Although I have heard of D'Raymonds, I had never been there. Friends made the reservation and I went to meet them. Great service - very timely even though the place was super busy. Very professional servers. The food was utterly unbelievable! Huge portions, everything was prepared to perfection. I had chicken with eggplant and I was astonished by how delicious it was, surpassing every expectation. The place was festive and while crowded, it was not too loud, which was great. I will be back!

This is hands down the best place around to get pasta dishes. They are amazingly prepared. I have never had a bad meal here. The servers are always a pleasure, super helpful and attentive. It is always busy but with this place that is a good thing. It always has a nice atmosphere to chat and eat.

This is without a doubt the best Italian lunch in the Capital District. Solange & Gretchen hold it down and take care of their regulars. Really sad that they removed the chicken sorrentino from the menu entirely, that was by far my favorite dish. Chicken frangelico is a nice alternative. All of the sauces here are on point (many are very rich, but so are the patrons ) They just revamped their menu. Nothing but good things to say about a classic restaurant that never fails to deliver a great experience.

I stopped into this restaurant this afternoon with a coworker as I was in the Albany area. I've never heard of this restaurant, but was so excited to find the quantity of reviews on yelp. When we rolled in, we found out that they won the war for the best Italian restaurant in all of Albany for 15 years in a row, can you believe that they beat the Olive Garden for this honor? I had the chicken Parm and it was tasty.

It had been several years since we dined at my wife's favorite Italian restaurant for sauce, D'Raymonds. It always seemed like a hassle to get someone to answer the phone to make a reservation. And of course, it was always necessary to make plans well in advance to assure the availability of a table on the day and time of your choosing. We are more last-minute decision makers than advance planners, so we frequently are disappointed at the unavailability of a reservation. We decided to try something different this time. Take-out! We called on a Saturday about an hour after they opened, did not have to wait too long for the phone to be answered, and were asked to hold while a server was summoned to take our order. We were able to specify a pickup time of 5 pm without any problem. There is a separate door on the side of the building for retrieving takeout orders. It opens directly into the back dining room. Our order was actually all packed and sitting on a counter waiting for pickup, but I was not aware that it was for us. A server asked if I was picking up an order, and when I replied in the affirmative, they said they would alert the server who took our order over the phone. From that point everything was normal. I paid for our food and was on my way home. Our dinners were excellent - Scaloppe Di Vitello Alla D'Raymonds ($28), and Scaloppe Alla Francesa ($28). The veal D'Raymonds was tender veal sauteed in olive oil and garlic with tomatoes, mushrooms and sweet peppers, with hot Italian sausage and herbs. Delicious! The sausage was very tasty too. The veal Francesa had veal dipped in seasoned egg batter with lemon, sauteed and served on a bed of sauteed escarole. Delicious also! Did I forget to mention that our meals included sides of spaghetti, Italian bread, and butter? There was plenty of good food to enjoy a second day.