Restaurants near Virginia Zoo

My wife and I always enjoy our experiences at Leone’s! From the freshness of their food to the warmth of their service, we enjoy each visit to this restaurant.

Beautiful retaurant ambiance. We had a reservation but showed up 20 minutes early and the hostess was able to seat us early which I appreciated. However we were seated at the most awkward table in the back dining room near the corner next to the kitchen entrance. There were so many tables open for a party of three and were sat at a table for six. The server came to greet us right away and gave us ample time to get situated. She was friendly when explaining to us that the happy hour special was only for the bar but she would allow us to take advantage of the deal for the one order. I would suggest that the host should not give us the ipad menu with the happy hour specials if we weren't allowed to partake in the dining area. I appreciated the kids menu option for my daughter to it was a devent portion. We ordered two sides and one didn't show up and we had pretty much almost finished our entree and other side. I asked about it and the server went to check and said it wasn't in the system but would resend it. I was a little annoyed but appreciate the urgency of it. I would have hoped she would've taken it off the bill but didn't . However I still felt the overall experience is worth returning to. Would like the server to be more friendly but for the most part did what was expected. The hostess was very charming.

Great service and excellent food. It has charm that can be hard to find.

Had a great time, food was cool. But appertiser / entree portions were small compared to the price you have to pay for it. I paid $10 for the parm steak fries and $27 for shorty short ribs. I was expecting a nice portion because there was a little wait for my entree. But when I received the so-call fries, it end of being a half of a potato slice into four thick fries. But overall enjoyed myself will return.

The Matthew and chef Mateus outdid themselves once again with a perfect pairing. Hats off to a magnificent dinning experience. It was great talking with the owner of the winery Michael to actually get to listen to the origins of the varietals of wine.