Just got my third delivery really quick and kept hot !! IMO pie is OUTSTANDING, Ive tried a few others in the area since moving here(about 3 yrs.) and this is definitely my go to place from now on. Have also tried the eggplant dinner and Carmine special wrap both awesome ! I never write reviews for anything but thought this place really deserved one !!
M M.
Place rating: 3 New Haven, CT
Nice neighborhood spot. Owners are gems. Food is not bad.
Joe C.
Place rating: 3 Madison, CT
«Not bad» is the best way I would describe their pizza. If this place were located anywhere outside of New Haven County I’d probably bump my description up to «stellar». Sauce, cheese, and crust were all OK, just not mind blowing(or is that taste buds blowing?). The pizza was way more salty than what I would have liked. Da’ Carmine is of the Napoli school of pizza. That means they likely get most of their ingredients from Napoli Foods… and that means their pizza will taste like 70% of other local pizza joints out there. The easiest way to spot a Napoli pizza joint is by its pizza box; the company logo is printed on the topside and the company address is printed on the bottomside. Like I said, I’m guessing about 70% of New Haven’s local pizzerias use Napoli ingredients. That’s not a bad thing because Napoli ingredients are actually pretty good, but it doesn’t create much variety for us customers if every pizza joint uses the same ingredients. I sort of feel bad for the family working behind the counter because they seem like really nice people. Unfortunately for them, other than myself, they didn’t have any other customers on a 6:00PM evening. That’s a real shame because they have plenty of tables and chairs and a menu jamb packed with lots of affordable Italian dishes(many priced around $ 11). I think much of that is due to the location of this place in the Branford Hill. It gets lost among the other stores in a long continuous strip mall. Plus, its sparce business is probably due to the fact that Branford has a lot of other choices for pizza and Italian food. Like most towns along the shoreline there’s a lot of competition in this category.
Ronald S.
Place rating: 3 Middletown, CT
How You Doin? ya. i eat a lotta pizza. i had pizza for lunch. im gonna have pizza for dinner, what you gonna do about it? yah i thought so. So in my travels as a journeyman beer quality control agent I stumble upon a name I had seen before, but had not yet experienced so i decide to stop in for a slice or two. Last time I saw Da’ Carmine it was down the street a way and was not open any longer. I think that location is a fancy burger joint down there now, but who cares about burgers — we’re talking about slices. These cheese slices were OK. I was in late, they were obviously reheated. Some pizza has oil dripping from it and its a byproduct of nastyness. I swear here the oil was an ingredient to behold. Da Carmine makes a ecent thin crust slice, a bit on the oil side, nice cheese and a kinda flimsy crust probably because it was a reheat. Next time in, I plan on getting a fresh pie. Nice little place, friendly guy behind the counter talking Italian on the phone. the way it should be. Not fancy wood or coal, not a crazy italian marble oven, straight up decent slices and a HUGE menu with tons of «not pizza».
