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How we read reviews →Carlton's buzzy open-kitchen pasta bar, Neapolitan chefs, al dente classics, cheap negronis.
Loud, packed and casual, with chefs cooking pasta fresh behind an open counter; Friday nights get especially lively with music and a queue, while early weeknight dinners are calmer.
Open kitchen where chefs fresh from Italy prepare pasta in full view of diners; $10 negronis; homemade focaccia and garlic bread.
Run by chefs fresh from Italy cooking Neapolitan-style dishes that multiple reviewers compare directly to eating in Naples and Venice, backed by several Italian-language reviews.
Mostly seen as good value for generous, well-made pasta, though a vocal minority pushed back on takeaway-box plating and occasional over-salting at the prices charged.
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