Carmen's Cafe

Visited here with my sisters and MIL while out visiting them in Weston, MO. They picked this restaurant because it was in an area they wanted to bring me to so I can see this cute part of Kansas City and to see the Christmas lights. We had reservations at 5:30pm on a Wednesday and when we pulled up to the restaurant, the parking spots were filled already. Please arrive a bit early to find a parking spot if you go at this time or later. It did get more crowded as the night progressed. The front of the restaurant didn't look like much and neither did the entrance, which was a door with a curtain a few feet past the door, which opened into the bar and around the corner, the restaurant. Here's a simple review of our experience: Ambience: Intimate setting with linen napkins & tablecloths, eclectic artwork a few seasonal decorations/lights and soft music. Great vibe for gathering of friends for dinner and holiday parties. Food: Appetizers: 1- Stuffed artichoke-cooked perfectly with deliciously seasoned garlicy, buttered breadcrumbs. We chose no meat on this one. I highly recommend this! 2-Italian Butter: A MUST!!! One of the best garlic olive oils I've had. It was served warm with TONS of garlic. It was a hefty serving and it was enough for the four of us to eat it with the loaf of bread that was served with it. We had leftovers even after eating so much during our evening. Wine: We had a bottle of Chianti which was good, but a little on the sweet side. Be sure to taste it before buying an entire bottle Entrees: 1-Eggplant Parmigana: My MIL had this and she said it was very good. The sauce was great and the eggplant was cooked crispy and perfect. 2-Chicken Spiedini Julian: Two of us had this and we were not disappointed. The breaded chicken was charbroiled perfectly and the filling of artichokes and the scrumptious fettuccine Alfredo was over-the-top AMAZING! It truly was one of the best Italian dishes I've ever had. I am still dreaming about the next time I visit to order this again

If you’re looking for a relaxing atmosphere with amazing Italian food then Carmen’s Cafe is your place! Great food! Ray was our waiter and all of his suggestions were spot on. Have to try the pistachio tort dessert! Will definitely be back!

We had dinner here for the first time for my wife's birthday, and we were so impressed. The food and wine as unbelievably good, as well as the staff. We will definitely be back very soon!

I wish there were 6 stars. I was impressed with everything but specifically the fine details. Not a hair out of line in this place. Great service, sauces loaded with flavor, perfect italian atmosphere. Very small and cozy. 10/10 reccomend. Bring the special people in your life here and really give them a treat. They will remember it for years. Don't leave without a pistachio tort!

Went for our anniversary. Seated quickly with our reservation. We started with the meatballs appetizer and fried mozzarella. Meatballs had 3 and that was wonderful. Tasty sauce and great taste on them. The mozzarella was good. Nothing special but we enjoyed. Son had the recommendation of our server and had the sample of spedini. 3 different ones with 3 sauces. He enjoyed each of them. I had the rigatoni with peas, prosciutto with vodka sauce. Very good. Wife had pasta with broccoli and creamy tomato sauce. She added the Italian sausage to it. She enjoyed it. The most important part of any pasta meal is the cooking of the pasta and all 3 of ours was perfect. We had a bottle of chianti wine. Ended dinner with pistachio torte and spumoni ice cream. The torte was amazing and light. The ice cream was good. All in all we enjoyed.