Cantina D'Italia, Family Owned Italian in Downtown Herndon and Fair Lakes

[Ferris Bueller]

This family-owned place has been around since 1993 - it is tucked away at the end of a strip-shopping plaza at the opposite end from Outback.  Carpool Herndon is 200' away.  They are open for lunch and dinner daily.  The food is good or good+; just have not been there enough recently to expand.  The place is clean and service is friendly.  Atmosphere is a little dated, but you will always be greeted as if you have been there before.  I had not been in some time, just kind of fallen off our radar, and stopped by last week for a nice lunch.  Specials are posted daily and their bread fresh baked.  Food comes out efficiently and you can tell they have a lot of regulars.   

[DonRocks]

2 minutes ago, Ferris Bueller said:

This family-owned place has been around since 1993 - it is tucked away at the end of a strip-shopping plaza at the opposite end from Outback.  Carpool Herndon is 200' away.  They are open for lunch and dinner daily.  The food is good or good+; just have not been there enough recently to expand.  The place is clean and service is friendly.  Atmosphere is a little dated, but you will always be greeted as if you have been there before.  I had not been in some time, just kind of fallen off our radar, and stopped by last week for a nice lunch.  Specials are posted daily and their bread fresh baked.  Food comes out efficiently and you can tell they have a lot of regulars.   

Sergio Toni (of Sergio in Silver Spring) was Maitre d' at "the" Cantina d'Italia in Washington, DC, decades ago.