Buon Appetito

I love Italian food so I am picky. I thought the lasagna was delicious. I loved the wine selection and they let me taste some before ordering that's important because I didn't want to waste money on wine I may not like. The menu has a wide variety of Italian. Id recommend it. more

Italian food at its best. An exciting variety of entrees. Your meal is delicious, well presented, and reasonably priced. A good wine list, and a full service bar is available. more

I love this little quaint and romantic restaurant the food is absolutely fabulous and the service is great. I love dipping the bread in the olive oil and redwine balsamic vinegar. Yummy more

Impeccable service, cosy atmosphere, a grown-up's wine list and a menu that should please anyone. The lunch menu usually features a soup that is absolutely home-made, a sandwich that combines many flavors and a pasta dish with a unique sauce. The best thing on the menu has got to be the ravioli stuffed with butternut squash. The dinner menu features more sophisticated dishes but all the standbys you require are handled very nicely at either lunch or dinner like pasta pomodoro or puttanesca. They will adjust any dish to suit your needs. We are veggies so they will do any dish without meat for us. This place is not a bargain but the prices are not outrageous either. Lunch for two will come in around 40 and dinner for two around 50. It's worth it for this level of service and attention in the cooking. They have a lovely bar and even the house Pinot Grigio is a treat. more

Had to meet a couple of colleagues for dinner and selected Hayward as the "in-between" spot. I was struggling to find anything in the area not fast-food oriented. Decided to go with Buon Appetito and was not disappointed. Pros: Delicious food and wine, nice surroundings Cons: Park in muni lot behind restaurant (not obvious on first visit) more

When I dine at a small family restaurant I expect to eat good food that the staff knows how to prepare and to be treated well. The service at Boun Appetito is so poor that is is overwhelmingly evident that they care less about their customers. Some dishes are OK, a few even good, but the vast majority are bland. Avoid anything with seafood in it, as the ingredients are most likely old and starting to break down already. more

me and by boyfriend went in to have a nice quiet dinner a couple nights back and just as we sat down at our table the waiter started to ignore us and gave all his attention to a group of 40+ ppl who were sitting at the table next to ours, his lack of attention continued all night..the food was OK, but for the prices one would think the food would be better, i would rather eat at pasta pomadaro, or maggainos @ satana row, this place is way to stuffy with rude and ignorant waiters...i would never go back again. Pros: i would tell u if , there were any =) Cons: service, food,, waiter's suck more

If for some reason you find yourself in Hayward in need of some really good Italian food, go to Buon Appetito. They have excellent food. The fact that they are in downtown Hayward makes this restaurant even more astonishing. I will always recommend this restaurant to anyone in the vicinity of Hayward. Pros: Great Food, Good Service, Good Parking more

My friends and I have been going to this restaurant for years. The service is not the greatest and they could do with training their staff better; but the food has always been delicious--especially the pastas and risotto. We stick to the specials, a salad, calamari fritti appetizer, and plenty of scrumptious sangiovese and chianti. It's quiet, friendly, and fun. It's the kind of small business we continue to want to support. Neighborhoods need restaurants like Buon Appetito. Pros: Easy parking, accomodating staff, delicious ravioli Cons: , can be pricey more

I went there on my birthday for an early dinner with my mother and my sister. Being the only table in the restaurant we expected to see our waiter more than four times. Once to hand us the menus, second to take the order, than he gave us our food and about 15 mins later gave us our check. He never asked us if we needed any water or if the food was ok which it wasn't. The shrimp in my pasta was so fishy that I couldn't even eat it, the pasta was over cooked and the cream sauce was bland. Save your money and go somewhere else. more

Surprised that this gem is tucked away on a non-descript part of A street in Hayward.But once inside, wow ! Let the fine dining begin.The bread and spread they bring is ADDICTIVE and the service is excellent.The mural on the wall looks great.The food is everything Olive Garden should be but isn't.The Moretti Italian beer is a nice touch and the desserts are unbelievable .The hot apple tart is awesome.All of the desserts are .Great dinner place, probably better to leave the kids at home for this one.You will want to be alone with your significant other. Pros: The Food !, The Desserts !, The Service/Ambiance more