The Rosa Restaurant

The waitress was very attentive and polite. The food was very good. The restaurant was cute and clean. The kitten was slightly slow given the number of people in the restaurant. The pasta fagioli was very tasty although the noodle selection seemed odd. The chicken cannelloni was delicious. I would have preferred the chicken to be shredded instead as some pieces were large chucks. The cannoli are made in house to order. Long and shinny but completely filled.

I think I was most impressed with our server, Adriana. She is literally the friendliest, nicest person I have met since being in New England. She is very knowledgeable about the menu. I have some food restrictions and she knew just the right adjustments to dishes so that I was able to eat them. The food was so good that my taste buds were definitely doing the happy food dance.

I was visiting a friend in Portsmouth and he suggested we try this restaurant. It was a Friday night and busy, but our server Kayci was super friendly and attentive. I wasn't drinking that night, so I ordered a mocktail, a pineapple drink, and it was amazingly good. The garlic bread appetizer was outstanding. I ordered the pasta and broccoli with shrimp, and it was very good. My friend ordered the gnocchi, and he said it was just OK. The prices were super reasonable in the mid 20's per entrée. The atmosphere was very cool and I would definitely recommend this place.

This is a solid lunch and dinner option. Where there were tiny issues, many other things made up for those. First off, the service was impeccable and incredibly personalized. We were treated like we were important. Whoever trains the staff has the “secret sauce” - a balance of competency, timing and warmth. Not many places have this today. 3 bartenders all on point. This is a differentiator for sure. Attractive restaurant and bar nicely appointed and lit (dim). Rustic decor matched the menu & concept. It all made sense. Open kitchen was a plus. Pizzas looked great, but we opted for other items. Most importantly to start with the food menu is one of the most economical and fairly priced menus I’ve seen in years. We had the minestrone soup and calamari. Both were good. Beans may have been better than pasta in the soup, but no big deal. The soup was a big portion and was nice and fresh. Calamari was good too, but the dipping sauce was lackluster flavor wise. Overall still good. We had 2 pasta & risotto entrees that surprisingly came with salads. We had 1 Caesar and 1 house. A+ - My wife had Ciopinno on risotto and I had Chicken Marsala over pasta. Both excellent. Pasta was homemade & they let you choose. We also had one specialty cocktail each and a beer. It did appear that the drinks were priced at expected levels, bumping up the check but no big deal. Quality and a good value. This place also has a ton of history, as it’s been serving Portsmouth for decades (with a couple of breaks and owner changes). Great causal Italian place, with an exceptional location.

Honestly, we've had better meatballs that come frozen. For an "Italian" restaurant, the basics, spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parm should be perfect, but tasted like a lack of effort. So disappointed. Frustrating when a restaurant does well based on location and not quality. The wine was decent, our waiter was attentive, but overall not impressed. Even the red sauce lacked complexity, tasted like jar sauce and nothing was warm enough!

The Roda Restaurant is very clean and well organized restaurant. This place is kids friendly. Very welcoming. The food are delicious and have excellent taste. The price is very reasonable. Our server Alice was AMAZING. So, when she got us the menu, I told her I want her to surprise us with a good dish that have no pork and with medium spic. She did surprise me with new dishes and they were all well done! I was a amazed. Then my 6 year old asked her if he can help her clean up our table and pretend to be a server, and she let him do so. We had a Great time, food, and GREAT memories that will never forget. Parking is limited in that area so we parked far away. Thanks for the wonderful experience and I highly recommend it for anyone.