Benvenuto

This restaurant is amazing. The service was excellent and the food was top tier. I had been wanting to try this place for a very long time, so my boyfriend and I went here for my birthday. This will be our new go to place for date night.

Been to Benvenuto many times and always have a great meal and experience. It's not in a place you'd normally expect, but it is a real hidden gem. The service professionals are always amazing, very knowledgable and polite. Food is always out of this world from the chicken parm, to steaks, to salads (produce is always very fresh). I'm not much of a seafood person, I'm told by others that it's always amazing. Also, they make a big point of taking care of folks on special occassions. Recently I was there with my father and his girlfriend and we were given our choice of two desserts (her birthday was just a few days later). You'll have a great experience everytime you go.

Oh how I would have loved giving 6 stars if possible, but it wasn't to be. The caesar salad was sooo fresh and delicious, it tasted like the romaine heart was just picked that hour. The breads dipped in olive oil and herbs, absolutely delicious. The coffee, wow, not many restaurants, even fine dining, can brew a magnificent cup of coffee. Mary, our server, was wonderful, service absolutely deserving of our 30% tip. All of this, brings me to the main meal, which we expected to be out of this world. How disappointed we were with the main meal, especially within view of the head chef, so we knew he was there. We've seen him on WBOC many times, and couldn't wait to have the experience of a great meal. We were not ready for the disappointment. I've never had fishy salmon. I couldn't eat it. I'm not one to make a scene. Took it home, tried to "fix" it. Ended up throwing it out. One friend had a delicious looking multi layered lasagna. Store purchased was probably better, was the comment. The sauce mediocre. The other friend thankfully loved the gnocchi. So one saved main meal and two disappointing main meals. We'd definitely go back for the appetizers, desserts and coffee. Too expensive to revisit a redo on another main meal. The atmosphere, lighting, ambiance excellent. My recommendation? Take a chance. Hopefully your main meal will be as spectacular as your appetizer, salad, dessert and coffee. Would have given the coffee, desserts and appetizers 5 stars, but we only took one star off because that is what saved our dinner evening. Sorry chef. We expected better.