Emporio Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant New York

Address: 231 Mott St, New York, NY 10012, USA

Phone: +12129661234

Rating: 4.5
based on 207 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Pasta is homemade daily (and delicious), focaccia is unique, and fish and chicken were cooked perfectly."
  • "The Margherita pizza was the best of its kind I've ever had!"
  • "They make some of the best pizza I've ever had IN MY LIFE."
  • "The pasta was all homemade and you could really tell."
  • "Scallops, steak, hand-made pastas are all excellently done."
  • "The food at is delicious, with a variety of tasty options to choose from."
  • "The cuisine here is not your regular classic italian, this is more like a modern and fresh take on food doing amazing things with minimal ingredients."

Cons:

  • "Great atmosphere but this was far too expensive for the quality."
  • "Dessert was rather disappointing. The flourless chocolate cake with salted caramel ice cream was a sloppy mess and overbaked."
  • "The carbonara was way too sticky and not creamy enough, made it really difficult to eat and the taste was boring."
  • "The pasta was undercooked and didn’t have enough sauce."
  • "The pizza itself was not cooked completely, and was so floppy I had to roll it up in order to avoid having the sauce not slide off."
  • "It was pretty good but extremely salty."
  • "The food lacked flavor. Maybe this is due to my preference for stronger spices, but the flavor wasn’t there."

Service

Pros:

  • "The servers are knowledgeable about the ingredients and really attentive to wine selection."
  • "Service was quick and friendly."
  • "The staff is super friendly and their outdoor seating is great if you want to catch views of the bustling city."
  • "The staff is really friendly and their recommendations are awesome but the gnocchi is heavenly!!!"
  • "Service was excellent- fast, friendly and great recs."
  • "The waiters there were all very kind and helped us make sure we got everything we wanted!"
  • "Their service is phenomenal."

Cons:

  • "Service was very pushy trying to get us to leave the table before we had finished eating."
  • "It can be loud so if you're looking for intimate conversation, go elsewhere."
  • "Service was a bit slower than you'd like to see at that time."
  • "Service just does not exist. It’s not even bad - it’s zero."
  • "Waiter was not happy that we only ordered a main course and no alcohol."
  • "The service was OK but nothing more than that."
  • "Service was good but could’ve been better (water refills, plates changes and wine bottle pour)"

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Emporio is a quaint restaurant with a welcoming and homey feel."
  • "The space itself is perfect for a date, hanging with friends, business meeting, etc."
  • "The atmosphere in the place is nice but the music is thumping loud (good quality sound though) and gives you more of a dance club vibe."
  • "Also the place is extremely cozy and romantic."
  • "A small bar up front and a larger seating area in the back both feel intimate."
  • "Fantastic place for an intimate dinner or small get together."
  • "The back of the restaurant is quite magical."

Cons:

  • "The atmosphere was close to horrible. The tables are not even 10 inches from each other, the restaurant was full and the noise level was awful."
  • "Perfectly mediocre. The atmosphere was neat with the skylight dining room but was a bit dark."
  • "Music was a very loud and out of touch 1970s-1980s mix blaring hits from Huey Lewis to Frampton, to Bad Company to ELO."
  • "The back room can be a bit noisy so if you're wishing for a quite dine out sit in the front."
  • "The back room can be quite noisy so I won't call this place romantic or something for a first date."
  • "Lively with tables for 10 so don't go if you are noise-phobic."
  • "It's very romantic and dimly lit."

Price

Pros:

  • "Prices: Decent for NYC."
  • "Good service, and reasonable prices."
  • "The prices were reasonable and the selections were unique and very tasty."
  • "Pretty good food for the price!"
  • "Solid - looking forward to going back. Food was tasty and the price was good."
  • "Great food with well balanced tastes and the price level is nothing to worry about."
  • "Price/quality is fair, fitting to the expectation."

Cons:

  • "A bit too pricey for what it's offering, but definitely worth checking out."
  • "However, it’s worth noting that the drinks can be a bit pricey."
  • "For the elevated prices of this place, this makes it an absolute easy 'pass.'"
  • "Mediocre food. I was really expecting more for the price."
  • "Great atmosphere but this was far too expensive for the quality."
  • "Used to be great. Now it’s completely overpriced and actually pretty bad."
  • "They don’t need you and NY offers so much great options, you might find another place to have a nice diner."

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