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Landini Brothers
Landini Brothers

Landini Brothers Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Elegant
  • Website: http://www.landinibrothers.com
  • Phone: (703) 836-8404
  • Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday: 11:30am - 11:00pm, Sundays: 11.30am - 10:00pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Executive Chef: Franco Landini
  • Dress Code: Business Casual
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Beer, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Getting there

  • Cross Street: Lee Street and King Street
  • Public Transit: King Street Metro stop, about 16 blocks away from the restaurant.
  • Parking: Valet
  • Parking Details: Street parking is available or there is a parking garage located right behind the restaurant on Lee Street. Colonial Parking $10.00 flat rate. WE NOW OFFER VALET SERVICE. Friday and Saturday nights, starting at 5:30pm until 11:00pm, for $5.00.
A word from Landini Brothers
Franco and Noe Landini are the proud hosts of Landini Brothers restaurant. Located in the heart of Old Town Alexandria, and close to the Potomac River, Landini Brothers is a well-established landmark in Northern Virginia. It has been serving northern Italian food in the traditional Tuscan style… since it opened in 1976. Franco's annual visits to his family and friends in Tuscany provide him with ample opportunity to learn about the latest advances in Tuscan cuisine—knowledge he brings home for the dining pleasure of restaurant guests. Come join us for brunch! Sunday at 11:30am to 3:00pm.Continued
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Diner Reviews
  • "Landini Brothers has never disappointed me. They always have great food and service."
    Dined on 2/7/2014
  • "I was expecting better service. The entire experience was mediocre. Hardly worth the cost."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "My fifth time at Landini Bros. Not ever disappointed. Veal is their specialty tender as always. Great place to eat."
    Dined on 2/21/2014
  • "Let me start by saying I usually love Landini Brothers. But this visit, there was nothing to love except the ambiance in the room & the great table. Service was slow, spotty & inattentive. Drinks came at staggered times which was difficult. Some of the food was good enough. But some was bad enough to be sent back. They did take the food off the bill but were defensive about it and uninterested in why it was unacceptable - overcooked, rubbery and can't cut with a knife, were the complaints. The valet was a plus. Confusing though as you pay up front and then receive a ticket which has to be stamped at Landini's in order to get the rate you already paid for? To be fair, as I started out, I really do hope this was just an off-night."
    Dined on 2/21/2014
  • "I took several friends for a late lunch on a week day. We asked for the dinner menu and with no hesitation we received the menus. The service is fantastic and the food is fabulous. It was terrific, as you could get half orders of pasta as an appetizer, which left room for a mouth watering entrée. Everyone was very impressed and enjoyed the total experience. I will name it as my favorite restaurant! Will return very soon."
    Dined on 2/19/2014
  • "Only concern is when they want to seat 2 people at their tiny 2-top tables, which may be fine for women, but not for a man. Insist on a 4-top table."
    Dined on 2/12/2014
  • "Great food, great ambience, perfect vibe for a romantic dinner."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "Great food, great atmosphere. A must go to whether you live in the area or are visiting."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "Every time I come to Alexandria I have to go to Landini brothers. Consistently good food and service. The only drawback is the parking, we use the parking garage behind for convenience but very expensive."
    Dined on 2/12/2014
  • "Landini is one of the best restaurants in Alexandria. Wonderful location, eat outside when weather permits. Service is excellent. Menu is varied and always includes many specials. Best veal in the entire area. Am a frequent visitor to Landini."
    Dined on 2/11/2014
  • "We go to Landini Brothers a few times a year usually with friends, and we've never been disappointed. I'm a fanatic for pasta with seafood, and it's always fresh and tasty. Both the seafood and pasta are perfectly cooked - never overdone, mushy or rubbery. The linguine with shellfish has more seafood than pasta, a refreshing change from most restaurants. My husband enjoys the veal, which was tender and not overseasoned. The wait staff is professional and well-informed. We will be back, and we will continue to recommend Landini Brothers to our friends."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "Great Food and Service for business or pleasure. I ordered the fish with crabmeat and it was superb! Drinks are generous and the pasta is always on the money."
