Carluccio’s Tivoli Gardens

NOT CLOSED!!!
Moved to new address.
9821 S. Eastern Ave.
Las Vegas NV. 89 183
702.431.5485
Excellent food and service.

This was one of the most wonderful places to go to!
Especially for birthdays!
Everything tasted like wine, the food was beyond great.
The stuffed mushrooms ruled the earth!
The seafood diablo was the shit!
The chocolate mouse tasted like a shot of booze!
I loved the atmosphere and the classiness. The twinkly white lights, it was so Liberace chic.
Every room was beautiful, and so was the bar. This was one of the last great las Vegas gems to fade out.
Every time I drive by I get sad.
I was 16 when i had my «nice» birthday dinner there.
I wish this place would just come back!!!

I’ve been always wanting to try Carluccio’s — I’m an often Vegas tourist who likes to explore nook-​and-​cranny museums, eateries et al (I know life is more than the Strip) — I have the opportunity to finally get there over July 4^th weekend. All you need to know is that I did so in 111 degrees and via bus — and it was oh so well worth it!
First, the service and staff were wonderful — I’d been seated maybe 5 minutes and looking at the menu when another server (or manager) insisted on making sure I got some water because I looked like I’d «been out in the sun.» For an older restaurant, the service was anything but attitudewise — very enthusiastic, friendly, knowledgeable… very homey.
Foodwise, wow, for the choices and taste and also for the reasonable prices. I had the stuffed shrimp, which came witha side of pasta (I wanted to try the sauce, plus I ordered a side of meatballs) along with a casesars salad. For dessert I had to try — or shall I say, ingest — a homemade cannoli. All food items were exceptionally tasteful, authentic, unique, flavorful… and the homemade bread was yummy as well. Plus I did check out the lounge area for all the celb pics and piano bar and all the historical things (thanks to other reviewers for suggesting).
Just an all-​around great dinning experience after a scorching hot day of playing tourist. Totally hit the spot.
PS As i understand it, the Trop location is closing (Liberace closing wasnt good with the restaurant tucked back in the shopping center) and a smaller version will be opening in Henderson. If I get to Henderson ona future trip you can be sure I will be there for dinner!

Food is great as is the service. The restaurant is large so there is usually no wait. This is a great family spot. Give it a try.

We went there for dinner the other night, being in Vegas for the weekend. We had driven by a couple of times, and had it pointed out during the «Haunted Vegas» tour a couple years ago.
Putting it simply; the food was incredible! Being from NY, I am an Italian food snob, and this was some of the best I have ever had. I had the veal scallopini, my wife had the chicken marsala and we were in heaven! Then, we had the canolis for dessert!!!
The service was fantastic as well. The place was pretty busy, but service was quick and friendly and the atmosphere was a lot of fun. This is definitely a place we will visit again next time we are in Vegas.

Sometimes when I go to an older place like this I have to decide if it is a run down dump or if it authentic and charming. Carluccio’s has the old school charm!
The place is by the now derelict Liberace Museum on east Tropicana. I am guessing it has been here for 20 – 30 years which is a long time by Vegas standards, so it has some history. The place has brick walls, old school burgandy colored booths, custom wood door, dark wood in the bar area and I loved the black and red tiles in the bathroom.
It has a bar area, restaurant area and we sat in the atrium area at a table. The hostess and waitress were very friendly.
The menu was typical of a Italian joint. The prices seemed reasonable. I ordered the meatballs and sausage plate. It was a large offering with a side of pasta. Very tasty — the meat sauce was right on! I tried a friends chicken parm — that was tasty. Huge servings at reasonable prices!
Carlucio’s is so not corporate and that’s why I really like it!

This is a wonderful, hidden treasure! I’ve driven by there a thousand times and even went to the Liberace museum when it was still open. However, I didn’t think to try the restaurant until my mom bought a dining deal. I went with my parents and had this old school, throw back Italian meal. My mom had the lasagna, a la carte. Huge piece came out! I doubt you could eat much more than that portion. She took half of it to go. My dad ordered a shrimp and spinach dish (I can’t remember the name of it). I tried a couple bites and it was very good. I had this shrimp and garlic dish (can’t remember the specific name of it either) but it was very good. In fact, I took a piece of bread and mopped up the rest of the sauce! Every meal comes with a side of spaghetti and marinara. I was too full to eat it but my dad said it was very good.
A couple weeks later, my husband and I went for their Thursday night happy hour. It’s so wonderful to go into the bar area. If you like anything that sparkles, you’ll love this place! The bar is a white piano and sparkles from the ceiling to the floor! They also have live music on Thursday nights. Not sure if they have different acts, but the night we were there the people were very talented.
Minimum, my husband and I will be back for their happy hour. I’m sure we’ll make it for dinner too!

Just off the strip, and miles away from «the strip».
If you want real food, real people and real Vegas spend and evening at Carluccio’s. The food is delicious, the portions are generious and the service is warm and comfortable. Don’t waste your time walking through another casino to get some half warmed over chain style «italian».
Oh, and the price!?! PERFECT.

