Toscana 49 Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant New York

Address: 143 E 49th St, New York, NY 10017, USA

Phone: +12122560190

Rating: 4.5
based on 170 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was above and beyond! Even though they were very busy, they were still able to make sure every customer felt like they mattered."
  • "The service was efficient, good sense of humor and gives you the space to talk."
  • "Fantastic service."
  • "The staffs were friendly and nice, help with no attitude."
  • "Service is always A1, drinks are great & done with care."
  • "Service was prompt and courteous πŸ‘πŸ»"
  • "Service was fast and attentive."

Cons:

  • "The service was dreadful, at no moment our drink order was taken, I had to actively ask the server for it."
  • "The waiter did not smile and did not make us feel welcomed in the restaurant."
  • "The only downside I would say is the feeling that they're really trying to upsell you on things."
  • "Only complaint is that the waiter tried really hard to sell more wine to us, which was a bit uncomfortable."
  • "Wait staff were cold and didn't care much."
  • "Very rude customer service. Just walked in and saw a very rude attitude from 2 staff."
  • "THE SERVICE WAS UNACCEPTABLE!!! They wanted to hurry us up to finish our meal, being very unprofessional and very rude."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Atmosphere was cozy and romantic."
  • "Very neat and clean with a bit of rustic charm."
  • "Good ambiance for a date night."
  • "Totally satisfying for 5 adults, totally delicious, great service and ambiance."
  • "Excellent food, wonderful atmosphere, attentive wait staff, decent prices."
  • "Fantastic atmosphere and fantastic staff."
  • "Atmosphere very cosy and comfy."

Cons:

  • "Unfortunately we sat upstairs in a dark corner so atmosphere was terrible."
  • "The only problem is that the whole place is really really loud, I could barely understand what my friend was saying to me during our conversation over dinner there."
  • "Ambiance was ok-ish, felt kinda cramped."
  • "They jammed tables together to fit more people in the restaurant, so you keep getting bumped into."
  • "But for a $200 meal, I’d expect more than... treating us like third-class citizens."

Food

Pros:

  • "The food is excellent..Toscana 49, beautiful, and cozy..Can't wait to go back....Thank You Toscana.."
  • "One of the best meals I’ve had this year!"
  • "The lasagna, unbelievable. Made with spinach noodles, which I had never had, the green was different, but taste was incredible."
  • "They bring fresh high quality bread to the table paired with a sublime pepper based olive oil dip."
  • "Amazing food, amazing service. Also… The BEST cheesecake I’ve EVER had."
  • "The food was flavorful and cooked to perfection."
  • "Everything was seasoned with Italian precision and the sauce was rich and somehow elegant."

Cons:

  • "Water🍷 was dirty from the red pomade of someone's else..."
  • "The Ceaser salad was tasteless and needed more sauce."
  • "Bread was cold, crΓ¨me brΓ»lΓ©e cold, my seafood linguine (special) was tasteless."
  • "This thing has much more lamb in it than I expected, but was not very flavorful."
  • "One of my friend ordered a different dish that had peas and she said it was too salty."
  • "Mostly good, but one of our party ordered spaghetti and it wasn't edible. It was hard."
  • "The desserts are disappointing by comparison, specifically the ricotta cheesecake."

Value

Pros:

  • "The price was very Fair."
  • "Very reasonably priced. Good value."
  • "Great value for money lovely ambiance."
  • "Excellent food, efficient service and reasonably priced for Manhattan."
  • "They offered glasses of wine under $25."
  • "The value is very good, and the food is excellent."
  • "The prices were reasonable."

Cons:

  • "But for a $200 meal, I’d expect more than staff lingering around in a tight space, rearranging tables."
  • "Can be pricey if you go for the full shebang (bottle of red wine starts at $60) but definitely worth it."
  • "The food really isn't great here for the prices that they offer it at."
  • "Altogether price was costly, but considering we were eating in the middle of New York on a Saturday night it wasn't going to be cheap."
  • "Three star food at five star prices."
  • "All for $300, and insanely low cost for 5 in a great Manhattan Italian restaurant."

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