Il Fornaio - Greenwood Village

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.

Food was Delicious, service was good. A little pricey, but it's a good experience. My friend had the Linguine and I had the Salmon .com

Higher-end restaurant. Don’t expect it to be cheap. Courteous staff, clean place, beautiful decor, and tasty food. I got a risotto con gamberi and a salmone a la griglia. Both were delicious. Each plate was about USD 25.00. That’s the average cost. A margherita pizza is one of the cheapest plates around USD 17-18.

Awesome food, great happy hour, vibrant bar scene, great service, plenty of meal choices. Great place to host a party too!! You won’t be disappointed.