Carluccio’s Italian Restaurant – Avenues Mall, Kuwait: Situated inside The Avenues, Kuwait’s largest mall, Carluccio’s is one of TheAvenue’s restaurants that are making a buzz in dining circles. The restaurant is part of a large chain of restaurants that hail from London and is located on the 2nd floor of the mall, above Forever 21. Priding itself of its authentic Italian cuisine, we decided to see for ourselves if the hype is worth it.

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Carluccio’s is a large, open restaurant with a large wall of windows that brightly illuminate the interior during the day. It has an open kitchen giving guests the chance to see the chefs at work. The overall vibe of the restaurant is casual, and it pretty much feels like your typical mall eatery, but maybe a bit more upscale.

Service was great, even on a packed Saturday afternoon. It had a very traditional Italian menu, with a host of dishes to choose from. From salads to first courses, pasta, side dishes, and everything in–between, the vast selection can be quite overwhelming for first-timers.

We started our dinner with a simple Margherita pizza to serve as an appetizer. Though it was good, it wasn’t mind blowingly amazing (hint: for the best pizza in Kuwait, check out Solo Pizza.)

For our main course, we ordered the Pasta Arrabiata, but added our own little twist – a little cream to make it a rose sauce, along with chicken and made it a little spicy. It was presented well, very saucy and looked really good, though the chicken serving could have been more. After one bite, was it any special? One word: commercial. Not saying it was bad, but it just didn’t taste authentic, homemade nor traditional tasting (which are what I want my Italian fare to be), it was simply commercial.

So, is Callucio’s a place I would go back to? In a word, yes. But is it a place I’d go out of the way for? Nope. So what do we rate this mediocre Italian restaurant in Kuwait Almost Bombastic.

What I liked: The service, wide selection of menu items

What I didn’t like: The food was commercial

Rating: Almost Bombastic

Address and Telephone Number:
Carluccio’s
The Avenues Mall
Phase 1, above Forever 21
Al Rai, Kuwait
Tel: +965 2259 7310

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