Perfectly lovely. We went with a rambunctious 4 year old in tow and they had crayons and a kids menu. Adult cocktails and other items did not disappoint. For us - portions were huge. We all took at least half home. Quick service and a live sax made it a date night with kiddo in tow. Would be happy to return. read more

Yelp does not offer zero stars so I had no choice but to grudgingly give Khristopher's 1 star. We've been there 2 times. The first time we went with friends for brunch. We all ordered breakfast items. I had an omelette, but it was floating on a sea of oil. It was so overcooked that I was only able to eat the first bite. The toast was not buttered, it came with a very small serving of butter, enough for half a piece of cold toast. There was an older woman as our server, she seemed condescending and rude but we thought maybe she's just having a bad day. The 2nd time we ate there was for dinner, again with friends. We were seated by the same older condescending waitress we had months before at breakfast. I ordered steak, medium rare looking forward to the garlic and mushrooms. The meal arrived and the steak was overcooked, the potatoes had to be from days ago they were so hard, if there was mushrooms and garlic I never saw it. But the worst was that everything was sitting on a bed of oil. When we finally got the attention of the rude waitress I was informed that I had ordered my steak medium and the oil was olive oil and the meal was made exactly like the description stated. Then she told me that if my dinner was not to my liking I should order something else next time. Yea, we will never be back nor will we ever recommend it. Save your stomach and your money! read more

My husband and I used to love to come this restaurant when it was at their old location up on Topsy. The food was always amazing and we never left disappointed. I wish could say the same about their new location. We have tried it twice now and both times we have left disappointed. Both times we have gone we have ran into the same issues: lack of care, bland food and cold food. Let me elaborate on this. First time I went I ordered a chicken and pasta dish and specifically requested no cheese. I get the dish and it's covered in cheese. I nicely request they please remake it. They took it in the back and when they brought it back I got the same dish with the cheese having been picked out barely as pieces of cheese were still in it... This time around I got the same dish and again requested no cheese. I got it and yay no cheese however it was luke warm and the chicken was cold. My mother in law got the spaghetti and meatballs and it was literally ice cold. We had to get up and ask the bartender to take it back. They took it back and over 15 minutes later we got a new pasta dish... The food overall both times was just lacking in flavor and bland. The one highlight of the meal was the garlic cheese bread however they brought it to us on a plate with a knife.. uhh could they not cut it? Service was also lacking as well. While it started strong at the end we had to flag down a buss person for drink refills and boxes and our check. It is highly disappointing for a restaurant that used to be so good. We have tried them twice however we just can't give them another chance due to the poor food service each time. read more

Excellent food and service. Nice atmosphere. A few more options on menu would be great!

I'm not trying to be mean but..... super disappointed in meal. Eating out is more expensive than ever so it should be a real treat. I ordered salmon with wild rice. I really thought the rice was a box mix. Not hot and borderline mushy. The salmon was covered with a lot Of sun dried tomatoes so it appeared larger a serving. Very small filet. I had a $12.00 glass of wine from a $16.00 bottle. My first time eating there and I will not go back. On a good note, great service. read more

Went there with family for the first time tonight. Food was awesome, along with an attentive & friendly staff! Live music was a nice touch for a Sunday evening too. We will be back!! read more

Went here after walking by for weeks. I had the spicy sausage over pasta with an Italian name. My wife had the spagetti with meat sauce. Both were very good. The hot bread was so good and they kept it coming. Sean our server was fantastic and very friendly. We brought a bottle of wine and the corkage fee was very reasonable . We will be back to try other dishes. read more

We had a late lunch early dinner so it was very quiet. The food was very nice, and our server was very good. We would go back forsure. There is a great patio but because it wasn't "set up" it didn't feel inviting. It seems like a great spot to build on, maybe an appetizer menu to go with Happy Hour. I think there is potential here. read more

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I am so excited that they moved closer to Gardnerville!! I went there tonight and ordered a lobster fettuccine that was to die for. The staff is super friendly also and willing to go out of their way to please. Nicole is a bartender downstairs and she is a gem. The chef makes amazing creations and I would highly recommend this place!!! Amazing location. read more

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We held a rehearsal dinner at Khristopher's June 23. We had the upstairs that had a quaint ambiance. The food was absolutely amazing. Best lasagna I've ever had. Brenda and her team gave the best service!! With 40 people to take care of we didn't have to wait. Great food and great service.... You couldn't ask for better. read more

