Reviews for Carelli's in Boulder, CO
Delicious, authentic Italian food. Very cozy atmosphere and staffs are very friendly.
Had an absolutely amazing anniversary dinner! The wine was excellent and the food was even better; We started with a carpaccio,... then an arugula salad + tri-color tortellini, and then finished with risotto funghi and salmon margherita. Read more
I don’t know if we keep trying the wrong things… but we’ve been here twice and each time one of us hated our dish. The... first time I got the parmesan chicken, it was fairly bland and just not what you’d expect for $20. The second time we werecraving italian and apparently Boulder has Carelli’s and Noodles & Company for options regarding italian. We decided to giveit another go, but let me just say, stay far far away from the gnocchi. We love gnocchi and this was the weirdest versionwe’ve ever had. They were hard, not crispy, just hardened on the outside and they were served in broth? Truly strange, and byno means good. We were so close to sending it back because of how bad it was. We got the calamari both times, and the calamariwas consistent and probably the saving grace to our meals. The service is decent too, but on a busy night you can feel forgottenabout. The ambiance is also nice, but the food is very hit or miss. We’ll probably not be returning for awhile and will drivethe extra 20 minutes to go to Olive Garden if we want italian. Read more
Amazing, amazing food. Perfect atmosphere. We had a service failure during our dinner but it was immediately compensated for. It... was also a busy weekend with students coming back to town. Will 100% return and worth the trip if in the Boulder area Read more
Food was great, plenty of good options. There was a bit of a wait, but we had no reservations and still got a nice table in... reasonable time. The service was great, our waiter was excellent. Atmosphere is relaxing and comfortable. Prices were a littlehigh, especially on beef products, but the service more than made up for the higher prices. Read more
We were celebrating our engagement and staff went above and beyond to CO granulated us! We sat next to the toasty fireplace... inside which was nice. All our food came out quickly and was hot! The Tortelini and Bolegnese were great. Our Canoli and CremBru Le were all excellent. We will be coming back! Read more
This place was amazing. When we arrived we were told there was a long wait. We waited an hour and it was SO worth it!!! Being... our anniversary night we were anticipating something sepcial. When we sat at our table they included pillows. Several of them.This was so welcoming. Also I'm not a usual fan of lemon water but this lemon water was so refreshing! Cindy our server wasabsolutely amazing and gave us several detailed suggestions of her favorite dishes. With this being our first time in we weretorn between all of the options which included many vegetarian options as well. We went with the cheese plate and were surprisedto pair truffle cheese with grapes and fresh and warmly toasted raisin bread. We got the kale soup which was super flavorful.And the minestrone was vegetarian as well. Entrees: we ordered salmon margherita with fresh pasta the salmon was perfectlycooked moist and full of texture and flavor. All though this was fantastic we also ordered tri colored tortillini and added 4scallops.the scallops complimented this pesto pasta in every perfect way. I would highly reccomend this pairing with thescallops. We paired our entrees with a white riesling that was very light and, sweet and fruity Desert: we tried the bananarum crepe and paired it with amaretto this was served very fancy and was a filling desert to finish the date night. Read more
Real professional wait staff. Pace was slow, but we were in the mood for that, anyway. Considering they were serving an enormous... party in the adjacent banquet room, I couldn't believe the kitchen kept up. Even the tiniest slip-ups in service were covered byserver-manager coordination and made the evening seem smooth and a real treat. Food and drink (nice recommended wine choice, bythe way) were just what we were hoping for to celebrate with visiting family. Crepes for dessert! Read more