My wife and I went here for valentines day. The goat cheese and marinara was good tasting, but cold. Although my wife loved the 4 cheese pasta, my seafood paella was less than desirable. For $17 I expected an adequate portion of each seafood offering. I got a very large bowl of rice with a few shrimp, mussels, and clams. No fish and no scallops, which were both listed in the description on the menu. It's a Mediterranean restaurant but if I ever go here again I'll just get a pizza. They seem to do Italian food right.
Review Source:The full-size Greek nachos and pork saltimbocca would have been plenty for us...but we added the Greek salad and bread pudding anyway :)
a nice Greek twist on an old Mexican favorite - lightly toasted pita instead of tortilla chips, ground lamb, feta, onions, sour cream topped generously with fresh baby spinach leaves - more than enough to share
Greek salad with light dressing, feta, and olives on baby spinach
bread pudding had a nice toasted top drizzled with honey over a dense soaked-bread base.
now a regular favorite returned to on a whim, to take out-of-town guests, as well as to celebrate special occasions.
Special dinner theater features on some nights in their upstairs banquet room.
nice being able to reserve a table through OpenTable...I would recommend making a reservation as it fills up quickly esp. on weekends.
home delivery available through 3rd party service.
I had been here once or twice when it first opened and hadn't been back because it somehow never made it into my "regular rotation" because my husband is not a big tapas fan. Last night I went with a friend and we had a very pleasant dinner. We enjoyed every single item that we ordered, the service was knowledgeable (someone had spent time training our waiter) and friendly, and the ambiance was pleasant.
We started with the Serrano Figs (figs wrapped in Serrano Ham) and the Lamb Croquettes. We added the Roasted Potatoes and the Goat Cheese Crostini. For dessert we had a Peanut butter chocolate mousse and Bread pudding. Everything was very good. They also have a  nice wine list with lots of Spanish and Italian wines. They have house wines by the glass as well as three selections from the wine list.
We had the 4 tapas, 2 desserts, 2 glasses of wine, and 1 coffee and our bill was $55 plus tip.
I decided to switch things up a bit on a Saturday night and get some high end takeout. I usually pass Adelino's but I've never had the chance to go in, so I figured "Why not?" and ordered some garlic shrimp with couscous and hummus with pita though HungryBoiler. The total bill was $25 per person.
The delivery guy took about 2 hours to get to my house, when I finally got the food it was cold. The portion size was laughable- and I'm a woman. It was barely enough to fill me and I had to eat a snack while I was waiting for the delivery guy to get here. So needless to say after eating the shrimp I was excited to get down to the hummus. I can honestly say that the hummus is the most awful hummus I have ever eaten. There is no garlic, seasoning or anything for that matter. Its just straight chickpeas. Its even lacking salt ! Even my sister, who will eat anything when hungry, screwed up her face when she took a bite. I will probably have to redo the hummus or use it in a sandwich.
Very disappointing and I wish I had tried them in house because at least there I could have sent my food back. This feels like a complete waste of money. I will not be reordering or going to this restaurant in the future.
I really like the menu and the atmosphere. My boyfriend and I enjoyed a romantic night with a bottle of wine and several tapas dishes. The server did not open the wine at the table which he said was something traditional and was a way that they showed trust and friendship or something? sounded kind of weird to us. Also, the shrimp were REALLY spicy like almost unable to eat them, and the croquettes were a little burnt. The second time we went, the experience was similar. Nice variety and wine but not the best service or quality of food.
Review Source:For a place claiming to be "Old World" I was not impressed. The sausage and chicken were both dry (I had to load up on sauce). Just overall not impressive. The food looked and felt like something I could make at home for a quarter of the price! Now the restaurant decor and atmosphere was fantastic. But as far as Italian cooking goes, I've experienced better.
Review Source:This is by far, my favorite restaurant in town! Love the atmosphere and the option for entrees or small plates. We have never had bad service, everyone is knowledgable. I do recommend going earlier as they have a tendency to run out of their best sellers by the end of the night. It is pricier but well worth it. I recommend the sangria, boar ribs, moussaka, and lamb kabobs to name just a few. And every desert is delish! Every time my husband asks me where I want to go for one of our "nicer" dinners, Adelino's is my first choice. Yum!
Review Source:Jon C. and I had tried Adelino's a couple years back and enjoyed it - we found ourselves wanting to go back for a little nibble and a little vino so we could check out their menu and review them 'properly' =)
The bar and the inside is lush with gorgeous woodwork - I think the bar is one of the prettiest that I've ever had the honor to sit at. Â The wood is warm and inviting and begs you to stay for another beer, a little more nosh... a little more conversation..
