Valentes - City of Watervliet

I brought a family and it was a birthday party period I have to admit that the waitress was attentive but the food was totally disgusting I have never in my life been in an Italian restaurant that was so bad stay away from this place if you want good Italian food go to Ralphs on Central Avenue

Food and service were spectacular. Would highly recommend to anyone in the area! food came out within 20 minutes on New Years and a packed restaurant.

Beautiful experience! Took my wife and two daughters to Valente's before going to a symphony in Troy. We were met with a warm welcome and brought to our reserved table. At first the place was 30% full but soon filled to the max. We all had different types of meals, an appetizer and drinks. The food was amazing and the portions were incredibly large. We all took a box home to savor a second time. The service was impressive. Our waiter was spot on and always attentive and available. We were treated as warmly leaving as we were when we arrived. Highly recommend this restaurant for their Italian cuisine. We will be back and let all our friends and family know. They have been around since 1953 and I know why. Enjoy!

A wonderful restaurant with delicious food. I always get the chicken Sorrento. The portion is so big we've always had a great meal and great service very family friendly atmosphere with a nice little bar for a cocktail.

I 'll admit...I went in with relatively low expectations due to several 1 and 2 star yelp reviews. We have friends that love this place..2 of them are regulars that live nearby, so they go almost weekly. Service was super friendly and efficient...perhaps because we were with our regular friends. Portons, as expected, are gigantic. Mine was the most reasonably sized of everything on the table: broiled salmon with a side of rigatoni. I 'm the only one that was able to finish my dinner; everyone else took home pounds of leftovers. My salmon was cooked perfectly without being over spiced. The pasta was very good and I liked the red sauce-dark and rich. Everyone at the table (there were 6 of us) enjoyed their choices (chicken/fettuccine Alfredo, and a few other chicken dishes that at I don 't remember the names of). The decor/vibe is rather dated...but it is what it is.