Restaurant serving Italian cuisine with a Neapolitan flair located in Rye, NY. Owned by Food Network chef & Chopped champion, Raffaele Ronca. We specialize in gourmet Italian, with Neapolitan flair, & a bountiful selection of top-quality wine. We are available for private events and catering needs.
Based on 200 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
26 Purchase St, Rye, NY 10580
Phone: (914) 481-8417
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Hours
| Tuesday | 12–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–10 PM |
| Thursday | 12–10 PM |
| Friday | 12–10 PM |
| Saturday | 12–10 PM |
| Sunday | 12–10 PM |
| Monday | 12–10 PM |
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: resy.comrafele.com
Reviews
Lynn Carbino
First time here…loved it! Our server she was amazing and very friendly….spoke about being from Bologna originally…excellent service – started w pear salad and pizza…very tasty and fresh ingredients…I had the bolognese and my husband had the steak…perfectly cooked pasta and such tender meat in the sauce …his steak was very tender and juicy… and the cheesecake for dessert was very light and creamy for an Italian-style cheesecake…just slightly bland in the flavor but still quite enjoyable!
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Andrea Braunstein
We had a fantastic time at Rafele tonight.
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Erny Bonistall
Michelin sticker out front. 2022 as well. Enough said, but……Great lunch in town visiting with my sister, brother in law, niece, and nephew pre Thanksgiving. Everybody ordered something different. Everybody loved their dishes – and a wide variety. I enjoyed the grilled octopus, saw their pasta, fish -grilled Branzino aka Mediterranean Sea Bass, chicken parm, and grilled chicken at the table. Lots for everyone to pick from.
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Stewart M
Really busy restaurant, with nice ambience, but the service suffered as a result. There were lots of servers running around (literally one ran up and then down the length of the restaurant) but it wasn’t clear what they were running around for, as we couldn’t get their attention, and so sat drinkless during our main course. Similarly from the kitchen, the Di Manzo was still running with blood, a sign they didn’t have time to rest it properly, and the Ragu felt under seasoned (but couldn’t get any additional seasonings from the servers).
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Un Lee
First time in Rye. First time trying Rafele. Very cute decor of the restaurant. The service was fantastic. The food was delicious. I had a vodka cocktail and was amazing. Only sad thing was we didn’t order any pasta….which I’m sure is amazing. Hope to visit Rye again and def coming back to Rafele!!
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Reed Raffel
An overall disappointment.
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Gina Lepore
I am only sorry that I didn’t take more pictures. Part of it had to do with the fact that everything was so tasty and it barely lasted longer than a few minutes on the plate. We started with the artichoke salad and the grilled octopus which was on a bed of spicy bean.. both were amazing. Then for main course we had home made gluten free pasta with a side of brussel sprouts. For dessert we had the Panna gotta and omg what an amazing to off to a great meal.. next time I’ll add more pictures. Also I know some of the reviews of this place are rather poor but I encourage you to go and make up your own mind. The food, the service and the ambulance were all top shelf in my book. I’ll be back
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Roslyn Wertheimer
Would totally go back to try more things on the menu, but the service was very slow on a Sunday night. Seems understaffed? We waited so long to get the bill, even after asking for it once before. Again, we would totally go back since the food was that great!
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jay luthra
Reserved a table a day before and showed all open slots. Given a table at the side of the bar overlooking the trash can and bin with all dirty napkins. ( see picture) The guy on the table behind us was literally on my back. This is ridiculous and as a medical professional I feel it’s a health code violation. I will be reporting this to Westchester county health department .
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cl L
Called and made reservation for my wife’s birthday one week prior. On day of reservation called and asked that they place a candle on whatever desert my wife ordered for her birthday – “Ok, not a problem and we will make sure it is done.” Exact quote from young lady I spoke to. Arrived, ordered multiple appetizers for the seven of us. Appetizers arrived – wrong and not what we ordered. We let it go. Ordered main courses and arrived – again one of them totally incorrect. They left the main courses and never once came back with bowls for shells, nor to see if anyone wanted grated cheese. We had to ask for this 15 minutes later when we were finally able to get someones attention.
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