Campiello - Eden Prairie

feel like you are eating in italy. we had one of the best meals of our lives last night at campiello's italian restaurant. the ambiance was top notch, the food was excellent, the service was also great. they have a limited menu with all authentic italian choices. the waitress told us that the head chef had spent time in italy and it really shows. we will definately be going back there soon!…

"CAN"iello. CANiello Pretty bad. We've been going here for a number of years and had good luck. Bad luck the last time but we gave it a pass. This time, unfortunately, confirmed this restaurant has gone down hill in a big way.

Starter course listed as Alaskan King Crab with Penna Cotta sauce. It was actually very chewy, canned shreds of king crab mixed with an onion and vegetable vinaigrette.

We also ordered the Bruschetta which was pretty good; however it was four slices of bread with four chunks of tomato that only covered 1/2 of each bread slice. The whipped ricotta served with it was tasty and ample.

I ordered a house salad that advertised tomatoes, feta, black olives,

hard-boiled egg, cucumber and red wine vinaigrette. It was a good sized stack of greens with a few pieces of each of the other items. No less than 5 times, while I was eating the salad, did a wait person ask me if they could take that away for me. The cardinal sin of the waitperson.

For the entrees me wife had the penne with spit-roasted chicken, artichoke,

basil, garlic and lemon. The artichokes had obviously not been rinsed after they pulled them from the can as the dishes main flavor was that of the vinegar solution used to preserve the artichokes.

My dish was the ravioli with braised chicken, king trumpet mushrooms

and butter. The dish was swimming in oil (not butter) and the mushrooms were canned. The filling in the ravioli was minimal. I had about three bites and left the rest.

Highly disappointed and for dessert decided to go elsewhere. Get it together D?Amico?s; this is not your style.…

Fried to perfection calamari and delicious guilt free pizza. I took my parents for dinner Sunday and they fell in love! Everytime I am here, I always get the calamari for starters- its fried to perfection and the dipping sauce compliments it very well. We also ordered the sicilian meatballs and mussels for starters. I'm not too big on the meatballs because I think they taste more on the mexican side but my parents enjoyed them. We all enjoyed the mussels, sauce is excellent for dipping bread! My dad got the glazed short ribs, mom had penne w/chicken and I had pizza. I love the crust on their pizzas because it is so light and airy. My fiance's favorite dish is also the short ribs, I'm sure if my dad and fiance could they would lick their plate's clean! For dessert, we shared the warm blueberry tart served w/vanilla ice cream and a brownie. My mom enjoyed the blueberry dessert so much that she ordered one more to go!…

Service good, food average and overpriced. Service was very attentive although waitress spent an age going through their 'monthly specials'. Decor had a chain restaurant feel to it, not expected at these prices. Gnocchi with sausage and tomato was average, as was the pasta with bolognese sauce. The recommended chocolate souffle was nothing more than a stodgy chocolate cake taken from the fridge; it should have also been served with vanilla instead of chocolate ice-cream . Crowd was late 30's to mid-50's on a Saturday night.

I would recommend Biaggi's at the Eden Prairie shopping mall over Campiello's - better pasta and cheaper prices (at least $4 less per pasta dish). We wont be returning.…