Korcasha Jensen
We went here for a Christmas Girls Night Out and we had the absolute best time! Our waiter was very attentive and helpful. We asked him for lots of recommendations and he absolutely delivered with some fantastic dishes! I am gluten free so he was very helpful to get our table gluten free dishes to share. The atmosphere in the restaurant was wonderful- classy but relaxed. We definitely recommend going to Carmine's for a nice dinner experience!
Amber Ross
5-Stars across the board. It was pretty easy to find parking. The two hosts were very pleasant and welcoming. We got a table rather quickly. The restaurant had a wonderful Italian aroma. The food was absolutely delicious and the portions were huge. This is a great restaurant for families or large parties. The manager Kevin was extremely informative and friendly. He made great menu recommendations. He told us about a few other restaurants within the company. We can’t wait to visit the Carmine’s New York location as well as their sister restaurant Virgil.
Ed Mahayag
Great Family Style Italian Restaurant. Be prepared to eat with there large portions. One meal or salad can easily freed two adults. Staff was wonderful and quick to serve. Large selection of food and beverages.
Paul Chan
Excellent family style Italian meals. Old school hospitality and service. Great food and nice selection of drinks. DC outpost of NYC classic.
As many mentioned, large portions of food is served family style for sharing. Staff are warm and attentive. The porterhouse is the center of attraction. Good to share and maybe pair with 1 or 2 other dishes.
Chris Kohout
We had a large group including some unruly small children. Our primary server and the rest of the staff handled our group beautifully. We had the calamari and salad as starters. For main dishes we had the penne alla vodka, spaghetti and meatballs, salmon and chicken Marsala. Everything was delicious including the cocktails(they may have been the best part). The flourless chocolate cake also got rave reviews. If I could change one thing it would be to have a reduced price fix menu for young children as they obviously cannot consume an adult portion and we had a ton of leftovers.
Badtwin
I've wanted to visit Carmine's forever. Finally got it done. It has an extremely beautiful interior which is very appealing. I chose a high table at happy hour because I was told the food portions were HUGE, but more manageable. I ordered the lasagna which was incredible! I had to take it to go it was so much. My friend had spaghetti which was also outstanding. We also had fried calamari and stuffed mushrooms. The only thing that sucked was our server (Mauricio). He totally forgot us. He was too busy flirting with the ladies at the bar. He first got aspects of our order wrong. I had to find someone else to fix it because he was MIA. He never returned so we had to ask for the check and to-go boxes when it was time to leave from other staff after waiting 20 minutes. I hope he at least got a phone number.
Great food! Great interior!
Jonathan Facun
Very good food
We had the Penne Alla Vodka, Chicken Marsala and Garlic Bread. It totally filled us up. Our waitress was nice and the prices are reasonable once we found out that the portions are family sized
Chris Etzinger
Had a great time at Carmines. We had Darryl as our server and he was amazing. He was very attentive, got the bread and drinks quickly, and made recommendations. The only 4 I gave was the atmosphere as the restaurant used to have a demeanor of no plain clothes and we saw many people coming in with t shirts, v necks, sport shorts and flip flops. Just want to make sure that Carmines keeps the class it always has. I will always recommend this to anyone as the food is great and one meals serves 3. We got the shrimp and white sauce and it was amazing.
Eddie Honrado
The food at Carmine's is amazing. It's a family-style restaurant that cares about what they serve their customers and it shows. I have been at the one in NYC and the one in DC and they are both 5-star to me. If you like Italian food this is the place for you.
Steven Bron
We never heard about Carmine’s so we decided on a whim to visit the restaurant. Talk about lucky! The idea of the menu is that you share the meals with the people at your table. Normally we’re not really into that but sure: why not for a change? We were warned by our FANTASTIC waiter Kevin that the plates would be big. He was almost correct: they were HUGE! We had the lasagne and this could easily feed 3 people. The concept of sharing your meal was actually really nice and it helped set the mood for a nice family meal. Although we were quite full we were surprised by an equally huge dessert which was called the boat I think. It turned out there really is always room for ice cream. A lovely cake at the bottom with vanilla and chocolate ice on top of it, whipped cream on top of that and some strawberries and chocolate sauce. Mmmm!!! Absolutely delicious! Last but certainly not least I have to mention that the toilets were the first clean ones I encountered in DC. I highly recommend this great restaurant!
Robyn Loden
Stopped in for dinner not realizing it was family style. It was just my daughter and me we had Cesar salad and penne alla vodka. Both were very good, but way more food than we could eat and when staying in a hotel we never get leftovers eaten so it felt like we wasted a lot of food for the price. It would be nice to have half portions for 2.
Sue Ochoa
My husband my best friend and myself are spending a week in Washington DC and this particular night we were in the mood for some pasta and happened on Carmine's Italian restaurant. What a treat! It couldn't have been more authentic even down to dishing up our pasta right at our table.
I'm getting ahead of myself, it started with 3 different types of bread with the olive oil and balsamic vinegar to dip it in. The bread was to die for I would have been happy with just that but we came for the pasta and pasta we had.
The dishes are served Family Style. We ordered the Penne al la Vodka and it came in a big platter enough to feed four. All the dishes come that way.
The pasta came with a beautiful rich creamy vodka sauce over perfectly cooked pasta. Moans were heard around the table with every bite. We also had the breaded veal cutlets. Krispy, well seasoned, and cut-with-a-fork tender.
They also have traditional Italian desserts but we were too full to consider it tonight.
The staff went out of their way to accommodate us. We chose to sit outside in the beginning but the bees seemed to want to drink our soda so without any hassle on our part they moved us inside the restaurant.
Kylie Snyder
Charles was absolutely amazing. He really made us feel special and talked to us about the different wines we were considering, recommended his favorite for a reasonable price, and made us feel like family. The food was amazing and we will have leftovers for days!!
Tino Martinez
Very nice venue and good service. I heard about this place years ago and am pleased to say, the hype is real. Family sized portions and the prices were very reasonable. Quality of food was A+.
Daniel Kulikowski
Family-size portions of great food. Definitely try to go with a group of at least 3 people or you will have days worth of leftovers. Charles became our de facto tour guide and was an excellent server!
Gigi Howard
The hostess was very welcoming my server Jenny was very friendly and amazing the service manager Kevin showed great hospitality. The food was outstanding with delicious big proportion. For this being my first time eating here I was amazed.
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