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- Hours:
Mon-Thu 11 am - 11 pm
Fri 11 am - 12 am
Sat 8 am - 1 am
Sun 8 am - 11 pm
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Price Range:
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$$
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Music:
- Background
- Best Nights:
- Mon, Tue, Wed
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Ambience:
- Casual, Intimate
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
69 reviews for Agiato
Review Highlights
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"...with indoor and outdoor seating, and a large communal table." In 7 reviews -
"the goat cheese with clover honey infused with truffles." In 4 reviews -
"you are a lover of the panini." In 21 reviews
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68 reviews in English
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Review from Aaliyah P.
Wilmington, DE
You need to come here. PERIOD.
This place is legit for a few reasons
-Amazing well priced wine list with options from my 3 favorite wine producing countries France, Spain and Italy. They offer about 60 different varieties by the bottle and feature some very interesting varitels you don't see state side. We chose a Pinot Bianco which was light, crisp and very fruit forward perfect for sipping while dining outdoors.
-Small Italian style tapas and snacks. I think I died and went to fat girl heaven after my first bite of the truffle polenta with fonduta. Each bite was perfect and offered various textures (the polenta had a nice crust on the outside and was super creamy on the inside. The fonduta was perfect because you can add as much cheese as you like. LOVE! In addition to the fonduta we chose a few cheeses, olives and we shared a salad. I was FULL but still managed to save room for a few bites of the pot o crème which was oh so yummy.
Our service was great our server knew a lot about the menu and her recommendations were spot on. This place seems to get a lot of traffic and they take reservations. I think this is a perfect place to refuel grab a drink post shopping on main st or to bring someone you want to get next to. -
Review from Kendrah R.
Philadelphia, PA
4/6/2012
What an asshole. I wanted to order from the menu a sandwich that had some kind of cured pork, greens, tomato, and lemon aioli. I asked if he could substitute chicken for the pork. He said no. (The waiter, who was also either the chef or owner.) I asked why, and he said because he could not guarantee the taste. I told him I could imagine that chicken with greens, tomato, and lemon aioli would taste just fine. He refused. He said that his recipes are created to taste a certain way and he was not willing to compromise is recipe.
Excuse me, you jerk and a half. I'm not asking you to recreate a family recipe for bolognese sauce. I'm not asking for tofu or tempeh or some other sort of gross vegan substitute. You have chicken on the menu in another sandwich so it is not like I am asking you to import a new item to your menu or asking you to go to the chicken coop for a fresh slaughter. And it is a mother freaking sandwich. Yes, your ingredients are fresh, the flowers on the table pretty, the olives dang good, and the communal tables ever so hip, but lord have mercy it is a friggen sandwich on your menu that I am ordering. I instead ate a cold chicken salad type tea sandwich that was super bland. I prefer the chicken salad sandwiches in my Dad's nursing home.
My husband's white anchovy salad was lovely and the beer list nice. But he won't go back to the place either. The rudeness was astounding. -
Review from Adrienne R.
Philadelphia, PA
3/7/2012
Agiato was absolutely delicious, affordable, and had great service. The only reason I would knock down a star was its Manayunk location, but it doesn't seem fair for my geographical snobbery to lower this restaurant's rating, so I kept it at 5 stars.
I went with Martha G and 4 other friends for First Friday in Manayunk. I'm pretty new to Philly from NYC and all I knew about Manayunk is that it's the Murray Hill of Philly, ie. where recent college grads go when they have to move out of the dorms. Now there's nothing wrong with that when you're 21 or even 24, but sadly, I'm too old for that now. However, I keep hearing about this mythical Manayunk place, and since I found out that they too have a First Friday, and since I love Old City's FF, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to venture out to Manayunk.
We wandered through a few boutiques, saw the little strip of restaurants and shops that seemed to make up Manayunk, and finally found a bar where we could wait for our tardy friend. Now this bar seemed like everything I hate about Murray Hill -- loud fratty 21 year olds -- so I thought Manayunk was living up to my expectation. But then I saw they had dollar domestic drafts during happy hour (4-8pm), and I realized the upsides of places that cater to loud fratty 21 year olds. A couple beers later, Manayunk wasn't so bad and we were off to our reservation at Agiato.
