"The ravioli in vodka sauce was one of the best dishes I have ever had the pleasure of eating."
"The lobster ravioli was one of the best dishes I’ve ever had at an Italian restaurant."
"Food are very unique and delicious."
"The pastas are homemade and the herbs they use in various foods and drinks add tremendous flavor."
"The food is fresh, delicious and authentically Italian."
Cons:
"The food was served cold."
"Both mine and my husband's pasta came out more than al dente, almost too undercooked to even twirl on a fork."
"They overcooked the octopus that we had in the appetizer so it was very chewy."
"Pasta dishes were filling but lacking flavor."
"However the food was not up to a New York standard for us."
"I really wanted to like this place, but unfortunately both me and my guest got pretty bad food poisoning after eating there."
"The dish that I ordered had a very strange sauce it was mushrooms and the sauce looked like beets."
Service
Pros:
"The service was fine."
"The wait staff was really friendly."
"The service was excellent."
"Had an excellent dinner here! They greeted us warmly and took great care of us throughout our meal."
"The service was phenomenal and we felt very well cared for."
"The staff and service here was also incredibly nice!"
"The customer service is exceptional."
Cons:
"The service started out strong but then it took over 20 minutes and 3 separate times asking for the check to finally get out of there."
"Our waiter was in training, so it was a bit hard to get their attention."
"However, when the bill came, we were charged for our drinks which Antonio had said would be on him."
"We waited at the bar for about ten or fifteen minutes and were never waited on."
"The only glitch is that we (party of two) felt a little rushed to finish the appetizer, drinks and meal."
"I don't appreciate unprofessional staff using derogatory words when talking about guests or even amongst themselves in a joking manner."
"Servers were friendly and the food was fine, but I was very turned off when the bill arrived and the soup of the day, which was vegetable minestrone, was priced at 22 USD."
Ambiance
Pros:
"Good ambiance."
"The setting cozy and comforting after a day on the town."
"The restaurant is beautiful with or without the holiday decor."
"The atmosphere is very romantic and enjoyable."
"I enjoy a white tablecloth setting, far enough from other diners not to hear every word, no loud music so you can enjoy your company as well as your meal."
"This restaurant is very small and quaint, however extremely impressive."
"Lovely dining area. Very intimate setting."
Cons:
"The atmosphere itself is kind of strange."
"The tables are also very close together and cramped."
"Avoid the table on the way to the restrooms if high traffic bothers you."
"The place is a bit cramped, but have a good atmosphere."
"Great atmosphere, tables are close together, but you can have a private conversation or talk to neighboring tables for a few minutes."
Value
Pros:
"Pricing was reasonable."
"So very reasonable priced for NYC."
"Good prices."
"The price point is a little high but I’d rather spend it here than at a chain restaurant in Times Square."
Cons:
"The red meat dishes (veal, beef) at $45 for main course (secondi) seem disproportionately expensive to the rest of the menu which is reasonably priced."
"I would have paid $12-$15 for that dish."
"It was a bit expensive but was worth it."
"We paid over 210 when we were originally expecting to spend 120 or less."
"I was shocked to see that the bill was actually $24."
"The New Year's Eve menu was really not great and expensive."
Special Features
Pros:
"Make sure you try the 'ice cream salad'."
"Try the salad with onion ice-cream, shrimp and blackberries a dream and the risotto with porcini mushrooms simply sublime."
"They have several flavors of tiramisu, and we tried pistachio, a must first pistachio lovers."
"Don’t skip the Ice Cream Salad! The red onion ice cream melts & acts as the dressing for a green salad with Parmesan & grilled shrimp."
"Loved the creative combination of truffle, with lobster and nice cut of filet mignon."
"The food is very inventive, well balanced, good portions, and of course delicious."
"Wonderful Italian food! Including some basics and innovative things like the 'ice cream salad' a salad which uses gelato made in house as the dressing, was out of this world."
Cons:
"An Italian restaurant. We went because it was close to our hotel. It's not a very special place, but it can be tried if you're around."
"The food is made from scratch and fresh ingredients."
"They have gluten-free pasta options but no gluten-free pizza."
"The wine by the glass selection....horrible"
"But their chicken, filet mignon was just okay, nothing special."
"Both were good but the pasta dish, like the salad, was under-seasoned."