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Morello Italian Bistro
Morello Italian Bistro

Morello Italian Bistro Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Elegant
  • Website: http://www.morellobistro.com
  • Email: info@morellobistro.com
  • Phone: (203) 661-3443
  • Hours of Operation: Brunch:







    Saturday 12:00pm-4:00pm







    Sunday 11:30am-4:00pm











    Lunch:







    Monday - Friday - 12:00pm-4pm







    Dinner:







    Monday - Thursday - 4:00pm-9:00pm









    Friday & Saturday - 4:00pm-10:00pm







    Sunday - 4:00pm-9:00pm






  • Payment Options: AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Dress Code: Smart Casual
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Fireplace, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Smoking Area, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Catering: Cater your next office lunch or your next family function from Morello. Enjoy some of Morello's best dishes at home or in the office. For inquiries, please contact James Branigan @ 203-661-3443 or jbranigan@morellobistro.com for details.
  • Private Party Facilities: Host your next planned event at Morello- Our restaurant features 3 unique event spaces and offers flexibility to host everything from birthday parties, wedding receptions to corporate luncheons and dinner meetings.
    Mezzanine One: 60 Seated 85 Reception
    Mezzanine Two: 45 Seated 70 Reception
    Entire Bar and Restaurant: 120 Seated 300 Reception


    Let our Chefs customize your event with the best of his menu creations.
    Or have our expert Sommeliers pair fantastic wines with delicious food.
    No matter the occasion Morello is the perfect place to enjoy a magnificent space with excellent food and wine.
  • Private Party Contact: James Branigan (203) 661-3443
  • Special Events & Promotions: Book your next event at Morello. Please contact James Branigan to assist you in planning your next event @ (203) 661-3443 or jbranigan@morellobistro.com.