Adelino's has a large menu with tapas, appetizers, entrees, desserts and 'family dining' meals. Â The country of origin of each dish is noted on the menu and most regions around the Mediterranean are very nicely represented. =) Â There are quite a few options that vegetarians, those cutting down on fats and those who prefer to eat lower starch can choose from. Â We were told they had a gluten-free menu, which I am VERY interested in exploring!
The family dining meals are the most interesting thing about Adelino's, in my opinion. They have a variety of meats, or vegetables, or both, served on one plate so each person can grab what they like.
One family dining plate is simply called "Meats on a Stick" and has a VERY large amount of various meats on.. you guessed it!.. sticks! Â Well wooden skewers, but 'sticks' is funnier! =) Â All over a nice bed of couscous. Â Â We had this dish a few years back, and will be revisiting it soon, I think. Â It's not an inexpensive selection, but their meats are very high quality and their food is nicely done.
What we sampled on this visit was the Serrano Ham plate (which is shaved serrano ham, 3 other chorizos, along with Quince and various crackers/breads) and wine. Â The wine menu is fairly substantial - at any time they have 6 red wines and 6 white wines available by the glass. Â We love reds, especially in the winter and with charcuterie, so we asked for a suggestion and got a perfect one for us. Â A very nice complex tannin-y red. Â Yes. =) Â The price for each glass was $7.50 and that's around average for a wine of that quality in our area. Â
Since I declined the wheat items on the serrano ham plate, I didn't photograph it to add to Yelp. That wouldn't be fair, as the presentation looked less luxurious without them. Â They were definitely still high in what Jon C. and I call "Vitamin Y" ('Yum!'). Â I would have liked to see more meats, or slightly more substantial servings of one of the 'less pricey' meats for the $14.95 that it cost. Â I'm certain that if I was a wheat eater, the full spread would have seemed like a better price. Â No complaints about the meats, I'm still slightly drooling over that serrano ham and one of the very complex smoked Spanish chorizo selections.
The next not-post-dinner visit will probably be to splurge on their "Meat on a Stick" plate. Â There's something *wonderfully* primal about ripping meat off a skewer and eating it. Â While I haven't had a fully representative selection from their menu, this is my favorite dish by far.
The next post-dinner visit may find us splurging on their fruit and cheese plate. Â Nothing that makes me happier post-dinner than a good wine, gorgeous decor and fruit/cheese!
Widely varied choices and plenty of vegetarian options. Although beware...if you're a vegetarian there are a few items that don't list the fact that they have bacon crumbles, so you might want to ask.
Get the Zucchini Chips and ask for extra lemon aioli. Two thumbs up on the Sautéed Veggie Medley. And the Sangria was perfect and flavorful.
We'll definitely be back next time we visit our son at Purdue.
The in-laws were in town last weekend for a visit and took our family out to Adelino's for dinner. Â This was our first time inside and we were impressed with the taverna-style decor. Â It would have been nice to sit by a window, but unfortunately that's the bar area, and we had a couple of toddlers in tow that night. Â So off to the banquettes in back, which turned out to be pleasantly comfortable anyway.
Our waitress had an affable attitude, knowledgeable yet casual. Â We opted to do things tapas-style in order to sample as much as we could from the menu. Â We also ordered one serving of seafood paella for the table to share. Â So the tapas: tangy green beans, breaded eggplant, spicy sausage, couscous, and crostini. Â Everything was tasty, competently made, but nothing stood out as amazing. Â
My 5-year-old has apparently developed quite a taste for seafood (like her old man) and she simply inhaled the mussels, clams, and squid tentacles (her favorite) from the paella. Â And with good reason - the mollusks were fresh and perfectly cooked, as were the large crustaceans (aka shrimp). Â More of those would have been nice - while there were a good half-dozen mussels & clams each, I only counted three shrimp. Â The rice was cooked in a soothing broth that was just a wee bit on the salty side.
Then on to dessert: tres leches cake, charlemagne torte and bread pudding. Â Though pedestrian in name, all of us agreed that the bread pudding was the best we'd ever had. Â A perfectly caramelized top, warm, dense yet also smoothly fluffy. Â Not the soggy mess that sometimes appears bearing that moniker.
Prices are reasonable for a downtown location and convivial ambiance. Â We'll probably be back to sample some of their dinner offerings this summer.
The Adelino's lunchtime buffet is awesome. I refuse to go there any other time, which I think defeats their intended purpose of the buffet--you're supposed to sample all their entrees, and then want to come back for more at dinnertime, right? Instead, I love having little tastes of everything for lunch. Especially the churros--make sure you don't skip the churros at the end!
