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Montecatini Ristorante

4.2 (1.2k reviews)
PriceyItalian, Bars, Seafood
Closed • 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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What's the vibe?
Moderate noise
Happy hour specials
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Key Lime Cheesecake
Kevin K.

Went here for my son's 21st birthday dinner after taking him & my mom to see a matinee performance of "The Book of Mormon" in San Francisco which was outstanding & brilliant satire. The restaurant was amazing! We ordered cheesy garlic bread & also the escargot. (If you want this, keep in mind it takes 15 minutes to prepare.) Drenched in butter & garlic, it was good just my mom commented the snail meat was a little small & not plump. I had the lasagna (which comes out piping hot since it takes 30 minutes to prepare & cook). The nice thing is the menu advises of this. My son had the pasta a la carbonera with pancetta which was outstanding! My mom ordered chicken picata and my daughter had penne with the butter. Also my Manhattan was on point and the Roy Rogers (Coke with grenadine) was refreshing. The bar area was packed and has a wide variety of drinks & spirits to wet your whistle. For dessert, they gave my son a complimentary slice of tiramisu. I had the key lime cheesecake with berry coulis, my daughter had the chocolate cake & my mom ordered the zabilogne with strawberries. All in all, it was a fantastic dining experience and we will be back. Thanks to Rebecca, our waitress & the owner who checked on us. Note: They do have a new chef who is making the menu his own. As we left around 9:15pm, I peeked through the front window. The kitchen was humming. The chef & his team were hard at work getting customers dishes out. Bravo!

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Rob D.

I've been back here a number of times, and I'm sorry to say that the food just isn't that great. It hasn't lived up to my first experience (when I ordered a "special"). The ambiance is awesome but I think paying over $100 for two people to have a fairly bland meal isn't worth it.

Carpaccio

We enjoyed food very much. Service was very nice and fast. We ordered Fettuccine Alla Viareggina and Veal. It was very tasty and portions were big.

Cioppino
Sheri W.

The excellent reviews for this classic Italian restaurant drew us in, so now need to add one of my own! Expect a dimly-lit space, tables with tablecloths and candles, and walls covered with photos and framed art reminiscent of Italy. The restaurant isn't huge and tables are strategically placed to maximize the available seating. However, it's not a very open space and does get loud as it fills up, which happened very quickly at 5pm on a Saturday night. Service is excellent. We were greeted, seated, and served with warmth and efficiency. There's a lot going on in a busy restaurant like this and they handle it well. Complementary bread wasn't heated, but can't complain about anything complementary! Meanwhile, the dishes we ordered were all delectable. We shared Beef Carpaccio and Pancetta-Wrapped Prawns as appetizers, both of which I'd highly recommend. I love calamari steak and opted for the incredibly tender Seppia Dore, served with al dente rigatoni in a light, tasty tomato sauce and served alongside a medley of perfectly cooked and seasoned fresh vegetables. Yum! Other recommended dishes from my family were the Cioppino and the Chicken Piccata. Only the noise level stops me from giving Montecatini a 5-star review, along with the fact that I have (only once before) had a better calamari steak than they offered. But this is really a 4.5 and I look forward to returning!

Bone-in pork cutlet Sorrento
Glenn L.

Great experience at this classic restaurant. The bar was full before 6 PM - I think Happy Hour is popular here! We scored a corner table and were well taken care of. We ordered some drinks and ordered the prosciutto antipasto to share and then ordered the chicken scaloppine, the special (ling cod over angel hair), and the bonein pork cutlets Sorrento. The prosciutto antipasto was really good with a nice mix of foods. Our dishes were all amazing. This place can get noisy with a lively bar, but this is a fun place, especially for a celebration dinner.

Beef Carpaccio
Heather M.

A classic for a reason!! It was busy but the staff were so accommodating. We sat at the bar and split the shrimp scampi. Love that they split it for us! Perfectly juicy shrimp in a garlic butter sauce you want to sop up with the bread. My fav is the side pasta and veggies that come with all entrees. Just so good!

