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Caruso's Ristorante & Bar, Fairfield, OH

Caruso's Ristorante & Bar

4.7
4.7
814 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian
Caruso’s is a rebirth of a restaurant that was created by Rakan Shteiwi in the 1979. Many of the original Spinning Fork recipes came from the original Caruso’s which was located in downtown Cincinnati. We look to merge classic and modern flavors inspired by traditional Italian and American Italian cuisines.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 15 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (513) 889-3210
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Braheam Shteiwi
  • Catering
    We offer multiple catering options. Please inquire by visiting our website or calling the restaurant at 513-889-3210 for more information and pricing.
  • Private party facilities
    We have a private dining room that is reservable for 30 people. We also offer rentals of the bar area, and a combination of the bar and private dining room in conjunction. The restaurant is reservable as well. Please inquire by visiting our website or calling the restaurant at 513-889-3210 for more information and pricing.
  • Neighborhood
    Springdale
  • Cross street
    Seward
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wine

What 814 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Cincinnati / Dayton

    Best Service

  • Cincinnati / Dayton

    Italian

  • Cincinnati

    Best Service

  • Cincinnati

    Italian

814 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Cincinnati

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great little place to go for a delicious scratch meal !! We love it here!!

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Cincinnati

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This was our second visit to Caruso’s and it didn’t disappoint! The Chicken Marsala was amazing and one of my favorites! The calamari was delicious! Sam was fantastic! Definitely will be returning!

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Cincinnati

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Deliciously hot food. Right balance of flavor. Intimate setting. Perfect dinner

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  4. Todd

    Columbus

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Outstanding experience! Food was perfect! My wife’s caccio was the best we’ve ever had…soooo amazing! Fun atmosphere and the service was excellent! Highly recommend!

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  5. JenP

    Cincinnati

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We always have exceptional service and food at Caruso's. The pasta is freshly made and the house salad dressing is the best. The lasagna tastes like an Italian grandma made it in her kitchen. I highly recommend Caruso's for authentic Italian dishes and great wood-fired pizzas.

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  6. BevG

    Cincinnati

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on September 23, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    We had Jenny for our waitress and she was excellent. Best server there.

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  7. KelleyH

    Cincinnati

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was incredible. Service was very good. Deco will have to make a trip back

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  8. Justjoan

    New York Area

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on September 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service and food are always top notch. That’s why we keep going back!

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  9. JonathanS

    Cincinnati

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Always have a great time here. Really awesome pizza!

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  10. ShariB

    Cincinnati

    81 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    81 reviews

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    The food is always amazing! Our server was friendly. We typically sit in a booth but were put in a 2 person table by the door which was very busy to the patio. We were moved to a table the host called his “emergency table” in the room overlooking the patio.

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  11. JennaH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was amazing. Service was amazing. If you want Italian food this is the best place around.

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  12. Justjoan

    New York Area

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service, as always, outstanding

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  13. Ashleyp

    Cincinnati

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I absolutely love that I can come here and see the same faces over and over it shows how well they treat their staff. Food is amazing! Very few places can match the authentic taste!

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    Cincinnati

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always a wonderful experience , The food and service are amazing

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  15. Steaklover

    Cincinnati

    72 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    72 reviews

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Not only is Caruso’s a great Italian restaurant, it is one of the best restaurants PERIOD! The food, staff, management are fantastic! This place needs to be in everyone’s list to try!!!

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    Cincinnati

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Love the food here!

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  17. Brit

    Cincinnati

    13 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience2
    The only thing we can think that is not lovely here is the type of music that is played. It's electronic, like that at a bar scene, it's loud and just not appropriate for such a nice place.

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  18. OpenTable Diner

    Cincinnati

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is consistently great ! Ambient is great service is quite good! This is a family favorite

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  19. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Even with a reservation, we have to wait every time but it is totally worth it! AMAZING food and service. Our favorite spot for date night!

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  20. makeitworthit

    Cincinnati

    10 reviews

    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    First time visiting here. All four of us thought the food was amazing. The service could have been better. Our server Sam seemed over-extended and honestly a little grumpy. Our waters were not refilled, which is important to us. Appetizer came out and we had to ask for the bread we ordered. We also noted a birthday in the reservation which was not acknowledged (even with gifts on the table). Not a big deal but overall wish the service would have been up to par with the food. Will probably go back and give it another try.

