Marcello's

Stopped by for my daughter's 20th birthday. This was our first visit and everything was excellent. We had 3 different dishes and it was well portioned and perfectly cooked. The service was great as well.

Seth is one of the best servers I have ever had. Seriously. He was attentive, friendly, made suggestions when I asked, and brought me several wine tastings. Couldn't ask for better. The food was utterly amazing!

What a hidden gem!! Definitely the best restaurant in Covington and maybe the best Italian in the whole state!! Very small quaint, cozy and welcoming Italian restaurant that you will drive by as we have many times but be wise and stop for dinner. They have a patio we are anxious to try. The service is top notch in that they can't do enough to make your experience a good one. They may not all be well versed in the Italian menu and culture (like grappa) but they will find out for you!! The wine list was the most interesting! It is like cruising in a wine shop with the prices on the bottles and you just choose your wine. That was so much fun and we found a great bargain on a Premier Grand Cru. The menu has all the Italian favorites, making choices difficult. Know while making your choices that portions are large and it is all authentic and well prepared. We had the side of Saffron Risotto to start and that was perfectly prepared (so hard to find) which paired well with the wine. We had salads, one house and one cesar both very nice. I would not order those again because I needed room for the other food but being married to an Italian he loves to eat in courses, so.... My husband had the Eggplant Parm which was to die for and I had the seafood pasta with a mushroom sherry cream sauce, again perfectly prepared with mounds of shrimp, lobster and seafood. I ended up taking most of it home but it was actally fresh and wonderful the next day!! We of course had disgestives and they did have grappa and espresso much to my husbands delight! We shared tiramisu which we could not finish but then tasting is a thing. It was a culinary experience like you would expect in Italy. You should not miss!! It would be perfect for a cozy Romantic date night or a great place for a dinner with family or friends! Reserve ahead - It is small and likely fills up way ahead.

Wonderful meal. We started out with a wonderful calamari appetizer and bread which was delicious. I had a seafood pasta with crab, lobster and shrimp that was outstanding. My wife had the chicken parmigiana which was wonderful. Great happy hour of half off wine by the glass and half off appetizers until 6:00. I definitely will be back.