Getting there

  • Cross Street: East Elm Street
  • Public Transit: Morello Italian Bistro is located 3 blocks up Greenwich Avenue from the "Greenwich" Metro-North station on the New Haven line.
  • Parking: Street Parking
  • Parking Details: Ample parking can be found on the street and in lots behind Greenwich Avenue. Parking is metered Monday-Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm.
A word from Morello Italian Bistro
The posh retail district known as “The Avenue” in Greenwich Connecticut is now home to a stylish Italian restaurant and gathering place, Morello Italian Bistro. Owned by the London based restaurant group, MARC, Inc, with restaurants in London and New York, Morello Italian Bistro combines regional… Italian cuisine,with exceptional wines and superior service. A familiar face, James Branigan, formerly of Terra Ristorante Italiano in Greenwich, will be looking after guests, ensuring special care and attention to detail. The bi-level space is a historic Guastavino design with domed ceilings. The décor is tastefully chic and brings together casual warmth with high energy. The large bar is a social focal point of the restaurant where creative cocktails and global wine selections can be savored. Continued
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  • Diners' Choice WinnerGreat for Lunch
Diner Reviews
  • "Saturday night dinner, loved our calamari and especially parmesan fritters for appetizer; bucatini carbonara and garganelli bolognese were very tasty for entrees, topped off by the bomboloni for dessert. Table upstairs overlooking Greenwich Avenue was perfect, the dining room there is probably the prettiest in the area, it's always fun coming back."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "The service was friendly and very attentive. The food was excellent and varied. We had the prosciutto & fontina fritters to start which were light, crispy and flavorful! My date had the butternut squash ravioli which was exceptional! Sweet and a little nutty with the right balance of savory. I had the four cheese faro cooked risotto style. It was creamy and flavorful. Dessert we shared the cheesecake with salted caramel. So delicious and light. the perfect ending."
    Dined on 2/19/2014
  • "Food was great and was never able to empty my water glass!"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "I have been here three times in two months. Each time I am in Greenwich I drop by for the delicious lunch menu, which includes great cocktails. The tiled ceiling is amazing and by the same artisan who did Grand Central's Oyster Bar."
    Dined on 1/29/2014
  • "I have been to Morellos many times in the past and enjoyed it. This past Sunday was a big disappointment. The service was very slow, even to get a cup of coffee took very long. The eggs Benedict we all ordered was basically a hard boiled egg on bread. The steak was not cooked as we ordered it. I noticed the table next to us had the same issues. I mentioned it to the waitress nicely but she could have cared less. Wow what a disappointment. I will give them one more try and hope this isn't a new trend."
    Dined on 1/26/2014
  • "Nothing amazing, but trusty, reliable, well-prepared food in a friendly, low=pressure environment."
    Dined on 12/23/2013
  • "We were disappointed overall. The service, food and ambiance did not match the food."
    Dined on 11/17/2013
  • "Its very good, quality, dependable, fresh food here. I appreciate and would encourage them to keep up their changing menu. I like that they are sooo different from their counterparts in Manhattan and don't overdo the body parts, innards, bacon, pork, and truffle oil in every dish! That's so yesterday! Service is always excellent, the right mix of friendly and attentive. Plus, love their wine list, and some of their cocktails are really refreshing and perfectly mixed! The front desk/reception is always accomodating when it comes to seating requests/preferences, regardless of whether we've booked on OT or not. Love that!"
    Dined on 11/3/2013
  • "Our group of 4 had a nice, comfortable dinner. However I have to agree with reviews I read before going. The staff could be friendlier," an enjoy your meal" or something pleasant would be nice....especially in a restaurant this style!"
    Dined on 10/26/2013
  • "My daughter invited my three sisters and a cousin to a wonderful lunch at Morello's last Saturday. The service was excellent and the lunch selections were varied and delicious, especially the Butternut Squash soup and Arugula salad with grilled chicken or shrimp. The surprise of the luncheon was the dish of Boboloni ( donut puffs filled with pastry cream served with dark chocolate sauce) served with a candle on top for my birthday! We had a most enjoyable birthday luncheon that day!"
    Dined on 10/26/2013
  • "Food was very good, very good wine selection and service was excellent."
    Dined on 10/19/2013
  • "We have dined at Morello's Bistro several times and it has always been very good. However, this time, while the food was very good, the service, from the greeting at the host station to our waitress was disappointing; slow and unfriendly. We did not feel very welcome."
    Dined on 10/12/2013
  • "Morello consistently delivers a high quality experience."
    Dined on 10/7/2013
  • "This restaurant has excellent food and the staff is friendly and helpful."
    Dined on 9/15/2013
  • "Unfortunately there was too little filling and the bread was not very good."
    Dined on 9/5/2013
  • "Food was good but very small portions. I was with a party of 5 and we all left hungry. Not good!"
    Dined on 8/22/2013
  • "This restaurant offers excellent food as well as excellent service. The wait staff was friendly and resourceful with special orders. I plan to go to this restaurant regularly in the next coming months."
    Dined on 8/12/2013
  • "The restaurant was able to accomodate a party of 14. The restaurant interior was tastefully done reminiscent of the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Sta. All in our party commented favorably on their dinner choices and thought service was attentive with out being overbearing. Would certainly go back"
    Dined on 8/11/2013
  • "This novelle Italian bistro has a creative menu, excellent ingredients, enthusiastic wait staff, and a gorgeous setting in old gas building. Oh....and really yummy! Highly recommend the asparagus/poached egg appetizer and the roasted scallops/cauliflower main course.."
    Dined on 8/4/2013
  • "Food, wine service was excellent. I had the market fish special and my boyfriend had the Veal Malinese.... Both were great. I recommend the Tricolored salad as an appetizer too!"
