We went here for our second wedding anniversary while visiting Dallas. The food was four stars alone but the staff and ambiance made this a five star experience. We felt so special and well taken care of and were able to enjoy our meal in a relaxed manner. None of the staff had name tags otherwise I would name them all. The lady at the hostess station was very welcoming and wished us a happy anniversary as soon as we stepped in the door and again as we were leaving. The male waiter (I believe he was gay) was super friendly and stopped by our table to compliment my tattoos. Our waiter was an older Italian gentleman who was very attentive and went out of his way to explain the menu and make sure we had everything we needed. The male bartender stopped by our table personally to ask how I liked my espresso martini (which was hands down one of the best espresso martinis I've ever had). The fresh bread was yummy and the Cesar salads were very fresh and had homemade croutons. My lobster bisque was so good, creamy, and full of flavor. My husband got the meatball appetizer which was almost an entree in and of itself as it came with pasta too. The meatballs were definitely homemade and were full of flavor but were super crumbly and kept falling apart. My lasagna was amazing and my husband said the beef ravioli was good too. We were totally stuffed after our entrees but the wait staff brought out a complimentary piece of bread pudding that was served with vanilla ice-cream, caramel sauce and fresh strawberries to celebrate or anniversary. It was some of the best bread pudding I've had. We then got cannoli and tiramisu to go which we enjoyed the next day. When we opened the to go containers we were pleasantly surprised to see that great effort had been put into the presentation of even the to go desserts. I'm a big believer that you eat with your eyes first and that was a great treat the next day. The cannolis were large and had amazing flavor and my husband said his tiramisu was very good as well. We hope to be back the next time we are in town.
Carol Garcia
Wonderful evening. Charming restaurant with excellent food and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Howard Mintz
This is the best Italian restaurant I've ever eaten at in Dallas. The quality of their food and service was impeccable. It is quiet so and can carry on a conversation without screaming or asking "what did you say."
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scott C.
Very few places in Dallas like this. The veal scalopini is amazing. I've been a few times and recently ordered the shrimp cappelini, so delicious! Crab cakes are awesome with several accompaniments, and the smoked salmon is really great! Highly recommend this restaurant.
foodage
We celebrated my wife's birthday. We really like this restaurant b/c my wife has IBS and a lot of food allergies. All the food is made fresh and from scratch and so they are able to accommodate her needs. All the food tasted excellent. My wife thought the lasagna was among the best she had ever had. Flourless chocolate cake and cheese cake were fantastic. Jon made the entire evening very special. Aldemo's is definitely one of our favorites.
Our meal was wonderful! Food and service was top notch! We had stuffed mushrooms, lobster bisque, lasagna, filet of sole, veal scallopini, and shrimp capellini - all cleaned our plates! Had room for dessert: cheesecake, flourless chocolate cake, and bread pudding did not disappoint!
Russell Carby
Excellent all around! Milanese was great. Crab cakes were great. Dessert was great. Loved the atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
kadallas
I visited Adelmo's with my 83 year old mother (her first time) to celebrate Valentine's Day and I'm so happy I did! I can't think of many other restaurants with this level of food, atmosphere, service, AND personal attention and care from the family owners and their established staff ALL at the same time. Adelmo's is an absolute neighborhood and Dallas gem! Thank you for remaining true to your vision all of these decades. Thank you! Thank you! We will be back.
Kevin
Favorite place in Dallas! The food is great, the ambience is comfortable and the staff is wonderful! Adelmo was not there last night but his family made us feel at home just as he always has!
PCD3
The best classic Italian food in Dallas. Ambiance is relaxed elegance. Every choice on the menu is delicious and - to use an overworked word - authentic. Especially, the dover sole, and the veal osso buco. Plus, like every self-respecting restaurateur, even the lower-priced wines are just fine. Dessert recommendation: the bread pudding.
Very upscale restaurant. Awesome service. Food was very authentic. Loved the pasta.Make booking in advance. They are pretty famous and get booked up soon.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Rickster Z.
Truth be told, when it comes to dining out, I have a deep rotational list of joints that normally come into play when I have a hankering to let someone else do the cooking. I'd venture to say that my unwritten list of tried and true, go-to places that I draw from is somewhere around 50 eateries. Don't get me wrong....I do like to explore the new and the uncharted, but I do it more sparingly these days than I did a decade or two ago. Suffice it to say that I lean toward places where I know the food will be good, the menu varied and creative, and the service fail safe. And among that list of fifty or so restaurants, there's perhaps ten places that have earned a position of honor; that is, places so comfortable, reliable, and true that I tend to pop in for a meal every few weeks. Adelmo's has been on the hallowed list for a number of years. I've been walking through their doors on a repetitive basis for over twenty-five years, back when they were located in the Knox-Henderson area of town. These days, Adelmo's is in Inwood Village. The menu has a varied selection of Italian favorites which are attractively priced and consistently prepared. You'll find the ambience pleasant and the crowd generally well-behaved. The wait staff are pro's who will never let you down in getting the service you deserve. Reservation times are generally available; thus, you won't need to book weeks in advance. And while I can't opine on their recent operations, a moving picture show at the Inwood Theatre is a short walk away. And who knows, based on the number of times I'm at Adelmo's enjoying Shrimp Capellini or the Chicken Milanese, you might even bump into me. And if you do, stop by, say "Hi," and offer to buy me an ice-cold Martini. Shaken, not stirred. Please.
Darrin
It our first visit to Adelmo's. We had a fantastic experience - from the service to the excellent food quality. We had the meatball appetizer, eggplant parm, chicken milanese and beef ravioli. All were excellent. Highly recommend Adelmos!
