Bistro GinoLina

3.9 (97)

$30 and under

Italian

901 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901

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About this restaurant

Romantic
Innovative
Good for groups

For a taste of Italy in a comfortable neighborhood setting, visit Bistro Ginolina in San Rafael, California. Visitors to the casual restaurant can sample a selection of authentic and inspired fare in a variety of large and small bites. On the lunch menu at Bistro Ginolina, you will find items such as Greek salad, layered eggplant, veal piccata, pepperoni pizza, tomato bruschetta, breaded mozzarella and Italian sausage pasta. For dinner at Bistro Ginolina, try the capricciosa pizza, pappardelle alla Bolognese, sweet pea fettuccine and grilled wild salmon. Seasonal dinner specials are available to order and contain items that are locally sourced and prepared during certain times of the year.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Mediterranean
Hours of operation
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30AM - Dinner:Monday- Saturday: 4:30PM - closing Closed -Sunday
Phone number
(415) 258-8590
Website
http://www.ginolina.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Gino La Motta
Private party facilities
We are flexible to meeting your special event needs. Please contact Lina with any questions.

Location
901 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Neighborhood
San Rafael
Cross street
3rd Street
Parking details
Public Lot
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Bruschetta Mista$11.00
2-Grilled country bread Cirio tomatoes, basil, garlic + 2-Fava bean, goat cheese with crispy prosciutto
Carpaccio di Manzo$12.50
Angus Choice beef tenderloin, shaved parmesan cheese and yellow mustard
Fritto Misto$12.00
Mix fry of shrimp, squid, white fish & zucchini, carrots & lemon
Insalata Caprese$14.50
Cirio tomatoes & imported Bufala mozzarella
Mozzarella Sorrentina$11.50
Breaded and deep fried mozzarella, marinara sauce

Panini

Daily Panini Specials

Pizza

Our pizza'dough is made with private well water

Pizza alla Greca$13.50
Greek sausage, tapenade, feta, mozzarella & tomato sauce
Pizza alla Lina$13.00
Pepperoni, garlic, oregano, mozzarella & tomato sauce
Pizza alla Pesto$13.00
House made basil pesto, semi-sundried tomatoes, pine nuts & goat cheese
Pizza Capricciosa$14.00
Artichoke, mushroom & prosciutto Cotto, tomato & mozzarella
Pizza Margherita$12.50
Mozzarella, basil & tomato

Prix

Prix Fixe Lunch Menu$17.50
Cup of Soup or Small Mista Choice of: "Grilled Calamari Steak, capers & lemon sauce" or "Pork scaloppine milanese" or "Angel hair pasta, tomato sauce with prawns"

Insalate

Burrata con Speck$14.50
Fresh Burrata cheese & Cirio tomatoes & speck
Insalata Caesar$9.00
Chopped Romaine, anchovies, garlic, Parmesan & creamy Caesar dressing
Insalata Greca$9.00
Romaine, spring mix, micro greens, red onion, feta & honey balsamic
Insalata Wedge$9.00
Ice berg, crispy bacon, avocado, egg & blue cheese dressing
Kale Caesar$9.00
Kale, tossed with a garlic, parmesan, anchovy dressing & croutons

Pasta

Fettucini Carbonara$13.75
Pancetta, Chasey farms fresh egg, parmesan tossed with fettuccini
Linguine con Carciofi e Aragosta$17.50
Sautéed artichokes & Maine Lobster, fresh herbs in a saffron cream sauce
Malfadine della Nonna$15.25
Curly ribon shaped pasta, speck, parmesan Engish peas & cream
Orecchiette con Salciccia$13.25
Ear shaped pasta, rapini & sausage
Penne con Gamberoni & Vodka$15.25
Sauteed prawns, shallots, tomato cream vodka sauce
Spaghetti Vongole$16.50
Manila clams, garlic, parsley white wine or tomato sauce

Secondi

Pesce alla Sorrentina$15.50
Wild halibut, panseared and topped with Cirio tomatoes, basil & garlic
Pollo alla Griglia$15.50
Mary's Natural Air Chilled Chicken grilled with herbs
Scaloppine a' Piacere$23.95
USDA Choice veal, done your way... Picatta, Marsala or Saltimbocca

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at Bistro GinoLina.