Ah yes, Agiato... three paragraphs later, what this review is for. We had a http://Restaurant.com coupon which unlike most of them, also covers alcohol. So we started off with a bottle of wine and a meat and cheese plate. Delicious. Then came the tapas -- the ricotta crostini was the best, a sausage with white beans was also delish. A cotto panini was fabulous. The duck frisee salad was pretty good, and the spinach salad was a little boring. We were drunk and stuffed. And including the cost of our coupon, we paid around $25 or so each.
It was great. I'm not sure yet if it's worth the trip to Manayunk for it. Maybe, just maybe. Perhaps try out a First Friday when the weather's a little warmer. -
Review from A. Y.
Narberth, PA
4/20/2012
My favorite place in Manayunk! It's a nice refreshing change from the frat-type scene that permeates the area. The food is excellent and the waiters are very nice and helpful when you're deciding on what to order. The prices are great, but the portions aren't huge. I prefer small plates, so it's great if you like tapas style restaurants.
Last time I was here, their dessert menu wasn't very large, so I would recommend that the owners expand on that, if they haven't already. -
Review from Jillian N.
Haverford, PA
2/17/2012
My husband and I just went here for the first time. I don't usually write a review after my first time, but I HAD to for Agiato. This place is tiny, but awesome. The service was fantastic. We told the waiter it was our first time there and he took the time to go through pretty much the entire menu with us. Good wine list. I had an amazing Cabernet Sauvignon. For dinner, we split a cheese plate, the frisée, goat cheese, and duck confit salad, and a panini with prosciutto and gueyre cheese with a fried egg on top. All food had so much flavor. It was stellar. I thought we had had the best they had to offer. And then we had dessert. Chocolate soufflé with raspberry whipped cream? A thousand times, YES! Decadent. So good. And reasonably priced. Even more so because we got the http://restaurant.com deal (go check it out).
I cannot wait to go back to Agiato again. I'm dying to try their brunch! -
Review from Tyler T.
2/18/2012 2 Check-ins Here
Small little place on Main St. Manayunk with a great menu. Came here for lunch on Saturday and it is easily the best lunch spot in town.
We started with a couple hefeweizens (beer list is very expensive but quality beers) and a orange honey and ricotta crostini (two toasted slices of thin bread, delicious). The charcuterie and cheese selections looked very appetizing, but we didn't splurge because it's only lunch.
I ordered the frisée with duck confit, goat cheese, and dried cherries (the salad was massive I almost couldn't finish it and it was very good) and the girlfriend ordered the eggplant panini with romesco (I tried a bite and it was pretty good).
This place was excellent and I'm kicking myself for living in Manayunk for three years and never coming here. Prices are very reasonable. I will certainly be back very soon. Great spot and I'll recommend to everyone I know looking for a great bite to eat in town. -
Review from Krystal S.
Evesham Township, NJ
4/24/2012 1 photo
I love this place. I have been here several times over the past year and I look forward to every visit. My go-to meal consists of the ricotta and orange honey crostini + the portabella panini. The portions are a a good-size and the servers are always courteous and helpful. I came here for brunch one day only to find out that the portabella sandwich wasn't on their brunch menu! I asked our waitress nicely if they still had it on their menu and they graciously made it for me. Again, this place is amazing! The misti is HUGE and well worth the $18 (IMO). I wish I could say that I've tried more of the menu, but my go-to meal is so delicious that it's hard to deviate!! My only gripe with this place is that it's pretty small. The large table in the middle pretty much takes up all the space inside and if its busy it can get pretty noisy (but not as loud as la viola).
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Review from Teri R.
12/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
So I have to ask ... what the hell happened to Manayunk? As a St. Joe's alum (granted, we're talking about the end of the last century, but still) I spent a fair amount of time in a Manayunk that had life and spirit, great dining, and shopping. Great "neighborhood" feel in the big city. What happened? Boarded windows all over Main Street, and what's left ... some sketchy gift shops, a variety of thrift stores (or possibly a thrift of variety stores ... who knows, they all seemed like the same store), and a few uninteresting restaurants.
But there are still a few gems in this part of the city ... Agiato was all we hoped for and more. We decided on Agiato as an almost last-second idea for a Christmas Eve lunch. We made reservations, but they were unnecessary, as we were one of only 3 couples in the dining room. It is a comfy place with a simple laid-back decor. A blackboard announcing available cheeses hangs above a small bar with 3 or 4 stools. There is one farm table in the center, and a total of 5 or 6 smaller tops for private dining.
