On my continuing quest for great Italian food we tried Montesano's for dinner. We were quickly seated and had our drink order taken right away. The "famous" garlic knots and bread also arrived. I'm not sure why everyone likes these. They are very small and quite salty. Order them from Bistro pizza and you'll see what garlic knots really should be.
We ordered a Cesar salad, the baked ziti and baked cannelloni. The Cesar was big, plenty for two to share. I thought it was quite good will lots of Parmesan cheese. The baked pastas were also a pretty good size, but I thought they were just ok, nothing special.
I saw a couple reviews mentioning the NY cheesecake so ordered a slice. It was terrible. It must have been a day or two old as it completely crumbled when you put a fork through it. Not creamy at all.
The service was pretty good and I did the enjoy the atmosphere. The one issue we had was the petite blond with an accent. I asked her a question about the menu and she said "I have no idea" and walked away. Quite rude and obviously no idea how to provide good service.
I will continue my mission to find great Italian food in Henderson but probably won't be returning here.