    Dined on 2/4/2014
  • "For the first time in 33 years, I walked away disappointed. The food and wait staff were all still on par with most of my previous visits (except for one appetizers not being served). This time however, there was a totally rude, obnoxious table of 10 or so in the main dining room. I spent a career in the military so I get some off-color and crude things happen, just not in a restaurant like this mid-evening on Saturday. While my wife and I with decade's long army friends were next to this table, there were also families with younger children 12-16 years of age at surrounding tables. My issue is that management could see the behavior, but did nothing. I have come to expect far better service from Landini's over the last 3+ decades."
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "The food was great. The wait staff were well-informed. They didn't hover and you were eating.."
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "Landinis is tried and true and the food is always terrific."
    Dined on 1/25/2014
  • "With great ambiance, terrific staff, and delicious food you can't go wrong."
    Dined on 1/20/2014
  • "The food was AMAZING. The pasta trio appetizer dish was to die for. (My husband is still talking about it!) We had service beyond compare. Lewis was excellent. We are getting ready for a rehearsal dinner for my son and daughter in-law to be. Lewis lead us thru all the appropriate choices and made certain we had the best care. We had so much attention from everyone. The restaurant has wonderful ambience. It's very inviting. We are very happy with our choice for the dinner."
    Dined on 1/19/2014
  • "These nice folks took their last reservation at 10:15 PM and we were a party of 4 running late. The staff was so kind that they let us in at 10:40 PM and let us order too. We telephoned our 2 friends (coming from their engagement party) and I took their order and gave it to the waiter. Our frineds arrived at 11:00 PM and we swere all served. The veal was delicious and the waiter was fantastic. What a great experience. I will definately return!"
    Dined on 1/18/2014
  • "Both the linguini with clams and the rockfish were fabulous!"
    Dined on 1/14/2014
  • "Food is good services marginal. Waiter was indifferent"
    Dined on 1/9/2014
  • "Sat upstairs at a table for four with friends. The acoustics were so bad, that we had to yell at each other to hear. Would not return"
    Dined on 1/10/2014
  • "Went to Landini Bros. for our wedding anniversary. Upon arriving, we were seated very quickly. We were given a great corner table that had some jewels on the table for decoration of our anniversary and a very thoughtful card from the GM congratulating us on our celebration. VERY nice touch. However that's where I stopped being impressed. Our waiter, while attentive, had the personality of a wall flower and never acknowledged our anniversary. He never smiled and acted like he memorized the specials 5 minutes before coming to our table. The food was less than OK. Overall - NOT impressed! They did bring us a complimentary tiramisu with a candle - but no one said a thing. Just set it down in front of us. Again built up...let down."
    Dined on 1/8/2014
  • "Landini's is always a pleasure. Great service, outstanding food and reasonably priced."
    Dined on 1/5/2014
  • "My wife and I have been here twice, seperated by about 3 years. We have enjoyed it both times, and think the food is very good. In fact, the first time I went there I had the tortellini right after a visit to Italy, and I honestly couldn't tell a bit of difference being in the United States. Another good spot in Alexandria."
    Dined on 1/4/2014
  • "The three of us enjoyed our meal very much. We had early reservations and that was fortunate as the noise level got pretty high as the restaurant filled up. The menu held no surprises but everything was expertly cooked. Service was attentive and the ambience is real Old Town."
    Dined on 1/4/2014
  • "A very nice unhurried lunch, good food, excellent service. It was a great place to catch up with an old friend. Veal panini quite good and filling."
    Dined on 12/30/2013
  • "A good variety of Italian dishes are offered, including nice seafood options and a good variety of pastas. The restaurant and menu probably has not been updated in many years, but that is okay if you know to expect it. My husband had a nice homemade pasta with a variety of seafood. I loved the Agnolotti Fiorentina. It was a very busy night but service was still quite good."
