I wish during course of my weekly stay down in Augusta I had discovered this gem of a place when i first arrived. I made the mistake of staying at the Ramada on Broad St., when i really should have stayed in the Marriott instead.

I'm not new to the Augusta area at all, but i never knew about this place called Augustino's which is in the Marriott hotel down on Broad and 10th, which is a far better area of Broad then where i was staying (Broad and 5th).

Anywho, i went to Augustino's, the day before i had to fly out from GA back home to NY, and boy, was i happy i ate my last meal there too. It was a toss up between the french restuarant not too far away from my hotel and Augustino's. My mother and I had eaten at Luigi's a couple nights before, and we hated it. So we weren't much in the mood for another disappointing Italian restuarant. But we decided to give Augustino's a shot when we read the rave reviews.

Went down there, we loved the Marriott, wished we were staying in it instead of Ramada. We LOVED Augustino's!!! I can't rave enough about this place. Augustino's is elegant, very much a fine dining place, and i was def underdressed. It's fancy. It's a place that makes you feel like you are in another world or like a queen for a day while you're there. The service is excellent! Very top notch. The portion size is absolutely perfect! I've never been to a restaurant where the portion sizes are so exact, so perfect of a size. Usually where i go to eat, you usually get too much or get too little. But Augustino's is right!

You will not leave hungry from this place. But you also won't feel weighed down either. So you can continue what you were doing without feeling that ughhh heavy feeling in your stomach, that may make you want to sit down for a few moments before getting back to life.

The food is to die for. Anything you order, you can't go wrong. Everything is made to perfection! Very gourmet. I can't remember what i ate when i was there, but i think it was a chicken entree w/ artichoke hearts and some pasta... can't remember exactly what it was, but it was great. Salad was mixed field greens (radichio, arugula, baby spinach, red leaf, etc). it was a side salad, had some crumbled gorgonzola over it, along w/ dried cranberries. I remember it was big enough to split w/ my mom.

The coffee was delicious as was the Ice Tea (sweet, no lemon). The desserts i'm sure would of been delicious as well, but we never got to try them. My mother and I were fully satisfied once we finished our dinner, so we didn't try the desserts. Would of loved too, but we were full.

Do yourself a favor, if you are visiting the Augusta area, book your hotel at Marriott, and def go to Augustino's. You will not be disappointed at all!! I wish we had a place of this caliber up in NY where i live.