The menu is basically bread, cheese, eggs, some meat, and salad ... and different permutations of those items. (This is pretty much the menu of my dreams, so I won't lie, I was in heaven and did not mind the limited scope, but I can imagine this would be an issue for some.) And I also very much enjoyed the extensive wine menu ... and found a white Burgundy that I don't see very often. Get the carafe -- they are huge!
Service was stellar, even though the place was almost empty, when service can almost become (at best) overly eager or (at worst) aggressive. We enjoyed a slow paced lunch, but I also imagine stopping in here for a quick bite. The sandwiches are just lovely. And the magnificent bread is baked (and available for sale) just two doors down. -
Review from Danan R.
Updated - 4/7/2012
I was craving something savory but didn't have much time for a sit-down meal so I decided to stop in to grab a sandwich. After much deliberation, I settled on the prosciutto panini with the walnut pesto and leeks, and the chicken liver with toast. The panini was a delicious blend of flavors between freshly baked, warm, grilled bread. The meat was flavorful without being overly salty and the pesto and truffled leeks were great complements that enhanced it. The chicken liver was very savory, light, and airy; it's actually a mousse so it was whipped and paired very well with the crunchy toast. It was around $20 for both, including tax and tip. They also have outdoor seating which is great on a sunny day if you want to people-watch on Main Street and/or read on your iPad. Service was very friendly and I got my food very quickly.
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Review from Ettya F.
1/10/2012
Having brunch at 9:00 on a Sunday morning feels like dining in a vibrant, cozy villa in the Italian country side.
...what's really quite astonishing is that Agiato has impressed me by its oatmeal. No seriously, this oatmeal has the perfect texture - it's not too soggy, not too firm - but just right. The maple sweetness is not too cloying and definitely not understated. There's some serious Goldilocks envy with this maple oatmeal.
The bread is scrumptious and is - if the rumbling floor beneath my feet is any indication - made on the premises. It's light, airy, and and fresh, and when topped with cured meat (again, not too salty but not under-seasoned in the least) of whichever variety, serves as a delightfully satisfying wheat and meat indulgence. -
Review from Brad P.
12/21/2011
Manayunk usually means disappointment. Whether it is a soapbox race that gets rained out or a bike race day that's less bike race and more Jackson Pollock going nuts on the Regional Rail floor with used up lunches.
This is not the case with Agiato.
This restaurant is a calmly decorated, small place that is engineered to make you feel comfortable. It is as if Charles Dickens created a wine/cheese/panini/brunch place. I'd say it makes me feel at home, but I only feel at home when I am surrounded by cold steel and technology. This is the opposite of that.
The bread is such a highlight of this place. Anything you get that has bread will rule.
The ricotta fresca, orange honey crostini is better than the gorgonzola, fig.
The oatmeal is surprisingly good!
The smoked salmon over robiola fresca is a solid bet.
Their cured meats come oh so close to my Philly fave, Garces Trading Co. That means they rule.
On the action-movie-parallel-satisfaction-scale, this place is Run, Lola, Run. -
Review from John Y.
Broomall, PA
2/1/2012
Love this place. Absolutely LOVED this place.
I recently graduated college and landed a new job so I felt it necessary to take a few people out to dinner who helped me out along the way. We decided on Agiato because of its location (on Main St. in Manayunk), and because of the reviews on this website.
We made last minute reservations, as the seating is tight, but the owner was able to accomodate us with relatively no issue. The atmosphere was intoxicating. The communal table in the middle of the restaurant had 3 seperate parties going strong, and each and every other table was full. We started out with a round of drinks (the 29 cabernet savignon was an excellent recommendation), and ordered a few crostini's. We ordered the gorgonzola and fig crostini, and also the ricotta fresca and honey crostini, along with a spinach walnut pear and gorgonzola salad (noticing a cheese trend here?).
The entree's we ordered were from the panini section of the menu, and by god they were each glorious in their own right. I ordered the porcetta and fontina panini and was blown away by how great each individual ingredient was on its own.
A true experience that is a must for Manayunk. -
Review from Tough C.
Merion Station, PA
2/3/2012
Food and service are 5 star, but........
Noise level is NOT average!!
