Carmine's Trattoria

"We are blessed to live close to Carmine's Trattoria. Giuseppe and staff are as awesome as the food. If you're ever in Walterboro, South Carolina stop on by or miss out on authentic Italian cuisine !!! P.S. and dessert!!!"

"Quaint. Service was confusing. We had two waitresses that kept switching on and off. Couldn't figure out who was taking our order. One was more knowledgeable than the other so I suspect that one was training. Food was good but not exceptional. It was not busy when we were there so that was not a reflection of service or quality. Mom"

"I concur with another reviewer, if you are a local it is a 5 star establishment. If you have ate classic Italian food, it’s a 3 star establishment. Carmine’s doesn’t offer tea (sweet/unsweet) as a beverage. Ordered the mussels. Came out quick, but they were definitely over cooked. I tried hard to love them and continued eating them, but they were really chewy and got stuck in my teeth. I changed my mind ordering the linguine with muscles. The bread served with them was delicious. We ordered the veal marsala and split it. It took a while to be delivered to the table but it was worth the wait. The sauce was very good and the veal wasn’t overcooked like I expected after the mussels. We also ordered the homemade cheesecake. It was delicious. When we received our check and went to pay with AMEX, it was declined. We didn’t know they didn’t take AMEX and when I looked on the door, it was posted in really small letters with what looked like a label maker. TL;DR: Pass on the mussels, the veal marsala is good. Homemade cheesecake is delicious!"

"If you are local it's a 5...but if you're from anywhere that has classic Italian food...sadly it is a 3 for food. Service staff, waitress, bartender....all very good 5s. My Chicken Marsala was tough, cold, with a pasty (flour), too sweet, sauce. Dinning partner had Chicken Parm, tasted, it was excellent. Tender hot chicken, great red sauce. Tasty. Great real rustic bread, but it was sliced into cubes, looked like croutons. Silverware came from some prison."

"My wife and I are on our way to Disney for vacation. We stopped in Walterboro, SC for the night. We ended up going to this restaurant for dinner and I’m having serious thoughts of stopping in this town again on the way back just to eat here again. My wife had the lasagna, you can tell the noodles were homemade and the portion was huge. I got a filet Marsala steak special, I just can’t! Best steak I ever had, it was melt in your mouth perfect. I’ve had all the chain steaks, Ruth Chris, Texas Roadhouse, and a ton of family owned and operated. This steak beat them all. I called over our waiter and told him to inform the chef, it was the best steak I ever had. He said he would tell his father. We finished it with a lemon cake and cannoli. It all almost brought a tear to my eye. If you live here you already know of this gem hopefully, if you’re driving through eat here!"