Carmine's McGregor Square

3.7 (574)

$30 and under

Italian

1951 Wazee St, Denver, CO 80202

About this restaurant

Good for business meals
Charming
Great for happy hour

Carmine's on McGregor Square is a family-style Italian restaurant located in the ballpark neighborhood. We take pride in making our dishes with the freshest ingredients, sourced locally when we can. Our atmosphere is casual, festive, and friendly. Our servers bring the menu to life, describing dishes and offering advice on selecting just the right combination of food and beverage. Reservations for dining preferred, bar seating available for walk ins.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Dinner Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–8:00 pm
Phone number
(720) 459-8952
Website
http://carminescolorado.com/
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Todd Bobrovicz
Private party facilities
Our Private Room accommodates parties ranging in size from 18 to 32. We offer inclusive pricing with food and wine selected for your party. If you are interested in hosting a private event, please give us a call at 720-459-8952.

Location
1951 Wazee St, Denver, CO 80202
Neighborhood
Downtown / LoDo
Cross street
20th and Wazee
Parking details
Valet
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wine

Antipasti$22.00
Cured meats and Italian cheeses-GF
Frito Misto$22.00
Fried seafood bites with marinara sauce
Bruschetta$16.00
Fresh seasoned tomato mixture on house made crostini served with Burrata cheese-V
Sausage and Peppers$20.00
Polidori Italian Sausage with hearty mixture of onions, peppers and marinara sauce-GF
Bread Service$9.00
House baked Garlic Bread-V

Salad

Caesar Salad$9.00
Traditional preparation. Our dressing has anchovy
House Salad$9.00
Mixed greens with garden vegetables-V, GF

Pasta

Bolognese$26.00
Beef ragu tossed with fresh cut pasta-GF
Carbonara$28.00
Pancetta, English peas and a creamy sauce tossed with linguini-GF
Jumbo Shrimp Scampi$32.00
with house baked Focaccia and linguini
Lasagna$26.00
Beef or Vegetarian-V
Orecchiette$24.00
Ear shaped pasta with broccolini in a roasted garlic, vegetable broth-V
- Add Italian Sausage$4.00
Hand Made Beef Meatballs$28.00
Tossed with spaghetti and our house made marinara sauce
Chef’s Seasonal Ravioli$25.00

Entrees

Sirloin Cap Steak$36.00
With roasted potatoes and broccolini-GF
Mediterranean Dorado Filet$36.00
Risotto studded with vegetables -GF
Parmigiana
With spaghetti marinara
- Chicken$28.00
- Eggplant$22.00
- Veal$34.00
Piccata
With lemon, garlic and caper sauce over spaghetti
- Chicken$28.00
- Veal$34.00
Sandwiches on house baked bread
Chicken Parmigiana, House made beef meatball
- Potato Chips$18.00

Sides

Sides$12.00
- Meatballs-four$0.00
- Italian Sausage-two-GF$0.00
- Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce$0.00

Dessert

Dessert$12.00
- Chocolate Flourless Cake with Berry Coulis-GF$0.00
- Fresh Baked Cookies$0.00
- Gelato-Vanilla, Chocolate, Sea Salt Caramel$0.00

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at Carmine's McGregor Square.

3.7

(574)

3.8Food
4.1Service
3.4Ambience
3.4Value

Noise • Moderate

574 Reviews

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Duane
Denver20 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 9, 2026
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Attentive staff, food was great! Would highly recommend for anyone wanting a nice quiet evening downtown.
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NANCY
Chicago3 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 10, 2026
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Everything was ok. The food good, but not amazing. They added a charge for the kitchen staff. That in itself I won't go Back. There are so many restaurants in the area I would try.
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Mark Gold
Denver44 reviews
3.0
Dined on June 7, 2026
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
The menu has changed and has less food options compared to a year ago. The food was average, nothing special. Service was okay. Over priced.
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Melissa Gold
Denver11 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 3, 2026
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
This review should really be a 3.5 stars over-all. Our order was messed up and they didn’t offer to comp anything. Our server was lovely and attentive. But, the restaurant needs more wall and floor noise buffers cause it was VERY loud. The meatballs were delicious and the eggplant Parmesan was excellent, but the spaghetti is not made in-house and the red sauce is bland, disappointingly. All in all an okay meal, but wouldn’t go back.
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Ronald Gold
Denver6 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 22, 2026
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always great sitting on the patio watching the big screen
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Kelly
Richmond2 reviews
1.0
Dined on April 5, 2026
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Really wanted a nice dinner. Waiter tried to talk us out of two appetizers as it was "too much food." Then he was no where to be found when we needed drink refills. So disappointed. Service was so bad, there was no way to actually enjoy the food. Expensive and disappointing.
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Jim
Denver3 reviews
3.0
Dined on April 4, 2026
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Although we had a reservation, our table was possibly the worst in the place - right in the middle of everything … when we asked to move we weee told it would be a 30 minute wait … but when another guest left we got a better table.
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Karen Gold
South Carolina17 reviews
3.0
Dined on April 4, 2026
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Made resy and lots of seating available and tried to put us in the middle of walkway with loud noise when lots of better seating available. Food okay. Salads small. Not impressed
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doug
Denver1 review
5.0
Dined on April 3, 2026
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We were there for lunch. It seems they only open for lunch on Rockies Opening Day. First time visiting. Loved the place, the food and the staff. Only suggestion, next Opening Day, maybe a few items more lunch like. You have great dinner items that perhaps could be scaled down for a lunch sandwich. Meatball sandwich, Chicken Parm, etc. Glad we were there!
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Rose Gold
Washington DC85 reviews
3.0
Dined on March 29, 2026
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Warning to others, this is NOT part of the Carmine’s chain of restaurants. Went here specifically because I thought it was. The food is just ok but not worth the prices. The staff were great though. Convenient location.
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Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Dinner Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–8:00 pm
Phone number
(720) 459-8952
Website
http://carminescolorado.com/
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Todd Bobrovicz
Private party facilities
Our Private Room accommodates parties ranging in size from 18 to 32. We offer inclusive pricing with food and wine selected for your party. If you are interested in hosting a private event, please give us a call at 720-459-8952.

Location
1951 Wazee St, Denver, CO 80202
Neighborhood
Downtown / LoDo
Cross street
20th and Wazee
Parking details
Valet
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wine

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

Carmine's McGregor Square

About this restaurant

Permanently Closed

There’s more to explore

Dining areas

Additional information

Menu

Appetizers

Antipasti$22.00

Frito Misto$22.00

Bruschetta$16.00

Sausage and Peppers$20.00

Bread Service$9.00

Salad

Caesar Salad$9.00

House Salad$9.00

Pasta

Bolognese$26.00

Carbonara$28.00

Jumbo Shrimp Scampi$32.00

Lasagna$26.00

Orecchiette$24.00

Hand Made Beef Meatballs$28.00

Chef’s Seasonal Ravioli$25.00

Entrees

Sirloin Cap Steak$36.00

Mediterranean Dorado Filet$36.00

Parmigiana

Piccata

Sandwiches on house baked bread

Sides

Sides$12.00

Dessert

Dessert$12.00

Reviews

Dining areas

Additional information

Permanently Closed