Casa Novello - Westbrook

Casa Novello is the ultimate Italian dining experience!

We had another amazing date night at Casa! The food was delicious, the staff was extremely friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere was beautiful. I highly recommend it, 10/10!

The food was outstanding, and the service was friendly and on point. The atmosphere was enjoyable.

A wonderful place for a quiet dinner in a welcoming, cozy dining room. The staff is genuinely friendly. The food is classic Italian American all the favorites, but, and this was key for me, prepared carefully and expertly. One telltale for an Italian American restaurant is the pasta. If it arrives mushy, sitting on a puddle of thin tomato water, the rest of the ride probably isn't going to be much better. But at Casa Novello the pasta is perfectly al dente, with a rich, tasty sauce. A good sign for the start of a meal that goes on to completely satisfy. The portions are generous and arrive quickly even when the room is full. Be sure to start with the Caesar salad; pleasantly surprised you will be. It's all the rich, dark green leaves of the romaine no tasteless white stems and perfectly dressed. Ask for some anchovies, too. They're lovely. The prices are entirely reasonable, given the costs of running a restaurant these days, with many entrees under $20. Been a couple of times in the last two weeks and this will be a regular from now on.

Simply phenomenal in every way possible! The food was delicious, getting 5 stars from each of the four people in our party traditional spaghetti, meatball and sausage, chicken Parm and penne, eggplant Parm and a pepperoni pizza. That all arrived after appetizers of garlic knots, pork bellies, and deep fried Jalapeno raviolis that were very good. Even though we were all stuffed for the large portions we choose a couple of desserts to share. The carrot cake was about the size of the cake slices in Polyanna (classic old movie and the caramel cheesecake was almost too good and too rich ... but we managed. (wink It's easy to understand why there was a full house, even on a Thursday night. Our server was exceptional and on top of her game, always keeping our water full, removing plates after courses and happily answering questions. After dinner we took some time to enjoy the phenomenal holiday light displays at the park and in downtown Westbrook. Make your plans, get your reservations in. You won't regret it. If you can manage to make it during the Holiday stretch between Thanksgiving and New Years week, do it! (We were so busy enjoying our meals and conversation that I didn't take any pictures. Sorry.