Cafe Villa

Name: Cafe Villa
Address: 1602 Lincoln Ave, San Rafael, CA, United States, 94901
Telephone: (415) 459-6161
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.4

4.4

14 Reviews

$30 and under

Italian

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2 people

Feb 17, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Neighbourhood gem
Charming
Child-friendly

Cafe Villa is a family-owned restaurant serving fresh, homestyle, Italian food.
We're located on the same property as the Villa Inn at 1602 Lincoln Avenue in San Rafael.
Come by and check us out - we look forward to seeing you!

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Californian
Hours of Operation
Lunch Tue–Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm Happy Hour Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–6:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–8:30 pm
Phone number
(415) 459-6161
Website
http://www.cafevilla.net/
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
1602 Lincoln Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901
Neighbourhood
San Rafael
Parking details
Private Lot

What 14 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4

4.4 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.3Service
3.8Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

14 Reviews

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Ryan
San Francisco
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
We were able to get reservations for Valentine’s Day the night before. The reviews didn’t look bad, so we gave it a shot. Overall, it was a decent dinner. The ambiance isn’t “fancy” but it’s not bad. I do have a couple critiques: Being the second couple seated and the place was empty I figured we would have very attentive service, which was not really the case. The young man serving us must’ve been relatively new, just inexperienced. He took forever to come take our food order and didn’t make eye contact with us, even though we were pretty much his ONLY table. We were given a semi-fixed valentines 3 course dinner for $75. We found out later we COULD have ordered from the regular menu, which they were offering people seated after us. The food was tasty, but for $75 I would have expected a little nicer presentation and better side dishes (pretty plain asparagus and potatoes) with my Filet Mignon — which, by the way, I don’t think was a filet mignon. They have a distinct shape and cut, and this steak was much thinner than a typical filet. Thst said, it was tasty. My wife’s dessert choice was wrong, but they comped her wine - and the desserts were pretty good.
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Stuart
VIP
San Francisco
85 reviews
5.0
85 reviews
Dined on January 29, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food and service! Delicious and fresh! Next time we’ll eat in the bar for Happy Hour prices!
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Janice
San Francisco
21 reviews
5.0
21 reviews
Dined on January 22, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great hidden away spot. Lunch was delicious. Looking forward to trying Cafe Villa for dinner.
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Amy
VIP
San Francisco
17 reviews
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on January 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Spent NYE at Cafe Villa with a large group. Food was great, as well as the cocktails. Service was outstanding !! Thank you Cafe Villa. We live right down the street so it’s great to support the local businesses.
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steve
San Francisco
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on November 27, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Food was very good, service was good but could be better , The cook kept pounding on something I think he was tenderizing some meat but it was very loud and distracting. Every one was very nice and profesional, I don't think I will go back there as there are other places with about the same prices and less distraction,
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Leslie
VIP
San Francisco
8 reviews
4.0
8 reviews
Dined on November 22, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Great burgers and well made cocktails. Very slow service though on drinks (we got our food before we got our cocktails) and this is the second time in a row that has happened here. Noise level in the restaurant area was overwhelming even with only 2 other tables occupied. Something about the acoustics just doesn't work well in that space.
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Gerard
VIP
Chicago
163 reviews
4.0
163 reviews
Dined on October 27, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Eggplant entree and affordable wine choices. Friendly service. Very good neighborhood restaurant.
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Tracy
VIP
San Francisco
21 reviews
5.0
21 reviews
Dined on October 5, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
A neighborhood gem offering a lovely menu of well priced options. We never leave hungry or disappointed.
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Kim
Las Vegas
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 5, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious new authentic Italian menu items. Warm atmosphere and friendly attentive waiters. Can’t wait to come back!
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Tracy
VIP
San Francisco
21 reviews
5.0
21 reviews
Dined on September 21, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Lovely neighborhood gem with a tasty well- priced menu. Team is knowledgeable and service is always great.
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Cafe Villa is rated 4.4 stars by 14 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

Feb 17, 2025

7:00 p.m.

1602 Lincoln Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901

Additional information

Neighbourhood
San Rafael
Hours of Operation
Lunch Tue–Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm Happy Hour Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–6:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–8:30 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Californian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Private Lot

Website
http://www.cafevilla.net/
Phone number
(415) 459-6161

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What 14 people are saying

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