Culinaria Restaurant — Restaurant in Delaware

My wife and I have been going here on and off since the opened. Revisited for my birthday the other night and it was great as usual. We both got items from the nightly special menu. I had the Apple cider glazed pork chop with poached pears, and my wife got the blackened shrimp. Both meals were top shelf. The full menu has changed slightly over the years, that's because every item on it is a winner. I can also recommend the, Black Bean Soup, Tomato Parmesan Soup, Iceberg Wedge salad, as starters and main courses the Crispy Chicken and the Rainbow Trout w/Almond Butter (these are my favorites but as I said everything is great). One item I am glad to see they have kept on the menu from day one is the Calf's Liver I don;t get it all the time but it is nice to know that a resultant still serves it. (I know a lot of people don't like liver but I grew up eating it and still love it). They have a full service bar. Wait staff is also some of the best in the area. There is plenty of parking although with the addition of Shellegn's just a couple of shops down I imagine parking will get a little more crowded. For those of you who can't get into Shellegn's give...

We always have a great experience at Culinaria. It's been a north Wilmo staple for years. Don't be fooled by its stripmall location; when you step inside you don't feel like you're in a stripmall. :-)

I always get the tomato parmesan soup and the steak and mashed potatoes, though their other offerings are more exciting than that sounds.

My only complaints are small:

1. it's drafty in the winter if you sit by either the back or front door
2. their baked desserts are not made onsite last time I checked-- and while decadent and brought in from a wonderful dessert place, they can sometimes taste a day old if you caught them on a non-delivery day (protip: order the gelato instead)
3. if it's crowded, your table will be close to another table. (If it's not crowded, it's no problem.)

I believe they're only open for dinner... no lunch,...

I took my son to celebrate his birthday on 11/7/2023. The food was excellent, and the ambience was like I was in a different city. A place like you would find in New York City. Trust me that is excellent by itself. As you know the best food in the world is in New York City. The only thing that I would say is that they are limited on deserts. If I would have known that I would have brought a birthday cake to celebrate my son's birthday. I also feel that I waitress was over weld doing double duty being the bartender as well as overlooking tables. But overall, it was a beautiful place to me I strongly recommend it to you! Plus, you won't leave hungry they give you a good amount of food. I really never...