We were enjoying fine food until the place got about half full. Then the noise level became very unpleasant. The bare wooden ceilings need major work to make me want to come back. I like to be able to speak to my dining companion without shouting! -
Review from Martha G.
3/3/2012
They are telling the truth when they say they're known for their meats and cheeses. We came as a group of six for dinner, including yelper extraordinare Adrienne R., after wandering Manayunk for First Friday. (side note: First Friday in Manayunk is lackluster.) The space is small and cozy, and they have a large shared table in the middle of the restaurant. We just started ordering; misti charcuterie plate, 5 cheese plate, sausage with white beans, spinach salad, duck frisee, herb roasted cotto panini, ricotta crostini. For six people, that turned out to be a good amount; not too stuffed but pleasantly satiated.
The cheese plate was amazing. They had an excellent brie from France, and I enjoyed the sharp pecorino as a nice contrast. The meat plate was bountiful, and I have a new-found love for soppresata. We all gobbled up the ricotta crostini-it could have been a dessert it was so sweet. The sausage was awesome, too. Usually I find a sausage flavor to be too strong, but this one was pretty mild; you could taste the meat rather than the seasoning. I found that I wasn't taken by the duck frisee; the duck (and there was a lot of duck) was pretty strong in flavor, and I think I prefer duck that is overpowered by its seasoning (contrast with sausage). The spinach salad was pretty standard, but it was nice to have a lighter option along with the meats and cheeses. The salad portions are decent-sized, and the panini is your typical panini size. The antipasti and crostini are smaller, but were delicious.
They have an extensive wine menu; we got a bottle to share (chianti) which was great. They offer maybe 20-ish? wines by the glass, which is nice. They also have a carafe option (one carafe per person? yes please.)
In these tough economic times, one of my dining mates was smart enough to check http://restaurant.com, and found that Agiato was listed. I perused the site myself later, and it seems Agiato offers the best deal, as they do not have all these conditions on the use of it (e.g., no alcohol, no fri-saturday; tip added). You just have to spend a minimum amount, but I don't think that's too hard to do. With the http://restaurant.com coupon, we came out about $25 a head, which, in my mind, makes Agiato recession-proof. -
Review from Megan B.
Norristown, PA
5/3/2012
Agiato is an awesome restaurant. They have amazing paninis that are different than other restaurants in the area. The wine and beer menu are extensive and the service is great. There are a couple of tables outside as well that make it a great restaurant!
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Review from H C.
Philadelphia, PA
3/29/2012
OUTSTANDING FOOD & SERVICE! I can't believe I waited so long to check this place out! Two girlfriends & I went out for lunch and had the most amazing meal! The three of us sat at the end of a 12-seater wooden table, which was perfect. The decor is warm and inviting.
Our server was excellent and provided us with great recommendations. We started with the nocerella olives with balsamic pistachios - to die for! a perfect olive, perfectly seasoned! We then shared the duck confit salad, an assortment of 3 cheeses with fresh cut bread, and the polenta with black truffle fonduta - AMAZING! The salad was loaded with duck & goat cheese in a light dressing, and was huge. Our server recommended 3 cheeses which were all delicious and served with a grapefruit honey. And the polenta - OH THE POLENTA! The black truffle fonduta sauce was so rich, creamy, and delightful! You could put it just about anything and it would be delicious!
Very reasonably priced, there is a coupon available one http://restaurant.com which also helps with cost. Check it out! I will definitely return! -
Review from Holly T.
So, I haven't been to Italy for 10 years, but it's taken me almost that long to get over the whole "this food is pretty good but it still doesn't taste like it does in Italy" thing. Just when I had started to find myself accepting things for what they were, Agiato had to go and remind me again what food from Italy tastes like. It's hard to explain. The way the arugula and the cheese go together just so. The texture of the panini, the length of time the bread is grilled, the balance and proportion of meat to cheese to vegetables. The right amount of salt and olive oil. It's these small things that make the difference, that transport you back.
We had only come up to Manayunk to see some fall color on the Schuylkill river path, but what a wonderful treat that we ended up spending an afternoon here. The food was exceptional; simple, yet well executed. The wine list, as one might expect, contained a great variety of Italian wines by the glass and otherwise, with a bit of French for good measure.