There's never a wait for a table at lunch and it seems empty pretty much every time I go. It's a quick-lunch because the servers bring you drinks but it's a self-serve buffet, so you set your own pace for lunch.
My son loves this place and we visited on a Saturday night at about 8. The place was moderately busy and we ended up with a table near the back, where the kitchen is visible. The wait staff was a little slow and not quite as well informed as I would have expected. We elected to try a range of tapas and small plates.
Drinks from the bar were good, and the flight of wine was interesting. If you want to review the wines in detail (I don't know anything about Spanish and European wines), then you will probably need to ask for someone that is familiar with the wine list. Our server was unprepared to go much further than "white versus red."
The spiced almonds were good but roasted a little too long. The spice was really nice, but there was a slight burnt flavor to them too. Too bad. The marinated olives were good as were the mushrooms.
Sample the menu and enjoy your time here. We will go back - it is a nice place to spend the evening. For three of us, including cocktails and a flight of wine for the table, we spent about 100 bucks.
I really wanted to like this restaurant.
It has a charming bar and dining area with views of the kitchen. Sadly, when we walked in, they sat us in the back corner next to the waiter's station, though there were only 4 tables filled.
The "bread" which was freezer burnt and stale came in a paper tray like the ones you get at a carnival. The waitress was rude and didn't know anything about the menu or the wines. The food, mediocre.
I would go back on a Thursday for music and a drink, but I wouldn't eat here again.
Unique dining experiences for Lafayette. Â It was a nice atmosphere upon entering the restaurant for dinner with four others. Â Our server was amazing with his detailed explanations and patience. Â The meal started out with flatbread and a "make-it-yourself" dipping sauce (olive oil, balsamic vinegar, herbs/spice mixture, salt, and pepper). Â It sounds impressive, but it really wasn't. Â They should just offer breadsticks, garlic bread, or something similar. Â Because the stale flatbread just didn't do it for me. Â
They have a VERY extensive menu. Â Most if it sounds very appetizing and is reasonably priced. Â Here were the hit and miss items we tried for ~$110 before tip.
Hit: Adelino's House Bottle of White Zin, Breast of Duckling - the sauce was amazing! (just wish the duck skin was crispy); Boar Ribs
Needs work: Â Seafood Pescatore - pasta was mushy, the port wine borghese marinara sauce was missing elements of flavor, the "scallops" were basically one large scallop torn up into pieces and not cooked properly because the consistency was unappealing, served dead shellfish (a clam buried underneath did not open)...pros were the calamari and shrimp that was perfectly cooked and tender; Crab & Tuna Cakes - too heavy and too much filler.
Also to note, our food did not come out at the same time, which our server did warn us. Â It's just kind of annoying to wait for food to get cold, while others are waiting for their dishes. Â
Hopefully, I can return one day and tryout the Seafood Paella to be  thoroughly impressed.
I would love nothing more than to LIKE Adelino's.
It's original for a restaurant in Lafayette. The atmosphere is fun, with a big open kitchen,and kitchy "old world" decor. The wait staff is always pleasant, though a bit on the slow side. And, even though they give you more ice than sangria, the sangria is amazing. However, every time I go, I am severely disappointed.
I find myself coming back to Adelino's from time to time, because of how much I want them to prove me wrong and get it right.At this point I've tried every vegetarian option on their menu.
The cheese plate and roasted goat cheese are by far the best dishes i have had. However, the following are dishes I would definitely stay away from:
Gazpacho: typically one of my favorite dishes to eat in the summer. STAY AWAY from the dish at Adelino's. The amount of garlic used is enough to make you sick. And well, since you can't taste anything else, it's safe to say this dish is equivalent to a bowl of pureed Garlic.
Rice Pudding: Another dish that I could eat a million different ways and be happy, Adelino's version just gets it all wrong. The main components are Frangelico and lemon. LOTS of lemon. While both flavors would have been good on their own, or with something more complimentary to the flavor profile, together they're at once boring and nonsensical.
I could go on about dishes that miss their mark at Adelino's, but I understand that the restaurant is still sort of new. My recommendation to them would be to sit down and take a good hard look at the recipes. Because with a little bit of work, this restaurant could be amazing.
This is by far my favorite restaurant in the Lafayette area. Â This happened to be the first place I ever ate when I moved here and I have been taking my friends to it ever since! Â We have tried the goat cheese crustini, meatball marinara and asparagus just to name a few and they were delicious. Â The chef combines sweet and savory flavors very well. Â While some dishes are more adventurous than others, they were all enjoyable. Â The tapas style of this restaurant is great to try many of their different food choices and is wonderful for a great social dinner with friends or family as the natural style of sharing dishes lengthens the time at dinner and adds great conversation. Â Can't wait to go back again!
