Canali's Italian & American Restaurant

We have been going to Canali’s for many years and truly love the food. Our biggest peeve is getting the next course on top of the one we are eating! If we are eating the appetizer then the salad comes out and we are forced to not finish the appetizer. Then we are eating the salad and the main course comes out with the waitress trying to put it down practically on top of the salad. We have even tried not ordering the main course until we get the appetizer but even that didn’t work this time! Some time and space between courses would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
4 8 years ago (17-05-2018)

Working backwards, Canali's has a dedicated take home food person that boxes and bags your leftovers. Virtually every person / table left with take home food. Needless to say their entrees are sizable. Even thought Canali's was packed our waitress was prompt and thorough. We didn't mind when she stopped taking our orders because the kitchen buzzed. Another table's food was ready. Nice to know orders aren't sitting under the warming lamps. Drinks, bread and salads followed quickly. Then our table of four was filled with entrees and sides. The veal, peppers and mushrooms was and has been constantly delicious. While the veal sorrento was spot on, the veal parmigiana was a little on the dry side. Canali's has evolved from a small restaurant with a combined bar and dinning area to a large restaurant with a banquet rooms and a dedicated take out window. It's been a local favorite for many years. They provide a variety of reliable, consistent Italian entrees.
4 8 years ago (02-05-2018)

What a meal! I have to recommend just not eating the day you plan on coming here because you'll need all the room you can get. The portions are more than generous -- both entrees and the sides (pasta or potatoes/greens) that come with them and that's to say nothing of the delicious bread you get to start. Service was also incredibly prompt, friendly and attentive, the ambiance is very nice and for what you get I think the prices are pretty damn good. If you're looking for an Italian meal anywhere in the Schenectady/Rotterdam area this ought to be where you get it.
5 8 years ago (09-03-2018)

Good food overall and portion is nicely sized. The main issue I had with them was the drink price. A beer and a mixed drink cost the same price so just drink liquor. But you will pay more than your average bar for a drink that was what caught me off guard.
4 8 years ago (20-05-2018)

After we received our meals never seen the waitress again no one offered us dessert or coffee it was my wife's birthday you think we may have wanted dessert we just asked for the check and left haven't been there in a while probably will never go back again
2 8 years ago (18-05-2018)