Best Italian Restaurants in Hamilton

Always enjoy the food and the restaurant vibes! Friendly and quick service with great prices

We had a wonderful dinner experience at Caruso's. Everything was perfect. My martini with house stuffed bleu cheese olives was so good! My husband had the old fashion that he was impressed with too. We had arancini and calamari appetizers which were so good and the presentation was as great as the taste. Our meals were delicious too, linguini scampi and the baked rigatoni. It was our anniversary and were presented with a complimentary cheesecake so we ordered cappuccinos to go with it and they were perfect! Service was great!

The experience at Sotto is amazing. The service coordination. The primary server. Everything was top notch. There is a lot of good Italian food of many different styles in Cincinnati. Sotto has to be considered one of the top. Nothing on the menu is an "afterthought". Everything is well executed. There were three of us and we decided to eat family style. I recommend this as you are able to taste so much more than you would ordering your own. We had a salad and two bread dishes to start. The chicken liver mousse both creamy and crunchy while being sinfully savory. We had two pastas and my favorite is the "worth-it" pricey tanjarin with melt in your mouth black truffles. It is so earthy and rich, but not overly so. The special of the evening was roasted whole chicken thighs. While I would have preferred the skin a bit crispier, the flavorful thigh meat along with roasted potatoes and artichokes more than made up for it. Dessert was also shared - ricotta doughnuts, cherry sorbet, and panna cotta. We had a hard time choosing our favorite. The doughnuts are always a hit - these are beignet-like but a bit more moist in the center, no doubt from the ricotta. The dipping sauces of caramel, pistachio, and chocolate completed the dish. My personal favorite was the panna cotta with a cherry compote topping today. I would be remiss not to mention the beverages. I went from local hefeweizen-style beer to an Italian white blend and finished my meal from their selection of "limited offerings". I was happy to be able to try the Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year. This was a special treat for my birthday. My wife and teenager partook of the mocktails. I tried these too and they were excellent - inventive and tasty.

My son and I each ordered the fillet. Both were cooked perfectly and they were both tender and very flavorful. The board potato was one of the best I’ve ever had…crisp skin and melt in your mouth moist inside.

Music was way too loud. I asked the server to turn it down but she never did