Rastrelli's - Italian restaurant in Clinton - 238 Main Ave, USA

Love the atmosphere the waitress didn't come back to see if everything was OK or to clear dirty plates. We had a reservations for a large party. Food, well I've had better but you do get a good amount of food for the price. Love the bread at the table yummy! My daughter loved the beef ravioli, my sister enjoyed her steak, dad said his catfish was good could have gotten the large order instead of the small order of catfish.

Attended business dinner. Food were very good. Jennifer worked very hard from 7 AM! She was attending all tables by herself. Thank you for all your service and friendliness. Restaurant should give her special bonus.

My server was the sweetest, she was running the whole floor by herself for a while with over 7 large tables. I ate alone, so I got to observe her busting it! She was awesome!! Food was good, I like the free bread and oil they provide, salad bar was awesome, I’m from the south and their potato salad was one of the best I’ve had. I got the seafood pasta with chicken instead of the imitation crab and it was delicious! I’ll definitely be back to try more things!

The atmosphere was nice. Lots of separate areas so even when busy you didn't feel like it. The salad bar was fine. Lettuce salad with all the toppings a couple pasta salads. The fresh fruit and bread pudding was nice. The bread seemed house made. That was good. Large amount of food options. I got pasta carbonara. It has big hunks of pork in it. It felt prepackaged and just mediocre. Maybe other options would be better. It felt like they went for bigger portions rather than quality portions. The plates were plastic which felt weird for the price and style of the place. Overall it was fine.

Room for improvement! We had dinner at 750, Saturday night. Service: our waitress was very friendly and only a few days at the restaurant. She did a great job. Salad bar: not so famous any more… the carrots were dry, Broccoli was warm and had a heavy smell, tomatoes had a couple of mold tomatoes. Olive oil on the table: probably the worst olive oil I ever had. I have no idea what brand that is but it is not extra virgin olive oil. If I was allowed, all of it would be in the trash! Main dish: I had the pesto chicken gnocchi. The sauce was ok, gnocchi great and chicken over cooked, dry. Table bread: really good… until I dipped it in the olive oil! Desert: cheese cake was great! Decor: it is clearly time to remove that very dirty green carpet and replace it… Unfortunately, this is NOT the great Italian restaurant mentioned in the back of their menu, created by their mom and dad… this clearly has lost its quality and charm… but it can always be improved and brought back to life!

There are several entrances, we didn't know about the side entrance so we parked on the street and went in the front. We were there kind of early for dinner so they were not busy at all, however they sat us in a small room up a couple steps next to a very loud family. I understand putting the customers close make it easy on the servers however it made for a very unpleasant dining experience for us. That family asked to be seated on ground level to avoid the older lady with a cane having to navigate the steps but the hostess told them loud enough for us to hear the 2 steps should be ok for her to go up. The restaurant was decorated beautifully and appeared clean. They had a sign up with the soup of the day however that soup was not available the server said they ran out of that earlier. Our server was very nice but not attentive at all. I asked about their wine options to which she said she was sorry she was not old enough to serve alcohol so she was ask a coworker but nerver had anyone come talk to us about it. Our daughter ordered an appitizer and a soup but they were brought out after our meals were served. The dirty salad, bread plates and empty bread basket sat on our table the whole time we ate our entrees. The salad bar was very nice with a wide variety from fruits and vegetables to prepared salads. There was a friendly lady making sure it was kept clean, fresh and full. I would have felt better had she been masked and had on gloves but that was not how she was. I understand masks are not mandatory in Iowa however with Covid being on the rise masks for servers would be a good idea, however none of them wore them. The pasta was very fresh and cooked perfectly, it was fresh hot and very balanced. The soup was warm and ok. The cheese sticks were fresh and house made they were very good, they were hot and had a nice cheese pull, the marinara they were served with was very good and paired well. The chicken was house made, it was hot and crunchy but the crust was very salty. The mashed potatoes and gravy were not good at all, they both appeared to be your average instant so I would suggest maybe sticking to the Italian dishes.

Everyone at our table agreed that the food was superb. The bread was homemade and tasted, so delicious. I bought a loaf to take home. The service was spot on. The atmosphere was old world Italian. Couldn't think of a better way to spend my birthday.

a large pizza fed 4 adults. we ordered it with unlimited sodas when ordered per person and unlimited fresh baked bread basket. open sundays 4 to 8 p.m.