Comfortable & quiet. I feel nurtured in this joint. I eat in the bar so I can feel close to the piano (weird, I know). I don’t go for the food, but it is enjoyable. The chicken marsala has an eclectic sweet taste which is refreshing.
PS. Don’t call old Vegas tacky, it’s Fabulous Las Vegas, not «7 shades of Beige» Las Vegas.
RIP Liberace

I guess I need someone to tell me just what is good here food-​wise (perhaps next time I should check out the Unilocal reviews first). But the ambiance is totally awesome. So it evens out to 3 stars.
I finally got around to eating here last weekend as part of my date night. We hadn’t read anything about it and, thus, had no idea what to expect. As soon as we walked in, we were in love. This place perfectly represents that image of «old Vegas» I have in my head. It was outlandish while also warm and welcoming. I could just picture Liberace eating here. I could also imagine the Rat Pack, mobsters, etc. eating here as it just seemed so fitting of all of them.
We started off our dining experience with the calamari. Unfortunately, it wasn’t even edible. We had little doubt that it came straight out of a box from the frozen food aisle. 1 star. For entrees, I opted for the cavatelli (it had an icon indicating it as one of their signature dishes) and my husband had the gnocchi. The menu described the cavatelli as «sauteed» and with meat sauce. What I was served was neither sauteed nor meat sauce. I almost asked if I was served the wrong thing, but since our server was the wife of the owner, I felt bad saying anything. The pasta was too mushy, the sauce wasn’t very good at all, and I barely tasted any cheese. My date declared it inedible. I nibbled at it a bit, but refused a take home box. 1 star. My date’s gnocchi was ok, but also not cooked properly. 2 stars. And 1 star too for the wine list.
At the end of our meal, our server explained the history of the restaurant and gave us the lay of the land so to speak. It was great to walk around and see all the different rooms (love the bar area!) and all of the pictures (especially the ghost pictures). The place itself is most definitely 5 stars. And that fact alone will bring us back here and have us recommending it to visitors.

Can’t say much more than what everyone else has already said — as far as old school Vegas Italian food places go, this is my favorite spot in town. How can you go wrong with good, solid food and a Liberace designed interior?
Calories be damned this time I went for the Shrimp Alfredo — which was absolutely stellar. Wide ribbon noodles in a decadent, thick alfredo sauce that was seriously one of the best I’ve ever had. The portions are HUGE — so I have left-​overs for lunch today! My husband had the Shrimp Oreganado which looked fabulous with a side of spaghetti — he liked it so much he polished it off. He may as well have licked the plate.
If you go — don’t forget to take a peek in the piano lounge (supposedly the most haunted room in Vegas according to the magician performing there). A charming room with twinkle lights in the ceiling, a piano-​shaped bar, classic white Eero Saarinen Tulip chairs, and a fabulous mirrored piano a la Liberace! Thursday happy hour has live music too! Prices are reasonable — our party of four got out for half of what we paid a month ago at Casa Di Amore down the street.
Can’t wait to go back — as Liberace’s theme song would say…“I’ll Be Seeing You”…definitely.

I can’t enough about this place as where to go to show out of town guests a piece of classic Las Vegas.
Anyplace named «I Lov it» spelled backward by Liberace is worth a try especially if you remember his shows.
We went as a group and sat in the piano bar room. The owner was happy to show us all of the great Liberace memorabilia and where when the place was owned by Liberace he liked to sit.
Our food was fantastic! I had the chicken livers tarragon. This was the recommendation of our server for something unique from their menu. It was fantastic tremendously filling with lots of garlic, butter, good wine, and perfectly prepared tender livers. If you are a fan of liver (I know it is not everyone’s favorite) this is the meal for you.
Kelly our bartender knows all of the classic cocktails and talked us into trying an Italian margarita. She also can make the champagne drinks Liberace loved so much. This is a great place for a good classic cocktail.
The restaurant is not your typical pub for Las Vegas. No video poker machines, no blaring televisions, you go here and talk to the rest of your party. Compared to the strip food the portions are generous and reasonably priced.
Families are welcome and seated in a separate section of the restaurant for a traditional family dinner. Then we saw some secret booths at the front which reminded us of down-​low mob meeting places where nobody is going to see you spill the goods to the feds.
An evening at Carluccios makes me rejoice in that for once Las Vegas has embraced its’ history and the owners of this place have decided to keep kitsch alive!

