Rafagino Italian Restaurant

Amazing service and wonderful meal! Great treat for a date night or any weeknight when you want to spoil yourself.

Went here tonight for my 55th Birthday. Reminded me so much of the great northern NJ Italian restaurants.

Had the chicken piccata. It was so rich and filling with amazing lemon capers flavor.
Service was fantastic. The owner greeted us and checked on us. The waiter and service staff were all very attentive to all of their guests. It was such a pleasant dining experience.
The first restaurant I have been to in Burke that felt like a true, classy, night out.
100% recommended.

My mother requested we check out this local family owned restaurant for her birthday. It's great to know that there are high quality, service-driven restaurants in the area and that we don't always have to travel to DC or Alexandria to experience high-end dining!

Our dinner began around 6:20 and while initially I was somewhat confused with the "slow " service, I realize that it may be intentional so as to allow patrons to really enjoy and digest their meals.

My mother requested sangria, and while that is not on the menu, the host gladly made that happen for her. it was delicious. The rest of us enjoyed red wine by the glass.

We started off with the baked calamari, which was delicious, but certainly not enough for four people, and that is at no fault of the restaurant.

My sister and I ordered the exact same thing, the seafood pasta with white sauce, and a side Caesar salad. The salad comes before the food and is delicious and same with the pasta. They did not skimp on the seafood and the taste was delicious. Actually, I may go with the red sauce next time to add a bit more flavor.

My father ordered the branzino and my mother ordered a different fish but both were pleased with their dishes. They ordered theirs with the house salad and were so delighted by them that they ordered additional salads and even bought a bottle of their vinaigrette.

We ordered tiramisu and carrot cake and coffee and cappuccino to top it all off. Everything was amazing and three hours and $300 later we left, happy and full.

Love everything about this restaurant. Friendly staff, attentive, intimate and not loud. Food is always great and wine is very well priced,

Absolutely one of the best restaurants in Northern Virginia! It is the closest you will get to an authentic European dining experience without actually going to Europe. Even though we have lived in the area cumulatively for over 11 years we only discovered them a few months ago. Their location is very nondescript in the corner of an L shaped shopping center which we have driven by at least 50 times. However, the location is NOT indicative of the amazing experience once inside! When you enter the restaurant you are warmly greeted and instantly feel like part of the family. It is a small intimate setting with old world decorations.
We have been there twice and each time the food and service is over the top impeccable! If you can only pick one place to go this place should be at the top of your list! We will definitely return now that we realize what we have been missing all of these years.

This place is a rare find. Service has been impeccable , food delivery with grace and the food temperature and portion size was perfect . Service was excellent and the ambience of the place makes you feel as though you're somewhere else. We will be back. What a wonderful birthday dinner.

Best Italian restaurant in Fairfax
Been a patron for over 28 years
Rosa and Paulo are phenomenal
My family has done every significant event here including weddings birthdays and everything in between
Unique in every respect
Julian and Gail

Hubbant said there's this great little Italian restaurant in Burke he wanted to take me to for date night. When we got there, he realized he had never been to this place before. "The restaurant I was thinking of starts with G," he said. Didn't he realize at the time he made the reservation this place did not begin with a G?! Well, thank goodness for Hubbant's mistake because this place was fantastic! Amazing food and attentive service. We will be back, Grafagino!

Excellent food. Incredible service. Seating is tight, not a place for kids IMO. We'll be back for sure.

Hands down the best Italian food I have ever had! Authentic and delicious Italian food is hard to come by in Northern Virginia, but this is the family owned hidden gem I GUARANTEE you will be overjoyed to experience. I've been a fan of Rafagino's for as long as I can remember. Tonight we got the special appetizer which had artichoke and mozzarella wrapped with prosciutto with a jammy balsamic. Heaven. I got an eggplant parm and my fiancé got the filet with cheese sauce and pasta. (Excuse me not using the proper names, it's all in Italian.) To finish this amazing meal, we ended up ordering 4 desserts because we couldn't decide (we may or may not have ended up finishing all of them). My favorite Italian spot and I will tell anyone who will listen. I LOVE THIS PLACE!