Carmine's Italian Restaurant

I came here for a work party outside of their normal business hours at lunch time, so we had the whole place to ourselves. It was a beautiful restaurant with great service and quality food. The food did need some salt, and we asked for some and got the world’s smallest salt shakers and no salt would come out of them, but other than that it was great! I got the Raviol Vodka and it was pretty good. The bruschetta was spot on and the cannoli to end was the best cannoli I’ve ever had (though I wouldn’t say I have had a ton.)

I have to say that I didn’t expect to be disappointed by my choice of entree. I try to like it but just couldn’t enjoy the chorizo in the lasagna. I also didn’t enjoy the cesar dressing on the side and its mayonnaise taste. The service was A+ Not sure I want to drive almost 1hr again to give it a second try.

The atmosphere there is one of my favorites. They had it decorated beautifully for Christmas. And the food and service are always top notch! The lasagna is out of this world.

Carmine's tries so hard to be a five-star restaurant, but there are just a few things that are off. First and foremost their pasta is great, fresh, well cooked and creative. We weren't able to try the pizza because their pizza chef was gone so there was no pizza being served that night, which is a fairly large chunk of the menu. Their starters (antipasto) were really tasty and beautiful to look at. Our server was friendly, but not as attentive as I would have liked for this quality of restaurant. All in all it was a decent place for our company Christmas party. I will try them again at a later date to see if the pizza is of the same caliber as the pasta.

We went here for my wife's birthday dinner and we're so glad we did. We had the Carbonara and the Margarita & pepperoni pizza. Both were great and the pizza was amazing. We also loved the atmosphere and the service. We will definitely be back!