not know how to make good cocktails. This place is a nice one time experience.

I am giving this restaurant 3 stars because I have been before and had a much better experience. However this time wasn't the best. The meatballs were very bland and clearly the meat hadn't been seasoned. Without the sauce you wouldn't have been able to eat them. The garlic bread was amazing!!! The lasagna had the weirdest consistency and just didn't taste good at all. The fish dish was so bland. The saffron risotto was hard and chewy. They brought me out another pasta instead and I add some grilled chicken to it. That was pretty good but by the time we had sat through the other 2 bad entrees I was honestly ready to just ho home. I will try them one more time to see if it was just a mis step however I was extremely surprised on how bad this meal was.