Locanda Del Borgo

The short rib ravioli… my god, that stuff is delicious! Love this place, love that it’s tucked away in a quiet neighborhood and the staff is excellent. We’ve been there twice so far and will definitely be coming back again!

A consistently good Italian restaurant. Caters mostly to the neighborhood, but good enough to compete citywide. Their spinach ravioli stuffed with braised short ribs is one of the best meals we’ve had in Denver.

Nonplussed, as correctly defined: «So confused and completely surprised, that one does not know how to react». The multiple rave reviews by, what appears to be many of the locals, is indeed confusing!!! This place has cornered the market on the «let’s do a tony eatery with average cuisine, provide small portions, and charge outrageous prices. Hey, we’re in the Hilltop neighborhood and these people have so much disposable income that they would be offended if we didn’t fleece them».
I mean really!!!, $ 21 for Chicken Milanese??? Two thin breasts, lightly breaded with some broccolini and sautéed spinach??? I think even Kevin Taylor would be embarrassed to charge that amount.

Locanda has been our «go-​to» place for quite a while and we’ve generally had a very enjoyable time here. But now I think it’s time for this place to get the proverbial «kick in the pants.»
We were there (early) the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We sat way in the back — the room temp back there was somewhat cold but bearable. Absolutely no problem with the service — our waitress was attentive, water stayed full, bread was fine.
The food — MEH. Salads were fine but the main courses — I’ve ordered the Flatiron Steak Tagliata many times but this time — it seemed to lack «it». The fries with the steak looked like they were straight out of an Ore-​Ida bag from King Soopers. Others ordered the pizza and those were fine, but the ones who didn’t order pizza thought their food was «MEH.» It also seemed like the wine by the glass menu was smaller and the pours were less generous.
Hopefully this place will pick it up a bit. Otherwise, we’ll have to find another «go-​to» restaurant.

Tucked away neighborhood gem in Denver. Excellent food and waistaff. Will be back to try agsin!

This restaurant is excellent! It was recommended to us by a friend, otherwise we would have never discovered it. It’s kind of hidden, not a lot of people know about it. They have some of the BEST GNOCCHI I’ve ever had! We definitely go here a few times a month. The hostesses are all really nice and they actually have a busboy who I think is from Italy! He speaks Italian — how authentic! I would definitely recommend this place to anyone. You can be somewhat casual, but if you’re really dressed up, you’ll still definitely fit in!

Amazing, delicious, fantastic. The mozzarella starter was memorable and mouthwatering.

This is an update on the service of this place. We live in the neighborhood. Called to check on getting a dessert and the service person that answered the phone said that since the menu was in Italian, didn’t know exactly what was on the dessert menu.
Went by to pick up something and stood at the front (around 8:00) and stood there for at least 10 minutes and could NO ONE to help us. We were told that they were too busy to get a dessert for take out.

We were looking for a yummy dinner close to home and were incredibly pleased both by the food as well as with the service. Our waiter, Ben, was fabulous; he balanced being friendly and knowledgeable with giving us time to talk and enjoy our meal. The food was excellent. We had the prosciutto appetizer with olives and artichokes paired with a lovely Chianti that Ben recommended followed by the veal scallopini. Both dishes were divine! We ended the meal with a wonderful beet salad and left happy and very satiated. The last thing I’ll say is that we almost didn’t go because of some negative Unilocal comments on their service. Seek out Ben and he’ll make sure you are taken care of!

Food can be wonderful and we have eaten here several dozen times. Tonight, and we all have bad days or nights, service was off the charts bad. I tracked down a waitress to take our order. No olive oil or bread was offered and service just sucked.
Owners may have their hands in the other restaurant. It is hard to miss we had 4 kids and no service or food.
They brought 2 kids food and not the other two. Four parents enjoy drinking with no food. Glad the conversation is good. Been here and hour and eleven minutes and no entrée.

In the middle of our dinner this evening, our wait person disappeared. Up until that time we were having a pretty nice time of it. We waited… and waited… and after a while another wait person showed up (after we flagged her down) saying our original wait person «had an emergency.» Being in the food business for a rather long time, an «emergency» can often be a buzzword for anything from, «The waitperson quit,» to «we fired him,» to (we will allow) an actual emergency.
The important point is that the manager should have been immediately on top of this; no manager could be found. If the establishment cared about its service, the manager should have immediately come to the table and explained the situation with a deep apology. That never happened.
The food itself was decent enough, and it is the only reason I am offering a rating as high as it is. We were prepared to order dessert and coffee, but we elected to leave. I don’t know if I will be back.