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Ask the Community - Montecatini Ristorante

I'm vegan and my husband is gluten-free. Are there a good amount of options beyond a salad? (I see this question has been answered but they are 5+ years old).

How noisy is this restaurant when full (as on a Sat evening)? Like, loud Muzak, noisy bar, etc.?

Pretty loud, not music loud - customer talking loud. And pretty tight in space too. You can hear at your table when having a conversation.

Anyone know what the "new" hours are? We've tried ordering delivery 4 times now and each time it says the restaurant is closed.

Delivery can be ordered only during our open hours of Wed-Sat 4-8 pm. Please visit http://montecatinirestaurant.com/order-online/ for details and ordering. Buon Appetito! Please join the e-club and you will get weekly new menus.… 

Does anyone know of their happy hour specials?

Hi. Happy Hour is from 5 to 6:30 Tues-Sat and 4:30-6:30 Sun. They have a little menu for happy hour such as: antipasto or calamari for $5 and nice selection of wines @ $5 to $15 per glass. This ristorante has amazing delicious wines.

Do they have a kids menu?

Nope

What is the corkage fee if we wanted to bring our own bottle of wine?

$15 corkage fee

Does Montecatini offer a gluten-free pasta?

Yes!!! Owner and the chef are very responsive to all dietary requests

I was searching rooftop bars & this came up; only, is there rooftop bar/seating?

No rooftop bar, nice inside bar and superb food and appetizers. Well worth a trip in.

We've loved Montecatini's for years, but my wife is now trying to adhere to a vegan diet. Has anyone identified any good vegan dishes there?

My son-in-law is a vegetarian and he has eaten there many times with us so I'm sure u can find something . Ask them to leave meat out of a dish that looks good to u.

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We came to celebrate my mom's birthday. Easy to make a…read morereservation online through Yelp. We went on a Saturday at five, and the whole restaurant was full after we were seated. We got a few appetizers, but the calamari and the meatballs were our favorites. Of the entrées, our favorites were fettuccine with seafood and the lasagna. The lemon chiffon cake was light and airy, in a good way to close out the rich meal. Would recommend if you're looking for a classy Italian restaurant for dinner! Parking can be a little difficult on the street, otherwise there is paid parking near the library.

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4.1(282 reviews)
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Personal favorite Italian spot in Walnut Creek. It's a great place for pizza and pasta, flavorful…read moreall around. The drinks were absolutely superb and definitely the unexpected highlight of the night. Service was great as well so definitely a place to check out if you're in the mood for Italian. If you're coming on a Friday and the weekends, highly recommend you to make a reservation as spots will fill up. The bar seating is open to walk-in and they do serve the full menu fwiw.

The place gets an extra star for the service. Otherwise it would have been one star…read more Decided to try this place for the family Friday dinner. Two adults, two kids (total bill was ~$450). Observations: 1) The place is very small. They sit you outside in a very windy alley. The food gets cold within 5min or so. Heaters don't help that much. 2) When you make a reservation on OpenTable you choose "Standard seating" - it doesn't mean inside. Inside capacity is about 50 or so ppl with 10 or so by the bar. So capacity is very limited. 3) We ordered lemonade for kids. They serve it in short glasses filled with ice to the brim (despite our ask for "no ice"), effectively reducing the liquid volume. We paid $35 for lemonade. 4) Food is very uneventful, nothing was remarkable. Their gnocchi with meat resembled Chef Boyardee from back in college times. Not sure why this place felt so pretentious with really no substance to back it. With so many options around like Montecatini, Doppio Zero, Benvenuti, La Fontaine, etc, not sure how they are still in business. Definitely not recommended for families, and have a hard time figuring out what audience they cater to.

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Pasta was good, very well prepared and flavorful. Servers were attentive and friendly. Environment…read moreclean and quiet (the space is massive so the noise dissipates quite nicely). My only qualm, they charge for bread. I think it's an all time tacky move to charge for bread when the prices of your entrées are what they are. That said, be sure to stop in on Mondays, all day happy hour!

