Ulivo Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant New York

Address: 4 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001, USA

Phone: +12126848000

Rating: 4.4
based on 142 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff are very attentive and welcoming, and the service was very quick."
  • "We felt like royalty with the treatment."
  • "The service from every single staff and server were beyond amazing."
  • "The waiters and waitresses were very kind and charming and they provided us with excellent service."
  • "Our hostess/waitress was very attentive and made sure we were cared for."
  • "The waiters were so attentive and our water glasses never got empty lol!"
  • "The staff were lovely, helpful and provided all round great service."

Cons:

  • "Very awful service and rush to kick out customer."
  • "Bartender was very green and splashed lemon juice in my eye while fixing drinks."
  • "Waiter never once checked on my food until he brought the check."
  • "I went on a busy night but I was still a little disappointed with the speed of service, I often felt ignored by staff."
  • "However, they failed to disclose that it would cost us extra $5. Very deceitful."
  • "The restaurant smells awful.. The Street cafe smells like garbage."
  • "Upon arrival the hostess agreed to sit our party only for the restaurant manager to come over and inform us she will not seat a table for 3."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Pasta was amazing. Try the oxtail ragu which has wide noodles with incredibly well seasoned sauce."
  • "The pasta is delicious and flavorful, obviously made in house."
  • "The Pruscitto was the best I've ever had... So buttery!"
  • "The octopus entree was very tender as we were able to cut the octopus into pieces with just a spoon and fork."
  • "Outstanding southern Italian cuisine."
  • "The house-made pasta did not disappoint."
  • "The almond pesto pasta with bits of almonds in it with VERY good flavor and it is a YES!"

Cons:

  • "I wasn’t quite a fan of their famous Gnochhi di Ricotta, although it was prepared very well."
  • "The food was not properly made: I ordered cannelloni and they came with a lovely layer of burnt cheese and bechamel."
  • "There was absolutely nothing tasty with the pasta-it was weird, the fish had no taste--massive size."
  • "The food was poor quality, very expensive and cold."
  • "The sauce was full of mini cracked shells in the sauce."
  • "When the pastas arrived they both were very poor, one tasted as if it came from a can and devoid of any meat and the other was somehow so dry and tasteless."
  • "Had the almond pesto pasta. It is a NO! Chunks of almonds in it and no favor."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Comfortable and cozy atmosphere and attentive servers."
  • "Nice restaurant vibe, dark and candlelit."
  • "Wonderful ambiance and servers."
  • "The atmosphere was warm and felt luxurious without pretention."
  • "I enjoyed the ambiance, too."
  • "The environment and waitresses were nice though."
  • "Inside the decor is minimal and not exciting. Yet, the service was exceptional and the food was brilliant."

Cons:

  • "$84 or so dollars of disappointment and the ambience of a stale fart."
  • "The restaurant smells awful.. The Street cafe smells like garbage."
  • "Was so loud I couldn’t hear my conversation partner without shouting."
  • "Very loud, no music, horrible atmosphere."
  • "The atmosphere was nice and quite but the food honestly doesn't worth the price."
  • "It was sooooo loud in there. We couldn’t hear each other let alone anything else."
  • "Very dark inside, and also quite loud."

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