Carmen’s Cafe Menu – Kansas City, MO

Type : Italian restaurant

Location : Kansas City, MO

A “celebration” of the best Italian food in Kansas City
Carmen’s Café has been a local Brookside favorite for over 20 years – a friendly neighborhood bistro conveniently located just south of the Country Club Plaza (and minutes from downtown).

Carmen’s offers the ideal private dining space for your special gatherings and professional catering tailored to your event needs and tastes. From a romantic meal with a loved one to an intimate toast with a gathering of family and friends, to important business functions and presentations, Carmen’s offers a comfortable setting, unmatched service, and delicious and unique cuisine that will make your dining experience complete.

Elevated Italian trattoria fare & tapas in a homey space with bar seating at the open kitchen. Based on 549 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery

Carmen's Cafe 64113

Address:
6307 Brookside Plaza, Kansas City, MO 64113

Phone: (816) 333-4048

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Hours

Sunday Closed
Monday

(Labor Day)
 Closed
Tuesday 4–9 PM
Wednesday 4–9 PM
Thursday 4–9 PM
Friday 11 AM–10 PM
Saturday 4–10 PM

Menu

STARTERS
Stuffed Artichoke
Artichoke stuffed with Italian bread crumbs served with a garlic and butter sauce WITH SHRIMP AND CRAB MEAT $13		 $10.00
Calamares Ala Romana
Fried calamari sautéed with olive oil, garlic and parsley		 $12.00
Eggplant
Lightly breaded, deep- fried and baked thin sliced eggplant with red sauce and provel cheese		 $6.00
Gambas Ala Plancha
Charbroiled shrimp wrapped with bacon and topped with diablo sauce		 $9.00
Crab Cakes
Two Alaskan crab cakes served over a red roasted bell pepper cream sauce		 $15.00
Toasted Ravioli
Raviolis stuffed with your choice of cheese,meat or combination		 $7.00
Mussels Al Diablo
Steamed black mussels with a diablo sauce		 $10.00
Meatballs
Homemade Italian meatballs		 $5.00
Don’s Artichoke
Artichoke stuffed with shrimp, crab meat,diced prosciutto ham, melted provel cheese and Italian bread crumbs		 $15.00
Fried Mozzarella Sticks
Served with red sauce		 $5.00
Garlic Cheese Bread
Served with red sauce		 $3.50
Italian Butter
Olive oil, fresh basil, garlic & fresh herbs		 $3.50
INSALATA
Large House Salad
Artichoke hearts, red onions, pimientos and Parmesan with a mix of iceberg lettuce and romaine. Add Chicken to any Salad for $4 or filet of Salmon $7		 $8.00
Large Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese with homemade croutons and Caesar dressing. Add Chicken to any Salad for $4 or filet of Salmon $10		 $9.50
Spinach Salad
Spinach leaves tossed with bacon, bleu cheese crumbles, lightly fried onions, roasted cherry tomatoes and raspberry vinaigrette. Add Chicken to any Salad for $4 or filet of Salmon $10		 $10.00
Wedge Salad
Wedge of iceberg lettuce topped with bacon, blue cheese crumbles and chopped tomatoes. Served with house made ranch dressing. Add Chicken to any Salad for $4 or filet of Salmon $10		 $10.00
Greek Salad
Feta cheese, Kalamata olives, pepperoncini, and onion with spring mix and romaine. Served with Greek dressing. Add Chicken to any Salad for $4 or filet of Salmon $10		 $10.50
Steak Salad
5 ounce filet mignon, grilled portobello mushrooms and roasted cherry tomatoes with spring mix. Topped with feta cheese, fried onions and house made balsamic vinaigrette.		 $15.00
Salmon Salad
Pan seared salmon, spring mix tossed with bacon, bleu cheese crumbles, lightly fried onions, roasted cherry tomatoes and raspberry vinaigrette.		 $15.00
ENTRÉE VITELLO –
Veal Sebastian
Breaded and sautéed veal served over fettuccine with Alfredo sauce and artichoke hearts. Served with House Salad		 $26.00
Veal Marsala
Sautéed veal with mushrooms, green peppers and Marsala wine sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $26.00
Veal Parmigiano
Breaded and sautéed veal baked with provel cheese and tomato sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $26.00
Veal Piccata
Sautéed veal with mushrooms and capers in a white wine, lemon and butter sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $26.00
Veal Saltimbocca
Sautéed veal topped with prosciutto hamand melted provel cheese in a special wine sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $26.00
ENTRÉE POLLO
Chicken Spiedini Oscar
Marinated, breaded, rolled and charbroiled chicken breast with shrimp, scallops & fresh asparagus in a garlic cream sauce. Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $30.00
Chicken Spiedini Julian
Marinated, breaded, rolled and charbroiled chicken breast served over fettuccine with Alfredo sauce and artichoke hearts. Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $24.00
Chicken Spiedini Alexa
Marinated, breaded, rolled and charbroiled chicken breast served with spicy diablo sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $22.00
Chicken Spiedini Beatriz
Marinated, breaded, rolled and charbroiled chicken breast with mushrooms, black olives and capers served with a lemon butter sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $22.00
Chicken Spiedini Carmela
Marinated, breaded, rolled and charbroiled chicken breast served with amogio sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $22.00
Chicken Spiedini Jacqueline
Marinated, breaded, rolled and charbroiled chicken breast served over angel hair pasta with crushed tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and fresh basil. Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $24.00
Chicken Saltimbocca
Charbroiled chicken breast topped with prosciutto ham and melted provel cheese in a special wine sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $21.00
Chicken Lemonatta
Charbroiled chicken breast topped with mushrooms, capers and white wine, lemon and butter sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $21.00
Chicken Marsala