    Dined on 12/23/2013
  • "Food was amazing as always. Service wasn't quite what we have come to expect. Seating was really unfortunate. The dining area was fairly empty yet we were seated very close to a 4 top(maybe a foot away). We were there for our annual anniversary dinner(been going to Landini's for over 10 years) so it would have been nice to get a better table with a little more privacy."
    Dined on 12/24/2013
  • "A colleague has raved about the NY-style Itslian food at Landini Bros. My food was very good, but there was nothing discernibly Italian about it and--though well prepared--it was simple fare, not haute cuisine. I had grilled snapper with green beans and fingerling potatoes, chocolate Bavarian for dessert. It's a dark, cavernous place with flagstone floor floors and large stone fireplaces, which gives it the feel of Colonial Alexandria. It was a bustling scene. The service was excellent."
    Dined on 12/20/2013
  • "There is nothing bad about Landini Brothers but alas there was nothing outstanding. The food was good but unimaginative. The ingredients were fine but we got the feeling that the kitchen was phoning it in; i.e. have been making the same stuff for years and not taking special care in doing it. The place is noisy !! There can be no quiet conversation. Yelling (braying south of the Mason-Dixon Line) is the norm here. Based on the above we thought that the value was so-so. It is unlikely that we would return in the near future if at all. I suppose we were disappointed since Landini was highly recommended to us by an acquaintance. Hopefully it was an off night and not a race to the bottom in dining in Alexandria. ."
    Dined on 12/18/2013
  • "This is one of those seasoned restaurants that know what diners want. An attentive staff, fantastic cocktails and wine list and excellent traditional Italian food. I especially like the pastas and the Veal shanks. The ambience is a dark but cozy with great art work on the walls."
    Dined on 12/12/2013
  • "Great Evening......Great Food! Historic Alexandria! LOVE IT!"
    Dined on 12/11/2013
  • "Usually, Food is fairly predicatable when you are in a major tourist pass through. Landine Bro's is a definite notch above. Food and service were excellent and "no" was not in their vocabulary. Will go back again and again and again."
    Dined on 12/7/2013
  • "Oh the bread... and then the appetizers...and then the dinner! Our party of 4 enjoyed every bite. This is one of the best Italian restaurants I've been to. Unfortunately, we were so full we couldn't rate dessert. Next time!"
    Dined on 12/7/2013
  • "The food was average and did not like the first bottle of wine we ordered but had to pay for anyway."
    Dined on 12/6/2013
  • "The service & food was excellent! We sat near the bar which was the perfect spot to celebrate my birthday. The wait staff was very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed, our wine glasses were never empty."
    Dined on 12/5/2013
  • "Great food, our favorite italian restaurant...on a par with the one we liked years ago in New York, New jersey...would recommend this to anyone...it was very busy on a Tuesday night...."
    Dined on 12/3/2013
  • "Landini Brothers may not be haute cuisine, but it remains our personal favorite for excellent Italian food. This visit my husband had the special pasta dish (Spinach pasta with three cheeses), and I had the fish special, a Chilean Sea bass stuffed with crab meat, grilled and served with capellini pasta with a side of green beans. It was fabulous. The fish was done perfectly, and the addition of the crab meat made the dish taste somewhat like lobster. The capellini was a perfect accompaniment. And just to add one important thing, we started with tuna tartar and the "inslata tomaso"--we split these starters and both of us thought they were great--light but tasty. Just what you want to whet your appetite while you wait for the entrees."
    Dined on 12/3/2013
  • "Good restaurant but food was simply okay, not great. I have had excellent meals here but the last few times it has been simply satisfactory. Everyone in my party felt the same way."
    Dined on 11/30/2013
  • "We have long been a fan of this Old Town King Street gem, and introduced our "out of town" company, who are Italian, to this one among favorite restaurants. The food and service were both excellent with servers who were not only attentive but personable! We will definitely return!"
    Dined on 11/30/2013
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