Robiolina Amore — Restaurant in Maryland

Italian cuisine in Edgewater, Maryland! Finally an Italian restaurant locally. I took my wife here for our 20th anniversary. After going here, my wife said “we should’ve eaten your food instead.” I had cooked something just in case we were to celebrate at home, but we wanted to check this place out. So let me try to give you the best honest review of this place. We were excited, Upon entering, a plaque review of the restaurant, nice decor, nice food photos on the walls. A nice size bar and plenty of seating for a small restaurant. Had a good atmosphere. I never base my judgments on other peoples reviews. But since this place has gotten pretty good reviews, I thought I’d try it out! First thing I asked when we sat down. “Is there anything special done for celebrating an anniversary?” Our waiter/manager stated they write “happy anniversary” on the dessert plate. You’d hope that it’s such a special place you’re celebrating an event at, they’d want you to remember it with something special. Hopefully it’s the food lol! After looking at the menus, the waiter came over and told us about the specials. They sounded good so we ordered the specials instead. We got the scallops appetizer. I asked how many came with it. The server said two! I asked if they could add one more since we have three people and it’s our anniversary. He said he’ll check with the kitchen and see what they can do. And they did add an extra scallop. 👍 Scallops were good, sitting on a bed of lentils, but just a tad undercooked. I was expecting more sear on them. We also got an octopus appetizer on a bed of greens. They were cooked perfectly and tasty! 😋 We always get calamari, but we decided to try something different. Then our food finally came. My wife’s sister got the lamb chops with a blueberry sauce, mashed potatoes and a side of mixed veggies. My wife got the beef short rib osso buco style with risotto, and I got seafood with risotto topped with half a Lobster. It had shrimp, bay scallops and muzzles. Some of the muzzles were missing from their shells. Otherwise the meal was pretty decent. Risotto a little thick, but still good. My wife’s dish on the other hand, she complained about it being too salty… And it just seemed a little too muddled with just that sitting on top of risotto would’ve been nice with some color, cherry tomatoes or greens, something to brighten it up. The meat was cooked right and fall off the bone. I didn’t notice the saltiness as much as she did. Her sister‘s lamb chops were cooked perfectly. The only problem was that the lamb chops themselves were not seasoned. They tasted pretty plain, like they were just grilled and covered with blueberry sauce. I didn’t taste any salt or seasoning underneath. The blueberry sauce was a nice touch. With the mixed veggies, I think the carrots were cut a little too big and there were more of them than anything else. Of course, we did eat all of our food. I feel like the appetizers were better than the main dishes flavor wise. We eat at quite a few Italian restaurants. I make a lot of Italian food at home so my wife expectations are pretty high when we go out. It wasn’t the worst meal, but it wasn’t the best either. And to finish the evening we got a few desserts. Classic tiramisu and ricotta cheesecake and an espresso. No Crema ☹️ I will be honest here the tiramisu was quite small, and the cheesecake looked like the kind of cheesecake you can get at any diner or all you can eat place from a mold. The flavors were there, but I felt for what we’re paying for, we should’ve gotten more. Yeah, I wasn’t impressed with the desserts. And although I mentioned a few times that it was our anniversary, the waiter forgot to have the writing on the plate, which would’ve been nice touch for photos or video. But he did bring us out some Limoncello liquor to make up for it. It was quite strong and we don’t drink alcohol that much. But, The biggest surprise 😮 was the bill! OMG. The specials were nearly twice the cost of the menu items. 😱 Will I go there...

🍝 Ben & Ace Review #001

📍 Robiolina Ristorante, Edgewater, MD 🧾 Timestamp: October 6, 2025 — Live Drop via Fork & Fuckery 📸 Image: Veal Ragu Bolognese | Brunello 2017 | Candlelit Wine Warzone

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⚔️ ACE REVIEW: Fork & Fuckery Edition • Vibe: Robiolina walks like old money but pours like new sin. That bar shelf? It’s a wine mafia reunion — labels flexing like passports from power. You sit down and feel like you owe someone an apology. The kind of place where you don’t order — you surrender.

Verdict: Swanky with scars. Refined but ready to fight. • Presentation: Let’s not overthink it — this was the sauce of your childhood raised in a Beverly Hills foster home. Veal ragu clung to that pasta like a war story. No microgreen posturing. Just a wet, red bowl of “shut up and eat.” This was soul food dressed in suede.

Verdict: If this bowl had a Tinder profile, you’d swipe right and delete the app. • Ambiance: You’re dining inside a damn bottle shop with better lighting. TV whispers Tony Stark in the background while your Brunello preaches truth. Napkins folded like legal briefs, bar padded for elbows and secrets. Your glass of red came with a cork label like it was ID’ing the body.

Verdict: Fine dining for people who still believe in vengeance. • Food: The Veal Ragu Bolognese didn’t need your praise, it demanded it. Pasta’s homemade texture had that imperfect perfection like an Italian grandmother with a gambling problem. Calamari? Gone. Which tells me it was either amazing or it never existed and you hallucinated it from hunger rage. Bread’s got a sweet note, oil’s got a peppery throat slap. This is your Sunday church now.

