Stumbled upon this place after an event downtown. A couple was on their way out and told us how…read moregreat the food and service was so why not that dragged me in. Upon entry we were greeted by the host. I let him know we will be sitting at the bar as the intention was to get drinks only. My surprise the menu looked pretty good so we got apps. My sister got chicken flatbread and I got the crab cakes the couple Mentioned outside. They did not disappoint food was good. For drinks we had a Hugo sprintz and an espresso martini. Both made very well. The bartender was very friendly and went above and beyond for the customers. Will be back for a proper dinner.

Delicious Italian food with generous portions and great flavor. The pasta was excellent, and the…read moreservice was warm and attentive. Would happily return!

"And yes, her jeans are tight now She gonna travel light now…read more Oh, but I got one for you Portobello belle" (Dire Straits) Put a great meal in a beautifully designed space, add a server with a 1,000 megawatt personality, and finish with a warm, unexpected visit from the owner. Well, that's the checklist for the standout lunch experience we had at Portobello yesterday. The European street scene dining room is very pretty, with two huge Italian landscape paintings on the brick walls, lantern lights, a wide plank hardwood floor, dark furniture and white tablecloths. Molto elegante! So, our experience was positive from the minute we sat down but got even better when Dee made her appearance. She may have been my favorite server of 2026! What a joy she was, with her sunny disposition, whip smart sense of humor, and plain overall charm. We dove into the lunch menu and saw they had a ton of options within their Appetizer, Soup, Salad, Entrée. Burger, Pasta, and Sandwich/Wrap groupings. We went for two sandwiches - Eggplant with fries ($19) and Balsamic Marinated Portobello Mushroom Panini ($16.00) with fresh mozzarella, oven-fried tomatoes, arugula, roasted pepper aioli and a side salad. The Mushroom Panini was mine and it was fantastic; I loved every bite of it. I love mushrooms and that big Portobello, tomato, aioli combination was delicious. Toward the end of the meal, none other than owner Seyo Cecunjanin came over to thank us for our patronage and asked how we liked the meal. When we told him we loved it and we were first timers, he thanked us again in the form of a complimentary slice of their Pistachio cake! Portobello has a Happy Hour (how does a Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini sound?), and that makes Portobello even more of a sweet destination to seek out and support. Thank you, Dee, Seyo, and everyone at Portobello for a five star experience.

Portobello is the best Italian restaurant in this area! The…read morefood is so fresh and well-seasoned. Theirseafood options are unparalleled. I had the linguine with clams and it was chock full of whole and chopped clams- to die for! The service and ambiance are great. I already can't wait to return . . .

The. Best. Restaurant. In West Hartford…read more The food is unbelievable. All fresh!! Every time we come it just gets better and better. Love the ambiance inside and service is always fantastic. Can't beat Bricco.

Restaurant Bricco, a modern Italian restaurant, has been a longtime fixture in West Hartford…read moreCenter. Until this Summer, I hadn't been in many years. Primarily because I live closer to the Glastonbury Bricco when I'm looking for something similar. The primary reason I visited, was that a friend told me he thinks Bricco has the best vodka sauce in CT. I love vodka sauce. So I vowed to visit at some point. I sat in the bar, which is very cool, when I visited. Service was attentive and friendly. I ordered penne alla vodka when I visited and I added a chicken cutlet. I was disappointed when the dish arrived, because the cutlet was cut in strips (which was fine) and placed on top of the pasta, but it was not sauced or incorporated into the sauced pasta at all. At a minimum, I would have liked to see some sort of sauce drizzled over part of the cutlet. The components were all good. I can't say it was my favorite CT vodka sauce because I prefer a brighter flavored sauce. To me, the sauce tasted more like a tasty thick tomato soup. Good, but not my preference. In any event, I've had a number of good experiences at Bricco over the years and it has my recommendation. This experience was 4.25 Stars.

