Carmelo's Restaurant: Elegant, modern-rustic Italian dining in Covington with artful plates and warm service.
Carmelo's Restaurant in Covington offers Italian dining in a modern rustic setting. Guests praise warm, attentive service, elegant ambiance, and a menu featuring mozzarella with focaccia, meatballs, oxtail ragu, tomahawk fried pork, crispy garlic Alfredo, lasagna, gelato, and house-made Budino. The overall experience blends refined presentation with flavorful, shareable dishes, making it a popular choice for special evenings.
434 Madison Ave, Covington, KY 41011, USA
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Enjoy expertly crafted dishes like Oxtail Ragu, 101-Layer Lasagna, and hand-pulled mozzarella in an elegant setting.
Start your meal with unique options such as meatballs, garlic soup, and focaccia with infused olive oils.
Indulge in house-made desserts like tiramisu, budino, and a variety of golden gelato flavors.
Sip on premium drinks including espresso martinis and curated wines to complement your meal.
Perfect for birthdays and special occasions with personalized service and celebratory treats.
Overall rating
Tracy Powers
The cauliflower and mozzarella appetizers were sooo delicious.. Caesar salad was good, I suggest splitting one. I would also suggesting to splitting an pasta....none of us could finish our entrees. Tiramisu dessert was very tasty. Thank you Tempest, you were great!
Frances
The fresh mozzarella was the best I've ever had. The pudding was delicious. The eggplant appetizer took me by surprise, it was so fresh and flavorful (note, you must like olive oil and fresh herbs) that it ended up being my favorite dish I tried. Daron was my server and one of the highlights of my visit. He seems like a naturally hospitable person and made me feel right at home, seriously he is the kindof server I wish I had every time I went out. Actually, all the staff I met were clearly a step above your average restaurant employee because the hostess was a GEM and another server (who was also very friendly) stopped right behind Daron to say help tidy up my table while he took my plates away. 10/10 🩷🩷
middletonlaw
Food was amazing. Cauliflower was wonderful- crispy with just the right amount of cheese. Garlic soup was tasty. Oxtail pasta was out of this world. Wine is imported from Italy. Topped it off with some golden gelato. Kristen was an amazing server who had an encyclopedic knowledge of the food and wine.
Philip Schmidbauer
The atmosphere was great. Our server was awesome! We had the cauliflower and it was not good - not great flavor and the base seemed like just a pile of mayo. The all greens salad was good. The spaghetti was cooked perfectly, but sauce and meatballs were not the best. We had the potatoes and they were ok, but nothing special. Tiramisu was good. Overall, probably won't go back. Unfortunately my Italian wife makes better sauce. If you can't crush the spaghetti and meatballs, can you do anything else well? So disappointed in the Italian options in this area.
Terry Harris
The food was excellent my wife had the red fish says it was just like the red fish in New Orleans we will be a repeat customer
Dan Flick
