Casual Italian family dining is at its best at Paliotti’s Italian Restaurant. The large restaurant serves up traditional Italian faire including pasta’s, pizza and seafood dishes.

The garden salad was fantastic. There was a great mix of greens and a great balsamic vinaigrette. The meal also included fresh bread with oil and balsamic vinegar.

Pasta options include both traditional white and whole-wheat pasta, along with gluten free. While the sauce and pasta were perfectly prepared, the chicken clearly was not fresh – it was very tough and rubbery.

The service was very warm and friendly, although it did take a while to get and settle the bill at the end of the meal.

Paliotti’s has locations in both Abbotsford and Maple Ridge.