text: The bad reviews are piling up here for a reason Being a big fan of Batalis shows on Food Network I was really excited about getting a chance to eat at Carnevino Unfortunately this was the biggest culinary disappointment I have experienced in a long time First of all I know it is Vegas but this place is horribly overpriced for what you get If I am ordering pasta entrees they better be some of the most rich incredible pasta I have ever had I had the black fettuccine with crab Instead it tasted like something I could whip up myself on a monday night using about worth of ingredients Actually scratch that it did not taste like something I would whip up because I would not have made it so bland Another member of our group nearly sent his pasta back because it was too salty overwhelming any other flavor present Their family style portions were what I would expect a half portion to be the half portions were appetizersized and cannot be considered a meal I am a pound male not a large person If this is what Mario Batalli considers to be full size portions I seriously wonder how he can stay so overweight nnWe ordered several sides with our meals and all of them were just ordinary Nothing stood out Very average No flavor There was only one entree that someone else ordered that looked impressive to me and that was the veal chop big thick and practically hanging off the plate with the bone in Unfortunately not many people in our party ordered meat dishes which is the general theme of the restaurant so I guess the moral is if you do decide to go here stay away from the pasta and go with the meat nnThe wine list as noted by others below is very extensive but offers few if any reasonably priced optionsnnAll in all it was a twocourse meal that took hours TWO COURSES took HOURS I do not know what was taking so long in the kitchen but we were dying by the end And still hungry after dropping per person I gave the review stars instead of because the waitstaff were very professional and I at least FELT like I was dining at a star restaurant even if the food did not reflect thatnnI left Carnevino craving some Macaroni Grill badly That should speak volumes If you want to drop some big bucks on a nice Italian meal in Vegas look elsewhere