This is my next post-bowling hangout place! I have a rare chance to grab a drink and some food on…read morethe way home tonight from bowling. The restaurant is located on 389 Main St. in East Hartford. Their kitchen is built fresh, from scratch, and all homemade. Their appetizers, pasta, entrees and desserts combine old-world traditional Italian flavor with a modern flair for presentation, and the freshest ingredients around. Menu staples like calamari, chicken milanese, fettucine carbonara and ravioli are paired with unique recipes like pappardelle with sausage and tenderloin steaks. They have staffed our kitchen with a dream team of local chefs that ensure our quality does not waiver and our kitchen is always OPEN! You just can't go wrong. For my drink, I'm having the Jack Berry Smash made with Jack Daniel's Blackberry, REAL raspberry puree, lemon juice, simple syrup, muddied mint and lemon. What a unique taste! I love this drink! For my appetizer, I'm having the Meatball Side. These are the chef's meatballs with mozzarella (light for me). I want it as spicy as possible. Oh yeah! This is fantastic! It's spicy, warm and yummy! The addition of hot pepper flakes (yes, I remove the cap first) really helps! They have open mike here tonight! This place is famous for live music! These guys are good! I could stay here all night! For my next item, I'm having a Side Caesar Salad. A classic Caesar salad is a crisp green salad made with romaine lettuce, croutons, and Parmesan cheese. It is tossed in a rich, savory dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, egg, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, and anchovies. Caesar Cardini invented the dish in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1924. This is absolutely delicious! This a big portion size too! I love their Caesar dressing! It's well tossed with lots of croutons. Always add pepper to this. I even get a new fork! That's very thoughtful! For my next drink, I am having the Grapefruit Fizz made with Tangueray gin, Elderflower Liqueur, grapefruit juice and soda water. Oh yeah! This is good! Considering it is served in a 16oz glass, I can taste the alcohol! The bartender got that right! The bartender is real awesome! He certainly knows how to make a drink let me tell you that! He smiles, is very talkative and enjoys his job. You can't ask for better! For my entree, I'm having the Sausage Pappardelle which is homemade sausage (less for me) in a bechamel sauce with broccoli rabe (a favorite of mine - more for me), crushed red pepper (load it up baby!) over fresh papardelle. Béchamel sauce is a classic French white sauce made by cooking equal parts butter and flour into a roux, then whisking in warm or cold milk until smooth. Seasoned with salt, pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg, it serves as a foundation for lasagna, mac and cheese, and gratins. Pappardelle is a large, very broad, flat ribbon pasta originating from the Tuscany region of Italy, measuring about 2 to 3 centimeters (3/4 to 1 inch) wide. Carmines tries to accommodate everyone! For me? EXTRA EXTRA spicy! Let's see how this goes. This is a BIG dish! I mean big! It's piping hot (temperature) too! It's very tasty! It's not really super "hot" (as in spicy), but they can only work with they have! Still, I can taste the heat! What a great job! It's a great dish and worth every dime! What a great meal here! For my final drink, I'm having a Negroni. A Negroni is an Italian cocktail, made of equal parts gin, vermouth rosso (red, semi-sweet), and Campari, generally served with ice, and commonly garnished with an orange slice or orange peel. It is considered an apéritif. Let's see how they do! The taste is perfect! The orange slice is fine (no peeler here): normally it's an orange peel. The straw is odd (usually it's a stirrer). However, the taste of this drink is absolutely perfect! I cannot ask for more! Great job here! What a fantastic experience!

Random selection in my travels off Rt 84. Food was delicious and I happily stumbled on live music…read more Mixed crowd Cappuccino gelato truffle, JD tips over pasta and 1/2 Caesar salad

Can a restaurant be this good consistently? All the yes…read more I recently went back for a quick lunch and was floored by how good their pastas still are. I had the gnocchi with sausage and broccoli rabe and I wanted to eat it in mini bites to savor every morsel. It's just creamy and melt in mouth delicious. A little salty, a little savory, just a little slight bitter of the broccoli rabe that just works in the best way. Service was professional and attentive. Treva remains a standout in the Center and a must visit for anyone. Top tier.

Second time to Treva Saturday night. Always busy. All the restaurants are like this in West…read moreHartford but they pack you in so tight you can barely move. To the point where trying to get in to the table my purse knocked over a water glass and it smashed. I'm not large either. Anyway. First time here I felt my dish was much better. I had the Branzino and it was great. This time I had the fruitta de mare and the sauce was extremely bland. Dish felt dried out. Not enough variety of seafood either. Mostly mussels and calamari. Was presented in a weird dish too. I did not care for it at all. They gave me gnocchi for gluten free pasta. It was fine just sauce was bland as mentioned. My boyfriend loved his Orrechiete and it was very good. I will say from the mozzarella bar we had the burrata and the tomatoes were flavored beautifully and the bread also looked quite nice. Bf said it was great. Giving Treva a 4 for last time it was great and everything other than my entree this time was good.

For a Thursday evening it was not busy. We had reservations, but did t look like we needed them…read more Both the pizza and pasta were fresh and tasty. Next time we will try the dish bread. It looked amazing

Order screwed up - side and pasta came out before main - promised main would be ready in ten…read moreminutes- after 25 minutes gave up - I'm at the bar - is it that difficult to check in - drink was good, but I was hoping for a balanced meal..,

We love it here. The chicken à la vodka is my favorite. Family friendly atmosphere. Last night I…read moregot the blue cheese & pear pizza, though, and I wouldn't order that again. But I'll be back for my chicken à la vodka.

Tonight I went with a friend for dinner. The atmosphere was beautiful, customer service so nice. My…read morefriend's eggplant parm came too hot, while my rigatoni bolognese was room temperature at best. Obviously mine was ready first and waited. Also, I got ice and water splattered on me not once but twice. The first time she didn't notice. The second time it was everywhere. I am hopeful it was just a one time experience, and the food was really tasty anyway. I'd like to try again.

