Ferraro's Ristorante

What Ferraro's Ristorante does

Ferraro's Ristorante is a family-owned and operated Italian fine dining restaurant established in Las Vegas in 1985 by Gino and Rosalba Ferraro. The business operates a single 9,000+ square-foot, 312-seat flagship location at 4480 Paradise Road, approximately five minutes off the Las Vegas Strip, where it serves traditional Italian cuisine from family recipes featuring daily handmade pasta, all-natural meats, and Safe Harbor Certified seafood. The restaurant anchors a secondary fast-casual pizza concept called Pizza Forte (launched 2015 at Sunset Station and Hard Rock Hotel locations) as a wholly-owned subsidiary within the Ferraro family portfolio.

Core operations center on a scratch kitchen supported by an Enomatic wine preservation system enabling rare Italian wines to be offered by the glass. The wine program — 16,000+ bottles across 1,200+ labels — has earned Gambero Rosso's Tre Bottiglie (2023) and the restaurant earned Gambero Rosso's Tre Forchette (2024), making it one of only four U.S. restaurants with Gambero Rosso's top culinary and wine ratings. Product surface spans a la carte dinner (entrees $22-$105, with Wagyu Controfiletto at $105 and Osso Buco as house specialty at $72), a $140 Chef's Tasting Menu, $69 Pre-Show Dinner, $75 Summer in Italy seasonal prix-fixe, $38 happy hour 'Volare' flight, vegan and paleo/gluten-free menus, late-night Mezzanotte service, and an experiential $300 Date Night package with private car service.

Revenue is generated primarily through transactional on-premise dining, private events (8-300 guest capacity including full buyout), off-premise catering, wine sales (including a corkage program and 50% off wine nights for Nevada locals), and gift card sales via an in-house portal and the 'It's On Me' third-party platform. Distribution is direct-to-consumer: OpenTable for reservations, a dedicated events sales team for private dining, and the restaurant's blog, social media, email, and earned media (Wine Spectator, Gambero Rosso, Forbes) for demand generation. The customer base is diversified across affluent individual diners, corporate and celebratory group bookings, and Las Vegas tourists and locals, with no external private equity, venture, or institutional investment disclosed.

Name

Ferraro's Ristorante

Legal name

Ferraro's Ristorante

Website

https://ferraroslasvegas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ferraro's Ristorante is a family-owned Italian fine dining restaurant operating a 312-seat flagship on Paradise Road in Las Vegas since 1985, serving traditional cuisine with daily handmade pasta and an award-winning 16,000+ bottle Italian wine program to tourists, locals, and corporate and private event guests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Italian Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

Keywords

• Italian fine dining
• Traditional Italian cuisine
• Italian wine program
• Private dining events
• Off-premise catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas, NV

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. In-Person Dining (Food & Beverage): Primary revenue from dine-in lunch, dinner, happy hour, tasting menus, and late-night (Mezzanotte) service. Revenue is transactional per cover, with average check sizes reflecting upscale fine dining pricing. No itemized checks offered; split up to four ways per table.
2. Private Dining & Catering: Private event bookings, corporate dinners, buyouts, and off-premise catering. Private dining accommodates 8–120 guests; full buyout up to 300 guests. Catering includes off-site chef and service options.
3. Wine Sales: Corkage fee program ($50 for 750ML, $100 for Magnum, limit one bottle) and 50% off wine promotions on select nights generate incremental beverage revenue. Award-winning collection of 16,000+ bottles and 1,200+ labels.
4. Gift Cards: Gift cards sold through the restaurant's own portal and a third-party gifting platform ('It's On Me'). Gift cards sold in any denomination; $25 bonus gift card with purchases of $100 or more during holiday promotions.
5. Special Event Promotions: Revenue from seasonal prix-fixe menus (Summer in Italy $75, Las Vegas Restaurant Week, anniversary menus), wine tasting events (Taste & Learn, Il Cammino del Vino), and holiday menus.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ferraro's Ristorante is a family-owned Italian fine dining restaurant serving traditional Italian cuisine from time-honored family recipes since 1985 at its single Las Vegas location off the Strip. Its core offer is scratch-cooked Italian fare (daily hand-made pasta, all-natural meats, Safe Harbor Certified seafood) paired with an award-winning Italian wine program of 16,000+ bottles. The restaurant also sells private dining, off-premise catering, seasonal prix-fixe menus, tasting menus, gift cards, and curated wine tasting events.

Product overview

Ferraro's Ristorante is a family-owned Italian fine dining restaurant established in 1985, offering traditional Italian cuisine from time-honored family recipes. The restaurant operates as a single-location dining establishment with multiple menu offerings including the core fine dining experience, private dining and catering services, seasonal prix-fixe menus (Summer in Italy, Pre-Show Dinner, Love Your Lunch), late-night dining (Mezzanotte), and an award-winning wine program. Additional services include take-out, gift cards, and wine tasting events. The restaurant is led by Executive Chef Mimmo Ferraro and owned by Gino and Rosalba Ferraro.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pizza Forte: Fast-casual pizza concept launched by the Ferraro family in 2015, with locations at Sunset Station Hotel & Casino and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Products and services

