Il Grillo - Carmel

If you made Italian home Pasta lovers like me you can be dissatisfied with Carbonara its seafood is fine if you do not take into account the price

Phenomenal food and service. The staff was friendly and competent! Food speaks for itself.. The Polpo Grigliato was crazy.

Excellent food beautiful atmosphere in a cozy place. Interesting and friendly service. Extensive wine list locals and Italian grape varieties. Appropriate prices. We shared the octopus and sausage appetizers for two. The main pork chop was delicious and big. Pasta with short rib Ragu was very good and also an essential part for one.

Intimate single room, with a significant amount of background noise. Amazing Bruschetta! Great pastas. The staff helped to select the wine and even ran into the sister restaurant a block and half of it to get an additional bottle.

I did ample research before arriving to Carmel so that my culinary experience there would be the best it could possibly be. Il Grillo had phenomenal reviews, but none of these reviews could ever amount to the experience I had there. The manager, Jay, was a class act. He treated us extremely kindly and was a pleasure to get to know. The food was incredible. We ordered the squid ink risotto and the papardelle bolognese, and could not put our silverware down. This place is, according to the locals, a hidden gem that they do not like to share, but I could not help but write a review to commend Jay and the kitchen for their stellar service.