Reviews for Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar in Raleigh, NC

An overall decent experience. Lovely aesthetic, warm and enthusiastic server and a brilliant menu of primarily Italian favorites... and a couple of American options. Given the price point and food quality I was surprised with the sloppy service. We spent over$100/head and yet the expeditor “auctioned” off our meals, interrupting our experience. Nothing says class like being barkedat “SALMON”! Additionally the risotto was like soup and very bland. I’d give it another try sometime as they have a lotgoing for them. Read more

When walking through the gates at the main entrance, you are greeted by a beautiful courtyard seating area complete with... fountain creating a romantic atmosphere under strings of Market lights; however, the restaurant interior is chic and modern withsubtle electronic music filtering through the air. It is this juxtaposition that makes Mulino an eclectic dining experience. Andno dining experience is complete without food and it was absolutely delicious. The cocktails were ample and strong. The pastawas homemade. The service was beyond reproach. Mulino is not just a great restaurant but it combines old world charm with modernchic to create a dining experience. Read more

love this place! food tasted amazing, ambience is nice too. we sent the bread basket back because it was too dry for our... tasting, the oil was plain olive oil. calamari was good, came with some fried pickles and fried shrimp. lamb shank with saffronrisotto was the star of our meal, spectacular! picci was also delicious, will definitely be back! wish they had more porklessoptions Read more

First time trying Mulinos. We went for a friends birthday, party of 6. Made a reservation a couple nights in advance and had our... table ready for us outside We ordered a bunch of items so we could try everything. Enough portion size to serve it as familystyle. Server was knowledgeable and friendly. The food came out really quick considering how much we ordered. Some favoredcertain dishes more, but overall everyone seemed to really like everything we ordered. We went heavy on the pasta since therewere so many to choose from. I think my favorite was the Octopus appetizer Read more

Mulino Italian kitchen and bar is hands down the place for a nice solo date or just you and your bae. Fortunately I had my... birthday dinner here and it was an amazing experience. Brandon was my waitress and he checked on me every chance he got. Whichwas much appreciated because it was a solo dinner. He made sure to offer me the best tasting food on the menu as well as drinks.If I could ask for him again I would every time. The staff made sure I got a table even though I was a little late and it wasinside since I had gotten a little cold. Thank you Michelle, Brandon, outside bartender, hostess and another waitress for makingmy night lovely. I can’t wait to bring my friend here. Thank you & happy birthday to me 24! Read more

Went to Mulino’s to try something new. We were not disappointed. It was a great experience and we will definitely be coming... back. We had the scallop mushroom risotto and the eggplant ravioli and they were amazing. If you go then try to find Ethan. Hewas very knowledgeable about the dishes and was a treat to have as a server. Thanks again. Read more

2.14.22 What they are saying is TRUE about seating. So WATCH OUT and speak up. With high-end restaurants this is common practice... and they need to "protect" their ambience and image. So make sure to do it speak up and they will move you as requested, noproblem. I'm used to it with these kinds of restaurants, but it's important to still go to promote change in culture. Myexperience: We had booked weeks in advance and when we arrived we were put initially in outside seating when we had reservedfor indoors. So we were seated outdoors by the pool and decided to speak up (it was very pretty and warm enough, but we wantedinside). We were moved indoors BUT we were placed right in front of the swinging doors to the kitchen when there were multiple 2seater settings available. We asked the hostess to be move again and pointed to the table we wanted nearby and then we wereseated there. Much nicer. Rose was dropped off to us without a word and we were appeased for the annoyance of having to ask tobe moved twice. Appetizers were served. I'm especially impressed since in the reservation (remember, made weeks ago) we hadspecified that I had a scallop allergy and needed a supplement and they REMEMBERED without me having to ask. Excellent Ouractual server was really professional and inviting; She poured our wine and asked us to try it to make sure we liked it, shecleared plates during a change in course, she let us have enough time and described the following courses very well, and shetook our picture when asked. She made our experience feel very special, so thank you ???? The food was great, the wine pairingwent really well with the warm food, the salad and desert were to die for and we overall had a really nice time. I'm so glad wespoke up and moved to where we wanted to he seated because it made the experience amazing ? Read more

I come from an Italian family which has made me very picky about Italian food. Very, very picky. I've probably only thoroughly... enjoyed 3 out of the many Italian restaurants I've been to. This is one of them. I've never seen a restaurant like it. You cansee in the photos that they have a large section of the restaurant under the biggest, fanciest tent I've ever seen. Romanticallystyled tables and chairs are scattered around an elegant pool. There is a bar also open to this section, though I believe thatis temporarily closed because of covid. No worries, though! There is another bar further inside! The menu is incredible and youcan trust that those taking care of you know what they are talking about! There are some of the most stunning private partyrooms I have ever seen further in. All of the pasta is made fresh. Everything is fresh. Their cooks spend their mornings andafternoons preparing the fresh food every day which is why they only open in the evenings. That's serious dedication. They alsohost wedding events on the weekend. The place is truly a powerhouse of a restaurant. If you're looking to snack on bread,however, take note that it doesn't come with the table. But what they lack in complimentary bread, they make up for in everyother way. As delicious as their food was, the environment and customer service surpassed any place I had been to. I was settingup a surprise party for a sister, and my lovely waiter Salvatore was not only from my Italian family's origin of Naples, but hewas also the first to ask if I needed help with anything. He was there for far more than serving food, and his kindness, humor,and care were more than impressionable. I even received help from one of the new managers, Christopher, who was more than happyto assist me with menial tasks even when he was busy working on his personal work. Stefania helped make sure I was taken care ofas well with decorations and, I must say, I'd never seen people go out of their way in a restaur Read more