Rachel sanderson

Review of Tenuta's Italian Restaurant

This place is great! We were looking for a steak h...

This place is great! We were looking for a steak house to go to but couldn't find one that looked good so we settled for itallian. The best choice we could have made. The bartender was funny and got us our drinks very quickly even though the bar was completely full. We got seated within 15 minutes of getting there. (But we did call before we left the hotel). The waiter was great, going over all the stuff on the menu. The menu is small, but that didn't matter, the food was amazing. There is something to be said for, if you do something right you don't need a ton of options. We got the anipasto for an app and it came with 4 kinds of meat, 2 cheeses ( some of the freshest, mild blue I have had), pickled cucumber, olives and nuts. Very yummy. I got the carbonara, it was done perfectly. The cream sauce was light but so good and complimented the pancetta very well. The person I was with got the braised short ribs and mushroom risotto. The risotto was creamy and the mushrooms not overdone. The ribs were fall off the bone good. We ordered tiramisu for dessert and the waiter was nice enough to say that it hadn't had a chance to set yet so he recommended the cheesecake but would be happy to get the tiramisu if we wanted. We did not go wrong taking his advice. Overall it was a very good place that we never expected to go to and I am so glad we did. I recommend this place very much. It is definitely a diamond in the rough.