Best Italian Restaurants in Beltsville

I went here for my boyfriend’s birthday and it was a great experience. We were able to adjust our reservation with no issue after we realized we were running late. Once we arrived, the staff was able to find our reservation and wished him a happy birthday immediately. We started off sitting at a table in the middle of the room. Was greeted immediately after being seated. We were given water and he took our drink orders right away. I ordered a strawberry margarita and he has Stella beer. After he bought over our drinks we order garlic bread (10/10; it was soo good). The drinks were great but he did give me a regular margarita instead of strawberry but I kept it since the drink was good still. Eventually, we asked about getting a booth instead, our waiter made the switch happen as soon as a one became available once it was properly cleaned off. We placed our dinner order right after switching tables and the food came out within 15 minutes and everything tasted great! I had the chicken Parmesan (it came with Spaghetti on the side), shrimp scampi (the both of us shared it. It is not very big plate), and my boyfriend had the ribeye steak (medium well) with spicy broccolini and mashed potatoes. We didn’t eat everything but the waiter helped us with boxing our food and made sure we had the correct size containers. The evening was great from the service (despite the drink mixup) to the food.

On the 27th we enjoyed a fabulous early evening of wine from Georgia, the home of wine. This is the kind of unique event for which Reveler’s Hour is known. Extraordinary. And then we got yo enjoy the food! The pasta alla vodka is mind-blowing. Simple, yes, but how can it be THAT good? Can’t go often enough.

Our experience at Filomena was outstanding. We were here for my birthday dinner, and the entire staff took such great care of us, it was unbelievable. The food was incredible, but beware, the portions are very large - in a great way!

Great experience for my husband birthday. We had a great time.

We first went to Nova Europa in the 1980's. Hadn't been back for over 15 years since we moved to Virginia. Had a chance to go back and it was just as good as we remembered. Very authentic Portuguese cuisine, excellent service and a great value. Having just returned from our trip to Portugal, it was like we were in a Lisbon restaurante. Hope to go back soon.