We went here for our second wedding anniversary while visiting Dallas. The food was four stars alone but the staff and ambiance made this a five star experience. We felt so special and well taken care of and were able to enjoy our meal in a relaxed manner. None of the staff had name tags otherwise I would name them all. The lady at the hostess station was very welcoming and wished us a happy anniversary as soon as we stepped in the door and again as we were leaving. The male waiter (I believe he was gay) was super friendly and stopped by our table to compliment my tattoos. Our waiter was an older Italian gentleman who was very attentive and went out of his way to explain the menu and make sure we had everything we needed. The male bartender stopped by our table personally to ask how I liked my espresso martini (which was hands down one of the best espresso martinis I've ever had). The fresh bread was yummy and the Cesar salads were very fresh and had homemade croutons. My lobster bisque was so good, creamy, and full of flavor. My husband got the meatball appetizer which was almost an entree in and of itself as it came with pasta too. The meatballs were definitely homemade and were full of flavor but were super crumbly and kept falling apart. My lasagna was amazing and my husband said the beef ravioli was good too. We were totally stuffed after our entrees but the wait staff brought out a complimentary piece of bread pudding that was served with vanilla ice-cream, caramel sauce and fresh strawberries to celebrate or anniversary. It was some of the best bread pudding I've had. We then got cannoli and tiramisu to go which we enjoyed the next day. When we opened the to go containers we were pleasantly surprised to see that great effort had been put into the presentation of even the to go desserts. I'm a big believer that you eat with your eyes first and that was a great treat the next day. The cannolis were large and had amazing flavor and my husband said his tiramisu was very good as well. We hope to be back the next time we are in town.
Wonderful evening. Charming restaurant with excellent food and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the best Italian restaurant I've ever eaten at in Dallas. The quality of their food and service was impeccable. It is quiet so and can carry on a conversation without screaming or asking "what did you say."
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very few places in Dallas like this. The veal scalopini is amazing. I've been a few times and recently ordered the shrimp cappelini, so delicious! Crab cakes are awesome with several accompaniments, and the smoked salmon is really great! Highly recommend this restaurant.
We celebrated my wife's birthday. We really like this restaurant b/c my wife has IBS and a lot of food allergies. All the food is made fresh and from scratch and so they are able to accommodate her needs. All the food tasted excellent. My wife thought the lasagna was among the best she had ever had. Flourless chocolate cake and cheese cake were fantastic. Jon made the entire evening very special. Aldemo's is definitely one of our favorites.
Our meal was wonderful! Food and service was top notch! We had stuffed mushrooms, lobster bisque, lasagna, filet of sole, veal scallopini, and shrimp capellini - all cleaned our plates! Had room for dessert: cheesecake, flourless chocolate cake, and bread pudding did not disappoint!
Excellent all around! Milanese was great. Crab cakes were great. Dessert was great. Loved the atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I visited Adelmo's with my 83 year old mother (her first time) to celebrate Valentine's Day and I'm so happy I did! I can't think of many other restaurants with this level of food, atmosphere, service, AND personal attention and care from the family owners and their established staff ALL at the same time. Adelmo's is an absolute neighborhood and Dallas gem! Thank you for remaining true to your vision all of these decades. Thank you! Thank you! We will be back.
Favorite place in Dallas! The food is great, the ambience is comfortable and the staff is wonderful! Adelmo was not there last night but his family made us feel at home just as he always has!
The best classic Italian food in Dallas. Ambiance is relaxed elegance. Every choice on the menu is delicious and - to use an overworked word - authentic. Especially, the dover sole, and the veal osso buco. Plus, like every self-respecting restaurateur, even the lower-priced wines are just fine. Dessert recommendation: the bread pudding.
Restaurantji Recommends
Solid Italian with upscale atmosphere. Great for groups. Good wine list and great service. Would
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bufala Mozzarella and Tomatoes, Tiramisu, Shrimp Capellini, Chicken Parmigiana, Mixed Greens Salad
Loved it!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very upscale restaurant. Awesome service. Food was very authentic. Loved the pasta.Make booking in advance. They are pretty famous and get booked up soon.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Truth be told, when it comes to dining out, I have a deep rotational list of joints that normally come into play when I have a hankering to let someone else do the cooking. I'd venture to say that my unwritten list of tried and true, go-to places that I draw from is somewhere around 50 eateries. Don't get me wrong....I do like to explore the new and the uncharted, but I do it more sparingly these days than I did a decade or two ago. Suffice it to say that I lean toward places where I know the food will be good, the menu varied and creative, and the service fail safe. And among that list of fifty or so restaurants, there's perhaps ten places that have earned a position of honor; that is, places so comfortable, reliable, and true that I tend to pop in for a meal every few weeks. Adelmo's has been on the hallowed list for a number of years. I've been walking through their doors on a repetitive basis for over twenty-five years, back when they were located in the Knox-Henderson area of town. These days, Adelmo's is in Inwood Village. The menu has a varied selection of Italian favorites which are attractively priced and consistently prepared. You'll find the ambience pleasant and the crowd generally well-behaved. The wait staff are pro's who will never let you down in getting the service you deserve. Reservation times are generally available; thus, you won't need to book weeks in advance. And while I can't opine on their recent operations, a moving picture show at the Inwood Theatre is a short walk away. And who knows, based on the number of times I'm at Adelmo's enjoying Shrimp Capellini or the Chicken Milanese, you might even bump into me. And if you do, stop by, say "Hi," and offer to buy me an ice-cold Martini. Shaken, not stirred. Please.
It our first visit to Adelmo's. We had a fantastic experience - from the service to the excellent food quality. We had the meatball appetizer, eggplant parm, chicken milanese and beef ravioli. All were excellent. Highly recommend Adelmos!