Review Source:I've been aware of this place after Maize closed. Â I went for lunch one day and they pretty much had a sandwich menu. Â Nothing impressive. Â My manager at work mentioned that he tried it one evening and commented about their lunch buffet being advertised. Â I decided it would be a good opportunity to sample their menu. Â As I progressed into the different food items, NOTHING stood out as being good. Â At best, some of the items were fair while others were barely palatable....to the point where I gulped down massive water just to remove the taste from my mouth. Â
Normally, I favor independent restaurants. If this place closed down, I certainly wouldn't miss it and would look forward to some other eatery taking its place.
Adelino's is in the space of the old Maize restaurant... The tapas was surprisingly good. We had the Moussaka, the asparagus, goat cheese crostini, and chorizo and bacon potato cakes. Only complaint, the crostini bread was a bit thick for crostini...The moussaka and bacon/potato cakes were great! Sadly, the restaurant wasn't busy. I hope the restaurant can survive in Lafayette...
Review Source:I've eaten here three times, and I've enjoyed some good food each time, but also there has been some missed opportunities with the food each time, as well. I can't even remember all the things I've eaten here, but I do remember a few things. The pizzas are huge, but that's mainly because its about an inch thick of bread/crust and some toppings on top. I wouldn't say it's bad, but it's not really good either. We had calamari one time, as well, which were pretty good, but you should be aware that they are not fried, and I think they were braised. This didn't catch the eye of my friend who ordered it, so I was the only one who ate any of it. We had roasted potatoes which were delicious, but I think that's due to the killer amount of seasoning salt on them. I've had the fruit and nut plate, which purports fig bread, quince bread, grapes, spicy almonds, and something else. It was good, but I guarantee it was all from a package and none of it was prepared in house. I've had the cheese plate which was surprisingly plentiful for $10 or $11, so that was good. I've had many of the roasted vegetable plates which were also really good, but I must still say, they were nothing exceptional.
Review Source:We actually went to this restaurant on a whim because another one was closed. It was one of THE MOST AMAZING MEALS that I have EVER had. The plating was awesome. Our main dish had a small fire pot in the middle! The meat skewers were extremely tender and the sauces on top made it even better. I still cannot believe how good this place was. The passionate waitstaff was also extremely cool. They were telling us stories about the places history and described the menu items in a way that I can only describe to you as culinary pornography. The real kicker is that you get all of this food which is far better than anything I've had in Chicago for far less than Chicago prices. My family of four got a salad, a vegetable dish, a main tray of meat, (which was huge), a desert and beverages for a little more than $60!!!! Please I implore you, go to Adelino's. P.S. Try the pork brochette and the gelatto for desert.
Review Source:Visiting here on business again and glad to discover my new favorite local eatery - this one supplants Bistro 501 down the street.
Friendly staff, delicious drinks ($5 St. Germain and soda on Monday nights - if you haven't tried it before, give this one a shot), and excellent food (albeit on the pricey side for this town) combine for a thoroughly satisfying experience. Â The place was mostly empty on a Monday night so I ended up eating at the bar next to the owner and some other employees. Â They were all good guys, excellent customer service and well prepared food. Â I'll be back again.
Just went to Adelino's tonight, and we really enjoyed our experience. Â The waiter was very helpful and friendly, as were all the employees it seemed.
We tried the zucchini chips, crab and tuna cakes, and an order of sausage linguine. Â Everything was really tasty, and the sangria we had with our meal made it even better. Â The portions were pretty good since we did not have room for desert. Â We look forward to trying more things in the future. Â
I give them 5 stars because there isn't a restaurant like it in the area (i.e. it's a tapas restaurant), and they do a really nice job with their service, ambiance, and menu.
Adelino's is the newest resident of the downtown location formerly home to Maize. I had initially heard that it was a tapas restaurant, and then later that it was Italian, which I guess were both right as it was Mediterranean tapas. The restauant's decor was nice - slightly dim with kind of an Italian vinyard feel. The only downside I noticed was that it was really hot in the dining area.
For those unfamiliar with tapas, the idea is that you get several small dishes and everyone shares. Adelino's offers most of their entrees in small, tapas size which ranged in price from around $8 to around $13, as well as a larger family size for $30-$45 that would serve several.
Probably the most positive part of this place for me was the size and variety of the menu. There were many simple vegetable dishes, pastas, and some less ordinary seafood and meat items like swordfish and duckling. Additionally there are weekly specials, such as "Pizza and a pitcher monday", which we got.