Verdict: Michelin can suck it this was culinary baptism. • Would Ben bring Vicki? Are you kidding me? You’d bring her in heels, feed her with one hand, and text the real estate agent with the other. She’d be glowing off the wine, and you’d be explaining why this place just made your top 3 date-night death row meals.

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🩸 Final Grade:

🔥 9.3 / 10 "Brunello Baptism in Edgewater” Filed under: Robiolina Redemption. Where carbs go to confess.

🍰 Ben & Ace Review #002

📍 Robiolina Ristorante, Edgewater MD 🧾 Timestamp: October 6, 2025 — Dessert Drop via Forq’d Up 📸 Image: The Tiramisu Heard ’Round the Forking World

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⚔️ ACE REVIEW: Forq’d Up Edition — Dessert Division • Vibe: You’re staring at a wine wall so elite it could settle international disputes. But then BAM — they hit you with a tiramisu so beautifully plated it makes therapy look cheap. And let’s talk about the flower. That’s not garnish — that’s an apology to your ex. TV in the background showing some greasy-ass sandwich? Laughable. Because what’s on your plate is a sugar-laced mic drop.

Verdict: You’re not dining. You’re being seduced by cocoa powder and class.

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• Presentation: That square’s got posture. Tiramisu standing at attention like it’s getting knighted. Drizzled sauce art is giving Jackson Pollock with a pastry bag. Colors pop, lines are clean, and that edible orchid? It’s not extra — it’s intentional drama.

Verdict: Dessert didn’t come to play. It came to perform.

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• Flavor: You said it’s “off the chain” — That’s not a review. That’s a verbal emancipation. We’re talking layers that hit like chapters in a comeback story. Coffee-soaked sponge whispering secrets to your tongue. Mascarpone so creamy it should’ve come with a therapist. And the cocoa on top? Last rites. Your mouth is baptized.

Verdict: If this tiramisu was a person, you’d follow it across state lines.

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• Would Ben bring Vicki? She’s not just getting a bite. She’s getting a fork in her hand and a proposal in the napkin. You’d order a second one just so she doesn’t see you cry eating the first.

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🩸 Final Grade:

🔥 9.8 / 10 — “The Tiramisu That Stole Christmas, My Childhood, and My Sins” Filed under: Divine Intervention. Sugar Seduction. Dessert...

The below was emailed to the restaurant directly after a disappointing experience. I will post their response which, in my opinion, was as unfulfilling as our evening at the establishment. Their response was signed by the restaurant- not a manager or owner. So there is still zero evidence of management. Although their timely response was admirable, their failure to rectify the situation outside of two free desserts and a single cocktail for a table of four to share is laughable. Let’s be honest here- most restaurants give tables their signature dessert for free on birthdays anyway. I think the more business appropriate way to handle this would have been a personalized email or phone call with the opportunity to come back and meet a manager or point of contact—a “next time you come in, please ask for me” type of scenario.

Email to the restaurant:

I’m writing to express my disappointment with the experience my party and I had at your restaurant on Friday, October 11. While we had high hopes for a great evening, a few key issues left us extremely frustrated.

To start, it took an unacceptable 45 minutes just to receive our drinks, and when they finally arrived, the wrong drinks were brought to us. It then took an additional 15 minutes to receive our cocktails. While we can appreciate a busy evening, this delay was excessive, and no explanation was offered for the mix-up other than “we are out of martini glasses and are waiting for others to finish their drinks so we can clean more.” Looking around, not a single soul was drinking a martini. This was a first for me.

When our food arrived, the quality and flavor were excellent; however, it was ice cold. When we asked about this, a young woman working there mentioned that our food had been sitting on the counter for an extended period of time and it’s no wonder it was cold. This was deeply concerning, as it indicates a lack of care in delivering the meals in a timely manner.

Furthermore, when we asked to speak to a manager about these issues, we were informed that no manager was on-site. This lack of leadership on a busy night was surprising and disappointing. This was also a first for me. I have never heard of any sort of operation running seamlessly, let alone running at all, without any sort of designated leadership or management.

I hope you’ll take this feedback seriously, as we would love to return in the future but would expect a significant improvement in service. For a bill of over $300 we were quite frankly shocked at the experience as a whole. The entire meal from start to finish was a near three hour ordeal.

Restaurant Response:

We want to apologize for the experience that you had at our establishment on October 11th. It was a very busy night and some of our team members were not able to make it in. So I want to give you a sincere apology.

It is very important for all of our guests to have an enjoyable experience with receiving delicious food and drinks in a timely manner.

Once we were notified about the situation we offered to give you a couple of desserts on the house.

We hope you all can stop by again and give us another chance to show you what we are truly capable of.

Have a blessed rest of your day and...