Best Italian Restaurants in Mechanicsville

We are still trying to taste everything on the Brenner Pass menu. Last night we finally got around to the crab risotto. I usually like my risotto plain and my seafood on the side, but they have managed to create a dish with the clean flavor of risotto, the sweetness of spectacularly fresh jumbo lump crab, and added texture with hominy. It has the same lightness and pure satisfaction as the delicate cappelletti with mortadella and lemon butter sauce that we cannot stop ordering. I also tried the spaghetti amatriciana with shrimp and chili crunch, which is spicy and engaging. The shrimp were sweet and perfectly cooked, a rarity in restaurants. Great textures and depth. We now have too many "favorites" and only six or so weeks to enjoy them before the end-of-summer rebranding. We're looking forward to both -- a kitchen and front-of-the-house like no other in Richmond.

Homemade pasta was delicious. It was a nice atmosphere and had good service. We would definitely go here again.

Lovely birthday dinner. Great service and food as always. Highly recommend.

Excellent food, attentive service and beautiful ambience. Will return.

Our 1st time, service was EXCELLENT!! It was for Mother's Day, my wife and kids enjoyed their food.