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It Happens At Carbone's
*Meeting & Banquet Rooms*Café Menu and Tableside Service*Off-Site Catering*Wine Bins*Roman Dinners
* Over 65 Years And Four Generations* Impeccable Culinary Execution And Top Notch Service In A Classic Atmosphere* We are Conveniently Located in Hartford's South End at 588 Franklin Avenue - We Offer Free On-Site Parking* Consistently Voted Best Italian Restaurant By Hartford Magazine CT Magazine and The Hartford Advocate* Please Visit Our Web Site For More Information
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Posted by jena530 on 5/24/2009
Carbone's has a history of good food and impeccable service. Emphasis on the word HISTORY!!!! I believe our waitress was Hitlers sister. Abrasive, cold and impatient. She said their signature "product" was their fettuccini carbonara. Well folks, pasta costs about 20cents a metric TON. So why would a restaurant charge you $22+ bucks for a cup (I kid you not) of macaroni with a sauce that is broken (cream separated and has become pure oil). And WHO ON EARTH puts sausage in their carbonara and no peas or bacon??? Bread was incredibly boring. Flavorless sun-dried tomato dipping oil. Way overdone and bitter breadsticks. Ten dollars for tableside salad: one dollar worth of ingredients. Gorgonzola salad that leaves you wishing you had more than two crumbs of the cheese in your salad. I love salad, I am happy to pay $10 for a GREAT salad....not the case here folks. Our dirty dishes sat in front of us for 25 minutes without being cleared off. Lousy wine list with astronomical prices. Again, give me a delicious wine and money is no object. We were so disappointed we were afraid to order dessert. Cappuccino came with biscotti which were ice cold thin slices of cookies (store-bought). I assure you, if we had a wonderful dinner I would have written a shining review. $364.00 later; we vow never to return!
Posted by MarieLouise on 5/20/2009
A group of us went to dinner the other night and really enjoyed our experience at Carbone's. We sat in a big, round booth which was great for conversation. The food - hands down - was excellent and our server - sorry, forgot his name - was very helpful in suggesting wine and menu items. I think the place has recently been renovated because despite this restaurant family being in business for generations, the decor was quite current. The place was very busy the night we were there so it's a good idea to make reservations. In the end we all had a wonderful time and I will definitely be back some time soon!
Posted by diane1022 on 8/18/2008
I still love Carbone's !! The food, the atmosphere, the staff - all great and always finding something new. You just can't beat Carbone's. The others try but, they just fall short.....
Posted by restaurants12 on 7/1/2008
I went there with a big group of people one night, and sometimes waiters or waitresses don't like to handle big groups, but the service was great, and the food was superior, i would recommend Carbone's to anyone!!! Great place to have a fantastic meal.
Posted by Jen008 on 4/16/2008
Nothing beats tableside service and the new decor is great. Still a great 'date' ~ fancy and friendly and the desserts are unbelievable. Still top notch!
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