3.9

(97)

3.9Food
4.0Service
3.9Ambience
0.6Value

Noise • Moderate

97 Reviews

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Cath Gold
San Francisco21 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 2, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We always enjoy Ginolina, and appreciate the excellent service and the quiet, and simple elegance and beauty of the restaurant. Love the Kale salad!
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karith
San Francisco1 review
4.0
Dined on June 17, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The food was very good, with polite service and pleasant atmosphere. We really appreciated the low noise level so we could easily converse over lunch. Relaxing and enjoyable.
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thomasb
San Francisco37 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 12, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We have come to GinoLina off and on for a few years now. We had a post celebration of life dinner, and left everything to Gino and his team. (We asked him to create three courses and pair the wines) All the guests from out of town (2 couples) were super impressed with the food, service, and ambiance. Grazia Tante per tutto!
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JeanM
San Francisco38 reviews
2.0
Dined on June 5, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
Seafood linguine was okay but nothing extraordinary, although it had ample seafood; the spicy sauce and tangle of pasta was overwhelming. The house salad with prawns was fresh and the presentation lovely. Our waiter, however, recommended the most expensive items whenever given an opportunity. The wine we ordered wasn't very good, according to him, so he suggested a more suitable one. Torn between two pastas? He recommended the most expensive. Green salad-not enough without the shrimp. He was relentless. And obvious in pushing for the more expensive items and denigrating our choices if we insisted on a less expensive option
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Joel Gold
San Francisco150 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 15, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Nice traditional Italian restaurant with several unique dishes including the kale-Caesar salad. The Oso Buco was tender and excellent.
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Wonderlady
San Francisco9 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 25, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I took a friend to lunch here as a thank you for referring a client to me. We both ordered the kale caesar salad with prawns and every element of the dish was exquisite. They were not very busy, but there were several full tables near us, but my friend and I could still have a great conversation without having to struggle to hear. I chose Bistro Ginolina because where I usually take people for such lunches (Vin Antico) was closed for lunch on Mondays. I will definitely go back to Ginolina.
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Budd
San Francisco43 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 24, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
These guy's were great on service and food, treated us like a family. Manager came to each table to make sure we were all satisfied.
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FoodLover Gold
San Francisco85 reviews
3.0
Dined on April 5, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Nice ambiance. We were there early on Monday so it was very quiet with only a few patrons. I had chicken and my BF had pasta. My chicken was good, although not different than any basic chicken I've roasted at home (spices were 'usual' not imaginative). My BF's pasta was good but not very hot when it arrived. If give it another try... Maybe the regular chef takes Monday off and the creative one is there weekends.
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MikeofSanFrancisco
San Francisco17 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 28, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The service as always was excellent. The food was very good, with the exception of my veal dish, it was a little tough. But the favor was excellent. My fiancées fish was also very, very good. We will definitely be going back.
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MarkK Gold
San Francisco2 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 21, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We were looking for an Italian Restaurant in downtown San Rafael and happened to come upon this restaurant. We were really pleased as it had great food and lots of local/neighborhood character. Would recommend to everyone.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Mediterranean
Hours of operation
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30AM - Dinner:Monday- Saturday: 4:30PM - closing Closed -Sunday
Phone number
(415) 258-8590
Website
http://www.ginolina.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Gino La Motta
Private party facilities
We are flexible to meeting your special event needs. Please contact Lina with any questions.

Location
901 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Neighborhood
San Rafael
Cross street
3rd Street
Parking details
Public Lot
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Bistro GinoLina

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Additional information

Antipasti

Bruschetta Mista$11.00

Carpaccio di Manzo$12.50

Fritto Misto$12.00

Insalata Caprese$14.50

Mozzarella Sorrentina$11.50

Panini

Daily Panini Specials

Pizza

Pizza alla Greca$13.50

Pizza alla Lina$13.00

Pizza alla Pesto$13.00

Pizza Capricciosa$14.00

Pizza Margherita$12.50

Prix

Prix Fixe Lunch Menu$17.50

Insalate

Burrata con Speck$14.50

Insalata Caesar$9.00

Insalata Greca$9.00

Insalata Wedge$9.00

Kale Caesar$9.00

Pasta

Fettucini Carbonara$13.75

Linguine con Carciofi e Aragosta$17.50

Malfadine della Nonna$15.25

Orecchiette con Salciccia$13.25

Penne con Gamberoni & Vodka$15.25

Spaghetti Vongole$16.50

Secondi

Pesce alla Sorrentina$15.50

Pollo alla Griglia$15.50

Scaloppine a' Piacere$23.95

Additional information

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