Loved the mushroom ravioli, great sauce!! Husband had scampi fettucine- Top Notch, great flavor!!
This is one of the best true value italian restraunts.
They make everything fresh from scratch. Great view.
Layed back . only place i know you can take a date to and they come out and sairnade you by violin. Talk about true romance. I have been a loyal customer for over 40 years. My family since they first open there doors in the 1940's this is a place that gets past down from generation to generation. And there fettuccine Alfredo is to die for.
Wow! I couldn't love this restaurant any more! The atmosphere is sophisticated and yet familiar, cozy and inviting! The outdoor deck seating in an early Fall evening was glorious! The food is upscale yet traditional and truly authentic Italian fare! Simple ingredients prepared to perfection! Such a culinary delight! I am gluten free and had one of the best meals I've ever had! The staff were kind, professional and attentive. The chef substituted veggies for the pasta and I couldn't have been happier! If you're in Portland, you must visit this historic Italian gem!
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My lady found this place and hails from Italy so we went to check out the food. There is very little proper parking here and the little lot they have was full so you will have to find street parking in the adjacent neighborhood so I'm glad we were driving her car. We came into the place from the Barbour side and you walk through the restaurant and go down some stairs to the host station. Not sure how folks in wheelchairs navigate the place. Now, to the food. My lady loved it and I thought the food was great but since I've never been to Italy, my opinion does not count as much as hers. For dessert we had the Tiramsu and for dinner I had the scallops and pasta plate that the table next to me recommended and I ate it all. Prior to dinner, we had antipasto plate. One thing I really liked was the time between appetizer and dinner. Some places, you barely finish your appetizer and the main course is already coming out so there was plenty of time between. For drinks, I had a Manhattan and Old Fashion and my lady had some compari drink (uh yuck).
Caro Amico serves the Italian-American comfort food I love from growing up on the East Coast. Excellent cocktails and great essential Italian wines at a great price. Caro is filled with the joyful vibe of great memories repeated over many years for many people. It’s a landmark, independently owned Portland restaurant that’s not to be missed. Stop in for dinner today to experience the magic!
Caro Amico has always been a classy dine-in restaurant, for decades. Don't be a cheapskate, don't take food to go, and don't leave ignorant reviews.
Was glad to see they'd reopened and stopped in yesterday. Excellent food, excellent attentive service and a good value for a quality experience. Thank you Angela 😊
This treasure is not to be confused or compared to an Olive Garden. Capiche!
If you used to love Caro Amico and haven't been back in since the re-opening, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? It's such a great, traditional, Italian restaurant with incredible food and service. The owner, Elsie, is a treasure in the Portland restaurant scene who truly loves this business, and it shows in everyone working there. I went last night with my wife and daughter, and we had a wonderful time. It felt like a refreshed version of what it's always been: a cozy, friendly place where the staff cares about every diner and the food shows it.
Haven’t been to Caro Amico since it reopened after the fire. Everything was amazing, we had all our favorite dishes. Excellent service.
I'm so happy that they are back open. Same great food and attentive friendly staff. This place has been a tradition with my friends for years. I will be back. Sat in the bar on this visit and had some great happy hour small plates and then they switched to a full menu in the bar. We had full entrees and thoroughly enjoyed our visit
Stop trying to find that Italian Restaurant in Portland. Why not try where my Dad and my uncle went to for years. Thank God you re opened and have fabulous food with the quiet neighborhood atmosphere. Your the start of Italian row down to St. Michael’s before they whipped our neighborhood clean.
Thank you so much for keeping our culture going with exquisite food true to who we are!
IT'S BACK OPEN!!! I'm here on opening night! So classy and yet a wonderful home-like feeling. Best Italian food in town, By far. The staff is very pleasing to be around. This place is a gem, this is one place I will be frequenting for the rest of my life. What a treat.
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My family and I had a lovely meal at Caro Amico this evening. There were a couple hiccups with a drink order and an appetizer, but they immediately made it right and ended up comping the drink. Our waiter was very friendly and responsive and the food was fresh and very good.
However, one waiter soured the experience a bit. We had just gotten our appetizers served but our waiter hadn't taken entree orders yet, so we still had our menus. There wasn't a lot of extra room on the table, so I had stashed my menu under the plate on which I had the appetizer. I will grant you, it was a saucy appetizer, so could a spill have happened? Sure. Even so, what happened next seemed completely unwarranted.
A waiter (not ours, who was lovely) who was serving other tables in the vicinity seemed to think that my menu was in imminent danger and took it upon herself to come over and remove it from under my plate, announcing tersely that they only had a limited amount of menus and didn't want this one to be damaged. And I can understand that. I don't want to wantonly destroy the restaurant's property with an accidental spill. Unlikely, since I'm not a toddler, but possible. Things cost money. I get that. I'm all about preserving resources. But this person's attitude is what really made it an unfortunate interaction. She reacted to my menu being under my plate in much the same way she might have reacted to someone holding a lighter to the corner of a rare and precious manuscript: with disgust that anyone could be so careless and deliberately destructive.
C'mon.
If you want to approach me and be like, "Hey, so sorry to interrupt, but could I ask you to move your menu to the side of the table? We're a little short with copies and we'd have to toss that one if it were spilled on. Thanks so much!" I might have thought it was a little weird to be that protective, but I would have complied with a smile and not given it a second thought. However, this sour-faced person chastising me like a child was unnecessary and, frankly, rude. No thanks.
Check the attitude and treat people with consideration, and hopefully they'll return the favor.
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