Monteverde - Chicago

My wife and I just visited for our anniversary. We were lucky enough to make a reservation last minute. We traveled all the way from Boston after seeing the restaurant in Netflix. We have been to many restaurants in New York, Boston, London, Washington,etc. This is by far one of the best! The food and the customer service is outstanding! The chef came to greet us personally andall the staff treated us like royalty. Do yourself self a favor and expirience this place. One of the most memorable experienceswe have enjoyed thus far in Chicago. Thank you Monteverde!???????? ????

This place is so special. I make reservations anytime we will be in the city. I make sure to look 30 days out because it fills up quickly and we never want to miss an opportunity to dine here. This was our 4th visit and it was just as amazing as priorvisits. Will be back again in September! There is such care in the service and execution of the dishes... thoughtful layers offlavor in each dish. A gem of a restaurant.

Our dinner at Monteverde was delicious. The food, described generally as Italian, was different to any Italian food I have eaten. The restaurant itself is very casual and it is very difficult to make a reservation but, keep trying, as the result is special. Our party of 4 shared a number of plates, none were disappointing. Our personable server, Katie M, helped us navigate the menu and made excellent recommendations.The cocktails were also very good.

GNOCCHETTI CON PESTO were not gnocchetti at all. It's factory pasta little tiny shells. I have been making gnocchi (made with potatoes) and gnocchetti (little potato gnocchi) for over 60 years and at $27 it should have been real little gnocchi. It is fraud call them gnocchi when its only flour pasta. I questioned the server, and she only laughed. and tried to convince me they are gnocchetti. They are not. It would be like a 5 star chef from New York City who is from a fisherman family and orders salmon and they serve him a tilapia and they claim its salmon and even try to contradict the customer. It is embarrassing they would pull a fast one to Chicago land customers.

Our party of four shared multiple dishes: one snack, three shared plates, and two pastas. We had plenty to eat and a few leftovers. The food was fresh, creative, and beautifully presented. Service was efficient without being intrusive. The birthday celebrant received a complimentary piece of cake. If you want to watch the pasta being made, ask for seating at a high top table near the bar.