Chianti

This place is okay. The service we received wasn’t particularly attentive or quick, our water glass was refilled once, then left empty. We were never asked if we wanted another glass of wine or beer. Maybe it was because we were the only ones under 60 in the whole place? I don’t know. Only half the restaurant was occupied and it wasn’t busy.
The bread was probably the best thing I ate here.
Our food was okay, my fiancé enjoyed the gnocchi he ordered, but my pappardelle alla Veneziana was just okay — the seafood did not seem very fresh: the mussels were small and very stringy, and one of the clams tasted off enough that I ended up spitting it out out of fear of food poisoning. We weren’t offered fresh Parmesan or anything, either. As others have mentioned, the food was on the saltier side. Our waiter seemed attentive to the other tables around us but not particularly excited to serve us — he didn’t give us his name.
For dessert I ordered the panna cotta which was okay, if a bit heavy on the gelatin (read: very firm). I was charged a dollar more for my glass of wine than was stated on the iPad drink list, but felt it petty to point it out.
This place is better than the Olive Garden and it sits across the street from multimillion dollar houses, which I guess is how it stays open. With the service being what it was and the food being decidedly average, I wouldn’t return.

Really nice evening! Service was outstanding and food was very good. The minestrone was top notch, and he captures was super fresh.
My seafood pasta in marinara was above average, and hubby had the sausage ravioli, super tasty.
Dessert was a chocolate hazelnut crêpe with vanilla gelato and some limoncello!
Edgar treated us wonderfully and we will be back.

Came to this restaurant on a whim… Not knowing what to expect with a strip mall restaurant, but I was VERY impressed! INCREDIBLE service, great wine, and the food was amazing with a very short wait! We will definitely be back!!! Definitely not disappointed!

It was delicious. Great atmosphere but small and a little tight. Service was helpful in choosing a wine and food.

Came here for restaurant week on a Sunday… The server said we were lucky since the weekends could be crazy busy with the clientele. It’s a small restaurant of no more than 20 tables but dang is their food good!!! We ordered off the restaurant week as my boyfriend and I were visiting this place for the first time. We had the artichoke with cheese on grilled bread– amazing! The soup of the day was butternut squash soup that was so delish that I wiped up every last drop with the complimentary rustic bread. My pasta for the veal scallopine was also great (they know how to make a great pasta sauce) but the carne was ok. The tiramisu and lasagna bolognese was the bomb!

Everything from the service to the food was fabulous. I’d definitely recommend this place to my friends and family

Nice to have them so close to my house. I understand this is owned by the same owner as Venice (solid restaurant also). Any of the dishes I’ve tried have been great! Tomato mozzarella salad is a typical mozz salad (minus the mess of making & cleaning up the mess) and I’ll pour a little balsamic on top.
I’m a big fan of friendly people and friendly people who works at restaurants and everyone who works here is always very nice every time I’m there or call.
All pasta/​entrée dishes are great! When I feel like indulging, I hate to admit, I like the chicken pasta with Gorgonzola sauce! Very rich and creamy! Great restaurant all around. Take note that the location does have limited seating compared to their Venice location.

What a wonderful surprise it was dining at this restaurant! I lived in Italy for a long time and it is very hard to find any restaurant to come even near the real thing.
But this restaurant was great, the Carbonara tasted exactly the way it it supposed to and was exquisite. The staff was very pleasant and knowledgeable and my only regret is that that are not open on Sundays :-)

I had such high hopes for this place as it has 4 out of 5 stars! This restaurant is a huge let down– I am SO disappointed and will not be back along with 7 of my friends. My friend made a reservation for 8 at 745pm last Saturday. We got there at 745 and the table wasn’t ready so that was fine but there was no where to wait so I asked the host to take my # down and call us when it would be ready as we had to leave due to no waiting area. At 8pm they still hadn’t called so we walked back in and said oh yeah you’re table is now ready. We all sat down and were not approached by a waiter or waitress for 15 mins. A waitor finally came over said «Hi, I’ll be your waitor» then WALKED away!!! I was flabbergasted at this point. We waited another 10 mins and they came back and took our drink order. We were all ready to order food at this point so we ordered our entrees too. Drinks came out, finished our first round of drinks in probably 20 – 30 mins waitor did not come back to our table until the entrees were served. (The whole time we watched our waitor circle around to 4 other tables multiple times to help customers).
I ordered a second glass of Malbec, they ran out of Malbec so I said no problem I’ll have a glass of red and you can choose it… waitor said, OK no problem I’ll be back. Did he come back? Nope, had to remind him after 15 mins of waiting and at this point I was almost done with my entrée. He comped my last glass of wine so I did appreciate that.
The pros: the food was amazing!
Atmosphere is cute and quaint and has a lot of potential.