Charbroiled chicken breast topped with mushrooms, green peppers and Marsala wine sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $21.00
Chicken Parmigiano
Breaded and baked chicken breast topped with provel and parmesan cheese. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $20.00
PESCE
Shrimp Carmen
Lightly breaded and charbroiled shrimp served over linguine with a white wine lemon/butter sauce with mushroom and broccoli. Served with House Salad | Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $27.00
Shrimp Scampi
Lightly breaded and charbroiled shrimp served over linguine with a white wine, lemon and garlic butter sauce. Served with House Salad | Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $27.00
Salmon Oscar
Charbroiled salmon filet with shrimp and scallops in an asparagus and garlic cream sauce. Served with House Salad | Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $32.00
Salmon Diablo
Charbroiled salmon filet served over fettuccine with shrimp, scallops and spicy diablo sauce. Served with House Salad | Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $28.00
Lobster Spiedini
6 ounce Maine lobster tail dusted in Italian bread crumbs, rolled and charbroiled with choice of lemon butter sauce or garlic champagne cream sauce. Served with House Salad | Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $38.00
CARNE
Steak Oscar
Two charbroiled beef medallions topped withshrimp, scallops, asparagus and garlic cream sauce. Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $35.00
Surf And Turf
6 ounce lobster spiedini and 4 ounce charbroiled filet mignon tossed in Italian breadcrumbs and topped with provel cheese and mushrooms with a lemon and white wine butter sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables		 $46.00
Steak Marsala
Two charbroiled beef medallions topped withmushrooms, green peppers and Marsala wine sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables | Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $28.00
Steak Modiga
Two lightly breaded and charbroiled beef medallions topped with provel cheese, mushrooms and a white wine, lemon and butter sauce. Served with House Salad and choice of Mostaccioli & Red Sauce or Mixed Vegetables | Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $28.00
PASTA
Capellini De Angel
Angel hair pasta served with crushed tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, basil and fresh herbs WITH CHICKEN $20 | Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $16.00
Tortellini Andres
Donut-shaped pasta stuffed with prosciutto hamand chicken with an alfredo sauce with mushrooms and peas. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $18.00
Eggplant Parmesan
Lightly breaded, deep-fried and baked thin sliced eggplant topped with provel cheese and red sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $16.00
Lobster Ravioli
Lobster ravioli with sautéed shrimp served with a roasted red bell pepper cream sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $23.00
Fettuccine Carbonara
Fettuccine served with sautéed prosciutto hamin a cream, butter, egg and parmesan cheese sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée add $5		 $23.00
Fettuccine De Maré
Fettuccine served with shrimp, scallops, clams, black mussels, fresh tomatoes and mushrooms in a Béchamel sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $26.00
Fettuccine Alfredo
Fettuccine with cream, butter and parmesan cheese sauce WITH CHICKEN $22 | Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $18.00
Linguine White Clams
Linguine served with a light white Béchamel sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $19.00
Linguine Alioli
Linguine served with mixed vegetables, olive oil, garlic and basil. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $18.00
Linguine Primavera
Linguine served with mixed vegetables in a light white cream sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $1.00
Gnocchi Ala Loren
Gnocchi served with vodka tomato cream sauce, mushrooms and peas. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $18.00
Judy’s Rigatoni
Rigatoni served with prosciutto ham, mushrooms and peas in a vodka tomato cream sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $19.00
Rigatoni Ala Carmen
Rigatoni served with sautéed tenderloin tips, green peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes with a touch of Marsala white wine sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $20.00
Monica’s Rigatoni
Rigatoni served with sautéed red onions, garlic, fresh mushrooms and fresh tomato sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $17.00
Mostaccioli Con Broccoli
Mostaccioli with broccoli and mushrooms in a tomato cream parmesan sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $19.00
Baked Mannacotti
Mannacotti stuffed with Ricotta cheese and topped with tomato cream sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $16.00
Baked Cannelloni
Cannelloni stuffed with veal, turkey and beef topped with a tomato cream sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $16.00
Lasagna
Homemade with Italian meatballs, Italian sausage and ricotta cheese. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $17.00
Ravioli
Your choice of meat, cheese or combination served in Italian red sauce. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $17.00
Spaghetti With Red Sauce
PER MEATBALL OR ITALIAN SAUSAGE $1.5. Gluten-Free Pasta $4 | Served with House Salad. Substitute with Caesar Salad for $2.5 | Split entrée $5		 $9.50
DOLCI
Cannoli
Pistachio Cream Tort
Spumoni Ice Cream
Tiramisú
Cheesecake
Chocolate Cheesecake
White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake

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Reviews

tulei tapii
If you’re looking for a relaxing atmosphere with amazing Italian food then Carmen’s Cafe is your place! Great food! Ray was our waiter and all of his suggestions were spot on. Have to try the pistachio tort dessert! Will definitely be back!

