Banchetto Feast Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service at Banchetto was outstanding! We were greeted instantly and served hot garlic knots and bread within 3 minutes."
• "Amazing time for our 6th wedding anniversary! Compliments the chef and owner, super attentive staff and overall amazing food, drinks and deserts."
• "Eddie, the owner, was very inviting and friendly, and was even kind enough to send out a lovely salad."
• "The manager and staff were very friendly."
• "Service: 5 stars."
• "The servers were attentive and so nice!"
• "Staff was friendly & attentive."

Cons:

• "Two out of my four times the pasta was as hard as a rock."
• "The reason why am giving them 1 stars is because of how long they took to bring the appetizers and drinks."
• "Food is always great. Service especially last time was awful."
• "The server was rude and nasty when i got to the table before i even could order a drink (so i didn't)."
• "Server had an attitude and rolled her eyes on TWO different occasions."
• "Our waiter barely checked on us."
• "Service was so poor I had to go to the bar to get a refill on my drink."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Everything we had at our table was delicious, calamari, pasta, chicken and the grass feed Iowa beef tender too)."
• "The food is delicious and incredibly fresh, the service is fast and friendly (Thanks, Pedro!), and the menu has something for every palette and every budget."
• "Best Pasta fagioli I ever had."
• "Their meat dishes are top quality cuts and the traditional Italian dishes pack a punch of flavor that would sit well in Tuscany."
• "The calamari is to die for, so tender and fresh."
• "The pasta tasted insanely good and was cooked perfect al-dente."
• "Delicious Italian food! Ordered the chicken mama Mia which came out amazing and the service was very good."

Cons:

• "I felt the freshness and care put into the food but every bite just felt like something was missing."
• "The food however, what a letdown. I was hoping to get an actual meatball from an Italian place but these 'meatballs' are like what comes out of canned cat food tins."
• "When I received my steak it was ice cold."
• "The food was not as hot as usual and the wait was longer than I'm used to."
• "The salmon alla vodka was good but didn’t come as hot as I expected."
• "The food was horrible.. As if it was cooked earlier and reheated."
• "Food was bland, unseasoned, very little flavor."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Nice place for a romantic dinner or family feast."
• "Great atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is beautiful and relaxing."
• "The atmosphere is by far the most relaxing anywhere in Rockland, from the decor to the lighting and even the music, it just feels so nice."
• "Vibe: nice chill ambiance with dim lighting and Italian- jazz music instrumental music in the background."
• "Atmosphere is gorgeous."
• "Beautiful atmosphere. Even though you are in Nanuet once inside the restaurant you feel like you are in a different world, very nice decor and lighting."

Cons:

• "It's changed since the pandemic. There are tables in every available corner which is not always a good thing."
• "We were seated next to the bar which was quite noisy, in fact the entire restaurant was acoustically very lively with its hard surfaces!"
• "They all were made with the same processed breaded chicken cutlets - all the same shapes and sizes."
• "The only complaint is that the lasagna wasn't as flavorful as I anticipated."
• "The high prices and atmosphere of this place are quite deceiving."
• "Definitely overpriced for the taste."
• "Overpriced food. Crowded. Poor service."

Value

Pros:

• "Price-point excellent with great value!"
• "Prices are good for an upscale place."
• "They do have a 4 for $24 special posted on the window."
• "What we got for the our $ so worth it."
• "The food here is delicious and relatively well priced!"
• "Prices were reasonable. Highly recommended."
• "Great portion size and good flavors with just enough kick!"

Cons:

• "Slightly on the higher end, price-wise; but nothing too bad."
• "They are a little pricey."
• "For the price they charge I would expect much more from them."
• "Ordered a burger with bacon on it and when it came there was no bacon."
• "Not impressed with the food or Prices."
• "I used to LOVE their pizza, but after they moved locations their pizza changed."
• "We both got sick within hours of eating here."