On the downside, while the food looked pretty, it wasn't as tasty as the prices might have suggested. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad by any means, but I think $25 toward a pizza and pitcher would have been better spent at Puccini's or Bruno's. Adelino's pizza was large, in a deep dish configuration with 8 slices, but was mostly dough with a thin sauce and very little toppings. The other dishes we got were similarly good, but not great. The Mahi-mahi came with two small skewers of grilled fish with a sweet, red sauce served over diced cucumbers, tomatoes and onions. The shrimp pasta was a larger portion, and again, good, but not excellent.
Overall, Adelino's is a cool restaurant. It's got a good vibe and friendly staff. A place like this would be ideal for a first date, a special occasion or a starting point for a payday celebration evening with some friends. I wouldn't eat here regularly, and personally if I was dropping this much money I would go somewhere with food I enjoyed more, but Adelino's offers enough options to please someone in every group and could add some variety in your downtown dining routine.
Had a lovely 2 hour dinner with 5 other people on a weeknight, and our waitress and the rest of the wait staff was impressive - absolutely impeccable service, best I've had at any restaurant in Lafayette. As the previous reviewer states, this is a very welcome addition to Lafayette's dining scene. We sampled many of the dishes, including olives, stuffed red pepper, duckling, steak, a shrimp/pasta dish, asparagus, meatballs and dessert. Everything we tried was outstanding, including the desserts (Churros, Charlemagne, Pistachio Mousse). The portions were sized well, and for 6 people we usually did OK with the smaller portions (we were sampling a lot of dishes!). The large portion of the shrimp dish that we ordered was HUGE, almost too large for 6 of us. Pricing was fair, but some of the prices seemed a bit expensive, just as the previous reviewer states. They also have a nice selection of speciality cane-sugar soda, which made me very happy! I can't wait to take more people to Adelino's, I'm officialy a fan. It's a great place for a special night out. They also cater to larger family-style parties very well, lots of seating for that.
Review Source:Adelino's is a welcome addition to the Lafayette dining scene.  The décor is a bit more adventurous than Maize, the previous inhabitant of the space, and our dining adventure began with savory herb flat bread accompanied by some olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and herbs.  Our waiter recommended that we start with the Baked Goat Cheese, so we did.  It was good, I would order it again, but it was perhaps a little heavy on the marinara sauce and the portion size was a bit much for two people.
The Crab & Tuna Cakes were very tasty and flavorful. Â The mushy texture of the inside was sub-par, but the outer layer was perfectly crispy and the overall flavor really made it a tasty dish. Â It was topped with a Red Pepper Aioli that was good, but could have had slightly more punch to it.
The Chili Scallops was the best item we ordered. Â The Corn and Black Bean Salsa and associated sauce made the dish, but it is worth noting that the scallops were also cooked perfectly. Â The only thing that kept it from being 100% perfect is that for $12, one might expect the four scallops to be a little bigger in size; a couple of them were fairly small.
The Tortilla Espanola was underwhelming. Â Admittedly, there are various versions of this dish throughout Spain, but the bacon in this particular rendition was detrimental because it dominated any other flavors that may have been present. Â
We ended the night with churros, they were outstanding. Â The strawberry filled churros dunked in a strawberry cream are definitely a NOT-TO-MISS dish.
The wine list had several reasonably priced offerings, although the selection of Spanish reds was almost embarrassing for a tapas restaurant. Â Don't get me wrong, the Vega wines are good, at least one, if not two, rightfully deserve a place on the menu. Â However, a tapas restaurant cannot allow their entire offering of Spanish reds to come from a single winery. Â Given the number of great Spanish wines at reasonable prices, a tapas restaurant should at least have one red from each Rioja, Ribera del Duero and perhaps one or two other lesser known regions like Toro or Jumilla. Â Also, it would helpful to have the wine list reflect these appellations, rather than just 'Spain.'
The other general criticism is that they still need to work out a few kinks on the prices of certain items; some of the prices were perfectly reasonable, others were definitely high. Â For example, $6 for olives is crazy. Â Most tapas restaurants, even in much pricier locations, price this dish around $3. Â My personal opinion is that most tapas should be sized to come in between $6 and $9 but several go in to the double digits here.
The service was great, the waiter we had was more than welcoming. Â He discussed the dishes with us thoroughly and asked our thoughts about the flavors. Â The general ambiance was casual and lively, which reminded me of places I've visited in Madrid. Â It's nice when a place captures the idea that great food can be served without the pretentions and I think they struck that tone perfectly. Â I am definitely excited to have this place in town. Â It is a great place to get together with friends or to bring family when they visit.
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