A. Francisco's — Restaurant in Erie

I don’t even know where to begin. I have eaten here several times and I absolutely love everything. The ambiance is such a classy and fun vibe! Their wines are phenomenal. All eco vino wines from wineries straight from Italy. They truly put their time and effort in finding the best that you can’t get locally. Their red selection is my absolute favorite. My friends loved the whites. They also carry orange wines which was something new and fun we haven’t had before. Their cocktails are soooo fun!! Zac the bartender (who is also a sommelier!) is truly a master of his skill. Their cocktails are so creative and made with the freshest ingredients. Now on to the food…Every bite I have had is top notch. My top favorites would be the burrata bites (the crisp on the burrata balls, the marinara sauce with truffle oil…to die for) caponata (i could literally eat this daily) and the English pea arancini (it’s the lemon aioli for me!) The Tuscan kale salad…wow! The textures of the fresh kale and the crisp kale, perfection. The blend of the pine nuts and the house made lemon vinagarette, a beautiful flavor explosion. I add their Serrano peppers they pickle in house and it’s makes it even better, which I didn’t think was even possible. One time my friends and I split the Florentina…this steak is HUGE! Easily feeds 2-4 people. They do only guarantee it medium rare which was perfect for us. The steak literally melts in your mouth. For the star of the show…THE PIES! The dough is freshly made daily by their pizza chef (who is more of a pizza savant if you ask me)! It’s a thin perfectly cooked pizza crust that provides the perfect balance of a foldable crunch. The sausage pizza, pepinyourstep, hot honey and green and gold, were all table favorites. They do offer desserts but I have never been able to even get there because I get so full! I HIGHLY recommend this local restaurant for either a night out, a family dinner, or a whole party! Loveeee this place and such a great edition to...

TLDR: burrata bites app was fantastic. Food was okay and it took almost an hour to arrive. Service was unbelievably terrible

We went on a Tuesday night for dinner. There were four or five people at the bar, but the dining area was otherwise empty. We were seated rapidly. We were pretty excited to come here since we were recommended this place by a local friend.

We ordered the burrata bites as an appetizer, as well as their cavatelli, steak, and a pizza for our main meal.

The burrata was fantastic! It came out relatively fast and was among the best we've ever had. That's when things started going downhill.

We waited for nearly an hour for our food on a slow weeknight

The steak was ordered rare, but came out medium rare to medium at points. It took a long time for the server to even come back and check on us and when we asked her if they could rectify the issue, we were told that medium-rare was typically what they cooked it at. It would've been helpful for her to have told us that to begin with! There was no attempt made to fix the issue, and we were left with an overcooked $68 steak

The cavatelli pasta was...fine. Nothing exceptional. The portion was small for the price. The pizzas were fine. But as far as gourmet pizzas go, there are other better options in Erie.

Our server did not check on us again after that for any reason. Not to refill our drinks. Nothing.

Unfortunately the whole experience left a pretty sour taste in our mouth. We won't be...

My wife and I visited on Thursday, September 11th for the first time. We were pleasantly surprised by the charm of the older downtown building and the decor of the space. The staff was friendly and helpful, and the service was outstanding.

We shared an order of arancini as well as an og pie. Both were delicious and the cook, especially on the pie was perfect. To accompany our dinner, we each ordered limoncello martinis, which were equally delicious.

The only suggestion we have to improve the experience would be to forgo the rap music (most don't consider it music at all) in favor of something more attune to the atmosphere and ambiance of the restaurant. Jazz or Italian music would pair nicely in my opinion.

Overall, we had an excellent experience for our first time. As mentioned, the building, the decor, the staff, the service, and especially the food were outstanding. We look forward to sampling some other menu items (except for the limoncello martini, they need to be our go to) on...