From Smith Nevada and this was our second visit to Kristophers. Some of our oldest friends joined us for a wonderful dinner. Always have loved downtown old Minden and now I have a dinner house I love as well First all of the staff are very efficient, friendly and very proficient. Most are on the younger side and so refreshing to see our young people provide such good service Now the food!!! Ok these folks make the best Caesar salad in Nevada hands down, trust me. Not some creamy BS dressing but caeser with garlic up front with beautiful crunchy greens with generous shaved pieces of parmigiana Regianno. They had a wonderful list of specials but I am especially fond of Chicken Marasala. The dish was lovely the chicken breast was very moist with tasty mushrooms and a savory marasala sauce. My wife had Shrimp capellini. Pasta was al dente the shrimp fresh and tasty. Well I love bread pudding and my wife and I shared a serving. It's a good thing we live 40 miles away. We go to local Basque places we love but now we have a real Italian restaurant we love nearby Thanks read more

My friend and I tried to have dinner here a couple weeks ago. I called for reservations. I had reservations for outside dining. We ordered drinks and dinner. Received the drinks and my salad. After about 45 minutes the waitress came out to see how we were doing. I asked her if they forgot about our dinner. She was surprised that we didn't have our food. She went inside to see what was wrong. She came back out and told us the ticket got stuck in the printer. Ok...if that was the case than how did the orders after us get prepared? After another 20 minutes I walked inside to pay for the drinks. They decided to comp the drinks. I called the next day to talk to the owner or manager. Had to leave a message and I have still not received a call back. I understand we are living in COVID times but you should be able to at least call a customer back. read more

The eggplant was the best we have ever tasted and the ravioli was impeccable. The pizza was to die for and our server, Brenda was the nicest. 5/5 This was one of the best restaurants we have ever been to! I highly recommend this palace for some great Italian food and great service. The ambiance was also very nice with great acoustics and the salad. Oh the salad was very tasty. read more

Mediocre food, service was fine. Live music (piano/keyboard) was loud couldn't have a conversation.

Finally went last night for dinner. We had heard good things about it. First of all the menu and the online menu prices were different. Their website is not up to date. Our meals of spaghetti with meat balls and lasagna were very good not large portions for being the only thing served. Kind of pricey for no salad and the worst of all-- 4 slices of store bought bread! A nice french bread or breadsticks would have been welcome. Butter for the bread was served in a small plastic container as was additional grated parmesan. Silverware was like you find in a cheap restaurant. Very disappointed in what was expected to be a really nice meal. Would order our pasta to go and have a small salad and some nice bread with it at home! read more

We had the a ravioli dish with shrimp, artichoke hearts, lobster ravioli in a butter heaven sauce! Very good. Even pulling up to the restaurant we could smell the deliciousness. Definitely coming back here! read more

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Although place looks nice, the food and drinks were disappointing. It seemed unorganized as if no manager or owner on site. Too bad as it seems to have potential. read more

Went for a special Birthday celebration last night and it was worst food we ever ate. Almost $200 for 4 people and all the steaks were the worst steaks we ever ate. My filet was so thin I wasn't sure it was a filet and cooked to a crisp and My son's filet was suppose to be med rare and has small amount of pink and he asked me what kind of steak it was. Took it home for his dog. Same story with my husbands rib eye. Will never go there again. $38 for a steak I couldn't eat. read more

Great food, service and clean. Love it here!! Sauces, pasta, salads are yummy and their Bread Pudding is the best for desert!! read more

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This was a take out order. I had the chicken Marsala, good flavor but not nearly enough Marsala. Partner had a pasta dish with hot Italian sausage and claimed it was good not great. We shared a bread pudding THAT WAS FABULOUS! I would have given them 4 stars, but their website prices are off by at least $5 a plate and we didn't get bread with our meal. Had we eaten in the restaurant we would have gotten bread. Forgotten or cutting corners? Next time I'll stick with one of their delicious salads, get the bread pudding and have it in the restaurant. read more

Amazing dinner! One of the best meals I have had in a long time. I had a delicious meal with shrimp, artichoke hearts, in a delicious cream sauce served over lobster ravioli. Topped with shaved romana cheese and the best roasted garlic that melted in my mouth. My husband had the chicken cacciatore and raved about the flavors My dish was mouth watering. We finished with Spumoni ice cream and Tirimisu The deserts tasted as beautiful as they looked. Service was great as well Thank you. read more