The biggest issue with this restaurant was the slowness of the service. We had an anniversary…read morereservation for 6 PM, and planned to catch a movie at 8:40 PM at a movie theater maybe 10 minutes away. Long story short - we were late to the movie. Our waiter left us sitting for very long periods of time between courses, and we actually had to flag down another server to get the check. For my part, I expected better than the food I received. My husband and I split the chopped Italian salad, which we both agreed was rather flavorless and definitely underdressed. I ended up pouring some of the oil and balsamic vinegar from the bread dipping plate into the salad, which made it a little better. I ordered the Tuesday Trio which was a sampling of three supposedly popular pasta dishes. The Tagliatelle with Ragu was OK but a little dry. The corkscrew pasta with sun-dried tomatoes and pesto cream sauce was actually quite good, but my biggest disappointment was their rigatoni à la vodka, which is one of my favorite dishes. This restaurant's version was heavily flavored with smoky bacon, which, in my opinion really drowned out the lightness of a creamy vodka sauce. It was also pretty salty - I couldn't really eat it. However, my husband's Pollo de Toscana was delicious. Overall, I was unimpressed. I know there are better Italian places out there. Probably won't be back.

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There were three of us. The restaurant was rather busy for a Saturday night but we were able to get…read moreseated right away in the patio to enjoy the night cool air. Ambience - was very low key, comfortable. Tables were just a tad too close but it didn't feel crowded. Food - One ordered the Salmon on Pennewith sun dried tomatoes. The dish was very good. Sun dried tomatoes did not over power the flavor of the overall dish. Big serving to enjoy for lunch the next day. Will definitely order again. Steak Piadine - was huge! the Flatbread was just a bit chewy but the steak was tender, salad filling was bright and flavorful. Will definitely order again. I ordered the Pasta Trio which had the chicken Alfredo, meat lasagna and the pesto penne. to me, it was the perfect serving size for each dish; however, the price was a tad on the higher side. The meat lasagna was more like 3.large raviolis with meat sauce. All three were very good. We also highly recommend the garlic knots. a little pricey for 4 pieces but Soo good. they're signature cocktail Empress Princess was not for me but one of the guys in our party definitely loved it!

Tomatina of Walnut Creek was unfortunately a disappointment…read more My spouse and I came to Walnut Creek with plans to grab dinner. We originally planned to grab boba and eat at a different restaurant but when we parked the smell in the air called us to Tomatina instead. We originally came in and the older gentleman said they couldn't seat us right away and to come back in 20 minutes. We didn't mind and took a walk around the block and was seated right away when we returned and he brought us menus. A waiter came and was friendly, making sure he got the order correct. It seemed like he may have been in training. We decided to each get a lemonade, share the meatball appetizer, I ordered the pasta trio and my husband ordered the chicken parmesan. The meal started out nice with the drinks immediately coming out and the appetizer shortly after. The drinks were good, however they were out of pint glasses and came in a collins glass instead. The waiter mentioned the lack of pints and the smaller glass calling it fancy but didn't reference if we'd get a discount or a refill due to the smaller portion as a result of the glass switch. The meatballs were tender and had a good flavor. The sauce was nice and the bread was serviceable. After we finished our appetizer, there was a lack in service for at least 15 minutes. They did not clear the dirty dishes, offer water, or provide any type of check in. While we waited, my spouse had noticed a pasta entree (and a salad) was put up and was placed on top of a pizza box. He didnt think much of it until we started to realize we had been waiting longer than felt appropriate and noticed it was 3 different colors, like you'd expect for a pasta trio like I had ordered. Eventually the pasta was removed and we gave the benefit of the doubt that it wasn't my food that had been sitting out for at at least 10 minutes and they were just slow. A few minutes later, a waitress brought our entrees and they finally cleared the appetizer plates. I took my first bite and my food was cold. Not it cooled down but was still kinda warm, any food that was exposed to air was physically cold to the touch. My husband tried to flag the waitress down that delivered the food and her and another worker were talking and looking at their register with no awareness of the rest of the room. Given the service thus far, I just got up with the food and walked it over. I explained it was cold to the point where I said she could touch it (I proceeded to touch a noodle) and it's obviously too cold to be served. She apologized and said she talk the the cook/chef. My spouse watched as she went with my cold plate to the open kitchen and it was clear that she explained I said it was cold but they were not planning on remaking it and just reheating it. A trio of pastas with 3 different sauces would not be reheated in a pan so the assumption is there would be a microwave involved. My spouse got up and approached the cook and waitress that reheating the pasta was unacceptable because if we wanted reheated pasta, we could get something from a freezer section grocery store. At this point the waitress seemed shocked that we'd say anything about them choosing to just reheat the food. After a few more remarks they finally said that they'd remake my food. But that'd mean I had to wait while my spouse ate or my husband would wait and then their food was cold when we eat together. At this point, the service was so bad and they made it fell like we were inconveniencing them by wanting at least warm food, my spouse said we just wanted to settle up and leave. Again it took them a minute to process that we didn't want to stay there anymore and eventually said we could just leave. We left and have no plans on returning. I would consider trying a different location since it's a chain, but I will not be back to the Walnut Creek location. I give Tomatina a very generous 2 stars for the service at the very start of the night and the flavor of the meatballs.

