Gabriela Abreu

Review of Carnivale Restaurant

We have been living in the West Loop for over 20 y...

We have been living in the West Loop for over 20 years now. I ve been to Carnivale a few times and never cared for the food. There are way better places to eat in this area (i.e: La Sirena Clandstina, El Che Bar, Beatrix, Aba, etc) .
However, I saw an add for NYE party and decided to book a reservation for my family.

Vanessa kept me on the phone for 10 minutes before making our reservation and after I had everything finalized I found out through a family member that only reservations after 9 or 9:15 pm will be part of ball drop, midnight champagne toast, etc.. there is live entertainment after 8 but all seating prior to 9 have a 2 hour limit and we will not be part of the whole celebration.

I SPECIFICALLY told her we were looking for a place to celebrate NYE and make the toast at midnight.

Bottom line: This is the type of employee and place that will ruin your family dinner and special celebrations. What if my sis in law had not called?? Be very careful planning a party there. I would not trust the party will be handled the way you are envisioning.