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After several weeks of bemoaning the fact that we have no Italian restaurants left in the Carson Valley, we decided to try this restaurant again. This time, hoping for a change of service, we went in and sat down at a table. Eventually. We walked in, and waited at the door like last time, and after a few minutes the two people at the bar (who I thought were drinking) eventually broke up their conversation and a woman walked toward us and told us we could sit anywhere. (She was still about 10 feet away at this point.) We walked across the restaurant to sit in a booth against the far wall, and she brought us menus and asked if we'd like drinks. We told her we'd wait a minute, and started over looking the menus. The waiter, who was her partner at the bar, eventually came up and got our orders and went on his way back to the kitchen as I looked down and realized we were sitting at a dirty tablecloth. I guess changing the tablecloth would have taken away from social hour at the bar... I figured I'd get something easy to compare against this time, and seeing as how I make my own spaghetti every now and again, I went with the spaghettini and meatballs. And you know what? It was just as unremarkable as last time. The meat sauce had no flavor, the meatballs were plain and a tad bit overcooked. My girlfriend again said the same thing about her menu items, and we left for a second time wishing that we hadn't wasted our money. Now, some argued last time that me saying I wasted my money was a bit cruel, but when I can make the food taste exactly the same or better at home and I only cook two or three times a week, my judgement is not going to bode well on the abilities of the chef. Amazingly, the service was better than last time so the staff got a decent tip. But I hope to hell they don't share it with the cook in back. Don't waste your money. Just drive 10 minutes further down the road and get something in town. read more

Short & sweet. Pretentious overpriced Italian. Frozen quality type pizza. watery pasta. 12$ a glass drinkable wine. Service poor/Music good. $70.00 for 2? One star for music. Wife bummed out:( read more

I'm from SF, which is full of excellent Italian restaurants. But, the marinara here is one of the best I have ever tasted. The real deal! The minestrone was also very tasty. So happy I'm spending a lot of time in Minden so I can visit Khristopher's Ristorante regularly. Molto Bene! read more

The best things about this place are the service (truly outstanding) and the nice atmosphere. The food is the weakness, although I must admit that my husband liked his (not homemade) lobster ravioli, but he's a sucker for creamy sauces. From my point of view, a twenty dollar pasta entree should 1) use fresh pasta, or--at the very least--cook it al dente, 2) use fresh veggies, and 3) use spices confidently. This entree used garlic confidently, but didn't hit any other marks. read more

so basically my food tasted like these dawgs it's was bad it was horrid even don't make food ever again i threw up later and think i got food poisoning and i ordered lunch and it came almost 30 minutes later i had a very important meeting but you took my time my drink was not carbonated and i'm my lobster was under cooked stop making bad food!! never going there again i hope you happy you just lost a customer read more

Oh my gosh! We had a wedding rehearsal dinner last night and I have to tell you, this place is amazing. Best Italian food I've ever had. Atmosphere was incredible. Service was incredible and the food is to die for. They had a guy playing the guitar and singing. Perfect music and not to loud. Wow perfect night out. Don't miss this place. We'll be back read more

My better half an I decided to drive down to Minden/Gardnerville yesterday to have dinner at Kristopher's. I ordered the eggplant Parmesan dish which I always order and was not very happy with the meal. The plate had 2 medallions of eggplant, one slightly bigger than a silver dollar and the other the expected portion. There should,have been three pieces of eggplant. The spaghetti was cooked ok but the sauce was not good, too watery and no real flavor,lacking spices??? This is the first bad meal I have had here and wonder if there is a new chef/cook on the payroll. My wife had the ravioli and was also not impressed. Our appetizer was the potato skins and they were marginal. We were both disappointed that our dinner was sub par and not up to Kristopher's usual standard. If you have a new chef/cook, please check out their culinary skills. We love to go to Kristopher's and are now hesitant..... read more

This Italian restaurant is hidden I have passed it so many times and wondered what type of food they served. "Torino speciale" is Amazing! The chef or owner plays the piano. The cheesecake is homemade and 1 slice served 3 of us. Good wine choices. Will definetly be back!! read more

Khristopher's - A hidden gem! - Italian Near Me - Minden, Nevada

We were looking for a place that would sit our family group of 6 together and they were happy to do that here. The food was excellent. We had several dishes with red and white sauces and they were all awesome. The kids menu was fairly extensive and the portions were well sized. The kids loved it all. We will definitely be back! read more

Can't believe we have lived here forever and never found this place. Awsome location, great quick service, perfect portions, and awsome food. We will be back soon :) read more

