Shells and Sauce

2600 E 12th Ave, Denver
(303) 377-2091

Recent Reviews

Анна Саяпина

I would give more stars, as my husbands lasagna was good and crème brûlée wasn’t amazing, but was tasty. And service was nice.But!My penne bolognese were too salty and I was too hungry to talk about it, so I ate it.But right after I finished my dinner I’ve felt sick and like I had a stone in my stomach.And the whole day after I felt really bad, so I guess the ground beef that was used in pasta has gone bad and the cooks tried to hide it over salting it.Cannot recommend this place. Be careful.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Austin Corell

The butternut squash ravioli was dynamite, and the service was outstanding. The atmosphere was cozy. They offer endless fresh-baked bread and dipping balsamic. The creme brulee and key lime pie were outshined by the rest of the meal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Stuffed Shells Duo

Sal Aldaz

I arrived here after calling to make a reservation for 2. After being ignored for over 20 minutes and watching 2 tables being seated and served ahead of us, we decided to leave. I walked to the bar to get my own coke and a cocktail. The manager Oscar apparently doesn’t know how to seat or manage a reservation that he urgently recommended. At least at the bus boy brought me some bread and water. What a memorable experience.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Yaell Urrunaga

A neighborhood classic! Wait times are long so be sure to get a reservation! It's a bit cramped but the food is amazing!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Jesus Ulloa

First, eating hereGreat food and service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Traditional Parmigiana, Homemade Lasagna, Tiramisu

Jordyn Klein

To say i am disappointed is an understatement.. i heard nothing but stellar things about this place and it fell closer to horrible. We came for denver restaurant week and they totally dropped the ball. We waited an hour and 45 minutes to get our entrees.. when they arrived they were very underwhelming and a little cold. We sat there for forever and only had our small salads. My friend and i saw other people arriving after us and get their food before us. We ordered at 6:30 and did not leave the restaurant until close to 9. Not because we were having a good time- because we were waiting for our food! Our waiter came around occasionally and kept saying the food would be out in 2 mins.. and then 15 mins would pass by. Service was so bad - i was embarrassed. Very shocking to see people arriving after us.. and their food came about 30 - 40 minutes before ours did. I think this place lost customers during Denver restaurant week- clearly you can tell by the reviews the past few days.Overall- we will not be coming back again. The only good service was the busser cleaning our table and the host who sat us promptly. Would highly recommend you train your staff better so people aren’t waiting 2+ hours to get an entree. By the time the food came- i was too tired and took some stuff to go because I was over the atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

First time trying this place for Denver Restaurant week. Small initiate restaurant and the service was A+++!! I wish I remembered who our server was but she was upbeat, sweet, and went above and beyond. Food was very authentic. Ordered the Bolognese. The bread with the red wine vinegar was delicious. The cannoli dessert was to die for. Will definitely be back!

Madison Chodikov

Pretty awful service. They seated us 15 minutes after our reservation time, ignored our table and prioritized other tables over us, and completely forgot about us multiple times. Would recommend takeout for better service. The food was pretty ok given the price of it.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

Ben

Went during Denver restaurant week. That entire experience was absolutely excellent. Staff. Atmosphere. Food (excellent). A little on the pricey side, but WELL worth it. So good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Traditional Parmigiana

Marianne T (Mar)

Oh my gosh the food here was out of this world! The waiter was amazing. He was very friendly and was so knowledgeable and helped us make our choices. We had the restaurant week special which was $35 for a salad, entree and dessert. I had the lasagna and my husband had the shrimp diabolo. Everything was delicious! We tried both types of sangria, both were fantastic. For dessert he had the orange cake ala mode and I had the chocolate chip cannoli. We will definitely be going back and this is one of our favorite restaurants now. You won't be disappointed!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Homemade Lasagna, Shrimp Diavolo

Katie

We ate here for Restaurant Week, and they were quite busy. We enjoyed the food, but it took an incredibly long time. We were probably there for 30 minutes before we could even put our food order in with our server, and after an hour and a half we still hadn't even ordered dessert so we ended up having to take it home. The food is always great, but we were disappointed in the overall experience this visit.

SteakRamenXiaoLongBao

This restaurant had the best creme brulee I have ever had. It was the right amount of crisp without the burnt taste. The neighborhood had such a nice vibe to it as well as the people serving you. I would eat here again even without Denver Restaurant week. 10/10.

BruceA

This was our first time at this restaurant. We were seated before our reservation time (worked well for us), the service was outstanding, the food was excellent and good sized portions, and the wine list was very reasonably priced. We have already booked a reservation for next weekend. Highly recommended.

Randy Parker

Complete neighborhood staple. Fresh, hot food. Friendly, hard working staff. Well made drinks. Perfect for happy hour or date night.#

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kevin Scott

Overall, the food was very good. However, my raviolis came to me ice cold in the center. I sent it back to the kitchen. I did get a hot ravioli, but this was seven or eight minutes after I sent it back to the kitchen and my table eating before I got my food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bolognese

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