Grata Italian Eatery

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   Jan

   VIP

   Washington DC

   47 reviews

   5.0

   47 reviews

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful Happy Hour Lemon Drips. And great bruschetta! Pasta was excellent.
   

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   James

   San Francisco

   44 reviews

   4.0

   44 reviews

   Dined on 9 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   This restaurant is consistently delicious. My pepper pasta is one of the best I have ever had, and I have tried many. Husband had the risotto with shitakes that was unique and very tasty. The mushrooms had a slightly sweet "sauce," and were atop the rice. Very cheesy risotto that others may find a bit much. Solicitous wait staff, without hovering, makes for a pleasant meal. Go and enjoy.
   

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   James

   San Francisco

   15 reviews

   3.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on 8 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Decent dinner, but very noisy ambiance. Nice local place, but not a destination.
   

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   Elizabeth

   San Francisco

   11 reviews

   4.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Katie our server was outstanding-super fun, friendly, really elevated our dining experience. This is our third visit here in 3 years and my only suggestion would be to add some additional interesting specials, which I think you had last night, but nothing really exciting. Overall another good meal and great service. The hostess was really nice too.
   

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   Paul

   San Francisco

   81 reviews

   5.0

   81 reviews

   Dined on 3 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Monday night and Grata was slammed! Large parties with and without reservations! The staff handled it very smoothly. Time for each table, excellent service, outstanding lasagna and dessert!! Brava!
   

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   Deb

   Sacramento

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 1 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We came from Chico to have a girls weekend with my sis. We were in the mood for terrific Italian food. Great place for great food and service. So glad we made Reservations. By 6 pm on Saturday, place was hopefully.
   

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   laura

   San Francisco

   47 reviews

   4.0

   47 reviews

   Dined on 28 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The food is always great. Big portions and very tasty. Always love the combinations Eric comes up with, keeping it seasonal. The service was very slow but they were clearly understaffed for this busy night. I'll be back soon!
   

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   Eric

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 25 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Delicious food and wonderful staff that were professional, friendly and attentive. We will be going back on our next trip to the area.
   

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   Jennifer

   VIP

   San Francisco

   64 reviews

   2.0

   64 reviews

   Dined on 23 November 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   Really wanted to like this place, as we'd recently been told by a few people how much they enjoyed it. We had early reservations & the place was not yet busy, only had a few tables occupied, so we were expecting a GOOD table. The 1st section you walk in to is cute and has some banquette seating--plenty were open, but we were walked right on by. The "2nd" area had more of the same & at least one was set up as a two-top--I thought we'd be sat there, but no, we were walked right on by. The "3rd" area was basically a back corner with 4 tables -- 2 two-tops, & 2 four-tops shoved into a weird "hard" corner devoid of any interest except for a neon "mangia" sign & a few small "rope-type" wall hangings. (The "4th" seating area is the outdoor patio which looks cute.) Word of warning, if they try to seat you in this corner, ask to be sat elsewhere. It is LOUD, sound bounces off all the hard surfaces--wood tables, concrete floors, walls, & the high ceilings. We could literally hear every single word that the 2 people at the table behind us said, & the 2 people at the table across from us said. This was uncomfortable & off-putting. If making reservations, ask to sit at a booth! SUGGESTION FOR MANAGMENT-- to help absorb/mitigate sound -- put some industrial floor runners on the floors back here. Put on some padded, removable, (washable) chair seat & back cushions. Maybe a big plant in the back corner (there's room). Maybe some decorative tapestries on the walls. Tablecloths (covered with butcher paper). All these will help absorb sound. (Also, make sure to check the flower arrangements on the tables, our cute little arrangement had a drooping dead rose & it just added insult to the already bad seating.) We had: Butternut squash soup -- a seasonal item, so is not always on the menu. It was good. Goat cheese & ricotta ravioli ~ Duncan's wild mushrooms, truffled marsala cream sauce, pea shoots. It was good. Lasagna -- it was pretty basic & just OK.
   

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    Mitchell

    VIP

    San Francisco

    21 reviews

    4.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on 21 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    All dishes were delicious, and beautifully presented. The frito misto was a great way to start. Unfortunately they ran out of clams so only one of our party was able to enjoy the spicy clams with linguine. Our server, Katie, was delightful!
    

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