Il Violino Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is fantastic and consistent and the wine selection is great."
• "The pasta was the best I've ever had, the chicken parmigiana was perfect."
• "The food was authentic and made with what I could only imagine was love."
• "The sauce was so tasty and the seafood was cooked to perfect."
• "The food was super delicious & fresh!"
• "Food is absolutely delicious and the service is great."
• "The food was exquisite, offering a delightful journey through Italian cuisine."

Cons:

• "The sauce was bland and the chicken was too thin."
• "The food was just okay, nothing to write home about."
• "The spaghetti and meatballs were not fresh and tasted like it was reheated."
• "The food was mediocre. The bread was remarkably blah, the carbonara tasted like Alfredo (would not recommend)."
• "The linguini was over cooked could of done with 1-3 mins less so it had more texture."
• "None of them tasted good... Tomato sauce was tasteless and had no flavour while spaghetti was overcooked."
• "The pasta dish I ordered was much to be desired... lukewarm and overcooked.... the sauce was rather tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is perfect as are the portions--all in a delightful setting at a very, very reasonable price."
• "Very classic Italian service (attentive, ladies first)."
• "The service friendly and professional."
• "Service is good considering the non-ideal circumstances."
• "The service was impeccable, and the staff made us feel incredibly welcome throughout our meal."
• "Service was attentive and accommodating."
• "Outstanding service. Staff is super friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "The last check price was 154 dollar and when I tipped with 20 dollar the waiter was not amused about the amount of the tip and became very unfriendly."
• "Our server was good but the manager was rude on two separate occasions."
• "I got 'spit in your food vibes' from the waitress."
• "There wasn't someone to seat us right as soon as we walked in, and our waitress never smiled and was cold."
• "The customer service at this place is a joke."
• "Service was awful."
• "Just awful service. Surrounded by children screaming constantly."

Value

Pros:

• "The food is soooo good and it is SO cheap for the area!"
• "Price range is relatively low for a restaurant in Manhattan and totally acceptable regarding the food quality."
• "The prices are VERY good for Manhattan, especially on the Upper West Side."
• "A true NY bargain at 38.00 Soup Salad main course and dessert and coffee."
• "Not fancy, prices reasonable for the location, a bit cramped."
• "Bottles of wine are cheap at less than $40."
• "Always a wonderful dining experience!"

Cons:

• "Overall, the food was good but pricey."
• "With $80 this was the most expensive food our Todd ever got and it was nothing special."
• "$4.25 for a single expresso, 5 miserable shrimps in the scampi risotto....not a great value."
• "Affogato: 1 miserable scoop of average icecream with 1 shot of expresso: $9.00!!"
• "Definitely pricey!!"
• "To charge $38 for a muddy taste tilapia!!! Come on restaurants."
• "The food was mediocre at best and expensive with small portions of the pastas."

Ambience

Pros:

• "We sat in the covered outdoor area and enjoyed the beautiful city views and cool spring breeze."
• "Great for people watching."
• "Good ambience, cozy and artificial candles make this a spot for family and casual dinners."
• "The ambience was pleasant with background music and able to support conversations without the neighboring tables having to or able to listen easily."
• "Very cozy family spot."
• "The atmosphere at Il Violino is super cozy and I felt at home."
• "Warm, homey atmosphere with photos of stars who have visited and an original Al Hirschfeld drawing!"

Cons:

• "Would not recommend this place."
• "I will never come back and will not recommend this place."
• "I really feel taken advantage of by a miser, nickel and dimer restaurant."
• "It added up surprisingly quickly."
• "The manager would do nothing to compensate for their blunder."
• "The caprese salad was straight trash."
• "Food: Overpriced mediocre Italian food. Blend and tasteless cooked by Mexicans."