Dusty Arenson
Quite a nice Italian restaurant for such a small town. They were able to accommodate 12 of us for dinner. I ordered the ravioli with meat sauce which was good. IMHO the sauce was the best part of the dish, the ravioli was good but the sauce was excellent! My wife chicken Alfredo is what you would expect at a decent Italian spot. They also had a lot of nice gelato choices as well as a small market below the restaurant.
… moreanna feann
Yummy italian restaurant on the island! They went out of their way to accommodate the vegan in our party making modifications to the dishes on the menu. Their lasagnas and coop pink are delicious. It is a bit on a pricey side, but the quality is very good. And the view of the bay from the top floor is amazing!
… moreDarla Sather
What a surprise to find a perfectly perfect Italian restaurant in the most unlikely cubby town of Coupeville, WA on Whidbey Island, N West of Seattle. My favorite meal on earth is spaghetti and meat balls. How hard can it be to find a truly good plate of them? Hard! I will pass on a wagyu steak in favor of a meatball in a heartbeat, any day of the week. While a good meatball isn’t “that” difficult to find, good perfectly cooked pasta IS difficult to find, even at the best restaurants I’ve been to coast to coast and in Europe. So it’s almost a game with me to keep up the expectation that an Italian restaurant can be expected to serve good pasta and believe me “Ciao” came through in spades. The sauce was perfectly balanced with the pasta, which wasn’t gooey, overcooked or pasty tasting. It tasted like my own homemade pasta that I labor over all day. The meatball was outstanding with even consistency and flavor that made my mouth water for more. The sauce…. Perfect.
We also ordered the homemade flatbread with olive dip. Did I already use the word outstanding?
After traveling through Coupeville and staying there on many occasions, I have no idea how we passed this restaurant on Main Street so many times. Maybe I was looking straight ahead at the water. But finding this restaurant with such a wonderful menu, wine list, staff and Chris the bartender has made me a fan for life.
Parking is practically outside the front door.
Check out the homemade pastas for sale and their excellent wine selection. It’s difficult to find an interesting Chianti but they have a nice one on the shelf. Even Hannibal Lecter would be impressed.
I’ll be trying their Italian sandwich tomorrow for lunch.
Like my review if it helped. It encourages me to keep writing about these small home grown out of the way restaurants I run into on my way across the states.
… moreGabriel Renville
From the moment you walk in the door, we were greeted hello and acknowledged with smiles. We walked our way upstairs and had a nice view of Coupeville with the water in the background. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive. We both ordered pizza and had cheese cake for dessert. Absolutely delicious wood fired. Will be back again to try other items.
… moreCristian Canton
Very Overpriced and slow service (45 minutes to get 4 plates of pasta), hard to get the attention of waiters (even if there was 4 of them in a half empty restaurant).
Food was mediocre, overcooked, over spicy or blunt, small portions, and bread accompanying the plates was the cheapest you can get. As an Italian, very disappointed.
Please, please: improve. I can tell you that cooking Alfredo or tomato sauce is easy, focus on making it right. You are the only Italian restaurant around: be up to the standards.
… moreMackenzie Brisben
Had a meal here the other day. I really enjoyed myself. We had a bottle of the Chianti, the garlic bread, gnocchi and pizza. The service was super good and kind and prompt. I didn’t love the pizza but I did love the gnocchi.
… moreNick Kimmer
WOW this has to be the best Italian food I have ever had. In fact it was so good I went back the next day with my girlfriend. The moment you walk in you feel like your walking into an Italian grandmas house the scent of fresh pasta being cooked hits your nose.
… moreLee
Had a fantastic experience here! Had the Mezza Plate and the Lebanese Rotisserie Chicken were delicious. They were a perfect meal for two (it looked like a lot but ended up not being a heavy meal). Also really appreciated talking with owners and hearing how passionate they are about where and how they source their foods and wine. There was quality food, fantastic staff, and also had a great view! Definitely would recommend!
… moreKristin Pearson
The absolute best fettuccine I’ve ever had. Like heaven in in your mouth. Everything else was fantastic too, from the ravioli to the pizza to the wine. They get an A+!
… moreImstillhere Warren
This place is such a Gem, Marka Las(the owner) was the nicest and very inviting person I’ve met since visiting from Missouri. He walked us through his store while giving a little history on every item in his store.A young lady that helped us with the wine selection thank you we thought it was delicious. The food was lick your plate good mmm…yum.. yumwe supre nice people
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