This is actually a 3.5 star review and I’m giving Carluccio’s a bonus by rounding to 4.
Embarrassing that having lived in Vegas, I had no idea Carluccio’s existed. Some friends from Phoenix came down and wanted to meet at Carluccio’s for a group dinner. When I arrived at the parking lot, I was in awe. This place was ostentatious and gorgeous… just the way I like it. I felt like I was in on an old Vegas secret and someone was going to hand me a briefcase full of cash for me to do something illegal with. Carluccio’s is right next to the Liberace museum (something I need to go see) and apparently Liberace designed the interior. The interior was gold all over, hanging lights, dark lighting, dark carpets… I loved it. This is a great place to have a small dinner/​family gathering.
Now for the food/​service. Service was average. My water glass was always full, the waiter took our order fast and the service was pleasant. Unfortunately, the waiter we had made me nervous. I asked if the Caesar salad was vegetarian and he said yes. Then I confirmed if it had anchovies (as many authentic Ceasars do) and he said «Oh yeah… it does.» But he was quick to tell me the other dressings that would suit me. The food also took forever to come out. I ordered a mixed green salad with thousand island (side salad) and an eggplant parmigiana. The mixed green came with about a gallon of thousand island on it rendering it inedible. I like my dressing but I also like to see my salad. Perhaps I should have ordered dressing on the side but I did not expect that much. The eggplant parmigiana (served with spaghetti with marinara) was very good. Fried to the right extent and with a gorgeous piece of melted mozzarella on top and drowned in tasty marinara, this was comfort food that hit all the right stops.
Everyone else on the table thoroughly enjoyed their meals. The portion sizes were huge. I mean, I could have eaten my parmigiana for about 4 meals. No exaggeration here. I later realized that they do have half orders for some of the menu. So ask about that if you’re a light eater. The meal was also priced very very reasonably. My parmigiana was 12.99 and my husband’s spaghetti with marinara was 8.99.
The dinner also came with a magician who entertained us for a little bit. The guy was pretty good at what he did (card tricks, disappearing money that appears somewhere incredible later) and added to a fun night.
Highly recommend this place for a unique group event/​dinner. I’m definitely coming when my girlfriends make a trip here. I know they’d appreciate the décor (over-​the-​top and dark). I’d like to mention here that some girls at the group ordered cocktails that were apparently awful. The waiter did take the cocktails back. Maybe you might want to stick to wine with your meal.

alright, so… here’s the deal… if you’re looking for something a bit different experience wise, that’s not super vegas strip typical fare, this is definitely the place to visit. the experience? a visual buffet. the food? average.
the food is moderately good. i’ve had way worse, but it’s not amazing. the red sauce is somewhat bland and slightly tangy, which is definitely not my style.
the portion size was huge. we had the veal florentine and chicken parmesan. the veal was so super tender and moist. the chicken was alright.
was it worth it just for the strange Liberace ambiance and casual no frills attitude? absolutely. it looks like this was the place where all the mobsters would eat. flashing bulbs on the ceilings and brown brick walls with yellow windows. everyone in the place was having a great time, laughing it up, getting loud and boisterous, which is a good sign.
i admit it, the next morning i wished i hadn’t wasted a vegas meal on this place, but i’ll surely never forget it. i think the lights have been burned into my memory forever.

Best service I have had in a long time. He cared and made sure everyone was having a good time and meant it… Food was excellent for the price ($ 9 – 12 for all meals) and the place is all lit up… You need to go here if you want to get off the strip… It is a good experience inside as well as outside with the neon piano

Be forewarned: they are very heavy in their sauces, and you can order light sauce. This would have been helpful to us if we had known before hand.
With that being said, this place was a disappointment. It’s Italian food with upscale pricing, but low scale food quality. I’ve never been to an Italian restaurant where they serve prepackaged butter with their bread sticks. The food was covered in their sauce, and it looks like you received a bowl of sauce. They do serve a lot of food, and we were like every table there: taking food home in a container.
The ambiance was very dark and loud. Dress ranged from formal to tshirt casual. The staff was very friendly, though.
In the end, I don’t think I’d make another visit here on my next Vegas trip.

The Olive Garden by any other name is still The Olive Garden.
Go to Nora’s on Flamingo… similar prices, radically better wine list and many many times better overall.

Carluccio’s is the king of Italian restaurants in Vegas. For the price, for quality and quantity it doesn’t get any better. Service is great and the location is right off the strip. All you new comers and old timers in town need to make this your Italian go to.

Being a 2^nd generation Sicilian and growing up eating true homade italian cuisine you can expect me to be extremely picky when it comes to italian food. One of the great things I love about vegas is, if good dego eats is what you crave, chances are you’ve got a top notch joint with in 5 minutes away from you at any given time, and carluccios is one of the best. For an old school vegas feel, great service and phenominal food look no further. Whenever I go I get linguini with muscles, clams, shrimp and calamari. I can’t tell you the exact name of the dish, but it comes in red spicy arabiata style sauce and it is to die for.
With its central location just minutes from the strip this place is perfect for locals and tourist a like. If your visiting, do yourself a favor, forget about the overpriced strip hotel restraunts. And pay carluccios a visit you won’t be disapointed.

If you want great Italian food that will not break the bank? This is the place to go. This place has been there since the early 1980’s and you can tell by the décor. They have their fair share of loyal customers including myself.
The food there is awesome! The seafood diablo is a must have, so is the orange roughy in white sauce. If you like shrimp, the crab stuffed shrimp is great as an appetizer or as an entrée. The zuppa the clams is also a great appetizer.
I know service is a hit or miss. This is the same with all restaurants. However, I still give it 5 stars for great food that is not over priced. No one can beat this place.