Trattoria Locanda Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The stuffed fillet of sole with plenty of crab and shrimp stuffing swimming in a delicious sauce."
• "Best steak we ever had is their rib eye special with peppercorn sauce."
• "Main entrees: chicken picatta, chicken rolletinni and stuffed filet of sole. All excellent, flavorful, fresh and tender."
• "The food was cooked to perfection."
• "Everything was seasoned to perfection and the portions were more than generous."
• "The food was amazing. You can tell it was made with fresh ingredients."
• "The food here is delicious."

Cons:

• "The eggplant parmesan was so tough I had to use a knife to cut it."
• "Half of the mussels weren’t open."
• "The chicken was old tasting and tough, the clams casino were full of bread & tasted canned."
• "Shrimp Francese was so beyond bland."
• "Seafood (clam oreganata and stuffed filet of sole) tasted old/not fresh and disgusting."
• "Veal parm was smothered in canned, bitter tomato sauce like a low-end pizza place would do, not a restaurant."
• "Zuppa di pesce was like a pool of canned tomato sauce."

Service

Pros:

• "The entire staff was attentive, kind, and happy."
• "Ardi was the best waitor I've ever experienced."
• "The waiter was attentive and the overall experience was a good one."
• "Our waiter was very attentive even though the restaurant was very busy."
• "The entire staff was fantastic and accommodating."
• "Our server, Ashley was attentive and gave us a list of their specials."
• "The service was amazing."

Cons:

• "It was over-crowded for the space provided."
• "We waited over an hour for our food, the wait staff kept walking by us nobody would come and give us an update."
• "We sat for over an hour until we received our salads."
• "Extremely slow service. There was not enough staff on hand to service our group."
• "Service seemed a little slow; waiting for water to be filled, salad to come, etc."
• "The service was unacceptably slow."
• "Service was painfully slow."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Great ambiance."
• "Rustic inviting and warm ambiance with beautiful brick walls."
• "Very comforting, low lighting, romantic setting."
• "Beautiful ambience."
• "The atmosphere is very warm and cozy."
• "Christmas decorations and lights made the place feel cozy, warm and inviting."
• "The inside ambience was so cozy with the bricks, the wine, and the soft lighting."

Cons:

• "However, there was a table with young children and both children had tablets and noise from the tablets was loud."
• "It was pretty noisy due to customers who appear to be locals and known to owner."
• "The dining room was very loud."
• "The acoustics were terrible. It was so loud, you'd need to yell in order for the person next to you to hear."

Value

Pros:

• "You will not leave there hungry and the prices will not break the bank."
• "Absolutely deserving of 5 star rating. Well worth your time and money."
• "Expect to pay anywhere between $15-$25 per plate."
• "I also found the prices to be very reasonable."
• "Only $48 for the entire lunch. Recommended!"
• "Very nice atmosphere, great food and reasonable prices."
• "The amount of food is wonderful for the price."

Cons:

• "Newburgh Brewing IPA was good, but 10 dollars for a 12 ounce serving? Really?"
• "Prices were hiked up from the usual average $13-18 plates on the menu to mostly $26-$29 a plate because of the Mother's Day 'specials' which their usual menu was not even available."
• "Instead they included a 25% gratuity onto the bill and then provided an additional space on the bill for more gratuity. Unbelievable!"
• "Food was over priced for its quality, nothing special, 6/10 food for 10/10 prices."
• "I have to say the prices were more than I am accustomed to."