The Bottom Line
- Entrees are excellent.
- Prompt, courteous service.
- Nice environment.
- Expensive.
Description
- Tomaso's dining room is simple but nice. The owner included his standard cherubs on the ceiling!
- There is a bar that's not very separated from the dining room. TVs in upscale restaurants bug me.
- This bar was not a 'meat market'. It seemed like just a few friends meeting for a happy hour snack.
- A sign read that appetizers were half price until 7 p.m., but that only applies to the bar area. :-(
- The bread at Tomaso's was a disappointment. Not warm, crust not crunchy.
- I feel that places that serve olive oil for bread should have fresh ground pepper. None offered.
- While we were there, a couple came in, sat down, looked at the menu and left. Sticker shock.
- This place seems to attract more of a middle aged crowd. I guess that's who can afford it!
- The entrees were excellent, and overshadowed those small negatives that were minor in comparison.
Guide Review - Tomaso's Italian Restaurant
My friends both liked the Fried Calamari appetizer better than I did. I found it a little over breaded, but at least it was tender and not chewy. Definitely a portion large enough for two to share. I enjoyed the Mediterranean Platter -- real anchovies! -- I enjoy the variety and the choices were light and very tasty. Again, large enough to share.
The entrees at Tomaso's were the highlight of the meal. The Lobster and Seafood Cioppino was wonderful, too huge to finish. The Scampi with Lobster Ravioli was different than typical scampi; it was more like a garlicky marsala sauce, and had mushrooms. Although I love traditional scampi, I'd go back for this entree again. The Osso Buco was also a hit, although my eating companion snagged some of my vegetables to go with it.
Here's a warning about Tomaso's web site: as of this writing it is incomplete (where's the dinner menu? where are the desserts?) and the prices are out of date. They are all higher now.
Tomaso's gets high ratings for their tiramisu--we tried a sample and it was excellent. We were just too full to order dessert!
If you check around (see link below for "Coupons and Discounts") you can sometimes find discounted certificates for Tomaso's.
We'll be going back to Tomaso's again, and we're looking forward to it.
