Spuntino

Outside the restaurant, the scene is dead. Even on a Saturday night, on a long weekend, the scene is of a weeknight in a small rustic town. But the inside that counts. It's packed inside. You should definitely make a reservation. Otherwise be ready for a long wait.The cuisine is Italian with a dash of Indian. They have the usual appetizer, salad, pasta, and main sections. You will find slight Indian ingredients in a couple of the dishes. The menu is on the small side. They specialize in the dishes they make and they make them well. I can honestly say I liked all the dishes we tried.The servers were very nice and well informed about the dishes. They seemed genuinely excited to serve us.I full heartedly recommend this restaurant!

This was our second time visiting Spuntino, and I am heartbroken at how bad the food was. It was like a different restaurant from the first time we visited about a year ago. We ordered a host of things: the focaccia with ricotta and garlic ($13), the tomato salad ($14), the elk 'crudo' (it was really tartare style) (~$20), the peach and ricotta agnolotti (~$30) and the aglio e olio (~$32). Right off the bat, the prices seem a little bit outrageous. $13 for a tiny piece of focaccia, spoonful of ricotta and half a head of garlic? $14 for a plate of tomatoes (no lettuce). And over $30 for each pasta entree, neither of which had meat (other than a few small pieces of pancetta on the agnolotti). However, if the dishes had knocked our socks off, we wouldn't have been so dismayed by the prices. Unfortunately, nothing was great, and a few of the things were just BAD. The elk crudo was so not good we could barely finish half of it. It had weird flavor and spices, and typically my husband and I love any carpaccio or tartare. It was just bad. The giant plate of tomatoes was just that - so bizarre it was listed as a salad, again the two of us could barely finish half the plate. It was fine, but $14 for a plate of sliced tomatoes? We were holding out hope that our pastas would save the day. But unfortunately, they were just as bad, if not worse than the rest of the meal. Both dishes came sitting in a puddle of oil. It seemed like it was a mistake. The agnolotti was undercooked and the filling was watery, when you took a bite all of the filling just squirted right out. There were maybe 8 total pieces of agnolotti and this dish was $30. My husband's Aglio e Olio was also not good, he was choking it down. The best part of the meal was probably the focaccia, which still unremarkable, and the bottle of wine our server recommended. We spent $240 including tax and tip which was a hard pill to swallow for a dinner we did not enjoy. So so unfortunate. I'm not sure if management or the chef changed since I went a year ago but I really hope they can improve as it's a neighborhood spot and I'd hate to not have it as an option moving forward.

Omg this place. I feel ashamed it took me so long to go.It's super quaint, and the service was great.We started with the focaccia and garlic situation. That was amazing. We also go the alce crudo which was super interesting and tasty!We got a pasta, and now I can't remember which one, but we inhaled it. We also got the salmon, which was the only let down. I knew that the menu had some Indian influence and so I was hoping it would come through in the salmon, but it sadly didn't. It was an ok salmon dish.We got pistachio and olive oil gelato (that olive oil was soooo good!) and the seasonal sorbet which I think was apple? Super good.Overall, everything was amazing.

Best food of my trip to Colorado. Good amount of tables inside, but I highly recommend making reservations. Bar tables had happy hours, which is first come, first service.Our server John was very informative and super helpful. He answered all our questions and guided us, making great decisions. He was very friendly and enjoyed our conversations with him. He also offered us free Olive Gelato for us to taste this flavor.The bourbantor cocktail and mocktail - 5/5 - refreshingly gooodFoccasia bread with the garlic head - 4/5 - it had good taste with ricotta cheeseMalai kofta gnocchi- 4.5/5 - mimic the kofta curry and unique take on the foodGiardino- 4/5 - I love the chickpea part, but the rest need more seasoning for my taste.Torta - 5/5 - last day of this seasonal dessert and glad v ordered it. Strawberry gelato was the best part. I could eat 6 of it with the lime curd.Pistachio gelato - 5/5 - With strong flavor of pistachio which I enjoyedOlive Gelato - 3.5/5 - good taste but not for me

This is SUCH a delicious restaurant and such a unique concept. The owners are a married couple, with one who has roots in Italy, while the other has roots in India. Therefore, Spuntino is an Italian restaurant with a deliciously Indian twist!The portions here are small, so they are best for sharing family style with your table, so that you can all try and sample more of the menu together! Truly every dish we ordered was so delicious, and we definitely gravitated to the ones that had that Indian twist in them in particular, and it was all done so well and just completely balanced with the Italian of it all as well!My friend, who is Indian American, made the great observation that various different kinds of Indian cuisine and ingredients were used - from both North and South Indian cuisine!We had made a reservation, which is definitely what I would recommend that you do when you come here, especially on weekend evenings. Things were super busy here and when we showed up, the table that was reserved for us still had the previous party there, overstaying their welcome long after they had paid the bill. Because of this, we ended up waiting an additional 20-30 minutes. They took our drink orders as we waited and we sipped on them in the foyer. Finally when they seated us, they sent over a complimentary appetizer and took care of the first round of our drinks as well, which was all very much appreciated and made up for the wait instantly!Drinks were great and so unique as well! They had delightful mocktail options that I sincerely enjoyed! Now let's get onto the star of the show...the food! We started with the focaccia e ricotta, the complimentary appetizer they sent out which was SO divine! The head of roasted garlic was the star of the show here and really made the bread + cheese combo so much more enhanced! Then we also got the arancini, which is such a classic Italian dish and one of my favorites! This was also had a South Indian twist, which meant that in addition to risotto balls, there were South Indian spiced cauliflower, mint-cilantro yogurt raita, and pickled red onion. It all worked together SO beautifully!For our primi, which were pasta dishes, we got both the lasagna as it boasted being 36 layers (!!!) and the malai kofta gnocchi! The lasagna, another classic Italian dish and one of my favorites, was made so well and I can confirm it was actually 36 layers - I counted! The gnocchi was also so delicious and I sincerely loved the Indian twist on this one as well, with toasted cashews, Indian spiced tomato sauce, cilantro and red onion. It made the dense ricotta-potato dumplings feel a lot lighter and just once again complemented the Italian aspects of it so well!For our secondi, we ordered the house special for the night and I'm kicking myself because I don't remember the name of it, but it was so good!! You'll see it in the pictures, it was absolutely divine! Everything we had here was so delicious and I would recommend everyone come here, whether your visiting or just plain live in Denver!This place is perfect for special occasions and date nights, it has some serious mood lighting, gorgeously decorated, lively vibes, and an open kitchen concept with really awesome bar seating as well! You can't go wrong with Spuntino!

