Tarantino Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Westport

Clearly The Best! I had an opportunity to dine at Tarantino's twice last week thanks to some generous friends. Each time, the food was incredible, the host, Franco as well as Frank, the owner, so warmly welcoming and accommodating - something I observed with all the diners each time. Even the simplest dishes are prepared carefully, with perfectly balanced flavors. Some of the most memorable dishes we had Saturday night were the broccoli rabe with sausage over grilled polenta, vitello tonnato. a super fresh seafood salad and paccheri (like very fat rigatoni) with mussels. The main courses were even better - pan roasted pork chop that literally didn't require any effort to cut with only a fork, venison loin with green peppercorn sauce and grilled snapper. Thursday night was sautéed soft shell crabs - again absolute perfection!! As we all know, dining out has become an expensive proposition, but there is great value in beautifully prepared and presented food where every bite is enjoyable in a convivial yet cozy atmosphere. Do not miss...

I've been going there for a few years now, seeking that traditional homey Italian food, with the twist of a professional chef and his crew, and I am always happy there. Simply put. Familiar faces always welcome you in, remember what you like, and the staff will greet you at the table and sometimes celebrate with you, whatever it is. I brought my mother there for mother's day last year and she and I must have spent 5 hours there. We look forward to doing it every year at Tarantinos. I'm often at the bar, where It frequently becomes one large conversation; an important injunction written on the wall says essentially "put down your phone and enjoy what's in front of you" And I couldn't agree more. Try different things on the menu and you'll find plenty of solid go tos. It's a good place to have a few courses of feel good food and delight in the company. Here's to many more years! Try it out...

Ordered lunch take-out for 2 people. Salmon entree and Pollo Balsamico. Quality was overall very acceptable for fish and chicken, but portions were not. Very small portions. Chicken entree came with 2 small pieces of broccoli. Salmon came with 2 pieces of broccoli. Neither came with a side - need to offer options to add rice, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, risotto, macaroni, garlic bread, french fries, chips even? It needed a side- some type of starch or filler. I’d be more than happy to pay a few dollars extra per meal if it included a side as most other competitors include this. It should include a side. We’re heading over to Pizza Lyfe to grab a slice of pizza now so we can feel like we ate a filling meal. We are not heavy eaters, we are accustomed to light fare. However, this was not a...