Il Tavolo di Palmisano Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant Hoboken, New Jersey

Address: 700 Clinton St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA

Phone: +12012530591

Rating: 4.4
based on 125 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff are friendly and attentive."
  • "The service is friendly, attentive and prompt."
  • "Our server Edward struck the perfect balance of highly attentive yet low-key."
  • "The staff was super friendly and attentive."
  • "Service was excellent, but the potato hash was nothing more than a medley of potato chips with an egg on top."
  • "The service was impeccable, quick and gracious."
  • "The servers are terrific... all attentive, pleasant and gave great recommendations from the menu."

Cons:

  • "We were sitting at the bar for almost 2 hours & after ordering our drink at very beginning, never had anyone come back to us."
  • "Service was slow and nothing great."
  • "The service was slow and our appetizers came with no signs of drinks we ordered."
  • "The service was okay (the server was super nice but wasn't as responsive or attentive to our table - likely because we had an outdoor table that was furthest from the restaurant)."
  • "No apologies or a manager and then dropped the check before asking if we wanted anything else."
  • "Service was also terrible. When our mussels came out, we asked for utensils and plates. None ever came."
  • "Waiter didn’t know the menu."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Everything was delicious!"
  • "The spinach and artichoke flatbread was super delish! Chicken parm was fantastic as expected!"
  • "We got rigatoni stuffed pasta with vodka sauce and mushroom pasta, they were both delicious."
  • "Food was stellar. Real authentic Italian food."
  • "Stars of the evening were flavorful octopus, crispy delicately breaded calamari, THE tenderest short ribs in pristine gravy, FRESH pasta with dreamy creamy carbonara, and flawless 'Leave the gun, take the cannoli.'"
  • "The food was SO good: had tortellini special, Chicken cutlet entree and some kids dishes."
  • "The food was excellent and the service was great."

Cons:

  • "The carbonara was soupy and tasted overwhelmingly like peas."
  • "The red sauce was way too watery and lacked flavor."
  • "The mussels red sauce was canned."
  • "Mediocre, unauthentic theme park food. Red sauce and pasta tasted like Prego and Butoni from the supermarket."
  • "The pasta was overcooked, the pancetta (bacon) for the carbonara was not cooked properly."
  • "The real problem was the Grilled Salmon that my DIL ate and shared with my son, they both got very very sick."
  • "The food was flavorless and needed more seasoning."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "The dinning room was inviting and very comforting."
  • "The atmosphere is cozy and inviting."
  • "Love the ambience in the back room."
  • "It's a very beautiful and chic space and gives Italy vibes, which I loved."
  • "Their outdoor space is great for enjoying a meal outside."
  • "I like the decorations here inside and outside."
  • "It was perfectly lit inside (not too dark & not too bright)."

Cons:

  • "Definitely don’t recommend unless you’re just going for drinks and atmosphere."
  • "The place is big... Although indoor was super noisy (won’t recommend for a date night)."
  • "Really loud indoors (both pumping music and two very loud tables near us) so if you’re not inclined to shout to be heard by your brunch partner sit outside."
  • "Unsanitary outdoor area with trash bins adjacent to tables drawing rodents in clear view of diners."
  • "We also noticed a tiny mouse on the floor."
  • "The ambiance was ok and the service was decent."
  • "We didn't exactly feel clean by the end of the meal after you left a dirty rag on our table with the check."

Value

Pros:

  • "Reasonably priced, too!"
  • "Definitely 10/10 recommend! We’ll be back for sure!!"
  • "The food was amazing and very reasonably priced."
  • "Who knew there could be an oasis of great food and drinks at a pretty reasonable price."
  • "The portions are very big, and well priced."
  • "Always a great meal and tons of options for any type of eater and diet!"
  • "Nice atmosphere, friendly and attentive service, fairly priced, indoor and outdoor dining available."

Cons:

  • "It was OK but not worth the price."
  • "Overly priced ... Since I am vegetarian I requested to add veggies (spinach and broccoli) to my pasta... They charged me 20 bucks more for that!"
  • "It is too much money for mediocre food."
  • "The pasta was good but not worth the $28 per entree."
  • "The prices being perhaps 15-20% more expensive than they should be."
  • "Considering the price, it’s very disappointing and is definitely not authentic Italian food."
  • "The Whole floor on one side of the wall is crooked, and they didn't do anything about it."

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