I'm so glad I looked this place up on Yelp beforehand, because it was rather forgettable looking from the outside, and I'm not sure we would have found it otherwise. In retrospect, that's fine by me, as it's that kind of place you feel like you want to selfishly keep to yourself. This place is enough to get me back on the train to Manayunk anytime. -
Review from Arina C.
Philadelphia, PA
3/24/2012
This place is so yum! Although I try to stay away from Manayunk, when I do end up there, this place makes it worth it. Had brunch there today and loved it - the staff was super friendly, the coffee fresh and creamy and the prosciutto with poached eggs to die for!
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Review from Stef A.
Philadelphia, PA
10/21/2011 1 photo
I want to go back as soon as I can. I ended up here for brunch with a couple of friends and sat outside (there is plenty of outdoor seating).
I enjoyed a few mimosas and once I had the waiter decipher half the words on the menu, we tried a couple crostinis, two tramezzinis (small, crustless sandwiches) and I got the prosciutto, gruyere panini with a fried egg on top served with a side of greens mmmmm.
The crostinis were perfect and I wouldn't get the tramezzinis again because there are a ton of other menu items that look delicious and more filling. Anxious to try more of the menu next time I find myself back in Manayunk. -
Review from Dom R.
10/22/2011
I recently moved out of Manayunk. I wish I could have packed up Agiato with me when I did. This place is damn near as close as it gets to an Authentic Italian Wine Bar in America. It's a damn shame it's located in Manayunk, but it is one of the few reasons to visit this college kid infested town.
I have lived in Italy before and very few restaurants in America are able to transport me back there. Agiato does it for me, with both its cuisine and wine bar atmosphere. Wooden tables, meat and cheese plates, panini on excellent bread and an expansive wine (beer too) list. Agiato takes me back to Italy. Seriously, this place is more welcoming than your grandmother on Christmas. The server we had (forget his name) was suprisingly knowlegeable on Italian wines and cheeses. Come to find out he had travelled to Italy before, so of course he was knowledgeable. He knows.
Order the chocolate souffle for dessert. Rich, warm, oozing chocolate perfection. They tell you it takes about 20 minutes to make, but who cares. 20 minutes is nothing when your dining in Italy. BOOM! Quattro Stelle. -
Review from Janelle M.
Fulton, MD
11/15/2011 1 Check-in Here
We met a college buddy of my husband's here for brunch while we were in town. The food is FANTASTIC.
It's not a great place for picky kids or otherwise finicky eaters. The staff isn't excited about changing anything on the limited menu. It might just be an opportunity for a finicky eater to learn to like something new though.
The bread, the cheese, the soup, the sandwiches...it's all great. -
Review from Jessica P.
Philadelphia, PA
2/27/2012
Get the black truffle taleggio fonduta polenta - I dream of this!!
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Review from Erica C.
11/15/2011
I was so excited to come here after reading all the rave reviews, but I was slightly disappointed in the end. At the server's suggestion, I got the prosciutto and cheese panini topped with a fried egg. By boyfriend got the gruyere and grilled onions. I didn't feel that these sandwiches were anything different than I could make at home. They were tasty, but what ISN'T tasty when you combine butter, bread, and cheese. I guess I just didn't think there was anything fantastic about the sandwiches, especially for $9-10. And we were actually kind of hungry when we finished eating...the sandwiches aren't particularly filling.
On the other hand, their baguette was DELICIOUS! We walked to the market a few doors down and purchased it after our meals. Perfectly crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside. -
Review from Kevin B.
Philadelphia, PA
2/26/2012 6 Check-ins Here
Marisa Is the kind of waitress who makes you want to be a regular.
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Review from Alisa B.
Philadelphia, PA
2/3/2012
Yum! I've been here a couple of times and it has been delicious. It's especially good if you like to get a bunch of different plates and share amongst your party. Not as good if you expect to get one hearty entree for yourself and expect to have a full meat-and-potatoes type of plate. The service is relaxed yet attentive, and the atmosphere is relaxing- kind of a rustic Italian cottage type of deal. If you are there with only one or two other people, there is a small bar/counter facing the front windows- great for Main Street people watching.
