My husband wanted to eat here (and Italian food is not his favorite) and it was about a 15 minute drive from the Strip. The hostess greeted us immediately and was very friendly. It seemed like a family run business and the owners (husband and wife) were very present. The service was EXCELLENT. There were a ton of specials but you can tell the servers are trained to preface that. My husband and I both ordered off the specials and were very pleased with our meals. The portions are generous.
We are from CA but strangely enough, my husband had friends that were also dining there at the same time! One of them emailed my husband a coupon for Gaetano's and we showed it to our server and he gladly honored it. I love how you can flash coupons from your phone these days! :)
Is it the best Italian meal ever? No. Is it great family run Italian restaurant? YES!! It's definitely worth a trip to Henderson. Yes, I would go again.