Il Fornaio - Greenwood Village

Great italian, not to mention a great atmosphere! high quality food and not obnoxiously overpriced. would make a great date night or happy hour spot.

Il Fornaio 's Festa Regionale offer is still one of the best deals in town. Our 3-course tasting menu was $31.95 each (it varies each month), which is basically a few bucks over the price of a single entree ordered a la carte. Plus, if you have a Festa card or use the new Il Fornaio app, you get a gift each month. This month was Sicilia and we received a can a mixed herbs. While you don 't need to order the tasting menu to sample the Festa menu of the month, we have always opted to go for the package deal. You get a soup or salad, a smaller-size pasta and a full secondi (entree). Both the soup (fava, garbanzo pinto bean) and Heirloom tomato salad were good. Normally the 'tasting ' portion for the pasta is about half-size. This time I got only a handful of ribbon pasta with 4 marble-size veal meatballs. That was a bit surprising and usually there is enough leftover to take home. Instead, I finished it literally in three bites. The entrees were enormous as always. I had the wild seabass roasted with fresh tomato sauce, green olives, pine nuts and raisins. It looked more like a baked casserole and though not what I had pictured, the fish was flaky and light. My dining companion has the wine-braised lamb shank and all I can say is an enormous leg of lamb appeared at our table. Even the waiter laughed at how huge it was. The lamb was tender and nicely prepared.  She opted to take most of it home and the waiter wrapped it in aluminum foil. It looked like a caveman 's club. The new Il Fornaio app still mystifies me and sometimes the staff, but we did muddle through and I received points for the meal which can be redeemed for items such as a free salad or dessert, eventually up to a full meal. All in all, a good meal at a fair price, which is a good deal in my book.

Cannelloni al Forno. This was absolutely fantastic. We had a dinner party of 20 people. The reservation was ready when we arrived. I ordered a Bellini to drink. It was overpriced, small and had no kick to it. I love the food; but not the drink.

The atmosphere is lovely, very warm, inviting, and tastefully done. We went to Il Fornaio (DTC) for a ladies night out/Denver Restaurant Week combo event. Originally our party was meant to be 8 to 10 people so we were seated at a family style table in the back of the restaurant next to a beautiful fireplace. It was surprisingly quiet for a Friday night but we didn't mind! Our server was top notch attentive, friendly, and helpful. She made excellent recommendations regarding the food and extensive wine list. The bread of mixed types, including focaccia was delicious with a perfect crust exterior and heavenly light inside. We shared a calamari appetizer that was hot and tasty but could have had a crispier finish. The dipping sauce had an excellent candidate tasty heat. The grilled Caesar with sardines was a highlight just know they drape 4 little sardines on there and they are salty! One person had cod, one person had the layered zucchini and two us had the duck. By all reports the cod was tender, the zucchini was okay. The duck was half the bird and not presliced in any way so it was difficult to eat. The sauce on the duck was good but I felt bad that I couldn't get to much of the meat. Dessert was okay but I wouldn't recommend either the canoli too much orange zest and the pastry was too dry or the bread pudding, sadly bland. If I go again, I will try something else. The wines were very good. The atmosphere was great. The back bar is extensive. There is seating outside for when warm weather arrives. Overall, a lovely place and I would go back.

Tour of Italy- Piemonte was excellent. Traditional 3 course meal paired with the perfect wine flight. Ambience is excellent, service fantastic. Can’t wait for the next regional menu!!! 7/6/18: Another fantastic meal at Il Fornaio. Regionale Venuto menu for July “YUM”! Dolci tidier for....As you can see, only prawn carcass left on our plates. Would have licked the dessert glass clean if there weren’t so many people around! Laura was delightfully funny and attentive.