Tarantelli's Ristorante Italiano

My boyfriend took me here to celebrate my birthday, it was our first time dining here. Emily was our server and everything was phenomenal! We had reservations prior to arriving and were seated promptly at our reservation time. The ambient lighting, delicious food and amazing service made for a great celebration for my birthday. We will definitely be returning! Thank you for making my birthday dinner one to remember 😊

We came here to celebrate our 2nd Wedding anniversary and had a great time! Our server Emily was fantastic and showed she cared we were celebrating a special day. We both got pappardelle pasta, my wife’s was a lemon butter sauce and mine was a truffle and shiitake mushroom sauce, we felt that my sauce was lacking a little flavor. The atmosphere was great and we had a perfect time here.

We went on a Friday night --- place was packed and got that way shortly after opening. My wife ordered a dirty martini and myself an Old Fashioned. Both were great. Ordered the shrimp diavolo for an appetizer [pictured] and it was excellent. Honestly, that and the drink would have been enough. But that is not why we were there. We could not wait for the main course. With a glass of wine from their list; we both enjoyed our choices. My wife ordered the small portion of the spaghetti and meatballs. It was just the right amount of pasta after the appetizer that she was full but not overly stuffed. Myself, I ordered the Chicken Parmesan [pictured]; which is my go to Italian meal. Honestly, I do not think I have had any better. Both were from the homemade pasta and that was the best pasta we have had in a long time. Cooked just right, not too stringy or tough. Just perfect. Definitely would recommend this place to anyone who is traveling to Wilmington or lives there. ADVICE --- we got our reservation for Friday night; on the Tuesday before. 5pm was the only time slot available. And this is non-peak season. Just think what is it like in the summer?? Get those reservations in and quickly. They fill up fast. Not much of a chance for walk-ups either. Book the reservation and be glad you did. ADVICE 2 --- they have a bar, but it is cocktail only there. They do not serve food at the bar. Which brings up the reservation part again. Just get one. Best Italian food we have had in years. I wish they would Uber Eats to the DFW area we would so pay for it!!!

Delightful dinner and experience. The service was excellent as were our dishes. We had the Brussels Sprouts(goat’s milk burrata cheese on the side, which became a table favorite for dipping the bread) for and an appetizer and they were so tasty! I ordered a special, Bronzino filet over risotto that was special made, without cheese, and it was amazing! The pasta and pizza dishes were also fabulous.

We had a wonderful dinner before heading over to the Wilson Center to see a play. We split a garden salad, it was more than enough and very good. I had the shrimp and sausage pasta special it was wonderful and so flavorful. my wife had the Beef Braciole. She makes a great one - she said this was really good - :) Four stars for service as it was a bit slow and we were there at 5:15 and the place was empty. No surprise by the time we left the place was packed. Had been several years since we were there - won’t be that long before our next visit. Thanks for a great dining experience.