Carmelo's Ristorante Italiano - West Vancouver

We came on a Tuesday for dinner. The whole restaurant was pretty packed by 6pm. Mostly local people who live around here. Very cute mom and pop place The servers were fast and knew what they were doing. They had servers just for grating cheese and pepper and taking away plates and others just for taking your order Carpaccio (21) – we enjoyed the carpaccio. Not overly done with cheese or greens. Not too chewy either Prawns appetizer (22) – cooked perfectly and seasoned well. Could do with a little more vegetable Linguine vongole (26) – tasted like the sea. Noodles could have been less cooked but then again it depends on your audience. The clams tasted fresh and were sweet. Seafood pasta of the day (26)- had squid in it. Also tasted like the sea (in a good way). Pasta was the same as the one above except the toppings were different Arugula pizza (24) and Primavera pizza (24) – the pizza dough is obviously the same on both but both were delicious. Well cooked and chewy. The toppings were different. I preferred the meat one more just because I love proscuitto. Well balanced. Would recommend the pizza over the pasta Tiramisu (12.50) – pretty standard. Not overly sweet. Generous portion for the price. Wouldn’t order it again Overall I thought the food was not bad and the service was pretty good. The seafood pasta flavours were something you can’t make at home. The pizza was also good. This is a cute neighborhood joint. The prices are also good