Valentino's Cucina Italiana

Best restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. The ambiance, the service, the food..top notch!!!  Save room for dessert! The best chocolate mouse ever.. !..I want to try everything on the menu...cannot wait to go back.. Did I tell you to save room for dessert?

Great option for vegetarians. The chef creates dishes for us every time we visit. I never leave disappointed.

We went there twice, once on a Saturday night and again on Monday.  Saturday night the place was packed but service was still attentive.  The sausage rigatoni and the osso buco cavatelli were both divine.  On Monday there were only maybe 20 people there so we sat at a bar by the kitchen and watched the chef, Giovanni, at work.  The gnocchi with goat meat was amazing.  The meat was delicious and tender.  The potato gnocchi with lobster was also delicious.  The wine list is excellent.  The portions are normal sized.  The prices are appropriate given the quality of the food and the level of service.

I wouldn't come here with small children but there was a table near us on Saturday where parents had brought their pre-teenagers and they all seemed to have a good time.