Monte Carlo Restaurant

Old world Italian atmosphere - fast, friendly service, and authentic Italian food! I was in Lynchburg for the day. I googled Italian restaurants and this one came up third -but something told me to go and check it out. I’m so glad I did! I will be looking for excuses to come back to Lynchburg so I can eat at Monte Carlo’s. Fresh and crunchy lettuce in the Caesar salad. Garlic knots that will leave you asking for more. I had the cheese ravioli in tomato sauce and I promise you I could taste the Italian grandmother’s love in this sauce! Go eat!

We found this place on a Google search and came for the pizza and garlic knots. We were not disappointed. The dough for both is almost a sourdough and delicious! I brought almost an entire pizza home and heated it up the next day and it was still perfect. This place is "old world." You're going to stay a while and enjoy the murals, or the kitchy decor and wait a minute or two for the staff to come back. This is NOT fast food, this is good food done really well. We loved our server, an older gentlewoman who was pure delight. PS - Eat the cannoli at the restaurant. They do not travel well, and got soggy, although the filling was still delish!

I went for a takeout pizza, the first time I ordered one, and I ordered a medium, meat lovers and it was good. Good flavor and quantity of ingredients. The crust was crispy not burn, it made it home nice and crispy a not soggy like other takeout and there was no grease at all. It was a little expensive but at least everything else was a plus.

I have been to this restaurant twice, and I had good experiences with both, but I believe that my first pasta was not as good as the second time I went. All to say, I would come here again only for the tomato based seafood pastas and their salad. The first time I went, I was with a big group and we all had our own dishes picked out. I went for the fat boy dish because it seemed that many of their ingredients went into this dish and I could enjoy the different meats and vegetables. The dish was okay but it did not suit my palette. Second time I came however, I had their penne pescatore with linguini (since I am a big linguini fan, albeit it can get more messy than penne) It was one of the better pastas I have had in many years. I believe the tomato sauce's acidity and sweetness did well b

What a hidden gem! The waitstaff was wonderful and the food was amazing. I wish I took a picture of the pile of garlic knots that we had before the meal... Baked to perfection! We had a party of nine and nobody had a bad meal. The gnocchi and tortellini were delicious in a nice bolognais sauce. The pizza was delicious and the lasagna was great. I've not had such tender meatballs since the ones my Italian grandmother used to make for me. I would recommend this place without hesitation.