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| - It's been nearly 2.5 years since my first review of Carnevino, so I thought it was high time for an update. I would give this place 6 stars if I could. It boggles my mind that it has a 3.5 star rating, it is a unique steak experience that does everything right.
I prefer to sit in the wine room, or cave. The ceiling is lower, it has a nice cozy feel to it. On this trip, there were 5 of us dining. Carnevino's wine list is not enormous, but it's daunting enough that I like to speak with the somm before we start eating. I've never, and I mean NEVER, been given a bad wine here. The somms listen and always give you exactly what you want. I tend to stick to Italian bottles here.
To start, we went with the beef cheek ravioli. This stuff is not on the menu, but they can always make it. It's fantastic, we ordered 2 servings of it. The pasta is handmade, the sauce is delicate and the filling is tender and extremely flavorful. I order this stuff every time. Additionally, we had the steak tartare, which I'd not had in a few years at Carnevino. Again, it was a slam dunk. This place knows its beef. The seasoning was spot on, it literally couldn't have been more precise. The mouth feel was smooth, not off putting at all. The beef is clearly of fantastic quality. Topped with raw mushroom, it was a hit with all at the table.
To eat, we went with some shared entrees: the porterhouse for 2 (dry aged 4 months), the ribeye for 2, ragu pasta, and the linguini fini (served with crab, jalapeno, and cipollini). On the side we went with the seasonal broccoli and the potatoes, which are a must. Don't think I've eaten here and not ordered the mashed potatoes.
The beef is carved tableside and drizzled with olive oil and sea salt. It's not heavily seasoned, but the olive oil and salt add enough to the beef so that you know they're there without overpowering it. Both were a perfect medium rare. My favorite was the strip side of the porterhouse. The dry aging comes through, it's such an intense beef flavor. Of the pastas, the linguini fini was one of the best pastas I've ever had. It was spicy, but not too spicy. They take you just to the brink of pain in your mouth without going over that edge. It's incredible, it was exactly the right amount of heat.
I always enjoy after dinner drinks at Carnevino, they have a large selection of coffees, ports, and scotches. This place gets better each time I come back. It's why I ate here several times when I was a local, and come in each time I have visited since. Can't recommend this place enough. If beef and red wine for dinner is your thing, you can't go wrong here.
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