"The staff makes you feel like you've been going there for years."
"Service was great."
"Jorge was an amazing waiter, he took the time to chat with us about the restaurant and his favorite menu items."
"The wait staff were polite and attentive except for the hostess."
"Service is attentive."
"The staff is extremely friendly and patient."
"Service is great too!"
Cons:
"Our server was not mean whatsoever but he was not attentive at all, he took our order and that was it."
"One I definitely disliked and hated is they did the 'thing' to make people leave faster."
"Service was extremely overbearing, pushing us to drink more and more, order every upsell and get way too much to eat."
"The waitress spilled the wine to the table.."
"The only problem was service. Too slow."
"Waitresses who welcomed us looked extremely tired and frustrated."
"Half the servers were not very friendly."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Absolutely delicious! Great service, wonderful staff, great atmosphere, and the food was absolutely incredible."
"The chocolate was great but the vanilla was watery, they did take that off of our bill."
"One of the best Italian meals I’ve had the pleasure to enjoy in NYC, Lilia is known for their homemade and chef inspired pastas."
"Every bite was exquisite, with flavors that danced on my taste buds."
"The seafood though is very very good."
"The bread, grilled artichoke so good, scallops were huge and delicious."
"The tomato-based sauces were simply divine, adding a burst of freshness and richness to every dish."
Cons:
"Food was good in the moment, but both my friend and I got food poisoning and really sore stomachs."
"Nothing we ordered tasted strikingly good."
"The pasta itself was very al dente, almost felt undercooked, so they were very chewy."
"The pesto gnocchi had a nice crunch but the flavours were a bit lacking."
"Didn’t love any of them."
"The food was mediocre and not filling."
"The food was revolutionary in how disappointing it was."
Ambiance
Pros:
"The atmosphere was modern, comfy, clean."
"Cozy converted space in an old auto body shop, with a wood fired grill oven."
"The ambiance is cozy and inviting, perfect for a memorable meal with friends or a romantic evening out."
"Inside was bright and open, very beautiful."
"Its air and light-filled industrial space and consistently lovely ambiance and service make it a perfect local spot for a treat-your-self meal."
"The ambiance of the restaurant was beautiful, perfect for a date night."
"Lovely atmosphere and friendly staffs for a date night."
Cons:
"We tried to sit at the bar but were told that if we were only getting drinks we had to sit at 'the back bar', which wasn’t a bar at all and more of a dark waiting room."
"As good as it is, the ambiance isn't great. Try to book inside if possible."
"The outside seating is a bit strange. I was sitting on the grates for the subway."
"And the interior was nice but too loud."
"The atmosphere is dull? Industrial? I don’t know, it wasn’t special at all."
"Outside 'patio' seating is a lackluster - iron bistro chairs and tables are put on a sidewalk and that is IT."
"The experience outside was much different and not worth the price point."
Value
Pros:
"Brilliant. Just go. There’s not much more to say. Spectacular regional Italian food made with fresh seasonal ingredients, incredible pasta at very reasonable prices, solid cocktails, friendly service, beautiful interior."
"Great meal, fairly priced for what you’re eating."
"Considering how wonderful everything was, the price is really great for what you get."
"For such a high end, delicious meal we paid about $65 each including drinks and tax."
"Provides high end food experience in a totally normal and affordable prices."
"Remarkably, the prices were more palatable than anticipated – a $180 expenditure for two."
"Great service. Waiter recommended ordering 2-3 dishes per person and that ended up being perfect."
Cons:
"I remember this place as being better. Another Williamsburg staple that is now heading downhill? Perhaps."
"Highly overrated to be honest."
"Spent close to $200 for 2, yet we wanted Popeyes afterwards, feeling like characters from Atlanta."
"The price to portion size is disappointing."
"The pasta portions are small, they’re expensive, and they’re hit or miss."
"Overall for the price of the yurt experience, this is not something I would recommend."
"Lilia is sadly a miss for us. With the difficulty of getting a reservation and a price tag for what we paid ($100 a head), I’d expect the food to be better."
Reservation
Pros:
"Got in line 40 mins before they opened and got a seat immediately at the bar."
"It is better to have a reservation since the restaurant quite crowded."
"Reservations are harder to get than I imagined but I finally got one and it did not disappoint!"
"Didn't have a reservation but the wait wasn't bad at all for 2 people at the bar."
"We were sat quickly but didn’t ask to be moved, not knowing that the other side has AC until I got up to use the restroom."
"How to get a reservation: check Resy if there aren’t any available, find the date you want and click notify me."
"One of my favourite restaurants in New York."
Cons:
"Securing reservations proved akin to a culinary quest, an enigma I couldn't quite decipher given the availability of equally stellar options in Brooklyn."
"I took as almost a year to get a reservation there."
"It’s super hard to get a reservation there."
"However there is a problem with this place, because it's so good it's really hard to make a reservation there. The earliest you can do is at least 1 month in advance and good luck to get it!"
"The difficulty of getting a reservation."
"It’s damn near impossible to get a table."
"They say the reservations open at 10am 28 days in advance. When you go online the whole restaurant is full two seconds after 10am except at 4pm."