    Dined on 7/25/2013
  • "Overall very nice experience. We loved all of our appetizers and entrees- we only wish we had room for desert!"
    Dined on 7/23/2013
  • "We were generally pleased with the food & decor of the restaurant. However, we were very disappointed with the service we received from our waiter. He was not very attentive and had zero personality."
    Dined on 6/30/2013
  • "It was wonderful. We had asked for a quiet table off to the side; when they realized they had given our table to someone else, they let us sit upstairs...just the two of us! It was wonderful."
    Dined on 6/20/2013
  • "Very nice meal, excellent service, reasonable wine choices."
    Dined on 6/18/2013
  • "I have eaten here many times, it just keeps getting better and better, and it stated out great to begin with..."
    Dined on 6/11/2013
  • "We have been to Morello many times but this time we had a very disappointing experience. The food was not worth all the money we paid for it. As a main course I had the pasta with mushroom ragu, the mushrooms were very sandy. My husband had the veal Milanese and thought it was ok. As desert we like the lemon meringue, which normally is a big meringue filled with lemon, now it was a lemon bar with a tiny bit of meringue on top, absolutely not worth the $10. Waitress was not very friendly and attentive. All in all not the experience we normally have at Morello."
    Dined on 6/10/2013
  • "Good food, but not worth the price.Would rather go try another restaurant. than come back"
    Dined on 6/9/2013
  • "food was very good. The service could have been more attentive."
    Dined on 5/24/2013
  • "Food was incredible. Great flavors. Fresh. Outstanding presentation. Superb menu. . Service was very poor. Server had heavy Russian accent. She was hard to understand and so were we apparently. Ambiance was noisy. Place isn't cheap. High ceilings and stone everywhere. So really noisy. They were blaring obnoxious rock music so we had to struggle to hear one another. Someone is really missing the details at this place. Not paying attention to the little things that are so important. Maybe that's why it was mostly empty on a Sunday afternoon. Can't imagine the noise level when busy. What's wrong with music as good as the food... Something soothing and elegant???"
    Dined on 5/19/2013
  • "Pleased with the choice of Morello's for Mother's day dinner especially Mother. Service was a little disappointing -- for some reason our server chose not to describe the specials to us, and we didn't even know there were specials till we overheard them being recited for the next table. Also, the bill came with a double charge for the wine and when we pointed it out the server acknowledged that she knew about it and had simply forgotten to remove it from the bill. Felt like a pattern here. Service notwithstanding, we were pleased with the food and we would definitely go back."
    Dined on 5/12/2013
  • "Very nice meal, good ambiance, reasonable price ...."
    Dined on 5/12/2013
  • "I just LOVE Morello - one of my local neighborhood haunts. The greeting from Jimmy (and Sasha) is warm and friendly and it is always a pleasure to visit. I'm a vegetarian and there is always something delicious on the menu for me. My husband loves the fish dishes on offer. And the soups ... well they are GREAT! We'll keep going back ..."
    Dined on 5/8/2013
  • "We had a fish special and the sirloin, which was delicious and very tender. Desserts (cheesecake and hazlenut mousse) were also fabulous. I've eaten here several times and have never been disappointed by the food. My only complaint is the noise level, which is a bit much for an elegant dinner in an otherwise warm, inviting place."
    Dined on 5/3/2013
  • "I went to Morello for the first time to visit the sommelier, John Freitas. John came from one of my favorite places in Norwalk, Bacchus. The restaurant is beautiful. It was designed by the same architect that designed Grand Central Station. The calamari was fresh, crispy and had sliced hot cherry peppers; outstanding. The burrata was equally delicious. We were then given a complimentary taste of the farro with lamb ragu...WOW!!! One of the best grain dishes I have ever had..look out quinoa. Entree was a beef tenderloin filet. I don't get too excited about filet, but this was nice with a balsamic drizzle. The night was great because of John Freitas. He, as usual, provided the perfect wine selection to compliment the meal."
    Dined on 4/19/2013
  • "The calamari was chewy. The pasta was soggy. I want to love the place because the ambience and service are great. Please fix the food."
    Dined on 4/14/2013
  • "The upstairs dining areas are very romantic. However, on this occasion was sat next to a table full of young girls who were rowdy. The restaurant needs to put couples (tables for two), away from group tables, so that everyone can enjoy the conversation and not get drowned out. I asked to be moved and was placed downstairs on a Friday night, luckily it was quieter, but it lacked the ambience for upstairs. Let's hope the restaurant does some re-arranging, or keeps groups downstairs and a more intimate dining experience for couples upstairs."
    Dined on 3/29/2013
  • "One of my favorite places in Greenwich, always friendly and food is great."
    Dined on 3/25/2013
  • "Hostess was very nice and welcoming. Our sever was attentive, knowledgeable and friendly. Every dish came out looking very nice and was very good. I particularly enjoyed the Crudo of Raw Fish, very fresh and very good. My Sea Scallops were fresh, seared nicely and moist in the center. My daughter had an excellent strip steak and my wife enjoyed her ravioli. The atmosphere was warm and friendly. We highly recommend this restaurant."
    Dined on 3/23/2013
  • "We were given a great table upstairs at a huge window overlooking the street and with heat blasting our feet, much appreciated because it was freezing out! Our waiter was very friendly as were all the staff. The restaurant was busy which was nice but the food unfortunately was not great. My husband ordered meatballs as a starter and they were awful! My salad was ok, his was not great and my braised beef special was seriously lacking flavor and was very dry even though I couldn't eat most of it due to the incredible amount of fat. Desserts were ok. We will not be returning, there is a much better Italian restaurant very close to this one!!"
    Dined on 3/22/2013
  • "A beautiful restaurant with fine menu, cooking and service."
    Dined on 3/19/2013
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