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Earl Fowler
Visited this establishment for the first time. Our party was seated relatively quick for the size of our group. The waiter (Sean) was very attentive making many passes by our group to check on our status and make sure we had everything we needed. The timing of our order from salad to entree was very good. Carmen’s Cafe likes garlic however done tastefully, just keep a mint on hand post meal. Service was excellent but would have really enjoyed garlic bread of some type with my meal. All meals received good reviews all around the table. Portion size was good as well, everyone had a little to take home.

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Daydreanne Loftis
We made a reservation for 6:45 and were confirmed. We got there on time but there was no hostess at the door so we waited. About 10 minutes later another party came in for 4 with just 2 of them there, the hostess showed up and sat them first. Not a huge deal, perhaps they were still getting a table ready for our party of 2 but it would of been nice to know that instead of being ignored

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Joshua Wilmsmeyer
All about the Spedieni. Capital S. It deserves to be a proper noun it is so good. Tender and juicy, it is like heaven…if heaven were rubbed with garlic and butter and breaded. Choose the sauce of your choice…I have had them all and you cannot go wrong. Simple = Carmela. Briney = Beatriz. Creamy and cheesy = Julian. Or step it up and have it Oscar. Those scallops are perfectly done.

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Marc J. – Midwest Mining
Came here for a birthday celebration. The food is consistent over the years. We are lucky to get the same table and same waitress who is amazing. We greatly enjoyed both types of artichokes and other appetizers along with our meal. The lasagna tastes better than what I had on our Italy trip. The fettucine alfredo was delicious and very rich. The portions are normal to larger than expected. Pricing is in line with expectations. Service, well, we never had a drink or water less than half a glass. Very attentive staff.

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Amy A
I finally made my first visit to Carmen’s! I was meeting a friend for lunch, they had been there before but it had been many years ago. Service was good, but the food was great! Shrimp scampi was delicious — shrimp were cooked perfectly. The lunch crowd seemed to be regulars. The restaurant is not huge, but I didn’t feel overcrowded. The 2nd floor was not open on the day we went. Bar area was open, but no one was seated there.

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David S
Carmen’s food is amazing. The interior is a little crowded, but not to the point of being uncomfortable. The service is typically exemplary, but this time was just OK from a new waitress who was struggling to keep up and had to be reminded to correct mistakes…but her effort was there and she’ll eventually get up to speed.

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Celeste
Surprised I’ve not reviewed Carmen’s sooner, my family goes here often for celebrations. Carmen’s does a great job of putting up with all of us! Their food as been some of our fave Italian in KC for a couple of decades. It’s not the most ideal place to eat in a pandemic, and definitely not recommended if you have accessibility issues.

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Joel Espinoza
Went for our anniversary. Seated quickly with our reservation. We started with the meatballs appetizer and fried mozzarella. Meatballs had 3 and that was wonderful. Tasty sauce and great taste on them. The mozzarella was good. Nothing special but we enjoyed. Son had the recommendation of our server and had the sample of spedini. 3 different ones with 3 sauces. He enjoyed each of them. I had the rigatoni with peas, prosciutto with vodka sauce. Very good. Wife had pasta with broccoli and creamy tomato sauce. She added the Italian sausage to it. She enjoyed it. The most important part of any pasta meal is the cooking of the pasta and all 3 of ours was perfect. We had a bottle of chianti wine. Ended dinner with pistachio torte and spumoni ice cream. The torte was amazing and light. The ice cream was good. All in all we enjoyed.

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Toya Lynn
I’m surprised at how disgusting everything was. My husband and I ordered crab cakes, garlic cheese bread, chicken spiedini julian, and the chicken parm. Everything was bland and something tasted off about everything besides the lacking of flavor. The cheese was all melted into a plastic sheet on the bread and parm. The alfredo sauce used for the julian tasted like warm, thick heavy whipping cream and nothing else. They gave us an entire loaf of bread as if to apologize for how bad everything was. The chicken from the julian was ok, but I scraped the sauce off because I just could not stomach it. I could not go beyond 2 bites of the crab cake, and I only went for the 2nd bite because I was shocked at how off putting it was. I know we arent on the coast but come on. I ate what I could. I gave one star for my husband…he loved the loaf of bread we received!

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