Buon Amici Italian Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was excellent. Note well that the pasta servings are rather big- one pasta dish and a couple of appetizers would be perfect to share with a date, perhaps."
• "The food and ambiance is outstanding!"
• "The food was probably the best I have ever had, and I do go to plenty of restaurants, but seriously, everything tastes fresh and homemade, and delicious."
• "The fried calamari appetizer was crispy and seasoned beautifully."
• "The food was beyond delicious.... couldn't ask for anything better."
• "Food was phenomenal - especially the desserts."
• "The food is always amazing here. It's one of if not the best Italian restaurant in Westchester."

Cons:

• "It was so unpleasantly loud, we could not wait to leave."
• "The food was not that tasty. Very bland food for the amount of money that was spent."
• "The lamb was mediocre, to my horror and disappointment the mashed potatoes was instant."
• "Appetizers and main course tasted like they were prepared a day or two before and just heated up to serve."
• "The lobster was tough. Like my knife and fork couldn't cut through without me almost dropping my plate from the table."
• "The food is just bad quality thrown together and the worst thing is that they don’t even care."
• "The chicken breast was very tough and the flavor was bland."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is super great fast the waiters are nice attentive and everyone is so nice and friendly."
• "The staff will recommend based on your appetite and they don't oversell you."
• "The staff is exceptional. Our waiter Eddie was second to none."
• "We had a waiter, Nick, who was probably the best waiter I have ever come across."
• "Our waiter, 'Cosmo', was extremely efficient!"
• "Our waiter, Stefan, was FANTASTIC! We had a very needy group of people and he and his team did an overall outstanding job."
• "The service is always welcoming, fast and professional."

Cons:

• "There was a fly around the table... This time it was not one fly. There were more than one."
• "We had to request the check at the end after 15 minutes waiting, apparently waiter forgot that we still were seating."
• "The Manager yelled at the new server publicly and was very rude."
• "We were seated at 7:15 and still waiting at 9:45 pm for our food."
• "Despite our 8 PM reservation (for which we arrived on time) we waited an hour and fifteen minutes for our table on a Saturday night."
• "Appetizers were slow to come out and the main courses took so long we finally just canceled the order and left."
• "We waited over an hour for our food."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere gives you a feel of being in Italy."
• "Old-school Italian vibe, from the décor to the hospitality."
• "The bar and restaurant atmosphere inside did appear to have a cozy old school vibe."
• "A wonderful neighborhood staple. Never disappoints."
• "It's Home. From the owner Chris to the staff you are greeted with love from the moment you walk through the door."
• "The atmosphere is great for a date or family or a nice girls night out."
• "Wonderful ambience. Cozy family atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Only problem is parking can be hard to find if you don't like valet service."
• "The place was PACKED TO CAPACITY."
• "Ownership made NO attempt to apologize and we still paid for drinks and appetizers."
• "When dining with big groups or a party, I've noticed the food isn't as good."
• "Because of how the structure was built, even when it wasn't packed, it was loud enough to drown my voice when I tried to tell my kid to behave."
• "We were seated in the tent that smells like a gym bag."
• "Noisy. Bad house wines."