"Holy cow, the pasta dishes here are so tasty and reasonably priced."
"The food came out piping hot."
"Food is always consistent and if you order the polenta and shrimp make sure to order 2 poached eggs."
"We’ve ordered calamari antipasto and the dish is simply top notch. Pastas and risotto are delicious."
"Great olive oil cake for dessert."
"Everything was fresh, delicious, and amazing."
"All the pastas were fresh made and the first was an amazing Bolognese with rigatoni, exceptionally done pasta cooked to perfection."
Cons:
"Once in a blue moon, the dish is way too citrusy, but it’s mostly consistent here."
"The food was good, although the rolls with cold marinara was weird and not the best."
"Food not too bad although black spaghetti with crab was salty."
"The calamari appetizer was too tough, the pork chop tasteless, my heretofore favorite, the risotto Milanese and Squid Ink were bland."
"Octopus over-charred, pork chops dry and overcooked but nice size, seafood risotto lacking in flavor and creaminess, olive oil cake like a pound cake - meh."
"The mushroom cream pasta was barely edible. It literally only tasted like cream, nothing else."
"…. and the duck, how can you treat duck like piece of stake ? There was no proper crispiness and sauce for the duck."
Service
Pros:
"The owner is a very very nice and kind person."
"Service was top notch. I think it was the owner that was serving us, and he did not miss a beat."
"Our server was very kind and helped us choose a wine that worked for all three of us."
"The staff was incredibly friendly and attentive."
"Server was friendly and sweet but had to cover too much territory by herself."
"We were taken care of by Jose who provided prompt and courteous service."
"Service was kind and attentive. Beer and wine only -- fills up fast so I recommend reservations. Favorites were the calamari and the steak."
Cons:
"Food was delicious but service not so great."
"As much as I enjoyed the food it’s very unlikely I would return because of the service."
"Good food and atmosphere, but the service wasn't great."
"The only qualm I have about this place is that it seemed the owner, or person in charge, was quite agitated with a particular restaurant worker and vented his frustration in the middle of the restaurant."
"Over thirty minutes for the check."
"We were left waiting for thirty minutes at a time before someone came to our table to pick up our plates."
"The staff was a little inattentive as they got busier, once we got our food nobody came by to check on us and we had to hunt them down for the bill."
Ambiance
Pros:
"This is my favorite place in Park Slope."
"The ambiance is beautiful, and the service is personable."
"The food was delicious, the restaurant was beautifully cozy, and service was jovial."
"Very nice cozy atmosphere."
"The restaurant is bright with lots of windows, but still very cozy."
"The ambiance in the restaurant is really cozy which makes dining in worth it!"
"The inside space is quaint. The outside has three different Areas of seating, which also have heat lamps."
Cons:
"The place can get packed and a little hectic and people in this neighborhood are extremely demanding."
"The seating is a bit too close where you feel you’re eavesdropping on diners next to you."
"Seating is very limited so call ahead."
"Extremely packed, feels like you are on top of your neighbor."
"Very likely that you will sit directly next to another table."
"Two times we tried to get a table for two, for an early dinner, and two times we were told it would be a two hour wait...when the entire restaurant was 3/4 empty."
"We were told our table was finishing up and so we waited...and waited...and waited."