We were enjoying the Minden farmers market which is out on the street in front of Kristophers. Kristophers had a sign on the street advertising Sangria and other drinks to go. It sounded good on a warm evening so we went inside to get Sangrias to go. It took a few minutes as we were told the bartender was backed up even though there were maybe 4 people inside. Once we received the drinks , they were inside a paper coffee cup with lids. It was shockingly $24 for two Sangrias. We took them outside and soon discovered we received a paper cup filled with ice to the lid and very little Sangria which was gone after a few sips. I don't usually complain but went back inside to let them know this was a bit ridiculous. I asked for a manager. To her credit , Manager Sara apologized to us and gave us free refills minus all the ice. To give credit where credit is due, Sara did work to make things right. The Sangria was also very good. read more

The first thing you notice is that all the booth seats are held together with duct tape on the seat cushions. Not a deal breaker but very noticeable. Next, we ordered two ipas, they arrived in a pint glass but were only full 3/4 of the way up. I commented to only adult employee and he said he only pours the contents of can into a glass and serves. I agree as all servers and bussers are minors. No big deal but the presentation of the beer looks poor and makes you feel like you got short poured by a good amount. The real problem is the service and the salad that was so drenched and so soggy that it was inedible. The service was poor at best. The kids need to be properly trained before being turned loose. Awkward at best from the start, timing way off. And after initial order we never saw our server or busser again. All of us ran out of water and didn't see server until we were finished with meal. Dirty plates sat on table for at least 15 minutes. Server finally came by and I asked for more water and response was that she misplaced her busser. At that point I explained soggy disgusting salad and she did nothing to remedy situation, obviously because of her lack of training. Check was requested, dropped and another 10 minutes went by without server closing out. We finally took check to counter, paid and left very frustrated. I used to love this place but very reluctant to ever go back. Food mediocre on some items but buchetta and caprese very good as was pizza. Tomato sauce on all items too sweet and obviously sweetened with sugar, probably due to a cheap canned tomatoes. I still tipped 17% which kills me but I was angry. read more

Great Server Maddie... nice atmosphere, menu missing some basics, and Italian with no coffee maker or Italian coffee? Tip... send chef to Italy and try Italian food. read more

We popped in on Oct 18 for a quick dinner . Excellent service and my chicken was amazing . Can't wait to return

Delicious food, good service, and nice atmosphere. I had the lobster raviolis and they were amazing! My friends also loved their meals: the balsamic salmon, and the spaghetti with meatballs. read more

Was driving to South Lake Tahoe from Reno Airport when I felt like having good homemade Italian food - and I found it! Khristopher's Ristorante in Carson City! I had a late lunch there. Nicely designed restaurant with a beautiful bar, specializing in wine. The food was all homemade and served with fresh shaved Parmesan cheese on the salad and entree. I had Chicken Picatta Fettuccine and it was outstanding; so fresh! After serving me, my waiter Tony serenaded me with several songs on the piano by the bar. Being mid-afternoon, I was the only one there at the time - I felt so special (and Tony is an excellent piano player!) Thank you Tony, you made my afternoon! Love finding great new places like this. On top of that Khristopher's is very reasonably priced! I'll be telling my friends that live in the area about it. I will be back! read more

I...I'm not sure about this place. The service was...it seemed disorganized. We got there at 6:30. By 6:45, we watched two other tables (who'd arrived after us) get their drinks and dinner orders taken. We, along with the table who'd been seated BEFORE us, were still waiting. So cut to the service when it finally arrived. It was good! The server was personable and helpful. The wine we ordered was warm. Not room temperature, it was actually warm. Weird. The food was okay, I guess. It wasn't bad - not by any means. I guess it just wasn't remarkable, but that could have been because I was put off by the fact that my dish was lukewarm. But the flavors were good. I dunno - it was a swing and a miss tonight but I think we might try this place again. read more

We celebrated my daughter in laws birthday last night and it was perfect!! They have the best ambiance and we felt welcome as soon as we walked in. Staff and owner/manager do a great job - so thank you. We will come back for sure. The Italian margarita was amazing. Pasta dishes were excellent. My ahi was cooked perfect (but I wasn't a big fan on the blackened part) I should have had it just grilled. Lemon cake super moist - delicious meal and 5* service! read more

I love the atmosphere of this place! We walked in and a gentleman was playing beautifully on a piano. He greeted and seated us. The food is high quality and delicious. The chef came out and checked on us even, and the waiters goofed around with my son a little bit. All in all, we loved it this evening and will be returning! read more