Even though it's a tourist trap, the food and service are great. Portions are designed to be enormous so it's the perfect spot for large families to feel at home.

Belly up to the bar during Happy Hour & get delicious food (I highly recommend the fried ravioli ) for a bargain!! ????

The eggplant parmesan serves 5 and is both absolutely delicious and tender and light. All the dishes serve 4 - 6 so go with a group of at least 4 if you're all gonna share one main dish.

Carmine's spicy scarpariello wings are an amazing happy hour snack . If the full order is too much you can always ask for a half order. If you're at the bar , Andy and Dan are the best.

Family style meal for the whole team of six was good. We had a meat dish, a seafood dish a very good salad and great calamari .

Having lived in Italy, I can say Carmine's is pretty damn good. It has an American twist but living in Italy, made me miss the twist. Plus the portions are ginormous.

Family style , very accommodating service. Delicious food. Carmine's salad is a recommendation.

Unbelievably good. Mussels delicious. Incredibly flavorful fra Diavlo sauce.service good. Don't eat for days before coming. The portions are HuGE!!!

Try the Fried Calamari - Excellent light batter, low on oil and very tasty! 2nd Fav place for best calamari .

Be prepared for family sized portions! Get the mixed seafood pasta ! Also open in NYC!

The food was excellent. Come with an empty stomach though.

Lasagna was fantastic...and a LOT of it! Now that's Italian;)

Delicious food to share with the family. The shrimps are HUGE and the service is amazing!

One of the best lunch specials in DC- can feed 2 people for $11! Grab one of the heroes (chicken Parma is my fav!) it comes w a side salad ! Yum!

Come with a big group and an appetite. The portions are huge and the food is fantastic!

Sit at the bar for normal size portions (still huge!). Split a single sandwich with a friend.

Most entrees can be split between 3-4 people. Be sure to make reservations beforehand!

Tourist tip: Enormous portions ! A great deal for lunch ... split hero/sub + it comes w/side salad , substantial enough for two.

DELICIOUS! Move over, Buca di Beppo. Had the salad and chicken parm ... the best I've had in DC in five years. Keep it up, Carmine's!

Try the Tiramisu - OMG! A must for tiramisu lovers! My birthday dessert shared with friends.

I felt the food is cooked in a great big pot & dished out all night .. it did not feel freshly made at all .. disappointed

Good food. Good kitchen. One pasta is enough for 3 or 4 people. Too much garlic !!! Ask for pasta without garlic !!! Real italian kitchen

In a family of 4, I reccomend getting only 2 dishes, as they are FAMILY sized!

What we learned today is: tiramisu is your friend!

The chocolate torte is one of the best desserts I have ever had! A MUST!

The food is delicious from the bread to the heros. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. Go for lunch for the best deal.

They have a separate vegetarian , vegan , and gluten-free menu (you have to ask for it)

Food is great. Portions are huge. Service is good and friendly . This place is a must try!!

At Gallery Place for Caps game? Stop by Carmine’s for a great Italian meal .

Try the Carmines Salad - Great basic salad to start the Italian meal . Loved the dressing .

Chicken parm sandwich for lunch . Enough for 2.

Food was ok, I wouldn't make this a go to spot since there are much better places nearby. It was a hit with my two boys that have bottomless stomachs.

The TITANIC dessert is HUGE. I bet your table can't eat the whole thing... Yes that's a challenge.

The eggplant Parmesan is wonderful.

Do not come here with just 2 if you are from out of town ! Wish I new portions were this big! Have a group of at least 4!

Delicious Delicious Delicious my new favorite place to dine Italian !

Very large portions . Excellent food! A must see if you're visiting d.c.

Everything we ordered was good.

This place is the bomb!! The executive chef came and chatted with us for 10 min, very cool.

Great Ceasar Salad !!

This is not an italian restaurant , if you really want an authentic one go to La Perla.

Great Food!!! And Maisha is the BEST SERVER EVER. PS. Don't forget to try the Berry Bubbly Basil XoXo

So many televisions here. Same Carmine's menu, more sports-bar feel.

Sit at the bar and ask for Jen...she's AMAZE! Get a frozen Cosmojito...yummo!

Secret menu item : The tug boat (small version of the Titanic). This place is great for parties of four or more.

Delicious family style Italian dining. My 3rd trip in 3 weeks...

Found the food to be over-salted - sophomoric chef error - and marginal in quality. Portion sizes are borderline offensive in the midst of a dark recession, with people starving on the streets.

Portions are huge don't go with less than 3 people us less you want a lot of leftovers!

Try the Chicken Scarpariello - The flavor is amazing!

If you are paying for dinner , don't chose Carmine's. Lack luster cuisine. Shoddy cocktails .