    1 person found this helpful

  21. ClarksGir1

    Cincinnati

    29 reviews

    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    We are repeat-repeat customers and will continue to visit Caruso's for their delicious food and outstanding service. In all, we've visited about 5 times and each time was an Italian adventure, as we always try to order something different. Honestly, some dishes are just too damn delicious to not get a second or third time! This visit we skipped appetizers and went for two half-portion House and Caesar salads which were plentiful, crisp and the perfect starter. We also skipped the bread option which is now $3.00 extra. Our entrees of Caccio E Pepe V (with Blackened Chicken) and Campanelle Salsiccia. Service by McCrae was exception and perfectly timed with our entrees arriving just as we finished our salads. Both entrees were piping hot and got a shave or two of shredded Parmesan. My regular choice is usually the tasty Chicken Marsala, but I switched it up and at the suggestion of our server, I opted for the ridicuously creamy white sauce (percorino, parmesan and pepper) over al dente radiatore pasta. It was so good, it might be my new favorite! It was so good, that I think I growled when my husband reached his fork into my bowl for a taste. Last talk about service... Just as we've never had a disappointing food experience, we've never experience sub-par service from any of the wait staff. McCrae was friendly, able to make suggestions, prompt with drink refills and checked back on us often. If you haven't been to Caruso's...wait are you waiting for? And, be sure to make a reservation otherwise you will be waiting (and the line stretches out the door). Manga!

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  22. BevG

    Cincinnati

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    our waiter Sam did an excellent job waiting our table even though we were seated outside. very nice meal.

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    Columbus

    5 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall2food1service4ambience4
    Caesar Salad had bacon on which was a first. The chicken Alfredo was not like any Alfredo I have ever had before. Was not real thick and creamy and did not really have a Alfredo flavor to it. Will not be back.

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  24. PatK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Don't usually like cheesecake but that was awesome. Carrot cake was great too. McCrae was a great server. Personable, attentive. Would recommend to everyone to have him as their server.

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  25. Sylvia

    Cincinnati

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 29, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    It was disappointing to learn for the first time that bread costs extra, now ala carte, $3. In our opinion, this is not a good look for a nice fine dining restaurant like Caruso’s.

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  26. SandraP

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Our waiter was awesome. Honestly I thought the prices were high and menu somewhat limited. I love supporting non chain restaurants but probably won't go back.

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  27. JerryT

    Cincinnati

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This was our second time at Caruso’s and it was as great as the first time it was so good we purchased a gift card for our son.

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  28. AbigailM

    Cincinnati

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Caruso's is always wonderful. The food is delicious and our server, who've we had a few times now, is so kind and helpful. She even remembers our kids and that they love the "flower-shaped" noodles!

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    Cincinnati

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Fantastic food and wonderful service. Highly recommend the arancini and porterhouse.

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  30. OpenTable Diner

    Cincinnati

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This place is definitely one of our favorite places to dine. My wife had a great birthday celebration. We plan to continue dining here.

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  31. PATRICE

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The restaurant and food was AMAZING. I will most definitely be going back.

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  32. AnnetteL

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Jenny took great care of us! The food was delicious, as ysual.

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  33. JackL

    Cincinnati

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, great atmosphere, great service, and super bartender. Wish the menu would expand to include a few more entree options (ravioli). We eat here regularly and highly recommend the restaurant.

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  34. Sookay

    Cincinnati

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What great service and cuisine! As close-to-a-genuine-Italian experience one can get outside of Italy. Take your time and enjoy all they offer!

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  35. ChrisT

    Cincinnati

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food and service was wonderful. They did change the bread service from free to 3.00$ for bread service but it is still worth it.

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  36. deedee123

    Cincinnati

    243 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    243 reviews

    Dined on August 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food as well as the service were absolutely wonderul.

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  37. Louis

    Cincinnati

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The food was excellent. Arrancini appetizer as good as any I have had including in Sicily. Service was amazing. The waiter was there when we needed him and the dishes were timed perfectly without feeling rushed. Will definitley be coming back. Bonus was Wednesday night 50% off Bottle of Wine night!

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  38. EdwardK

    Cincinnati

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on August 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is great. Atmosphere is wonderful and service is top notch. Not many restaurants you go to where the owner is running out food, bussing tables and talking with guests. Our favorite restaurant in Fairfield/Butler County.

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  39. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This has become one of our favorites! The lasagna is amazing, I normally get it. Tonight I changed it up with spaghetti and meatballs. My husband had the mushroom pasta. He loved it. I love the fact that their pasta is homemade and fresh. Oh…. The tiramisu is perfection.

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  40. NancyVB

    Cincinnati

    18 reviews

    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on August 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our waitress was Ginny and she was excellent! So friendly, big smile and great service. The food was awesome as usual!

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily

FAQs

Caruso's Ristorante & Bar offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (513) 889-3210.

Caruso's Ristorante & Bar is rated 4.7 stars by 814 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 15 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Caruso's Ristorante & Bar

6765 Dixie Hwy, Fairfield, OH 45014

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Seward
  • Neighborhood
    Springdale
  • Hours of operation
    Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Braheam Shteiwi
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wine
  • Phone number
    (513) 889-3210
  • Catering
    We offer multiple catering options. Please inquire by visiting our website or calling the restaurant at 513-889-3210 for more information and pricing.
  • Private party facilities
    We have a private dining room that is reservable for 30 people. We also offer rentals of the bar area, and a combination of the bar and private dining room in conjunction. The restaurant is reservable as well. Please inquire by visiting our website or calling the restaurant at 513-889-3210 for more information and pricing.
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