I've tried several things here, and almost everything has been top notch. The frisee, goat cheese and duck confit salad is my favorite thing that I've had there, but if you take it home, prepare for it to not be nearly as delicious as it was at the table. The mushroom soup was also a winner, as well as the white anchovy antipasta dish. They have a bunch of paninis that feature an assortment of italian meats, but don't expect the servers to be super descriptive as to the difference between each meat. I guess you just have to try them all. What I like about the paninis is that they all taste like super high-end versions of the deli meat-and-cheese sandwiches your mom made you when you were little. The cotto and egg sandwich is the best one I've tried, and the Speck sandwich was probably my least favorite, only because the thick cut of bread overpowered the ingredients inside. One thing they don't advertise as a side that we absolutely love, and always get extras of, is the pickled onions. Yum.
Oh, and in case you were wondering what "Tramezzini" means, it's just a fancy way of saying a little sandwich with the crusts cut off.
This would be a great place to have a dinner with a bunch of friends; they have a long 10/12 person table in the middle of the room, and the menu, as I mentioned, is great for sharing.
4.5 stars overall! -
Review from Danielle S.
Philadelphia, PA
1/26/2012
LOVE Agiato. I am one of those people who likes to try new places, but I keep coming back to Agiato because it's just so memorable. Simple, delicious food, plenty of veggie options, knowledgable servers who don't rush you... Get the tasting plate of the cheeses and let your server recommend what's best. It's good to go with a lot of friends so you can try a bunch of dishes (Agiato is on http://restaurant.com!), but if I had to pick a favorite it's the grilled cheese!
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Review from Dena U.
Philadelphia, PA
2/16/2012
Do yourself a favor and get the Sottocenere formaggi and the polenta, black truffle taleggio fonduta. So much truffle, so little time.
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Review from Vinny P.
6/9/2011 1 Check-in Here
It's a good thing that I live far from this place. If it was closer, I would be a regular.
From the moment you walk in this restaurant, you feel as if you're home. When we walked in, my dining partner asked me, "are we in someone's living room?" It feels like that, but in a good way, not the weird way.
I first noticed the rustic appearance of this restaurant. Everything here is solid wood and I mean thick, farmhouse, solid wood. The restaurant was rather full but we snagged two seats at the bar.
Our server, who's name escapes me was excellent in walking us through the menu and being attentive but not overbearing. Aces to that man. Ok onto the food:
spinach, walnut, gorgonzola, pear vinaigrette salad - perfectly balanced and yes had all those flavors
speck, roasted garlic, chili flake, basil, grana panino - spicy, meaty (not overly so), beautiful basil flavor preserved, this sandwich was a masterpiece
gruyere, grilled onions, calabrian chili panino - sweetness from onions, minor heat and lovely blanket of the gruyere made this one hell of a grilled cheese
We split a carafe of the Montepulciano and it went perfectly. I want to come here and eat through the entire menu. I can imagine getting the large bench table and just going to town.
Oh and the bread, yeah it's all made in house.
This place rocks. Thank God I don't live up here or I might go broke.Listed in: VEG - PHL
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Review from Amanda M.
Langhorne, PA
10/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
I am moving to the area in a month and decided to stop by while browsing the town. Food is fantastic, you can't change anything on the menu so hopefully your not picky. I will definitely be going back again!
Had the lentil soup and the chicken, mozzarella and greens panini while my mother had the Spinach, Gorgonzola and walnut salad. Delicious! -
Review from Louis D.
1/23/2012
Excellent olives and cured meats. I had the prosciutto, mozzarella, tomato, and pesto panini. The bread might have been the best part, with the meat and cheese close behind. My friend tried the prosciutto with truffle leeks. It was almost as good (I liked the truffle in it more than she did). The olives we ordered were also fantastic. Overall, this place is great for a semi-quick semi-cheap dinner or lunch (about $10 for a panini).
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Review from caroline z.
Washington, DC
8/10/2011
Great addition to main street. The place is small and they have plans to expand, but until then its close quarters inside.
The food is really great, they always have a good selection of yummy cheese. Wine is reasonably priced. Outdoor dining is nice when its not 100 degrees in Philadelphia.
Only slight complaint is that because the menu/wine list changes so often, if you find something you like it might not be there next time. But its a good excuse to try new things.
The duck frisee salad is amazing. -
Review from Noell M.
Lafayette Hill, PA
5/22/2011
Totally feel like I am sitting in a kitchen off of the Mediterranean coast when I come here. The white walls, rustic tables and chairs, and blue hues throughout transport me to a place where seagulls fly through the air and the smell of the ocean intoxicates me........then you look outside and see a SEPTA bus rolling by.
