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Carino's Italian Caffe: Traveler Reviews


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#29 of 60 restaurants in Saint Pete Beach
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  • Cuisines: Italian
  • Address: 9524 Blind Pass Rd, Saint Pete Beach, FL 33706-1353
  • Tel:  (727) 360-8502

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Reviews of Carino's Italian Caffe

( 6-10 of 18 )
“Fantastic red sauce!”

Carino's Italian Caffe

5 of 5 stars
Canton, Georgia
May 17, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

We enjoyed a fabulous dinner at Carino's back in March. We opted for a reservation in the piano room and we were quickly seated. While it did take a little while for our server to first greet us, he apologized profusely and all was fine. It was very crowded this night and the servers were quite busy. The piano room is a kitchy, kinda cheesy atmosphere, but I just loved it. Katie on the keys is wonderful! Played for 2 hours straight without taking a single break. The crowd was people in their 50s, 60s, and 70s and they were clearly locals. This just made me feel even better about the place, because the locals know the great places to go. I ordered the Scampi Fra Diavlo ~ Gamberoni shrimp with spicy tomato sauce over linguini. OH MY GOODNESS. This was the best red sauce I have ever tasted and my Italian family is big sauce snobs. My husband ordered the Chicken Marsala and it was amazing as well. We split a slice of chocolate cheesecake which I really liked, but the hubby thought was just so so. It was your standard cheesecake, but with cocoa powder and/or dark chocolate mixed all through. Hard to explain, different, but good. The prices are extremely reasonable here for what I think is pretty authentic Italian.

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“Excellent food! And service!”

Carino's Italian Caffe

5 of 5 stars
Dayton, OH
May 6, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

We went to Carino's twice during the week of vacation. It remains our favorite restaurant for dinner. The pasta dishes are delicious. I also tried one of the veal dishes, which was equally excellent. I had to get the side of pasta with aurora sauce, it is my favorite. Service both times was excellent.

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“Great food, poor service.”

Carino's Italian Caffe

2 of 5 stars
Toledo, OH
Apr 9, 2007

Ate there on Easter Sunday. Food was fantastic but service was absolutely terrible. It took 25 minutes to get our drink order taken and 35 minutes to get our food order taken. Management stated that several servers had called in sick. A local said that they have had high turnover recently in their wait staff. When the food did finally come, it did not disappoint. It was as good as other Trip Advisor reviewers say.

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“They Hire Felons”

Carino's Italian Caffe

Mar 21, 2007
1/8 found this review helpful

Food was okay but while sitting in the lounge I noticed a convicted felon(theft and cocaine) walking through very obviously under employment. I stopped eating! What do you think this guy is doing to the food??? I will not be back!

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“Best Italian Food”

Carino's Italian Caffe

5 of 5 stars
Hinesburg, Vermont
Mar 17, 2007
5/5 found this review helpful

The concierge recommended Carino's to us and all I can say is wow. Some of the best Northern Italian food I have had in a long time. The service was immpeccable and the food was fresh and delicious. By far the best place to eat in St. Pete Beach.

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Reviews of Carino's Italian Caffe

( 6-10 of 18 )
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Carino's Italian Caffe Address

9524 Blind Pass Rd, Saint Pete Beach, FL 33706-1353
Tel: (727) 360-8502
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