Reviews for Tarantelli's in Wilmington, NC
Wow, food was so good. It was so worth the money to get the cheese wheel, we were lucky to get our meal from a new cheese wheel.... We split the pasta between 3 people and we were full. Meatballs were so soft and flavorful. Espresso martini was smooth too. Wereserved ahead of time. Would recommend to anyone who loves Italian food. Read more
In love with this place! The owner came by to check on us & he genuinely wanted our experience to be perfect, such a sweet man!... I can not even put into words how tasty the food was! I would recommend this place to anyone & everyone! (: Read more
Had a wonderful dining experience with a group. It was my first time trying the restaurant, but was with others who had dined... there before and highly recommended it. First impression was its ambience... very warm and welcoming but is also elegant. Thisis a place you want to dress up for but that you can also feel comfortable casually dressed. Its location is easily accessiblefrom several parking lots and decks. Plan on paying for parking, unless you get lucky and can score a street parking space after6:30pm ;). The menu has a great selection and daily specials, which include a pasta of the day. Pappardelle was that days pasta(which was served with the carbonara). Our server recommended the shrimp carbonara, which I ordered and loved it! So creamyand fresh tasting. The pasta was cooked perfectly, as were the shrimp. Other entrees included a daily fish special of branzinowith risotto, the citrus glazed steak, and another daily pasta special with mushrooms, vegetables and a cream sauce. All weredelicious (we sampled each!). We had also started with the steak bruschetta and it was incredible and worth getting. We alsotried four desserts and all were equally divine. We tried the olive oil cake, dark chocolate cake, cannoli trio (you get tochoose your three flavors - we got pistachio, chocolate chip, and cookies and cream) and tiramisu. The service was fantasticand very helpful! Overall it was an excellent experience and delicious food. Will definitely go again and highly recommend! Read more
My husband brought me here on a date and I was not disappointed! The food was amazing, the service was great and the atmosphere... was on point. We did have to pay for parking on the next lot, but it wasn't too expensive and our wait wasn't long because hemade a reservation. You can dress up or dress casual. The portions were really big and we were able to share a spaghetti. A+! Read more
Ambience was great and overall food was very good! My only knock was shrimp was a little overcooked and my husband thought his... veal marsala could've used a touch more salt. I would definitely recommend and we were happy we chose Tarantelli's to celebrateour 10th anniversary ???? Read more
had a very lovely time at my dinner last night. Caitlin was our server and she was great, Riley with the white sweater at the... host stand was extremely accommodating. I didn’t know I booked a table outside and she fit us in to dine indoors and we reallyappreciated it. Great wine! Read more
Excellent food but service needs a bit of improving. You may be wondering why I would say the food was excellent but only gave... it 3 stars. I have been to this particular restaurant in the past and have always enjoyed my visit. On this occasion it was abit different. We arrived at the restaurant about 5:20 PM, knowing that the restaurant opens at 5:00 PM. It was a Wednesdayevening and we asked for a table for 3 people. Did not think of a reservation because of the early dining and it was a Wednesdayevening and no special events were going on in the area. The hostess stated that she would have to get our table ready. After await of more than 10 minutes, we were seated at our table. At first we thought the long wait was due to COVID and that they werespacing out all of the diners. That was not true because there were only three other tables seated when we entered the diningarea and we were placed at a table right next to another couple. When the couple finished their dinner another group of threewere seated in their place. Then we thought that maybe a large group was coming into the restaurant. Our dining time was justover an hour. During this time, the table next to us was seated and two other tables of about 6 people were seated. Theredefinitely needs to be some improvement on how people are seated at this restaurant. My picture shows how empty this restaurantwas when we completed our dining. Anyway onto the food, which was prepared and tasted great. Our dinners were hot and full offlavor. It seemed a little unusual that we weren't offered any grated cheese for our meals but to be honest the dishes did notneed any additional flavor. My photos show how well the dinners were prepared. I still recommend this restaurant for their food.Just be prepared to have a wait before seating. Read more
By far one of the best Italian meals we’ve had in a long time. It’s as authentic Italian as you can get. The ambience was... fantastic, and the food was even better. You can really taste how fresh the food is and the menu had so many good options. Abit pricey, but well worth it for a fine dining experience. Reservations strongly recommended. Read more