DON'T come here if:
-you are looking to save $$
-you are looking for a big meal
-you are looking for a "party" atmosphere
DO come here if:
-you are looking for a nice sophisticated (yet not stuffy) glass of wine
-cheese, cheese cheese.....mmmmmmmm
-you like a laid back, quiet atmosphere
-you are a lover of the panini
Agiato is a bit on the pricey side but the food that they put in front of you is delicious and well worth is! Agiato bakes yummy bread, has lovely service, and hits the nails right on the head for great overall ambiance. -
Review from Dawn W.
Philadelphia, PA
1/15/2012
My http://Restaurant.com certificate required that I spend $35, so my boyfriend and I basically had breakfast and lunch in one sitting. I'm glad we did!
I had the "truffled egg toast" followed by the "eggplant, romesco, crescenza" panino.
He had the "poached egg bruschetta, prosciutto, romesco" followed by the "pancetta, arugula, fresh tomato, lemon aioli" panino. Everything was delicious, especially the egg dishes.
After trying out several restaurants around Roxborough and Manayunk and being disappointed, we were delighted to finally find something worth our while. This was the best meal we've had in a restaurant in a long time.
I'm a cheapskate, and I plan to return without a coupon. :::Shudder::: -
Review from Woodrow D.
Souderton, PA
3/23/2011 1 Check-in Here
My favorite place to eat in Manayunk, everything about this place says it's top notch, from the handmade tables including a big communal table, to the amazing wine list, fantastic food and the Synesso Espresso machine.
The service was excellent and attentive without being overly pushy and the food...wow! We started off with the meat sampler which had a large selection of pork meats and sausage (speck being my fav) and some bresaola. We also had a 5 cheese platter, with a wide variety of cheeses, the mushroom soup was so flavorful also. My main dish was a Prosciutto and aged Gruyere Panani topped with a fried egg. To top this off my meal was accompanied by an 06 Valpolicella that was lush and the perfect accompaniment to the meal. -
Review from Chris M.
Lafayette Hill, PA
5/16/2011
I love Agiato. While it's a little bit pricey, it's really an amazing experience if you like the European style of drinking wine and picking on charcuterie and cheeses--don't expect to order a large plate here.
The ambiance is super cool and casual, with indoor and outdoor seating, and a large communal table.
The wine selection is amazing, and was clearly well thought out. I highly recommend the Primitivo from Apuglia. Primitivo is nearly identical to American red zinfandel. This particular bottle is full-bodied, but very mellow.
You can also order cheeses in one, three, five, or seven cheese platters. All of the platters come with their delicious house-baked bread, and artisan honey. I think I've tried all of the cheeses here, and they are awesome.
It's also worth noting that the staff here is unbelievably nice. I've been there four times now, and a fellow who I believe is the owner always remembers me and greets me warmly when they seat me. I had a different waitress each time, and all of them were very knowledgeable and pleasant.
Definitely check this place out for snack and some good wine. -
Review from Victoria K.
Laguna Niguel, CA
9/28/2011
This place is delicious! I just went here on a business dinner and it was such a treat! The wine selection was great and the food was amazzzzing. I would like them to open one of these on the west coast!!
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Review from Jamie S.
1/6/2011 3 photos
Last summer Manayunk saw the opening of Agiato Bread Company, and last month the paninoteca- wine bar opened a few doors down. Besides an extensive wine list, the menu features things that go well with wine; meat and cheese selections, soup, salads, and paninis. Sitting inside the small space, with its tiled accents and imported South American wooden tables, you might forget the debauchery that goes down on that very street any given weekend night. There has been some recent chef quitting drama, but it not appear to effect the food on my visit.
The waitress told me that if I was a lover of eggplant, which I am, I should try the pressed eggplant panini ($8) with crescenza (a soft cheese) and romesco (a pepper and tomato spread). Cheesy eggplant is definitely better than plain eggplant, here, the oozy cheese sourounded the eggplant slices as of they were one being. I also enjoyed the little side/garnish of roasted tomato and basil, it was kind of like gazpacho in solid form.
For a fancy ham and cheese sandwich, the prosciutto cotto with gruyere and a fried egg on top ($10). The egg was really aesthetically pleasing, I don't know how they got it shaped so perfectly with such lovely burnt edges. The pickled onions on the mini side salad were a memorable touch.
