Rigatoni's Restaurant

First time here and definitely coming back! Came here with family and had a great time. The cashier/ server was super friendly and very helpful when ordering. We had a sit down dinner and they have a bread station to help yourself. Staff was great. They were attentive to the store needs and replenishing silverware as well as clean ups.Food was absolutely delicious! I had the cheese ravioli which tasted like someone grandma made it. Spaghetti and meatballs was great. Had it for lunch the next day.

They have been around forever and I had sort of forgotten about them - not for any reason in particular because I remember good meals there in the past but a friend mentioned them a few months back and they have become our take out go-to ever since.I LOVE the Asian salmon special and my family consistently enjoys their meals as well.The best thing about Rigatoni's is the staff - super welcoming, hospitable and friendly- even when they are busy. I was there a few weeks back and they had a group of elderly guests ordering and asking lots of questions and the cashier treated them with patience and respect- just like I would hope people would help my parents. I was also there when the line to order was 4 deep, the phone was ringing and it was hectic and a young man stepped away from doing prep work and invited the next guest to order at the back register.You can be sure to enjoy good food, warm hospitality and friendly smiles every time you visit Rigatoni's in Castro Valley!

My mom and I ordered Rigatoni's to go and myyy they have raised their prices significantly. It has been a long time since we have gone here, maybe about 2 years. They have raised their prices by about $3-5 in their entrees. We ordered the Italian sausage fettuccine and the broccoli chicken rigatoni both to go. The broccoli chicken was a lunch special so it came with a nice mixed green salad with Italian dressing. I picked up the food and requested bread since they had a bread bar. The cashier only gave me 2 small bags of bread. I wish she would give me more. I did go over to the bread bar to grab a few more pieces. There weren't many people there for lunch so it was quiet. The food was still delicious and big portion of pasta. I loved how there was a lot of sausage in the fettuccine which made the pasta flavorful. I think I would come back here to try the in-dining experience and more worth it than doing take out by eating all of the bread!

Ordered to-go for pickup. This is my fourth time ordering the spaghetti and meatballs from Rigatoni's at Castro Valley, but pre-Covid, the meatballs had beef in them. This is the first time the meatballs were made of pork. Personally, I like that it's light on the salt, but if you prefer more intense flavor profiles, you may find it bland. Service here is always warm and friendly, and if you dine in, the ambiance is that small town Mom and Pop feel. Even to-go, they'll send you off with bread, butter with olive oil and and vinegar for dipping. Whenever I have a hankering for Italian but am not in the mood to cook, I'll get my spaghetti and meatballs fix from here. It might not be the most exciting food adventure, but it feels like wholesome, traditional Americana. Btw, if you go to their website and sign up for their email list, you automatically get a $5 off gift certificate.

The food is mediocre nothing special about it and a little expensive. The only plus is close to us and the service is excellent.

Ordered the lasagna again, same as last time lukewarm in the middle. I wish they would make sure they heat up there food entirely especially lasagna! It did taste good. Just need to be hot.

It wasabout 10 years since I went to Rigatoni's with my kids. My kids are now grown, so going back was nostalgic for me. I have to say that I was extremely disappointed. My experience this time started off poor. I Googled the menu and it showed the oven roasted chicken as $13.99. I must have pulled up an old menu that Rigatoni failed to purge from their online seach results the current price is $22.00. The biggest disappointment was the size of the meatballs that I paid $3.00 each for. I clearly remember their meatballs being so much bigger and freshly made as opposed to these frozen mini meat balls that they heated up and added to my bolagnese pasta. I couldn't believe that I paid $6.00 for these two meatballs, and to insult me further was the size of the chicken. I ordered this meal because of the chicken. Unfortunately, I was insulted with these two mini cuts of chicken and pasta with meat sauce that tasted more like tomato sauce. I can clearly say that I was disappointed. If it wasn't for the friendly worker that took my order over the phone, I would have scored my experience as a 1 star. And oh, the bread wasn't bad.

What a great local restaurant! Great food selection as well as friendly staff.I love all of the pasta dishes at this location. Pasta is always just slightly al dente and the sauces have a yummy flavor. I enjoy the fettuccine as well as rigatoni noodles. The bolognese is delicious and the alfredo when I want to splurge. They have a bread bar which is great and you can enjoy the bread with butter or a little balsamic and EVOO.I will give away my best tip as well....they sell sweet street brownies and cookies. The salted caramel cookies inspired my latest cookie party entry (I made a homemade version I swear) and they are pretty much my favorite guilty pleasure. Sometimes I stop by and just grab a couple cookies to go :)Rigatoni's is a nice casual dining spot in The Village and a great spot for lunch or dinner.

First time here, I ordered the Cajun chicken fettuccine- taste was ok - decent portion size but the sauce was really soupy rather than creamy, I think they should thicken up the sauce a lot more. Disappointed with this meal - I only ate the noodles, the chicken had no flavor

If I could only rate this location for 0 star. I would not never eat here or do any to go orders. Supervisor Maribel had no care attitude. Hung up the phone couple times and at one point the cook picks up the phone. Maribel took the order wrong over the phone & has a no refund policy. This company/location likes to spend more money on their big nearly empty to go boxes rather than filling it with little bit more food.