Benvenuti Ristorante

Sharing with you a hidden gem in Walnut Creek downtown..... Sicilian family owned and operated. Homemade pasta and traditional family recipes. In our opinion, it id the best that Walnut Creek can offer outside of Sicily. Don't believe me?... Go try it and prove me wrong???? Benvenuti Ristorante

I came here for Happy Hour. The place is cute, clean and has delicious food. I was definitely disappointed by the portion sizes and options. This place is pretty pricey, and for having under 10 items on the happy hour menu, I was surprised when they ran out of of one of their few options. Instead of prosciutto and melon, we had prosciutto and peaches. The lavender Moscow mule was great, and they did have several unique cocktails on their menu. However, when I go for a happy hour, I typically like to see shareable appetizers, so minestrone soup and Caesar salad seem like a desperate attempt to get people in the restaurant during non-peak hours. For 5:30pm on a weeknight, this was pretty empty, with only two other parties at the bar. I personally wouldn’t return for happy hour but would come back for an actual dinner since the menu wasn’t much more expensive but had much better options. I’d suggest Il Fornaio as an alternative for comparable quality, but larger portions and better happy

This high end Italian restaurant is Located in downtown Walnut Creek. It’s not where the busy part of it though. And if it’s your first time going, you’ll have to slow your speed because it’s easy to miss, the sign is not easily seen. However, it’s a beautiful restaurant, especially the outside dining. They do allowed dogs and love that they accept reservations. It is a bit pricy but might say it’s standard price for Walnut Creek area. The food was delicious! The taste is worth the price. We had a couple of appetizers: calamari (love that it was not overly breaded), roasted cauliflower, and garlic bread! Now the garlic bread is something to talk about: not overly powerful garlic and cheese, served on a warm and pillow soft bread. The entrees were: special of the day “Truffle Fettuccini with Prawns,” Linguini with roasted tomatoes, Steak with broccolini and potatoes, and Salmon over orzo pasta and Swiss hard. All beautifully plated and food tasted phenomenal. Our server was lovely, tho