Leonoro's Restaurant

This is my favorite Italian restaurant in the state! I love their red sauce, & the house salad dressing! The BEST meatballs I've ever had. The place is always tidy & cozy. The service is always outstanding. I highly recommend Leonoro's!

Today Tony and I had a very nice late lunch early dinner at Leonoro's in Charleston WV on the East End of town since 1915. It was Tony's first time here and my third. Tony ordered a Budweiser and I ordered Half-Half Iced Tea with Lemon. We both ordered the Spaghetti with 2 Meatballs Lunch Special with a Salad and Bread//Butter. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive. We were both overly stuffed!! The lunch portion was more than enough food!! Definitely going back!! The sauce was KILLER!!! MEATBALLS awesome and Bread divine!!! Loved everything and every bite!!!

Awesome spaghetti! My great grandmother went here many years ago so we thought we would try it. The spaghetti is a large portion and was really tasty, the sauce is flavorful. The cannoli was also really good it was towards the sweeter side which I like. The flavors tasted authentic. The staff was very attentive and nice, we got a to go order at the end to bring home to family and they made it quickly. Plenty of parking in the back. Inside was full by the end of the meal but still rather quiet. I would definitely go back again

I've never had a bad meal here. I'm a spaghetti fan and add Italian sausage to your meal and you will be hooked. Lunch specials every day so stop in soon.

It's in a convenient location, quite close to the Clay Center. While on vacation, I decided to stop by here and grab some food for lunch. Ordered the manicotti, cheese ravioli and meatballs, lemonade, spaghetti and meatballs, and some garlic bread. The guy serving me was friendly and professional. He joked around a bit and refilled by drinks quite often. The setting is old school, not too fancy. The place I was sitting at had some leaks though. So, while I was eating, some water started to drop from the ceiling, but I wasn't too bothered.The food was more expensive than I would have expected it to be. Since everything in West Virginia seems to be cheaper than in Pittsburgh, I don't think this is just a different priced market. They're just overpriced, and by quite a margin. The manicotti (came with 3) were almost $17! The portions were also quite small, even for lunch. They definitely don't justify the price. The quality and flavor wasn't anything special. The raviolis tasted started, and the manicotti seemed to have noodles that are a bit too thick and not enough ricotta. It was topped with only a little bit of melted cheese. They both tasted okay. Leonoro's does give ample servings of tomato sauce. I will say that their lemonade is pretty good, and it's a good enough deal if you get a refill or two. The spaghetti and meatballs weren't anything outstanding, but they were the best out of all the dishes I tried. A bit better portion, decent meatballs, and spaghetti that is cooked well. Meatball servings are very small (only 2 per serving, and they are small).All in all, this place seems to have good salads from what I've hear, but their pasta is very mediocre at best. If you come here, I'd recommend the spaghetti with meatballs.*Photos are of leftovers

My husband and I were visiting Charleston, WV, and had dinner at Leonoro's Spaghetti House. It's a wonderful family-owned restaurant that's a fixture of downtown Charleston and has been in business since 1915. Located in a brick building, it looks almost like a house, and when you walk in you feel like you've stepped back into the 1930s--in a good way!The entire staff was very friendly, and every person was obviously a part of the community. They know their customers and their city and serve them well.Special kudos to Mallory, our waitress, who was FANTASTIC! She met us at the front door and, even though it was close to closing time, she assured us that we had time to order and enjoy our meal. Despite serving multiple tables (as the restaurant was still busy), Mallory was friendly and kind and took time to guide us through the food and drink choices and provide recommendations to us. She was efficient and ensured our food arrived quickly, and stopped by several times during dinner to ensure we were enjoying our meals and had everything we needed. She even stopped and chatted with us after dinner, after the other diners had left, to tell us a little about the city and some local sites we might be interested in visiting.The restaurant boasts a menu of authentic Italian dishes which would suit either vegetarians or carnivores. Everything is definitely made fresh and onsite with great care in the preparation and is absolutely delicious! We had green salads to start, with local greens and the house dressing (a tomato-based vinaigrette). My husband ordered a medium-size plate of meat ravioli, and I had a half-order of lasagna (with a glass of merlot on the side). The pastas were excellent, and the sauce was extremely tasty. Leonoro's makes a red sauce that's not marinara (which is offered as an alternative). It was smoother and milder with a faintly sweet flavor. We ordered garlic bread (and were given a double order for the same price!) that was also quite tasty. We didn't order dessert so we can't comment on the selection, but we saw other tables enjoying the offerings after their meals and they looked scrumptious. They have a good wine selection, both by the bottle and the glass.The prices were reasonable compared to other restaurants in the area and other Italian restaurants we've visited, and a great value considering the high quality of our meals that we enjoyed. The restaurant has an intimate atmosphere without being stuffy and is good for both families and couples dining out. We will DEFINITELY return to Leonoro's on our next visit to Charleston! Our mouths are already watering at the prospect of another fantastic meal!

Spaghetti Sauce is so good as well as their homemade salad dressing! Been going there since I was little at their original location. For sure one of my favorites!

Food was below mediocre. Meatball sandwich was soggy on uncooked white bread, garlic bread soggy, lasagna was super bland, $5 for a side salad with old moldy lettuce and what tasted like expired ranch. Only plus was the waitress who was friendly and respectful. Overall, worst "Italian" food in Charleston.

Great little cute Italian restaurant great service and the food is excellent! Price is very reasonable, our waitress was awesome had a lot of tables but still provided great service

Delicious as always! Lasagna and meatballs so yummy and a staple of downtown Charleston.