CARMINE’S is a fresh from scratch kitchen. Our appetizers, pastas, entrees and desserts combine old-world traditional Italian flavor with a modern flair for presentation, and the freshest ingredients around. Menu staples like shrimp risotto, fettuccine carbonara and chicken Milanese are coupled with unique recipes like steak tip orecchiette and Tiramisu. We staffed our kitchen with a dream team of chefs and you can tell instantly!
Casual, unfussy outpost offering Italian standards such as pasta, entrees & desserts plus wine. Based on 548 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
389 Main St, East Hartford, CT 06118
Phone: (860) 206-4580
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Hours
| Saturday | 4:30 PM–2 AM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday | 3 PM–1 AM |
| Wednesday | 3 PM–1 AM |
| Thursday | 3 PM–1 AM |
| Friday | 3 PM–2 AM |
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Reviews
Dana Brown
I went here with a few co-workers and my girls to celebrate one of their birthdays. I like the place, prices were reasonable for food, but I felt pricey for the drinks although mine was good, and my wings were awesome. Awesome. The mashed potato bowl that they had for a special that night was very creamy, buttery and delicious. I would definitely get those two items again. My girlfriend got a pasta dish. She wasn’t too happy with that. My other friend got the first picture there. I can’t remember what it was called but she enjoyed her food and everyone else enjoyed their food. One of my friends had the chili, and she was not impressed. The only downside was the live music and trying to find parking. The place wasn’t packed so there was no need to have the music that loud.
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Louise Lesser
The live music was a little loud/rowdy, and we didn’t know the songs. The food was fantastic however and our waitress was lovely. It was VERY busy but we didn’t feel ignored!
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Husang Lee
Nice service with friendly staff. Food was decent. Mac and cheese and pasta was pretty good. However, the burger was a bit dry and had a weird texture. Overall, would eat again.
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Kuirvin Williams
So the thing is with this place it seems depending on the night you go and the people working you might have the best time or the worst time of your life from what i was told. Well we had our worst time. Our food was terrible and over cooked and we ordered a lot of food. We asked them to please redo it because salmon over salad shouldn’t be hard as a brick and I ordered honey mustard wings. I was brought bbq and wasn’t even offered a replacement. Our waiter said she would remove the wings and the salad from our bill and they did not. We came to have fun and was treated like we wasn’t supposed to be there. They brought out a smaller portion of our food with even smaller salmon than the brick they gave us. At the end I was so disappointed I just wanted to leave. They still charged us full price. Even tho said they wouldn’t and just over looked us. I don’t wanna bring race into but it seems little weird and we was the only people of color there…. Sad… the waiter was nice but you
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Steve G
Local bar.
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Shannon Ciccaglione
Had an amazing dinner here tonight with my Husband and Father after seeing them on the news. Liz was our server and she was fabulous. We had a flat bread with mushrooms and sausage that was very tasty. For dinner my Dad and I had the Chicken Marsala and my Husbad had the Eggplant and Chicken Parm with Fettuccine. Everything was delicious and we will definitely be back. Holly the owner came over and introduced herself. Very nice family run establishment!
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Penny Rorrio
First time dining here in several years. Food and drinks were very good. There is plenty of free parking on the side and front. Will definitely stop here again.
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Barbie Centeno (BitesWithBarbs)
I stopped in for happy hour on a Friday night which happened to be on Cinco de Mayo. And because of that the bar wasn’t too busy since I was at an Italian restaurant. You can tell the patrons are regulars and they make you feel welcome from the moment you walk in. Despite being in the bar I still got to try their food which included chicken wings (which were perfect), raviolis, a mushroom flatbread (which is the size of a regular pizza), truffle fries, and a Mexican dip from their Cinco De Mayo Special. All of it was tasty but the truffle fries were the winner for me. When I’m back in town I could totally see myself stopping by for a drink.
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penny holloway
Friendly Staff live music, nice meal!
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Jackie Yeo
Dinner was delicious. Gluten free salmon for me, cooked just right, fresh mashed potatoes, veggies still with a nice crunch in them. Excellent house wine at a very good price. Lindsay was my thoughtful and friendly waitress. A relaxed and enjoyable evening was had.
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