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A “celebration” of the best Italian food in Kansas City Carmen’s Café has been a local Brookside favorite for over 20 years – a friendly neighborhood bistro conveniently located just south of the Country Club Plaza (and minutes from downtown). Carmen’s offers the ideal private dining space for your special gatherings and professional catering tailored to your event needs and tastes. From a romantic meal with a loved one to an intimate toast with a gathering of family and friends, to important business functions and presentations, Carmen’s offers a comfortable setting, unmatched service, and delicious and unique cuisine that will make your dining experience complete.
Elevated Italian trattoria fare & tapas in a homey space with bar seating at the open kitchen.
Hours
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday (Labor Day) | Closed |
| Tuesday | 4–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 4–9 PM |
| Thursday | 4–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 4–10 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 6307 Brookside Plaza, Kansas City, MO 64113
Phone: (816) 333-4048
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Reservations: exploretock.com
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Reviews
tulei tapii
If you’re looking for a relaxing atmosphere with amazing Italian food then Carmen’s Cafe is your place! Great food! Ray was our waiter and all of his suggestions were spot on. Have to try the pistachio tort dessert! Will definitely be back!
… moreEarl Fowler
Visited this establishment for the first time. Our party was seated relatively quick for the size of our group. The waiter (Sean) was very attentive making many passes by our group to check on our status and make sure we had everything we needed. The timing of our order from salad to entree was very good. Carmen’s Cafe likes garlic however done tastefully, just keep a mint on hand post meal. Service was excellent but would have really enjoyed garlic bread of some type with my meal. All meals received good reviews all around the table. Portion size was good as well, everyone had a little to take home.
… moreDaydreanne Loftis
We made a reservation for 6:45 and were confirmed. We got there on time but there was no hostess at the door so we waited. About 10 minutes later another party came in for 4 with just 2 of them there, the hostess showed up and sat them first. Not a huge deal, perhaps they were still getting a table ready for our party of 2 but it would of been nice to know that instead of being ignored
… moreJoshua Wilmsmeyer
All about the Spedieni. Capital S. It deserves to be a proper noun it is so good. Tender and juicy, it is like heaven…if heaven were rubbed with garlic and butter and breaded. Choose the sauce of your choice…I have had them all and you cannot go wrong. Simple = Carmela. Briney = Beatriz. Creamy and cheesy = Julian. Or step it up and have it Oscar. Those scallops are perfectly done.
… moreMarc J. – Midwest Mining
Came here for a birthday celebration. The food is consistent over the years. We are lucky to get the same table and same waitress who is amazing. We greatly enjoyed both types of artichokes and other appetizers along with our meal. The lasagna tastes better than what I had on our Italy trip. The fettucine alfredo was delicious and very rich. The portions are normal to larger than expected. Pricing is in line with expectations. Service, well, we never had a drink or water less than half a glass. Very attentive staff.
… moreAmy A
I finally made my first visit to Carmen’s! I was meeting a friend for lunch, they had been there before but it had been many years ago. Service was good, but the food was great! Shrimp scampi was delicious — shrimp were cooked perfectly. The lunch crowd seemed to be regulars. The restaurant is not huge, but I didn’t feel overcrowded. The 2nd floor was not open on the day we went. Bar area was open, but no one was seated there.
… moreDavid S
Carmen’s food is amazing. The interior is a little crowded, but not to the point of being uncomfortable. The service is typically exemplary, but this time was just OK from a new waitress who was struggling to keep up and had to be reminded to correct mistakes…but her effort was there and she’ll eventually get up to speed.
… moreCeleste
Surprised I’ve not reviewed Carmen’s sooner, my family goes here often for celebrations. Carmen’s does a great job of putting up with all of us! Their food as been some of our fave Italian in KC for a couple of decades. It’s not the most ideal place to eat in a pandemic, and definitely not recommended if you have accessibility issues.
… moreJoel Espinoza
Went for our anniversary. Seated quickly with our reservation. We started with the meatballs appetizer and fried mozzarella. Meatballs had 3 and that was wonderful. Tasty sauce and great taste on them. The mozzarella was good. Nothing special but we enjoyed. Son had the recommendation of our server and had the sample of spedini. 3 different ones with 3 sauces. He enjoyed each of them. I had the rigatoni with peas, prosciutto with vodka sauce. Very good. Wife had pasta with broccoli and creamy tomato sauce. She added the Italian sausage to it. She enjoyed it. The most important part of any pasta meal is the cooking of the pasta and all 3 of ours was perfect. We had a bottle of chianti wine. Ended dinner with pistachio torte and spumoni ice cream. The torte was amazing and light. The ice cream was good. All in all we enjoyed.
… moreToya Lynn
I’m surprised at how disgusting everything was. My husband and I ordered crab cakes, garlic cheese bread, chicken spiedini julian, and the chicken parm. Everything was bland and something tasted off about everything besides the lacking of flavor. The cheese was all melted into a plastic sheet on the bread and parm. The alfredo sauce used for the julian tasted like warm, thick heavy whipping cream and nothing else. They gave us an entire loaf of bread as if to apologize for how bad everything was. The chicken from the julian was ok, but I scraped the sauce off because I just could not stomach it. I could not go beyond 2 bites of the crab cake, and I only went for the 2nd bite because I was shocked at how off putting it was. I know we arent on the coast but come on. I ate what I could. I gave one star for my husband…he loved the loaf of bread we received!
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