If anyone dines or lives in the Woodbridge area you know that Italian restaurants are on every corner and its very rare that any of them are not good. Booking any restaurant in the Woodbridge area on a Saturday night needs a reservation well in advance. Well Zafferano is one of those restaurants that has been around for many years and I will call it one of the originals. I had been to Zafferano many many times before I became a Yelper but haven't been in a very long time. I booked reservations to visit with some friends and when we arrived the place was just super packed. Thank god for the reservation because people were being turned down at the door. We were seated fairly quickly. My first impression was that it was super loud. I was having one hell of a time hearing my friends. There was not too much conversation going around the table that evening. None the less I am here for the food. We ordered some apps for the table to share. The fried calamari were average, crispy and tasty. The antipasto platter was amazing. Considering not much had to be cooked it took a very long time for the apps to come out which made it seem longer because I could barely speak with my friends. For the main dish I ordered the penne a la vodka. Again took more than an hour to get our entree's. When it did arrive it was great. Pasta was eldente as it should be sauce had the right amount of panchetta. Over all a good dish. One thing I learned from my visit was to attend Zafferano on a day its less busy or just go alone so you don't have to talk to anyone.
Great Food - Great Service - Took forever to get food