Best Authentic Restaurants in Brambleton

Celebrating Christmas Eve with our family visiting from out of town

Another great meal at North Italia Reston, this time on Christmas Eve. The restaurant was already bustling when we arrived for our 5pm reservation, a clear sign that others think this is the way to spend an important meal with family and friends also. Renee, the manager, greeted us by name and escorted up to our requested booth in the bar, and Ty took great care of us in his role as server. Food was delish from the cacio e pepe arancini appetizer all the way through to the seasonal butter cake for dessert. TY for a memorable experience....again!

La Bonne Vie provided an absolutely superb Christmas Eve dinner program that took away all of the stress of the holiday season. The prix fixe menu was very thorough and provided many fine options for all tastes. The wine and cocktail lists were excellent. Having a special Christmas Eve dinner was a stroke of genius and the owners of La Bonne Vie are to be commended for thinking about the adults during Christmas time. One of the many fine parts of the dinner experience was the "quiet" in the restaurant. The joy of having a sumptuous meal with your loved one in a place with the proper ambiance cannot be overstated. We cannot wait for our next dinner at La Bonne Vie!

Lots of good options for a mixed crowd of tastes. Waiter explained the menu thoroughly. It does get very dark at 5pm if that bothers you.

As always service was excellent. Arugula salad very tasty. My lobster ravioli was very good but a bit rich for me. I should have chosen something else, but that is on me and not because the dish wasn't very good. Wife had the Festa di Mare. They did offer the Cleopatra but that is a lot of food (we have had before and will have again - but not tonight). Also excellent. Finished off with Tiramisu which is one of the best if not the best around.