What an amazing meal we had last night - table of 6 and were treated like royalty. Starting with rosemary bread rolls, the meal was awesome!! I had, what I considered, the duck breast ever - juicy and tasty. Desserts were also awesome - Thabk you for a great experience

Our favorite place in Rochester! Love the quiet ambiance, friendly servers and unique menu.

This is our new favorite datenight spot. Great service, ambiance, and food. Not to mention prices were reasonable. Our favs: - Rueben sliders were great and I'm not usually a Reuben fan - bone marrow portion was large yum - Pork chop was fantastic and a generous thick cut - bone in rib-eye was a great price for oz

Wow. I honestly didnt have high hopes for this place. The menu seemed very unique. However, the food was fantastic. Not one part of my meal was bad. The rueben sandwich 9/10 (a little salty), leafy green salad with butter herb dressing (10/10), filet minon with spinach fritters (10/10), cranberry sage cheesecake (10/10). I was scared on that cheesecake but the sage flavor was very very mild.

Food for solid and the atmosphere was cozy and could be considered romantic. They have things on a menu you won't normally see like rabbit. The food was solid but I really like the desserts. Huge portions and more than enough to share.

Seven years later and I feel an update is necessary as Avvino continues to be one of my all-time favorite dining experiences - not just in Rochester but anywhere. In the two years since I've moved from Rochester to Philadelphia, I've eaten my way through James Beard award-winning restaurants in my new city, travelled and dined through Paris, Italy, Germany, and Amsterdam, and really worked hard to assess what the experience of dining out means to me personally. I love a restaurant that: 1) Knows who they are and what they mean to the community they are situated in. 2) Roots into their chosen cuisine while still leaving playfulness and innovation on the menu. 3) Cares deeply about the person walking through their door. Avvino accomplishes this better than most, and that's without saying that the food is just delicious. I've explored new-to-me flavors here and seen dishes presented in ways you won't find anywhere else. I sometimes feel Rochesterians don't really know what they've got in this gem of a restaurant. I've tried almost everything on the menu at this point, most recently enjoying the ceviche, farmers flatbread (always), and the honestly mind blowing venison curry. We had leftovers for the rest of our stay in Rochester and it brought me great joy to share one of my favorite places with my out-of-towner boyfriend to really show off the best of Rochester's culinary scene. Put Avvino in any major city and I guarantee it still stands out as singular and highly-praised. It's always my first recommendation when people ask me where to try in Rochester, and I look forward to going back time and time again and watching this unassuming fine-dining-in-the-random-plaza-off-Monroe eatery do it's thing.

After reading reviews we came here for our 25th wedding anniversary and were expecting great service and food and that is exactly what we got. Our server (Rebecca?) was exceptional and went above and beyond to make our anniversary dinner memorable. We started with Ruben sliders. Rolls and butter was added to our table as a comp to our meals. Both were delicious. My husband order the venison curry for his main dish and said it was exceptional. I tasted a piece of venison and it was tender and delicious. I ordered the filet mignon with spinach fritters. The steak was very tender and one of the best I've had and I loved the spinach fritters. True to form when we have an appetizer we usually can't finish our main course. Our server Rebecca boxed everything up for us. We were too full for dessert but wanted to order one to go, figuring we could share it back at our hotel, which had a full size fridge/freezer. So we were able to order the bread pudding. Rebecca packed that up for us along with a container of sauce and a container of 2 scoops of ice cream. She also told us she added in a piece of German chocolate cake. We were staying at our hotel for 3 nights so had some time to finish our desserts and shared the cake that night. It came with a cup of chocolate sauce to heat up and pour over the cake. My husband stated he wasn't fond of German chocolate cake but this was the best one he has ever had. We couldn't finish the generous portion so saved it for a few bites the next day. The next morning I had 1/2 my steak and two spinach fritters for breakfast. We only had a butter knife in the hotel and it melted through the steak as I sliced it. Was glad to be able to eat this meal twice! Our last night in the hotel found us eating the bread pudding for dinner. I don't know if the bread pudding is that large of a serving or if our server put in two servings but there were two servings that I could plate out. Each plate had a slice of bread pudding with warm Carmel sauce, a small dollop of whip cream with a blueberry on top and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It was scrumptious and rich. I couldn't quite finish mine. The small dining area is comfy, cozy and decorative. You go thru a back door to use restrooms that are shared with an attached business. That restroom was nicely decorated too. I would definitely recommend this place and would go back again in a heartbeat if we lived in the area. Thank you Rebecca and Avvinos for making our 25th anniversary special.

What an amazing and delicious dining experience we had at Avvino early May 2024! I was in town for bridal shower & wished to treat to soon-to-be bride & groom and some other family members to dinner. So thrilled I chose Avvino. We started at the bar with fabulous bartender Ben who hooked us up with a great non-alcoholic drink called the West End along with his version of a fuzzy navel for my sister. Very accommodating and friendly for how busy he was on a Saturday night. The lovely and personable hostess Brie seated us after being kind enough to take our group photo at the bar. She made us feel so at home, bringing comfy pillows for a couple of us seated on the banquette. I truly felt as if we were dining at a friend's home. Then we had the great fortune and experience to have Katherine (Kathy) as our server. She knows her menu as if she were born reciting the flavor profiles of each dish along with wine knowledge and suggestions I truly appreciated. We began the evening with the Avvino version of charred octopus. One of the BEST presentations I have ever enjoyed looking at and more so, tasting! We loved every bite of the Greek yogurt polenta. Kathy encouraged my other choice of starters-the loaded baked beet. It was unique and exceptional in flavors. A must try for any beet lover! Dinners were all over the board as far as flavors go. Two went with the filet mignon which were to temp perfectly and they exclaimed over the spinach fritters that accompanied each filet. One went with the scallop special and she remarked that was the most incredible scallop entree she has consumed in all her years! Another in our party chose the best nine-gem korma which sports coconut curry lentils & rice, crispy tofu, chickpeas, and more. I was fortunate enough to try it and it was amazing. A nice kick of spice to it and unctuous enough to satisfy. My dinner plate was a WOW-factor plate! I received the Berkshire pork chop that had butter beans as an accompaniment with mushrooms and a mustard vinaigrette. Kathy informed me that the restaurant grows its own butter beans! She also had suggested a beautiful rose wine to match up to the heartiness of my dish. Kathy was spot on with that! Loved that she allowed me to end the meal though with the more delicate rose I had first expressed a desire for. All in all a memorable dining experience I know all five of us will talk about for years to come.

The food here is really good! They have a limited menu, which allows their food to be delicious. They even have a vegetarian option, which I feel like you don't often see on limited menus. Our server was very attentive and checked on us several times without being over the top. The inside of the restaurant is nice and quiet...easy to have a conversation.