Still in Palm Desert -- actually, I'm back and reminiscing. We visited Castelli's Italian Restaurant in Palm Desert, CA. This is a fantastic restaurant. The service is personable, the wine list is extensive, and the food is wonderful.
Since we had been overextending with appetizers, we went for the entrees early. I wish I'd tried one, but when you are eating out all the time, you don't want to ruin the meal with too much. I had the Godfather's Dinner: PRANZO DEL PADRINO. Described as "The Best of 3 Worlds! Tenderloin Beef Spiedini, Shrimp Scampi and Vitello alla Piccatina." Hey, this really was the best of the three. This way I could try a selection of their Italian fare. It was a great choice. The meal comes with a pasta dish. The basic pasta offered was with a marina sauce. I chose the Fettuccine Alfredo. It's supposed to be their signature pasta.
The Fettuccine Alfredo was stupendous. I'm a fan of white sauce (Northern Italian cuisine) and this was excellent. The pasta was homemade and the sauce tasted very rich and buttery--perfect. The focus of the restaurant was more Southern Italian, but I was pleased with the choices and the meal.
The presentation of the meal was excellent. The three meats were placed artfully on the plate. The scampi was like a lobster and very good. The veal was slightly over spiced, but authentic. The tenderloin was cooked properly and a great cut. I took the leftovers back for lunch and a very pleasant lunch it was. I can't remember what everyone else ate, but I was very pleased with my meal.
We ordered a bottle of their house Italian Chianti--it was a great choice. We also had the after dinner Cappuccino Roma. It was pleasant, but I liked the dinner best.
I was also pleased with the service. You can't go wrong at Castelli's--I want to go again.
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