Party of 8 and a baby. Our server was friendly and knowledgable but she was hella busy in my opinion. We ordered 3 bottles of wine and I was impressed by her wine knowledge and wine service (she’s the 1^st person in Denver I’ve seen open a bottle of wine like a pro. Label facing the host, proper tasting pour, a proper wipe of the bottle after each pour, ladies first after the host etc etc.) but she sent her trainee over to open the 3^rd bottle and the kid really bunked it. No offense to him but he had a hard act to follow. All in all everyone was beyond impressed with the food. Our server suggested 3 specials which ²⁄₃ were ordered and they were both knock out. It was a good night out and I’m stoked to go back with just a friend or even by myself to enjoy a drink. Again everything was awesome. Thanks

This place needs to seriously work on their wait time. The waiter was sssooooo slow we seriously almost got up to leave. The food was decent. Their cannolis had way too much lemon zest (or flavoring) in the cream.
This is a great place for the 55+ crowd (because every time we go in its nothing but a bunch of grandmas and grandpas.

I was a little disappointed when visiting this restaurant for th e first time. It got raves reviews so I was expecting fantastic service. All I can say it was pretty average. The server was nice but not incredibly enthusiastic. I would have ordered another glass of wine had she come around a little more often and actually asked. The frito misto was so dissapointing It is served in a cone and the bottom pieces were soggy. Either it was not fried at a higher temp or maybe should come served differently. And the scallops were terrible, over cooked little bits of Bay scallops. Again service sub standard as we had to ask for a dessert menu as we were not offered one. So sad this place didn’t work out, I was so hopeful.

Great place to get some amazing food. We went there on a snowy night over the holidays and despite the weather the place was packed. We were lucky to get a high top table which wasn’t the most comfortable but the food was well worth it.
I would definitely recommend the fettuccine with mushrooms and homemade sausage. It is worth going back for. All of the pasta dishes were cooked extremely well and the minestrone soup was fantastic. Very hearty and earthy with a touch of basil. We didn’t get a chance to try the deserts because we were too full but will definitely be back sometime soon.

Italian restaurants rarely make me this happy. I like Italian food, but it’s so commonplace that it’s usually nothing amazing. Locanda del Borgo actually wowed me.
My mom took me here for my birthday for lunch. It’s a nice little spot tucked away off of 3^rd ave. We were greeted and seated immediately. I had the house made fettucini with sausage and mushrooms. The pasta and meat were delicious, and the olive oil sauce it was tossed in was just about perfect. Mom had the sausage and pepper panini and loved it. They also had some amazing cannolis for dessert.
Great wine list!
Our server wasn’t terribly good. He was slow to touch back to our table and there were only two others in the place, and he wasn’t very personable.
This was a great meal and I’m coming back very soon!

Had Stephen as a waiter and he made the experience! Rarely write on Unilocal,but good food and great service! Thanks!

I know I’ve been to this restaurant a couple of times before but it was so long ago that I can’t remember if it was actually the same place or the restaurant that was there before it. Anyway, I finally made it back for a group lunch on a quiet weekday afternoon.
The lunch menu has tons of options and something for everyone in the way of sandwiches, salads, pizza and pasta dishes. I chose the seafood salad consisting of calamari, shrimp, and scallops on baby greens with roasted bell peppers, capers and olives. The salad was truly excellent and it didn’t taste like any of the seafood was frozen. One of my dining companions remarked that it looked like I had about $ 30 worth of seafood on my plate. I agree and it was definitely worth the $ 12 price tag!
I don’t think our lunch club could be mistaken for ladies who lunch, but the extremely relaxed service we received seemed to indicate otherwise. Even though the restaurant was nearly empty, we had to look for our waitress quite a few times. My suggestion is to allow yourself enough time (and perhaps patience) for a leisurely meal.

Considering the strange service my pesto penne was delicious!
The somewhat sporadic service came and went, but the bread and food was solid. This neighborhood spot nestled in a predominately residential area delivered in terms of strong line up of Italian eats with the likes of hearty sandwiches, pastas, and salads.

Wow! I loved the intimate atmosphere with candle-​lit tables. It is always crowded so reservations are a must, but I really enjoyed the food and service.
We arrived with reservations and waited just a few minutes as our table was prepared. The server was friendly and brought us two wine samples, but when we ordered a bottle she was a bit taken aback that we didn’t follow her suggestions… I think she snubbed us a bit after that, but I still gave Locanda 4-​stars for the food, wine selection and tiramisu!
It did take about 10 minutes for water and 15 minutes for our bread to arrive but the place was packed at the time, so I lend the wait to that fact. I tried the chicken milanese. It was very artfully presented with plenty of chicken and I loved the addition of the arugula and tomato salad. It was tasty, but served with a bit too much olive oil for my taste.
The fresh made ravioli was awesome. We took advantage of the wine list, which had offerings from below $ 30 to well over $ 100.
Ironically, we got a bit of table side entertainments when the bread basket on the table behind us caught on fire from table candle… the guy was so engrossed in his phone he didn’t even noticed. As the flames grew, I gained the attention of the bus boy and it was taken care of… Anyways, rather funny that the guy at the table didn’t even look up to see when the ado was about!
We finished the meal with tiramisu– it is a MUST! Very creamy with a rich coffee note. I loved this place and plan to return when I’m in the area.