Carmela's Kingston — Restaurant in Kingston

My family and I walked in to celebrate my birthday. We split the Charcuterie Board and Arancini for starters. The Arancini was delicious; however, the Charcuterie Board was quite disappointing. Perhaps order a different appetizer? It was underwhelming to say the least. We then ordered dinner. Between the five of us we ordered the steak tips, pork chop, shrimp scampi and lobster ravioli. Everything was outstanding from presentation to flavor. I myself ordered the marinated steak tips medium with the mashed and mixed garden medley. Absolutely out of this world delicious. Finally I ordered the Creme Brulee for dessert and it was beyond amazing. Our server Jackie even wrote me a wonderful Happy Birthday message on my dessert plate using Raspberry sauce! Just a little personal touch that I very much appreciated. Thank you all! I highly recommend this location for the high quality food and charming atmosphere. This location is also directly off the highway so it is very convenient. I'm giving a strong 4 stars here. The only thing I will say is please water the table. No one should have to wait a half hour for water. Other then that it was fantastic and I look forward to returning...

Love this restaurant. I'm Italian and grew up eating very authentic Italian food and I have to say this place is very good. Close to what my grandmother used to make for Sunday dinners. Pasta dishes are great and they have some incredible seafood options. I've a lot from their menu over the course of several visits to Carmela's. Appetizers like the board with fig jam, parmesan cheese, crackers, prosciutto and more is delicious. I also order the calamari quite a bit and it comes with a nice marinara and banana pepper slices. I highly recommend both if you're looking for a starter to a good meal. Chicken parm is out of this world and I like to order the pasta woth either meatballs or Italian sausages which is a very simple dish but is so good I've ordered it time and time again. Both meatballs and sausages in a red sauce are incredible. I highly suggest if you're in the mood for Italian to give this restaurant a try. Also great service always and a good atmosphere for any occasion. That being said my family and I have had 2 birthday dinners here and both times we all had a great time...

Came here for my birthday dinner with my sister. It was extremely busy on Saturday night but the food was absolutely worth the wait. We ordered quite a few things. The fried calamari was absolutely to die for, it was so tender and crunchy, so fresh and delicious. We came here to talk but all we ended up talking about how good the food was. Then, we split a caesar salad together and the portion size was great for the price. Salad itself was great, one of the best caesars I've eaten. The bread itself was delicious and fluffy, and the oil dip was great too. For entrees we got Shrimp fettuccine and lobster ravioli and both were absolutely amazing. The food is fresh and even the pasta was fresh, the quality was so great for the experience and price. The espresso martinis are spectacular too. We didn't talk about much besides how good the food was and the prices are reasonable for the quality, try it out, seriously. Parking is a bit difficult if it's...