Good food and friendly service…read more Stopped in for lunch earlier today. Bread and butter to start, and ordered an assortment of Balkan items as an appetizer, which came with a traditional bread that was fresh and warm. Various meats were all tasty, as was the slaw. I ordered the assorted seafood and pasta. Wow! Excellent dish. Loaded with seafood and perfectly cooked spaghetti, in a well done red sauce. My wife loved her eggplant parmigiana. Sister-in-law had the salmon and veggies and said the salmon was a bit over-cooked but was really full with flavor. A friend gad a fish dish which she said was really good. Portions were all very large. Clean, comfortable space, with local photos (that were theme appropriate). Server very attentive and eager to please. Cappuccinos -- 3 of them -- looked great and my coffee was hot and quite strong (but I like strong coffee). Nice lunch at a reasonable price.

absolutely phenomenal Italian/balken food. Deff the place to stop if driving from NYC to vermont…read more Cute

We had such a wonderful dining experience! There were five of us--two vegetarians and three meat…read moreeaters and everyone found something they absolutely loved. Everything was exceptional, from the drinks and ambiance to the salads, entrées, and desserts. The kale salad was fresh and delicious, the Pasta alla Vodka was outstanding, and my daughter thoroughly enjoyed the Chicken Parmesan (I completely forgot to take a picture because she was so excited to dig in!). The hazelnut pie was the perfect way to end the meal and cobbler pie A special shout-out to Rory, who took such great care of us. I was hoping for a Dubai Chocolate Espresso Martini, which wasn't on the menu, and she went above and beyond by checking with the bartender and putting in a special request for me. That thoughtful gesture made my evening extra special and truly reflected the outstanding hospitality. We left happy, full, and already looking forward to coming back to explore more of the menu. Highly recommend and more sensible way was giving the salads separately in two plates. We mentioned we would be sharing the salad and pasta Ella vodka which was the first time I have ever seen in a restaurant, most restaurants would give a big one and we need to portion it out. Amazing experience.

Bricco Bricco is…read moreclearly one of the more popular spots in town, and it's easy to see why -- but our visit was a mix of highs and lows. We started with the shrimp alla vodka pasta, which was genuinely good and a dish I'd order again. We also shared an apple arugula salad that was fresh and well balanced, along with a side of fries that were just okay -- nothing special, but they did the job. The evening didn't start off smoothly, though. The restaurant was busy, and the wait to be seated took a while. Once we were seated, the service was okay at best -- attentive enough to get our order right, but not particularly warm or fast. That became more of an issue when our prosecco arrived flat. We had to work to get our waiter's attention to have it replaced, and it took much longer than it should have for someone to notice and follow up. We also tried a lavender vodka drink, which ended up being a bit of a letdown. It was expensive for what amounted to a small pour, and honestly the best part of it was the fancy glass it came in -- the drink itself didn't quite justify the price. Overall, the food carried the night. The pasta and salad were highlights, and I'd come back for those alone. But the service hiccups and pricey, underwhelming cocktails took some shine off the experience. If you go, stick to the pasta and maybe skip the specialty drinks.

"Rose darling come to me All I ask of you…read moreIs make my wildest dreams come true" (Steely Dan) You probably don't need a PHD in linguistics to surmise that the Italian words "La Rosa" translates into the English words "The Rose". And if your wildest dreams happen to revolve around Italian comfort foods and well stacked sandwiches, well, do I have a place to make those wildest dreams come true for you! La Rosa is your quintessential Italian deli with dozens of grinders, paninis, wraps, salads, soups and a daily hot bar of pasta and chicken entrees. We ordered a grilled Panino Melenzani ($12) with eggplant, tomato, fresh mozzarella, basil and olive oil. It was grilled right in front of our eyes, so it was as fresh as could be. It had plenty of tender sliced eggplant, yummy cheese and fresh tomatoes. I went with my usual, an Italian Combo (half size for $14) stacked a mile high with Ham, Turkey, Genoa, Mortadella, Capicola, and Provolone with lettuce, tomato, onions, and peppers on a fresh loaf of Italian bread. It was superb, and the portion size was so generous that it lasted me for three lunches. As we were paying, we spied some home-made cookies by the register and grabbed an oatmeal and a chocolate chip to take home. Everything ran $32 for a ton of wonderful Italian goodness. We didn't get a chance to check out the hot bar. It wasn't open today because LaRosa's Marketplace was closing early for personal reasons. But I promise you, the next time we visit we'll leave with one of their chicken or pasta entrees. We love our Italian delis, and LaRosa's has immediately shot up into our top tier.

Delicious sausage grinder! The sausage is really good as it doesn't have a lot of fat to it…read more Perfect grinder bread. The best sauce that reminds me of my nonnas!