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I had read about Va de Vi Bistro & Wine Bar online, so we decided to give it a try for lunch. We…read moredidn't have a reservation, but we arrived in the mid-to-late afternoon, just before the dinner rush, and were lucky enough to get a table inside. We started with a Cacio e Pepe Biscuit and some wine. I was curious about the Spanish wines on their menu, so I decided to try all three, opting for the 3-oz pours instead of the 6-oz. We then shared the Beet Salad and Ceviche Tostadas. The salad combined golden beets, quinoa, and sherry vinaigrette, creating a delicious combination of flavors. The tostadas came with mahi-mahi, mango salsa, and avocado, and we both loved them. Unfortunately, I somehow lost the right to eat the third one to my wife! For our main courses, we ordered the Paella and Linguine Gamberi. The paella featured saffron rice, chorizo, shrimp, other seafood, and a few ingredients whose names I can't recall. The combination was excellent, and the Linguine Gamberi was equally delicious. After all that food, we somehow convinced ourselves we still had room for their Dessert for Two. It came with key lime pie and three other small desserts, all beautifully presented on a single plate. Finishing them proved more challenging than ordering them, but we managed to taste everything and even finish a couple! Throughout our meal, our server, whose name I unfortunately can't recall, was on top of her game. She was attentive, and our wine glasses were never empty for long. We never had to wait long before placing our next order. The rest of the staff were equally efficient, clearing our table promptly after each course. We enjoyed our comfortable indoor table, but I also noticed their lovely outdoor seating area, which looked like a wonderful place to relax on a nice day. With excellent food, attentive service, and a pleasant atmosphere, we had a thoroughly enjoyable first visit. Next time, I might save a little more room for dessert!

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I'm really sad to leave this review honestly because I have enjoyed coming here. And I want to…read morestart by saying the server was so lovely. But unfortunately after our mains we ordered dessert and a coffee and I found a baby cockroach in my coffee. My partner showed the server and asked the dessert to be canceled because in all honesty at this point I felt too sick to continue eating. The owner peeked out from the kitchen at us, but never came to address the issue himself. He had the server apologize on his behalf and sent out the dessert we no longer wanted "on him". The only items comped were the dessert we did not want and the coffee with the cockroach in it. I'm truly not one to leave a bad review and I'm typically very understanding, but given the situation I am very surprised that the owner didn't have the decency to come speak to us and offer some other sort of compensation.. I ended up leaving my leftovers because I no longer felt comfortable eating something from the restaurant. I truly hope they clean things up and no one else has this experience. And I hope the owner does better in any other situations like this.

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