Reviews for Cassarino's Restaurant in Providence, RI
It was good, but might go for another veal dish the rolled up veal special was good but a bit a bit dry. The calamari was out of... sight and clearly hand breaded. Great wine list the super Tuscans were great and a great price. Read more
My first dinner at Cassarino's was an overall pleasant experience. Party of 3 arrived 30 minutes earlier than our Friday evening... 6:00 reservation. We sat at the bar and had a cocktail and wine while our table was being prepared. Bartender was friendly andattentive. She customized a drink ordered which was perfectly executed. We were seated at our table on the second floor nearthe front windows which offered a nice view of busy Federal Hill. The decor is elegant yet comfortable. The waitstaff was quickto take our order and ensured our water glass stayed full throughout dinner. We ordered Bolognese with rigatoni, gorgonzolacrusted sirloin, and Pollo Milano. All were delicious. Dessert menu was tempting but we were too full. Another visit was for alate lunch with three friends on a Thursday afternoon. We were seated right away in the main dining area on the lower level. Westarted with Arancini and house garlic bread along with an Italian Margarita, glass of Chianti and an espresso martini. Forlunch we ordered a sausage pizza, Italian cold cut sandwiches, side salads and truffle fries. There were no complaints otherthan portion sizes were ample. Read more
We had a nice big booth table for our group. Very cozy! GET THE BALSAMIC CALAMARI, you will thank me later! Serving sizes are... very large. Red sauce is really delicious. We got the tiramisu & apple crumble or dessert. Both were good but the apple was afan favorite!! Read more
Our server was the blonde young lady, she was so sweet! Great conversationalist and she sold two members of our party on the... specials of the day! The bread and salad was delicious, from those experiences alone we were anticipating the entrees to bejust as delicious and satisfying as the apps! Unfortunately the apps were the best part of the meal and no one at the tablefinished their pasta dishes or took home their leftovers. I’m sorry I’ve had way creamier, seasoned, and deliciousfettuccine at a JAMAICAN restaurant! The chicken tasted like it was flashed cooked from a freezer bag, the Alfredo was missingsome critical taste elements, and the pasta did not taste premium. If the pasta was $12-15 I would’ve taken it as a lesson,but it was $25! The food does not taste good enough to justify that price! I would’ve been satisfied with salad and bread! Ifeel really bad because the chef could be struggling or something ???? don’t know what’s going on but it’s not good pastafor sure. A lot of Italian restaurants are really going down hill so it’s not just isolated to this restaurant. Read more
Service was excellent food very good but in much bigger quantities than what most people consume for dinner hence we end up... having 3 boxes to take home. We were 4 adults there for dinner and ordered three dishes from house specialities menu. I suggestthat if smaller quantities are also on menu they will be economical for customer as well as would definitely be healthier. Weloved how our server offered to make me a cappuccino when they ran out of regular cofee. That was a very well balancedcappuccino loved ?? that ???? . Read more
The items on the menu here are very nice authentic Italian dishes. It's also made correctly such as the carbonara with peas... which some places don't do. Real italians add peas usually in their carbonara. Their prices are fair, they aren't superexpensive. The staff is friendly and it's a cozy environment. I don't dislike this place but here are my issues. A couple of thedished were bland. The dishes looked extremely delicious and tasty but once I tried a bite I was a bit surprised at how bland itwas. The oil in the beginning for the bread had a nice color too it. But it didn't taste like extra Virgin olive oil. It kind oftasted like regular olive oil. Any real Italian knows extra virgin olive oil is the only olive oil to use. I could be wrong butit didn't taste like extra virgin,, that was my first disappointment. I found myself adding salt a few times to the friedmozzarella. My carbonara also needed salt so I had them add cheese instead. Again, the food here isn't bad. It looks great, niceplace and authentic dishes. The flavoring was just a little off. It could have just been me so try it for yourself. I would goback just to try it again. Read more
Amazing service! Loved our waiter, he was so kind. He made our night special since we were celebrating our masters graduation. I... would definitely recommend this to anybody trying Italian food on Atwells Avenue! It’s so close to everything and veryconvenient. They even have a valet when I was trying to find parking for 15 minutes! Read more
I haven't been to this place since they first opened in the late 80s. We decided to have lunch here last Sunday. They only offer... the dinner menu on Sundays. Other days you can get a lunch menu. I ordered the lasagna. It was an ok sized piece and was madewith a pink vodka sauce. I thought it was very good, but little over priced for the portion you get and no salad comes with. Weweren't offered any bread with our meal. I overheard another table request it. Drinks were decent, and bartender was friendly. Read more