What a phenomenal start to my 2024 food journey. We came here to celebrate my good friends 40th birthday and it was nothing short of amazing. Starting with our waiter, he provided one of the best services I've experienced in a very long time. He was well versed in all the cuisine and drinks. He had solid recommendations and was so pleasant to be around, I wanted to invite him to have a seat at our table.The restaurant is dimmly lit for the perfect romantic setting. Noise level is definitely moderate. We ended up ordering quite a few items. However, the highlights of the meal were the elk tartare, the truffle main course( special of the day) and the Gelato. I think I would pass on the donuts next time though. Otherwise, anything you order here will satisfy your taste buds. Five stars all around.

Cute spot!We were here for a special occasion and our server was fantastic, treating us to some complementary bubbly and chocolate truffles (the truffles are top 10 things I've ever eaten)!We went with the insalata and Arancini for starters and the capellini and scallops for mains. The insalata was super salty and a disappointment. We loved the Arancini, the cilantro lime crema was so tasty and unique! As for the mains, the capellini was a fun mix of flavors and the scallops were cooked well, but didn't love the sides the scallops came with. Overall everything was tasty and flavorful, but perhaps all a bit salty. The mains were both really rich -- we didn't expect to leave nearly that full. Service was good for the most part, but it did take quite a while to get the scallops. The interior is nicely decorated and has a small, intimate feel. A bit loud. Not sure if it's where we were seated, but we both found the interior to be a bit stuffy and found ourselves feeling a bit stuffed up by mid-way through the meal. We took the chocolate truffles to go, and had we known how good they were, we totally would have gotten several more! Soooo good, if you like chocolate, you gotta get some!!

One of our fav restaurants when we want to be a little fancy. So much if the ingredients are homemade from the pasta (of course) to cocktail ingredients. We've been here a few times and always leave with happy bellies. The waitstaff is great as well offering opinions on the menu, and checking in on the tables. I do love their simple decor and how there's always a little creature like plastic rubber duckie in the table flowers. No night is complete without a little dessert! The affogato is very reasonably priced and our recent go to. Limoncello is also a nice sipper to finish dinner. Hopefully we will be back soon!

Food:Ordered the Focaccia e Ricotta, Capellini Aglio e Olio. and Capesante.The focaccia was delicious but overpriced for the size (not uncommon I suppose). But sadly the pasta and the scallops were just not my style at all. The server did a good job of describing them so I wasn't necessarily surprised but man I did NOT like the flavor profile at all.The Capellini Aglio e Olio was basically spaghetti like noodles (homemade!) with olive oil, egg, and Indian spices. And while I love Indian food, I do not want it in my Italian food. I applaud their risks but I really just didn't want that flavor in my Italian food. Call me traditional. To each their own.The Capesante was scallops with "wheat berries" that tasted identical to dense couscous. The scallops were truly cooked to perfection but again, the flavor was just not my style. Too many things going on. The cocktails we got were yummy but filled to half the martini glass. Which was already small. A bit disappointing to be honest. The place is super cute inside. Please note that the bar is not open seating but they do call aheads.There is also only street parking so be prepared.The service was good though at the bar :)-- update: I think the biggest thing that confused me is Google says it's just an Italian restaurant. Yelp has it correctly that it's Italian, Indian. Very different!

Firstly, the neighborhood this restaurant is located in is really beautiful and welcoming. The restaurant itself is in a small almost row home looking building but really opens up when you walk in the door. The smells coming from the open kitchen hit you immediately and it is wonderful! We had a reservation and sat immediately. The waitress was very knowledgeable about the wine selection, which was really helpful as we are not as familiar with Italian wines. I got the Bourbonator which was delicious! The lemon, basil, and bourbon went so well together. For appetizers, we ordered the the focaccia with the roasted garlic which was very good. Then we got the arancini. It was really good with the yogurt sauce under to mix with the Indian spiced risotto balls. For pasta, we got the Malai Koftagnocchi and giardino. Both were good, but the gnocchi was awesome! I could have eaten several orders of it. For proteins, we got the pollo Al mattone and agnello. The lamb fell off the bone with a spoon it was so tender. It was the best thing we had for the dinner and would go back just for that dish alone. The chicken had crispy skin and the risotto with pancetta was a really nice touch. Overall we ate so much we didn't leave room for dessert but we did not regret one bite. Such an awesome meal!