Carlo's Tratoria

Undecided -  somethings were great, others not so great.

Went to Carlo's last night for the first time based on a recommendation.

Ambiance:  lacking, it's in a shopping mall - although the  interior is clean and  new, there's something missing, it's not cozy at all

Food: Mixed- meatballs were excellent, sauce was awesome, calamari was excellent, frutti di mare also excellent, the pesto and chicken, not so good.  very dry and chicken was a bit tough.  It was supposed to be fusilli, brought out some other sort of limp pasta without telling me, which was annoying.  Peanut butter Dessert was phenomenal.

Service: lazy, slow on refills (had to ask for a second beer), didn't bring dessert tray to our table to show us the desserts, didn't seemed engaged at all in our service.

Bathroom facilities - each only serves 1 at a time, major inconvenience, plus waited 10 minutes for what turned out to be a kitchen worker to exit...turn off  

Cost: pricy - $9 drinks, $10 apps $18 entrees, $6 dessert

A friend told me that Carlo's had good food.   He said it was a noisy place, but impressively good food.    So after a long car trip, my family and I figured that we would order a few pizzas to go.    What a disappointment.   Worse pizza that I have had in years.   I have to say, the place was packed which suggests that it has good food just as my friend mentioned.   It was noisy too, just as my friend mention.   So noisy that I'll bet it is frustrating to talk and listen.   Anyway, our pizza was to-go.   My recommendation, if you are thinking about pizza, don't get here.

Oh my god i just read the one and only review on Carlo's and i have to say these people are clueless! We could not have been happier or more impressed with the hostest to the bartender and most of all Bobby our waiter! The food was truly outstanding and the service was in a word perfection! As busy as they were last night we never felt rushed or ignored. the funniest part was both the bartender and our waiter said to save room for dessert and we were glad we listened to them! And to be perfectly honest we really thought the bill should have been higher! I have dined in many restaurants and have worked in the industry and I can say without reservation Carlo's is one of my top 5 restaurants in Dutchess County!  We loved this place and certainly will be back!