I have mixed feelings about Arpino's. My husband & I ate there for the first time a couple weeks ago. We started with the rice balls appetizer. It was so so. Not bad but not really that good (rice seemed undercooked), not worth ordering a second time. A salad came with our entree order. The salad was basic but very good. I ordered the homemade cheese ravioli & my husband ordered the pesto pasta. I was not a fan of the ravioli. The marinara sauce was pretty basic, nothing special & the ravioli I thought was undercooked the shells were too tough. I think the ravioli shells should be soft almost melt in your mouth, these shells were tough almost too hard to cut with your fork. I took my leftovers home & when I reheated them the next day they were a little bit better & softer. So I think they have the right idea but just need to cook them longer. My husband on the other hand loved his pesto pasta. He was completely satisfied with it.
I definitely want to give Arpino a second chance. There were a couple other entrees on the menu that sounded pretty good that I would like to try. It may have just of been an off night for the pasta I ordered.
Just a heads up Arpino is a really small restaurant & reservations are recommended. I did not realize that beforehand. We just walked in & was lucky they had 1 open table. But next time will make reservations just in case, don't want to have to wait very long.
Honestly if it wasn't for my husband's meal I would have given them 2 stars because I was not at all impressed with the items I ate but my husband really really liked his pesto pasta. So I'm gonna give them a second chance & order something different next time.