Marie S.
Yelp
I came to Tutto Carne for a Thursday dinner with my friend, my other friend, and my friend's mom. We had never been and were fairly unfamiliar with the menu, but excited to try this new Little Italy steakhouse! The restaurant is small but quite swanky and quirky. They have dark walls, mismatched plates, and a general vintage vibe - pretty perfect for a classy evening out in my opinion. Our waitress Hannah and Angela (perhaps the manager) were very helpful in talking us through the menu. It was pretty clear that customers before us had some confusion with how this restaurant operates, but they gave us a nice summary of what they recommended and how to order for our party of 4.
My two friends each got a cocktail (The Merlin and The Girl with the Obstructed Vieux Tattoo) and they said that they were fine - a little on the sweet side for their preferences but okay, just not showstopping. They brought us bread from Fluffy Duck and butter with olive oil and I believe breadcrumbs and salt (?). My first bite was a LOT of salt which covered up the taste of the bread - every bite I took after was a bit more intentional and avoiding a lot of the garnish on the butter/olive oil improved the experience and I can confirm that the bread was good.
For appetizers we got the Tiny Vegetable Garden, a caesar salad, and a wedge salad split for the table. We only got the salads because we were advised that 1 salad would not be enough. I think we would've been fine with just the wedge salad between the 4 of us because our goal was to try more of the entrees/sides. Only complaints on the salads were they were dripping in dressing, and it was a bit much for my taste. We LOVED the Tiny Vegetable Garden. Micro-turnips and carrots come in a terracotta pot with ricotta and "edible dirt" which is basically a seasoning blend, along with some bread. It was so unique and the edible dirt-ricotta blend was quite delicious, perfect with the vegetables and bread. There definitely could've been more vegetables in our terracotta pot given there was a healthy portion of ricotta and not much to eat it with, but overall an adorable start to our meal.
For our mains, we split a 29 oz chateaubriand steak (they have a chalkboard with "large format steaks" and you can select a given cut/size for $5/oz that they slice and serve family style, with chateaubriand really being the only option with smaller sizes), spaghetti carbonara, gnocchi (ordered because Hannah and Angela spoke very highly of it and my friend's mom felt we needed to try it), pommes puree, and charred asparagus. I felt our meal was nicely balanced. The chateaubriand was incredibly tender and a great size for our party. The sides were a nice pairing - the asparagus was exactly what you expect and the pommes puree was nice and a little sweet which I thought would be offputting but I enjoyed. The pastas were great. The carbonara is a traditional carbonara without butter or cream but was still very buttery and creamy, with nice quality guanciale. The gnocchi was definitely some of the better gnocchi that I had - it was soft and had a nice bolognese sauce.
The only dessert we wanted was tiramisu but they were out, so that was a disappointing end to our nice night out, but overall, I had a great experience at Tutto Carne (if I could give it 4.5 stars I probably would since there were only a few hiccups). It's definitely on the pricey side, and it was hard for us to know what/how much to get as it was our first time. I would certainly come back (as would the other members of my entourage) and get the Tiny Vegetable Garden, a steak, and some sides, maybe pasta if I was extra hungry - skip on the cocktails and salads. If you're looking for a fancy evening out I would recommend checking this spot out!