Il Forno Restaurant & Catering

This review is long overdue!! Il-Forno catered my dad's celebration of life event in June. It was offsite at the Kaleva Lodge in Littleton. Cynthia, the catering manager, was AMAZING!! She worked with me for a few months on this, as all the planning was done from 3,000 miles away! It was a wonderful event. The food was tremendous, the tables looked great, and the servers/service was beyond what I expected. Il-Forno made this a wonderful day and my siblings and I know our dad would have been "wicked happy". I cannot recommend Il-Forno enough and I'm thankful for all of their help throughout the entire process. Simply the best!!!

As always the food, service and atmosphere were excellent! Diane and I really enjoyed our valentine's day dinner! The little touches like the pink and black cloth napkins were neat. We had the Beef Wellington &Italian wedding soup for appetizers. Extra thick veal chop with Piccata sauce and Chicken Rosa for our main course. Diane enjoyed a dark espresso martini or 2. We definitely recommend anyone in the area looking for authentic Italian food to visit this establishment.

We had a large group of girl soccer players and their parents be able to reserve tables with short notice and had a very pleasant dining experience.. the service was very efficient and nice, the plates were served and consumed all the while effervescent conversations were being had.. my meal; chicken puttanesca was very good.. almost able to finish the whole meal save for my belly busting.. the flock of 15 year old girls sitting at their own table were also happy and content, granted they also played well and won their games… if we ever have another tournament in the area, we plan on a return trip…

Overall, I enjoyed this restaurant’s atmosphere. The portion sizes were great, but the service was extremely slow. I arrived around 6pm, and didn’t leave until 8:30pm, simply for waiting on the food to come out. There were also times our waitress disappeared, and then would come back panicked. But outside of the service, when the food arrived, everything was great. Even though service was slow, all workers were still very kind and friendly. I still will definitely be returning, I would love to try their seafood, our waitress stated that it is popular there.

Wonderful experience overall, excellent attentive service by knowledgeable experienced wait person, delicious entrees and generous portions, unrushed atmosphere in a clean and well maintained building. Well lit safe parking. All this at a price point expecting that you'll get what you pay for, and you do. Not overpriced but not underpriced either. Competitive with others offering similar experiences.