Il Casale

We had a wonderful dinner at Il Casale. The food was delicious (thank you for not over-salting the saltimbocca - a sin at many Italian restaurants!). Try the tender artichokes or the olives!Our server was attentive and amusing. (I never understand restaurants that don't train the servers to keep on eye on their tables.) He made sure everything we needed got to us in a reasonable time. Finished dishes were removed without the undue haste I sometimes see where plates are removed from one person while another person is still eating. They made my Vesper perfectly (so many restaurants can't that I keep a list of the precious few that do).We sat outside at a comfortable table that seated our party of four without a problem. It was a very pleasant setting to have a relaxed and fun dinner with friends. All in all, a wonderful experience. We're already looking at coming back in a couple of weeks.

I was here at the bar a month or so ago with a friend and had a great experience so I brought my mother here for her birthday and had an even better one!Service is thoughtful and smooth. Food is really delicious and the cocktails are on point. They have one of the best Bolognese - ever. I've also enjoyed their Chicken Parm, Veal Saltimbocca, Calamari. My daughter is 6 and rather picky and loved their pasta with butter and cheese.What really brought me to write this review is I put that it was a birthday in the Open Table reservation but didn't say anything the day of and they brought over a scoop of gelato with a candle -- it really made our night.Nothing like it in Belmont - quite the gem!

One of my favorite restaurants in Belmont. iL Casale provides excellent Italian food, great drinks, and an amazing atmosphere. Great place to go to for date night when showing visiting travelers around. The veal and ravioli are two of my favorite dishes. And the signature cocktail with tequila (fragola basilico) is so tasty.

A gorgeous restaurant in the heart of Belmont Center. The restored firehouse building is absolutely stunning inside and out and suites the vibe of Il Casale perfectly. The food is good. It's authentic Italian. It's changed over the years. It may have been better in the early years, but it's still good. The service has been pretty darned good over the years, but upon last visit, 03/27/24, I was simply amazed at the kindness, which started at the front door with the host. Everyone was kind, genuine, confident, and knowledgeable.

As always, il Casale didn't fail us in providing an exemplary birthday meal and mocktail to boot. We've decided that the portions are so large, next time we'll split the half chicken (not pictures) and pasta side! Great neighborhood gem.

One of the most forgettable Italian spots I've ever been to. And the memorable moments-- not great. This review is a few months overdue so things may have changed. But this was my experience-Went for a birthday dinner. I got a steak because nothing on the menu looked particularly interesting. Plain typical Italian-American fare. Partner got a smoked salmon and shrimp pasta. He requested addition of arugula which didn't happen. There was barely any smoke salmon in it, and the shrimp was- get this- those tiny little pre-frozen shrimp bits you get at any Stop&Shop or wherever. Maybe it was an off day but I wanted to laugh. He was absolutely appalled by this. Granted he studied and worked in Italy, so this was already a tough sell, but WOW lol. The pasta itself didn't taste like anything. My steak was sadly way better than the pasta. It was decent and cooked medium well. Nothing to write home about however.The calamari was also 50% calamari, 50% fried lemon peels. I get the concept of adding some fried lemon for flavor and texture but with a 50/50 gamble each time when we didn't know if we'd get some seafood or a lemon, the experience was hilarious. And though this reservation was booked as a birthday there was no free birthday extras. We paid for a basic slice of chocolate cake (actually one of my favorite parts of the meal sadly) that had a couple scoops of yummy vanilla ice cream. One redeeming part of the night. There was a candle in it but honestly there was no difference or celebratory signal that this was a birthday dinner with 5 or 6 guests.Maybe it was a bad night, maybe they ran out of the good shrimp and was nearing the end of the smoked salmon supply. And had an overstock of lemons. But... wouldn't have had a different experience at Olive Garden or Bertucci's probably.

Terrible, one of the worst restaurant experiences ever for me. Lousy service and really bad, overpriced food; avoid this place. As authentically Italian as Olive Garden.

The food is out of this world. The restaurant is beautiful and romantic. The servers are nice, courteous and respectful. Everything tastes so good. It was a magnificent experience. Will definitely go again!!!

The food is consistently good and the service is too. Ambient noise levels are high and early dining means children at other tables - some loud. We dine here about once a month.

I had no room left after the formaggio antipasto, which included a splendid palette of flavors that could then be mixed and matched. The service is wonderful -- always someone there to assist and extremely friendly. The bread was high quality, which is usually a benchmark for the food, as it was in this case. Missing were the standard issue Italian dishes -- lasagna, chicken parmesian, ravioli, yet the choices still made my mouth water. Parking on a Friday in Belmont Center is molto dolce. David S.