Where Giulio's Fits Into a Busy Rockland Week

Giulio's Restaurant sits at 154 Washington St in Tappan — the hamlet at the southern end of Orangetown — inside a Victorian Queen Anne house that gives the dining room a character most strip-mall Italian places cannot manufacture. The kitchen turns out regional Italian classics and pasta, the bar is fully stocked, and on weekends there is live entertainment. A 4.5 Google rating drawn from 409 reviews suggests the formula is holding up.

The hours are worth mapping before you make plans. Giulio's is closed on Mondays entirely. Tuesday through Friday, the kitchen opens at noon and runs until 9:00 PM, which makes it one of the relatively few sit-down options in this part of Orangetown that works for a midweek lunch or an early weeknight dinner without feeling like you are racing a closing time. If your Thursday or Friday wraps up on the later side, noon-to-nine gives you flexibility most neighboring spots do not.

Saturday is the tightest window: 3:00 to 10:00 PM, with no lunch service. That makes Saturday more of a dedicated dinner occasion — the kind of night you block out rather than drift into. It also happens to be a night when live entertainment is running, so the later end of that window tends to be livelier. Sunday opens at 2:00 PM and closes at 9:00 PM, which positions it well for a mid-afternoon family dinner that does not require anyone to rush.

The price level is listed as expensive, so this is not a casual drop-in for a quick bowl of pasta. It works better as a planned meal — a date night, a family birthday, or a slow Sunday when the calendar is clear and the walk down Washington Street is part of the outing. Giulio's is noted as family friendly, so the expense tier does not mean the room is unwelcoming to kids.

For hours, the address, and anything else you need to plan the visit, see the full listing.