What a wonderful surprise on a business trip. Great ambiance, friendly and attentive service. And the food was fantastic, salad fresh and selected, pasta perfect and the sauce on the Shrimp Chianti, tasted like home.
Thank you for a great evening!
Did I mention the bread right out of the oven?!

Me and my girlfriend dined at Chianti last night and have a overall great experience. We found this location when browsing for food in the DTC area. We were both in mood for Italian food and found this restaurant that was highly reviewed and looked to be a nice little place with quality food.
The atmosphere was nice and the dining room was inviting definitely reminded me of a true Italian restaurant.
We were able to call in a reservation for that night late in evening and we were seated immediately. We ordered bruschetta to start and it was fresh and delicious. I ordered the Shrimp Alfredo and it was amazing, honestly one of the better Alfredo sauces I’ve had and the shrimp was fresh and cooked perfect. My girlfriend ordered a chicken dish that came with a side of angel hair pasta and she was very happy with everything.
I’m happy we were able to find a high quality restaurant that is close by. We look forward to dining here in the near future.

One of the best, authentic Italian restaurants I’ve been to.
Pros:
+Amazing service — extremely nice waiter, lots of wine sampling before I decided on my drink
+Unlimited soft, warm bread
+Lots of vegetarian options — almost any dish can be made vegetarian
+The pesto was delicious — heavy, but extremely tasty with the gnocchi, which was cooked just right
+Reasonable prices for quantity, quality and service
Cons:
–Some pasta was a little too heavy, but to be expected of eating tonss of pasta
–butternut squash ravioli was overcooked
Tips:
+Make reservations — it gets very busy in the evenings!
+Ask the waiter for recs — they know their stuff
I can’t wait to be back to try more dishes!

Charming restaurant, authentic Italian, good menu selection, reasonable prices, nice service. Our server said they are known for their veal, and pastas are fresh and housemade. This review is for a dinner about a month ago.
INSALATE CESARE — $ 6.95
Romaine lettuce, homemade croutons, cherry tomatoes, shaved parmesan cheese and homemade Caesar dressing. Very good esp. the dressing.
PENNE ALLA SORRENTINA — $ 16.95
Penne pasta tossed in fresh tomato sauce w/​roasted garlic, basil and fresh mozzarella. Also very good, noodles al dente, portion enough for two meals.
I’d definitely come back. My co-​workers ordered the veal and they all enjoyed it — I’ll order that next time. Also enjoyed the complimentary Italian bread with really good EVOO — however the olive bread was a little too salty for me. Good dessert selection too — all $ 7 … but we were too full :)

Absolutely yummy!
My family and I dined here for lunch on my birthday, and needless to say, I will more than likely be returning for another visit.
I was first drawn to Chianti by the extensive number of pasta options on the menu. They have my favorite, gnocchi, in different variations: marinara, pesto, gorgonzola cream, etc. They also stick to the tried and true Italian style of dining by separating the primo pasta course from the secundo meat course.
During lunch, they offer a specialized menu that differs slightly from the general menu. The prices are the same, and you don’t get any special course discounts, which was disappointing, but the prices generally are very fair. Same as Olive Garden, and you’re getting much better food.
The bread was fantastic, eaten mopped up with an olive oil/​balsamic vinaigrette mixture. My mom and I shared a pear salad that was as beautiful as it was tasty as well as the pesto gnocchi. My gnocchi was good, though a touch too squishy — I prefer gnocchi sauteed a bit, to give it a firmer exterior.
We sadly did not get to try the dessert options as we were too full, but next time, Chianti! Next time.
The servers were courteous, though I felt a hint of disdain in the way one man responded when we refused dessert and asked for our bill. Not sure if this was just my perception or if they were actually projecting a bit of snobbery? Some of the servers could also work a bit on their diction, as we had trouble understanding them. (One guy talked so fast and mumbly that we had absolutely no idea what he was saying.) The busboy did a fantastic job of ensuring our glasses were filled and clearing the table promptly.
The restaurant itself is also clean and well maintained, with a large wine rack and a picturesque Italian country-​side mural that runs the length of the restaurant. It did remind me of a few of the restaurants in which I dined in Rome.
All in all, a pretty fantastic restaurant, and one of the better Italian places I’ve tried in Denver.

