Five Eighteen West Italian Cafe
In Business Since 1996
(919) 829-2518
Hours of Operation
Mon-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri 11:30am-10:30pm, Sat 11:30am-10:30pm, Sun 10:30am-9pm
Payment Methods
AMEX, DINERS CLUB, DISCOVER, MASTER CARD, VISA
Voted Best Italian Restaurant 4 Years In A Row!
Products and Services
Features: Take Out
Reservations: Takes Reservations.
About Five Eighteen West Italian Cafe
An Italian restaurant in Raleigh,NC, specializes in seasonal fresh pastas, wood fired pizzas, fresh seafood, steaks, and specials inspired by the flavors of Italy and the Mediterranean. Located in the heart of Glenwood South, 518 West is a short drive fro m the Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU) and the Research Triangle. 518 West was recently voted, "Best Italian Restaurant in the Triangle", by the readers of the Independent, the areas leading local magazine.
Reviews
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Unfortunate dinning experience
Posted byanighton 8/29/2008
My wife and I were celebrating a special occasion and decided to try a restaurant we had not been to before. The location is great and it?s a nice building. The wine was very good but those are about the only pros to this restaurant. I had the chicken marsala and was very disappointed. My wife ordered the beef tenderloin. She ordered it but could not eat it. She ordered it to be cooked medium and when she cut into it the waitress offered to take it back because it was obviously under cooked. I finished my meal before they brought the meal back out. When it came back it was cooked properly but the meat was such poor quality she could not eat it. It was like trying to cut and chew a piece of shoe leather. I don?t know where they get there meat from but I have never had a piece of meat of such poor quality. They did do the right thing and take the meal off of our bill but I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.
Meh
Posted byprojecteon 6/30/2008
I've been here a couple times and every time I've been underwhelmed with their pastas or desserts. And the times I took dates there it indeed lacks a romantic setting. It actually gets pretty loud and it hard sometimes to talk to the person across from you.
in response to rude staff, Mr Cores51
Posted by518on 6/29/2008
If you come to our restaurant (or any other for that matter) obviously overly intoxicated and acting belligerent, please do not expect to be served more alcohol. In fact we take pride in serving our guests with respect and dignity. I should hope that you could try to do the same in future encounters with service staff.
Rude staff
Posted byCores51on 6/28/2008
Waitstaff and management are rude. Do not go there on a Saturday night an hour before they close or all you will get it is a bunch of attitude from a staff who would like to go home. We had out of town guests in our party and were embarrassed that this is where we chose to take them. Don't spend your money were you are not wanted. Instead walk down the street to the 42nd street Oyster bar where both the food and the service is excellent.
Great value, Unique and affordable Wine List
Posted bygooieon 6/24/2008
I don't see what the problem people have with 518...they are not trying to be the next gourmet food restaurant where you don't know or can't remember what you are eating. They are simply the place to go for fresh food that tastes great at an affordable price. Everything is made in house, from the pasta, sauces, salad dressings to desserts. The specials are always good and solid and fresh. No frozen seafood, organic salmon and great pizzas always keep us coming back. The wine list is always very unique and affordable and the servers seem to be very educated in what they are serving. I like the lemon linguine quite a bit and my husband always gets either the tenderloin (best in town) or the ribeye. We have been dining here since we moved here 5 years ago...sure we get the occasional miscook, but the staff is very attentive and very willing to correct their mistakes. They have recently added some very lovely curtains to the upstairs dining area that helps with the noise levels. Cudos to them and the management for consistently turinng out a great product at an affordable price in a wonderful atmosphere.