• Italian Fine Dining Experience Traditional Italian fine dining service featuring scratch kitchen with daily hand-made pasta, house-made sausages, fresh desserts, all-natural meats, and Safe Harbor Certified seafood, served to individual guests at the Las Vegas restaurant off the Strip.
• Private Dining & Catering Private event bookings, corporate dinners, buyouts, and off-premise catering for groups of 8–120 guests with full buyout up to 300 guests, including a catering menu and off-site chef and service options.
• Chef's Tasting Menu Multi-course guided tasting experience priced at $140 per person (minimum 2 people), including all antipasti, pasta risotto, main course, and dessert, with optional wine pairing for $65 additional.
• Pre-Show Dinner Prix-fixe pre-show dinner available daily from 4:00pm–6:00pm at $69 per person, designed for guests attending Las Vegas shows.
• Summer in Italy Seasonal Menu Seasonal 4-course prix-fixe Italian dinner at $75 per person featuring regional Italian cuisine, running June 15–August 23.
• Love Your Lunch Prix-Fixe 3-course lunch special (antipasti, secondi, dolci) available Monday–Friday 11:30am–3:30pm, with take-out option during lunch hours.
• Ora Sociale Happy Hour Italian small plates happy hour served daily from 4pm–7pm, featuring signature dishes and drinks at reduced prices ($10–$18 per item) and the Volare Flight Experience ($38 for 3 bites + 3 wines).
• Mezzanotte Late Night Dining Late-night dining service Monday through Friday from 8:30pm to 10:30pm with the full menu available, featuring 50% off curated wines for Nevada locals on Friday and Saturday nights.
• Italian Wine Program Award-winning Italian wine collection with 16,000+ bottles and 1,200+ labels, recognized by Gambero Rosso Tre Bottiglie 2023 and Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence 2026, served via the Enomatic wine preservation system for by-the-glass service.
• Gift Cards Ferraro's gift cards sold in any denomination through the restaurant's own portal and the third-party 'It's On Me' gifting platform, redeemable for food and beverages at the restaurant.
• Wine Tasting Events (Taste & Learn, Il Cammino del Vino) Guided wine tasting events including Taste & Learn dinners and Il Cammino del Vino wine walks, featuring curated Italian wines with food pairings hosted regularly at the restaurant.
• Take-Out Menu Take-out service available during lunch hours featuring Italian dishes to go, ordered via phone at 702-364-5300.
• Vegan Italian Menu Dedicated vegan Italian menu offering Risotto Norma, vegan pasta dishes, and plant-based main courses, available alongside gluten-free pasta (+$3) and paleo pasta (+$7) options.

Quantifiable outcome

• Awarded Gambero Rosso Tre Forchette (Three Forks) in 2024 — the highest fork rating in the Italian dining world
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Sundance HelicoptersminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 February 2017Co-marketed romantic Citylights helicopter Strip tours paired with dinner at Ferraro's Ristorante. Couples could book a combined experience featuring a helicopter flight and fine Italian dining, promoted jointly by both businesses as a Las Vegas couples' attraction.
• PembertonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2015Pemberton (a spirits, wine, and craft beer distributor) partnered with Ferraro's for the 'Pemberton al Fresco' grand food and wine tasting event held on the restaurant's patio. Event featured 75+ boutique wines, craft beer from Oceanside (San Diego), rare Scotch from Duncan Taylor, and craft rums. All products showcased were available to order through Total Wines & More.
• Personal Sedan ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2015Provided private Lincoln Town Car sedan service as part of Ferraro's date night package. Guests booking a table for up to six guests received 4-course dinner plus door-to-door transportation. The partnership extended the restaurant's experience beyond the dining room, targeting busy professionals and out-of-town visitors from surrounding Las Vegas neighborhoods.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Carbone (Major Food Group): Italian-American fine dining concept at ARIA Las Vegas with comparable prestige, high average check, and affluent tourist and corporate clientele. Closest direct competitor to Ferraro's Italian fine dining positioning.
• Esther's Kitchen: Chef-driven Italian restaurant in the Las Vegas Arts District with a comparable scratch-kitchen, fresh-pasta ethos and reputation for elevated but approachable Italian cuisine.
• Brezza: Contemporary Italian fine dining restaurant at Resorts World Las Vegas, opened in 2021. Targets the same high-end Italian dining occasion with similar price points and Strip-area catchment.
• Cipriani: Iconic Italian fine dining brand operating at Wynn Plaza Las Vegas with classic Italian cuisine and a polished wine program; competes for the same luxury dining and corporate entertainment spend in Las Vegas.
• Marche Bacchus: Las Vegas Italian restaurant paired with an adjacent wine shop, with a serious Italian wine program. Directly comparable focus on Italian cuisine and wine pairing culture.
• Matteo's Ristorante Italiano: Las Vegas Italian fine dining with traditional menu and house-made pastas, operating off-strip in a similar neighborhood-restaurant format and competing for local fine-dining occasions.

Regional players

• Il Pastaio: Iconic Beverly Hills Italian fine dining restaurant focused on fresh handmade pastas and traditional Italian cuisine. Comparable authentic, pasta-centric Italian menu but serves the LA market rather than Las Vegas.

Broad incumbents

• RPM Italian (Lettuce Entertain You): Italian fine dining concept from Lettuce Entertain You with multiple U.S. locations. Comparable upscale Italian menu and bar program, but with a multi-unit operating platform Ferraro's does not have.
• Eataly Las Vegas (Park MGM): Italian marketplace and restaurant complex at Park MGM; broader portfolio of casual and full-service Italian dining, retail, and wine that overlaps with Ferraro's core Italian fine-dining and wine occasion.
• Scarpetta (LDV Hospitality): Italian fine dining concept operating at multiple hotel properties including in Las Vegas. Broader geographic footprint and hotel partnerships give it scaled distribution Ferraro's lacks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/FerrarosLV
• Facebookfacebook.com/FerrarosLV
• Instagraminstagram.com/FerrarosLV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ferraros-ristorante

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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