Reviews for Carbone Vino in Dallas, TX
Fabulous group dinner. Our server Anthony was fantastic. Very charismatic, knowledgeable and guided us through our whole... experience. The food was amazing: I recommend the whipped ricotta, polpetti, bolognese and definitely the spicy rigatoni- itlives up to the hype. I will be coming back. Read more
Come hungry and prepared to share - everything is family style. The table side ceasar salad is a fun experience and the spicy... rigatoni and orecchiette pastas were delightful. The chicken dishes are good, but fairly standard but the veal Marsala wasbetter. The wine list is disappointing - not a lot of variety in the lower price points - but there are a few gems. Read more
3.5 stars is fairly accurate. The clams were small and pitiful but the dish was delicious. The gnocchi was very good though... slightly over cooked. They were out of swordfish so served black bass in it?s place, it was incredibly bland and under seasoned.The ribeye was tasty and cooked properly. I really like the atmosphere here and the service was very good, a little more polishon the food and it could easily be a favorite place. Read more
Unfortunately, the hype around this restaurant did not live up to its high expectations. We arrived promptly at our reservation... time (7:15pm on a Thursday night), and then were brought to the inside lounge where we had to wait 36 minutes until we werebrought to our table. This lounge was inside the restaurant near the bar where everyone else was waiting for their table. Itseemed like this was a chance to get patrons to order several drinks before brought to the table, and we were asked 4 times whatwe wanted (after settling with water until we ordered drinks at the table).\n\nOnce brought to the table (after receiving a textthat our table was ready), we ordered the whipped ricotta and Caesar salad to start. The ricotta was ok - nothing to write homeabout but it was tasty if you got a bite with herbs. However, the Caesar salad was a massive disappointment. Maybe it wasn?tdressed accordingly? But this salad was on par with a bagged salad from the store. Nothing note worthy, the romaine was fine,and I could not taste the dressing. I do not like salads that are dripping with dressing, but I could not taste anything. Thiswas incredibly disappointing, especially for the $28 (!) price tag. When we ordered the salad, the waitress asked if we wantedanchovies with the salad, and we said yes. Halfway through digging into the salad - we wondered where the anchovies were so weasked the waitress. She seemed surprised that there weren\'t any in the salad (somewhat doubting us, which soured the mood) andbrought out 4 anchovies in a silver bowl. Again, for the $28 price point, this salad should have knocked us out of the park, orat least been better than a salad I could make myself.\n\nLastly, we ordered the spicy rigatoni. This was indeed spicy but again- it was just ok!! Yes, it was flavorful but absolutely nothing that blew me away. I had been looking forward to this dinner formonths and was incredibly disappointed in the entire experience.\n\nWe ordered an aperol Read more
Excellent food and fun/attentive service; loved the spicy rigatoni and the zeppole and coconut sorbet were to die for. I really... really wanted to love this place and come as often as I can because I just moved to Dallas from NYC and miss having spectacularfood/service/the whole vibe of a nice fine dining place in NYC. However, a couple of things got under my skin and I?m justconfused. I have been to Carbone in NYC and loved it?in NYC I?m expecting to spend around $150 per person for a really great,exclusive meal. However, I don?t really prepare myself for that in Dallas. It seems like a bit much for what it is. Thebranzino, a dish I?d usually pay around $50-70 at a great restaurant in NYC (obviously at Carbone I?m sure it would be more $$,but again in NYC I?m expecting that), was $125. The cocktails are no less than $18 (towards the most expensive drink price inNYC, basically unheard of in Dallas). Also, the rule that you cannot order any additional items (outside of dessert) afteryou?ve ordered your meal choices seems strange and a bad business decision-what if I ordered too little and wanted to add on a$30 salad? Seems like that?s something they?d want to capitalize on. The upselling strategies are also a bit much-our waiterattempted to upsell 1-during wine ordering, suggesting a $275 bottle, 2-during the meal ordering, suggesting an add-on veal chopfor $75, 3-during dessert, suggesting espresso martinis and the biggest/most expensive dessert. It felt a bit pushy, especiallysince we were already spending upwards of $400 for 3 ppl. Otherwise it was a great experience and I respect the need to upsellin this market-but when you?re already at an extremely expensive restaurant owned by a group that is clearly doing well, I feellike we?ve already bought our freedom to get what we want???? I definitely don?t want to bad mouth a restaurant bc I totallyunderstand how hard it?s been these past couple of years, but I feel like in order for people to want to com Read more
Excellent food. Excellent service. Ed was very attentive and a professional server. He made our night smooth and relaxing. The... back of the house is on their game too. Every dish was tasty and fresh. The gelato is to die for. I grew up eating authenticItalian food and this is the best I?ve had in Dallas. My Sicilian mother was impressed. We will be back. Read more
Excellent!! Mark the manager was great. Luis the capitán was attentive and best of all was LANCE. Lance was the bomb.com. He... should?ve been our capitán. Great meal and great service. Read more
This is an absolutely wonderful place for an Italian dinner in a lively atmosphere. It?s upscale, but relaxed and approachable.... The food is just as good as it?s pricier next door sibling, in my opinion. If you are looking for a cheap dinner, this is notyour spot, but if you have an appreciation for upscale NYC-style Italian with phenomenal service and a stunning wine list, youare in luck. Read more