Il Casale

Il Casale offers an elegant spread of fine Italian cuisine for friends and family. The menu changes seasonally, offering fresh ingredients and producing robust and hearty dishes. The space is a modern and urban take on traditional and rustic design, with a brick storefront and walls, wooden chairs, arch windows and a long, stark white marble bar counter. This restaurant also offers an extensive...

One taste of chef Dante de Magistris' "amazing" Italian cuisine prepared with "fresh-as-fresh-can-be" ingredients and you'll wish this "welcoming", converted brick firehouse in Belmont was in your suburban town (or "closer to Boston"); it's "not a place to get into last-minute", but those who manage to secure a table can expect an "upscale" yet "casual" atmosphere, an "attentive, friendly"...

A firehouse turned Italian restaurant. IC's Chef Dante deMagistris rolls out homemade pasta daily to compliment the Italian-based wine list. If you're looking for something a little more authentic/expensive than Olive Garden try this low-key Belmont favorite. Get a collection of various appetizer plates, or split a giant pasta dish with your date.

Dante de Magistris (Cambridge's dante) opened this authentic Italian restaurant in an old Belmont firehouse, perched just down the street from where he grew up. He runs the restaurant with two of his brothers, Damian and Filippo. The recipes are culled from his grandmother's kitchen; look for traditional offerings like Bolognese and Sicilian roast chicken. Favorites include pasta vesuvio, a...

Rustic Italian Cuisine in Historic converted Fire Station

* Catering

* Outdoor Dining

* Bar Scene

Il Casale is located in the heart of Belmont at 50 Leonard Street. Acclaimed Chef Dante de Magistris and his brothers Damian and Filippo, the team behind the celebrated Restaurant Dante in Cambridge, have joined forces once again to bring rustic, authentic Italian cuisine to their...