Carmen's Restaurant Inc

10/22/09

Great Early Bird Special

by antonio01 at Citysearch

Hello I just wanted to tell everyone about the early bird dinner special Carmens has. In today's economy its tough to go out to dinner but for $19.95 each we got a free glass of wine and sangria an appetizer, a choice of 12 entrees which I chose the pork Chops flamenca and it was huge and so tasty I saved one for the next day and my wife had the salmon in honey mustard...very good we also were given dessert and coffee...if that is not a deal I am not sure what is....very good highly recommend the place

• Pros: The Pork Chops

10/22/09

Fabulous Party

by benny77 at Citysearch

I recently attended a 60th surprise birthday party at Carmens and had a blast. Everything from the atmosphere to the service and the incredible food was just outstanding. We started with the garlic shrimp and the pulpo wich was fresh, abundant and delicious, then we ordered the mariscada in green sauce with lobster and the filet mignon carmen style which was one of the larges pieces of meat I have ever been given I beleive it was 16 ounces which normally they give you 8 - 10 ounces in most places. It was toped with cheese, muchrooms and gravy and it was just superb, tender and I even had left overs!!! Then we had two cappucinos and the vesuvious cake sooo good cheese cake and chocolate truffle WOW is all I can say. We love dthe party and the experiance so very much I just booked my daughters engagement party there for onlt $32.95 pp which includes unlimited sangria and soda as well as many other perks....I tell you what a steal!! You should check t out!

• Pros: Best party menus

09/01/08

TERRACE ON THE BEACH........and then came the dawn

by PARROTALK at Citysearch

The problem begins with being seated in the outdoor dining area on a hot summer day. No host or hostess? So you have to "go for it" and find a shaded table since umbrellas are at a minimum. The wait staff is plentiful. The coordination of same is pitiful. Raise your hand and wave......."I'm here".

Diet Coke, Pina Colada....OK. Iced Coffee......sorry, not on the menu. Wait....you can take a cup of coffee and pour it over a glass with ice in it.....HELLO!!!! The Lobster Paella was plentiful alas a bit salty. Probably contributed by the server dripping sweat. The Red Snapper was pretty but tasteless. The Fried Calamari was underdone and chewy. A house specialty, Carmen's Salad, displayed some rather dirty shrimp and crabmeat....hmm....was that really crabmeat.?

Carmen's has gotten some rave reviews in the past. For this diner, on this day, it was a laughable disaster.

Two Stars.

One for the view.

The other for my lovely daughter who paid the bill.

• Pros: By the sea....by the sea....by the beautiful sea.
• Cons: Service leaves a lot to be desired