Carbonara Trattoria - Dunwoody, Georgia

Isabella M.

We came to Carbonara Trattoria for a small celebration, and honestly, it was exactly what we needed. The vibe is always on point—warm, welcoming, and just the right mix of cozy and classy. It’s the kind of place where you instantly relax.
The food? So fresh and flavorful. We started with the bruschetta, and it was perfect—crispy bread, juicy tomatoes, fresh basil. Simple but done right. For the main, I had the chicken piccata, and it was super tender with that bright, lemony sauce that hits just right. Everything tasted like it was made with care. Drinks were refreshing too—light, not too sweet, and perfect for toasting. And the service was great—friendly, easygoing, and made us feel taken care of without being over the top.
This is why we love coming here. It always feels special, the food is consistently delicious, and the whole experience is just easy and enjoyable. Definitely one of our go-to spots.

Kelly T.

Food here was exceptionally made, delectable and well portioned. Only thing not great was our appetizers of steamed mussels came with about 5-6 empty shells which is nearly a third of the portion. Wish they’d take the time to check this before sending it out to us, but we didn’t say anything.

I asked for a cocktail menu and was told that they had a full bar. As a person who doesn’t typically drink, it wasn’t helpful to not have a menu to choose from so I ended up not ordering anything.

Service was both exceptional and lacking at the same time for us. We had a waiter who was very attentive and even friendly to other tables. However, he was less attentive with us though we sat closest to the entry point of the outdoor space so he had to walk by us every time he came in and out. We had to ask multiple times for refills, more bread, our check and often times waited long enough to stare at an empty table until he notices us (long waits between our appetizers until our entrees arrived). The bus boys however, were great, super professional and honestly served us more than our waiter did.

Atmosphere-wise, I think if we sat inside it would’ve been nice. We were sat outside but not at the restaurant’s designated patio space which seemed like a nice setting. It would have been fine except the space we were put in definitely felt like a makeshift area in front of the next door’s sidewalk. Felt a little like sitting in someone’s driveway.

Magdalena S.

The ambiance was so nice! Our waiter was good! We really enjoyed the calamari and the bruschetta appetizers!! My carbonara pasta was good and my bf enjoyed his bolognese pasta. Tiramisu was very light and delicious!

Angel

The place was amazing! The food was delicious and the service couldn't have been better. I had the lamb which was perfectly cooked. I also had the fried green tomatoes appetizer, best I've had! My gf had the pesto pasta crab cake and that was delicious as well. Definitely a great experience!

Alexander C. (.

Service was great. My food came out very well, but our birthday boy’s pasta came out over cooked. The appetizers were very good. In particular the artichokes were good.

I was disappointed by a few of the changes that have been made at the restaurant. The restaurant has lost their cocktail menu and their bartender has no recollection of the previous signature cocktails.

We noticed that the general manager, Patrick, was in shorts and scrolling his phone in a distracting way.

Anyway, the restaurant is still quite good, but it seems like they have made some nonsensical changes within the past year.

Catarina C.

We went for a Valentine’s Day date night so it was incredibly busy, but super fun and the food and wine was amazing. We were on the patio, so I will say the atmosphere was just a tad underwhelming because we were seated right next to the little daycare gymnastics center and they could see out and we could see in and they were coming up to the window staring onto our table. But! The meal was incredible and it was so busy so I definitely understand waiting awhile to be served and they did the best they could!

Erika D.

Here are my thoughts about what I ordered: My old fashion wasn’t the best, but okay.
The appetizer artichoke were not bad at all. For my main dish, the potatoes were too dried to my taste and the fish lacked seasoning (a little bit of salt would have done wonder). The sauce that paired with the fish was amazing on the other hand.
The waiter was very kind - however, I did feel some kind a way, when I realized that all the other table received bread and i did not 😐

Jessica

Amazing food! My husband and I went here Saturday 2/18 for date night. The restaurant does need to be cleaned better. The mirrors on the back wall were covered in finger prints & hand prints, the wall had some food splatter on it. Definitely recommend the restaurant to have staff clean better. I understand this is a older establishment. But the food & drinks were great. Our waiter Tony was on top of things, very friendly and professional. We will definitely go back again. We ordered Grilled artichokes, Carbonara,Veal Piccata, and for drinks my husband got a rum and coke and I got the Van Gogh Martini which is an espresso martini.