But the most impressive dish of all was the assertive frisee salad with duck confit, cherries, goat cheese, and fat crispy croutons. Everyone component of the salad was lightly coated in dressing and goat cheese. The duck pieces were amazingly good as was the unexpected addition of the cherries. This was one of the best salads I have had in a while. At $8, the smallish salad would unfortunately not be something I could puchase every day, but if money were no object, I could regularly eat a Jessica Simpson sized portion of it.Listed in: Philly Lunch: Under $10
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Review from Marissa C.
Philadelphia, PA
2/17/2011
I'm addicted to Agiato bread, so naturally I would like the restaurant. The inside has a really rustic feel, only 4 small tables, a large communal table, a few bar tables by the windows and in the back near the kitchen. It has a real farm-to-table feel and, as our waiter explained, they try to use fresh and local ingredients. We started with a few meats and let the waiter take his pick of three cheeses for us - one of which was purple haze and honestly that goat cheese is a hallucinogenic (joking! but it is amazing). We each picked a panini (I had the prosciutto, gruyere, and egg, hubby had the prosciutto, leeks, and walnut pesto). All of the food was great, fresh and perfectly paired with our wine.
Everything is reasonably priced and if you're a cheese lover like myself you'll definitely appreciate it. Oh I almost forgot - the chocolate souffle was perfect - soft and gooey in the middle, fluffy on the outside - I practically licked my plate. The chef came out to see how everyone was (you gotta appreciate places that still do that).
They are moving to a larger space so if you have issues with the communal table or close seating they may have more tables and little more privacy in the bigger location. They will also have a small sales counter to sell local cheese, etc. I'm looking forward to it Agiato! -
Review from Ritu K.
10/8/2011
Agiato is really the only decent place left on Main St to grab lunch, and decent just doesn't do it justice. Its super tasty and pretty refined as far as Manayunk offerings go. The focus is on meats, cheeses, and paninis, but the bread is the real standout. Its fresh baked at the Agiato bakery a few doors down (also sold at Main St Market a few more doors down). I've enjoyed every panini, snooty cheese/meat combo I've had, and keep wanting to return to try more. There's a few breakfast/brunch items as well, so if a panini isn't your idea of brunch, have no fear. If you're in the Yunk hood I would definitely recommend giving this place a try.
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Review from Lauren W.
9/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
Agiato is such a fantastic addition to this area! Seriously from the moment I stepped inside, I knew it would be love.
**(disclaimer below)The restaurant is designed to be such a beautifully warm, intimate, friendly and totally unassuming space. There are a few outside tables, ubiquitous to the Manayunk locale, and perhaps six small tables set up around one large kings-style table in the middle of the dining room. Chairs and tables are pure, solid wood, and the decor feels kind of like Mediterranean country-side, in a very nice way. There is a tiny bar in the corner, but no bar seats which I found to be strange. Their beer and wine list is extensive, and when I went that's all they served.
Our server, Matt, was that perfect combination of attentively helpful and endlessly knowledgeable about every detail on both the food and wine menu, with a very laid back attitude that made us feel it was okay to stay there for hours. Since I had never been, he kneeled down and explained the entire menu to me, asking questions to my food preferences to see which kinds of meats and cheeses I might like before deciding myself. The menu is split into 3 main sections I would say. Salads are strangely the largest items on the menu. Paninis are not tiny, but not very filling either - a medium on the Goldilocks scale. Meat and cheese plates are next, with enough options to satisfy most I would say, without being overwhelming. I believe cheese came in either a 3, 5 or 7 choose your own variety pack, but you could only choose one meat per plate. Other smaller menu options include very small plates for bread dipping, or gross-olive eating, and a few soups and desserts. The bread wasn't the absolute BEST I've ever had, but it was very good and allowed the cheese and meat to shine. Matt told us Agiato had their own bakery close by.
So if you're in the mood for a very informal meal, with a classy updo feel that you can pair with several bottles of wine and good conversations with good friends for hours, Agiato is absolutely your place. It's going to cost you more than a Big Mac, but I feel it's worth it. (psst, they're also on http://restaurant.com!)
**I also just found out that the restaurant recently expanded their dining room to be at least twice the size. I'm hoping that they took the same obvious care into renovating this space as they did with their original space. Either way, I can't wait to find out!
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