Incredibly disappointed. Came here with family in town as we had heard great reviews.
The salads were okay, no complaints. We ordered a half portion of the lobster ravioli as an appetizer and the bisque topping was eerily similar to Campbell’s tomato soup. Way too similar. Two of our party ordered the halibut special and said the fish was rubbery and not good. Two more ordered gnocchi that was crumbly and not firm. I had spaghetti al pomodoro and the sauce was so hot (temp). It didn’t taste fresh and was starting to separate the longer I waited to let it cool. They said the noodles were homemade but I seriously doubt my order of spaghetti was homemade.
We are an Italian family and my grandma makes a lot of the items we ordered so we were expecting authentic and homemade. Needless to say, we passed on dessert which was probably a safe bet.

Delicious. 3^rd time here and will make its regular place to visit for both lunch and dinner.
Reservations for a work party of 9. Wouldn’t go greater than a party of 12.
All enjoyed a variety of entrees from Ravioli, to Sea Bass to Veal to their version of Chicken parm.
Small dinning room so we felt a little squeezed but it was worth it. Better than going to a chain restaurant which seem to dominate the tech center.

What can I say? This place is absolutely amazing. Firstly, I value great customer service because I come from a family who once owned a restaurant of our own. Secondly, I love me some GREAT Italian food.
This place is a combination of good service, good food, and a homey, but fancy atmosphere. Two of my girlfriends and I went on a Tuesday night to celebrate a friend’s birthday. To our surprise, this place was jam-​packed. I am a vegetarian so I usually expect to only have 1 or 2 token vegetarian options on a given menu, but to my delight, there was PLENTY to choose from.
We were offered wine while we waited for a table and the waiter adequately checked up on us (basically the right amount — water was filled at the right time, but we weren’t unnecessarily nagged every 5 minutes either).
Overall, I give this place a two thumbs up. My friends birthday dessert was on the house and it was probably the yummiest, fanciest dessert plate that I’ve ever seen. Definitely will be going back!

This is the cutest home owned restaurant ever! It was packed on a Tuesday night and that tells you something. My friends and I didn’t think we would need to make any reservations but this is apparently a very popular place. Instead of turning us away, the hostess managed to find us a seat and even offered us wine when we were waiting. The service here is definitely great. They are very attentive and even made bets on what nationality my friend was haha.
Now let’s talk about the food because that’s why i am giving 5 stars. The wine selection is huge and their riesling is just delicious! For starters we got bread with the typical olive oil and vinigrette. The pasta here is just heavenly and probably one of the best pastas i’ve had. I decided to venture out of my usual order and tried the chicken marsala pasta. There was so much food and it was really good! Not too heavy and perfectly el dente and lots of big chicken pieces. My friend got the pesto pasta and that was phenomenal as well.
At the end, they also gave me a small tiramisu dessert for my birthday and it was so sweet of them. That cake was amazing. I would definitely come back!

Great authentic Italian cuisine done in a small café setting. My family enjoyed a nice Bruschetta and Spaghetti Pomodoro meals. The service was very friendly and the food came very fast. In this case, fast meant on the money food that we loved. Would recommend this place to anyone.

I adore this little hidden Italian restaurant. I found it on Unilocal when staying near the DTC. The décor is simple, yet sweet with white table cloths, candles, and walls painted with the Tuscan countryside.
The waitstaff was friendly and our water glasses were never once empty.
The drink menu is on an iPad which is good because the lighting is a little dark in there. They had a decent, yet not extensive, array of wines to choose from & 3 different beers. (Two Italian variety & Coors Light). If you want a bottle of wine, be prepared to shell out at least $ 40.
The menu was fantastic. The daily specials were a little tough to read with the graphic they placed underneath, but the content and choices were to die for. A lot of the menu contained dishes with house made fresh pasta. Yum! At our table we shared a pear salad to begin with which was mixed field greens, Gorgonzola crumbles, pecans, cucumber and of course, pears. It was beautifully presented! The entrees consisted of thick, flat pasta with an amazing red cream sauce and prawns for one and corkscrew pasta with mushrooms and chicken for the other. Both were incredible! Our only complaint was that when we asked our waiter if the portion sizes were large enough to share, he said no. Well, I couldn’t even come close to eating half of my dish.
Chianti, you’ve stolen my heart. We will be back!