Chef's Restaurant

03/23/07

My Favorite Restaurant by a mile

by peyoan at Citysearch

Chef's is special to me, it's about the atmosphere and memories and great food. Their food is unique, which is what I love. They don't cater to a huge spread of palates like chains like Olive Garden do, but any true food lover knows that the smaller, unique, and family-operated restaurants far supersede all else. I live in Arizona and I can't wait until I'm back in Buffalo to eat here again. People who appreciate good dining know Chef's is good. There's just no comparison in WNY. Chef's remains to be one of the busiest dining establishments in the area, and regardless what a few online critiques might say (see above), there is a reason for that. In fact good food is not the only thing that WNY has plenty of, there are also lots of naysayers (hence i now live in AZ). Check it out if you are interested in a new experience, but don't bother holding up a table from other people if you really would rather eat at an Olive Garden or are fussy...

• Pros: Friendly Service, Good food
• Cons: Busy (always reserve), The food is better when not packed (try off times/nights)

09/12/06

What's the Hype?

by need2checkitout at Citysearch

I have always heard wonderful things about Chef's so we tried it and they must be doing soemthing right because it took a while to get in the place as it was so very crowded. However I don't understand why...Everything is a la carte and not very good for the overly high prices. I haven't gone back.

• Pros: parking across the street
• Cons: prices, food could be better

Hot and heavenly Southern Italian cuisine has drawn judges, police and politicos to the busy dining rooms for decades.

by Contributor at Citysearch

In Short
One of Buffalo's best-known Italian restaurants since 1923, Chef's is a favorite meeting place for local politicos, judges, lawyers and police officers. An ideal place for group or family parties, the two large dining rooms are always full. Posted on wooden boards, Chef's menu includes many traditional Southern Italian dishes like spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna, veal and chicken cacciatore. Each day of the week has its own special: eggplant parmesan on Monday, tripe and braciola on Wednesday, and chicken livers on Saturday. Desserts range from traditional tortoni, spumoni and cannoli, to tiramisu and New York-style cheesecake dripping with cherries.

02/12/06

Not exactly Italian

by ms_jay at Citysearch

After so many rave reviews and recommendations (including being voted best Italian in buffalo) a friend and myself decided to go to chef's. What a disappointment. This restaurant should more clearly label itself Italian American, none of the dishes are authentic or imaginative, as aforementioned the sauce is nothing special and comparable to ragu or prego, the pasta is garbage, and desserts were the only palateable items on the menu. If your idea of Italian is Macaroni and cheese then this is the place for you. If you know and have savored authentic italian cuisine this restaurant is nothing but a huge culinary disappointment.

• Pros: Price
• Cons: Food

07/30/05

OVERHYPED!@! YUCK!

by venture20 at Citysearch

The spaghetti was way overcooked, the sauce was worse than some store bought brands.

07/04/05

Yuck.

by chilicooch at Citysearch

How people think this is good Italian food, I don't know. Coming from an Italian, people who are enjoying this food obviously grew up eating Prego out of the jar. Quite possible the worst restaurant in Buffalo.

05/19/05

stilll the best inspite of all the cry babies

by bugman at Citysearch

ALL cry babies need to make their own sauce from ragu and prego

• Pros: still the best
• Cons: the public lacks cons

07/21/03

Chefs is the best

by qsaijax at Citysearch

Chefs is hands down the best Italion Resteraunt in Buffalo.

• Pros: Best Italion Food, Great Service, Decent atmosphere
• Cons: Need Reservations, Crowded

05/13/03

The Best

by GreyGhost at Citysearch

Chefs is the best Italian food I have had in Buffalo. I have had a number of recommendations of good Italian restaurants but Chefs is the only one that has lived up to the reviews.

• Pros: Service, Food, Value
• Cons: Busy!

03/31/03

Ugh!

by marlowe65 at Citysearch

Very disappointing considering this restaurant's reputation. The sauce is no better than Ragu's - bland, tasteless. Where are the fresh ingredients? Garlic? Oil? Oregano?

• Pros: Light on the wallet
• Cons: Tasteless cuisine