Ainslie Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant Brooklyn, New York

Address: 76 Ainslie St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA

Phone: +13477253400

Rating: 4.3
based on 318 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff are very friendly and make you feel at home."
  • "Service is wonderful. The waiter can be a bit busy time to time but always check back after a few minutes."
  • "Waiters were awesome."
  • "The service was great and the food was awesome!"
  • "Service was great, our server was extremely attentive and made sure we never had an empty glass."
  • "Service was really friendly and efficient."
  • "The staff is friendly, and your drinks and meals are served promptly."

Cons:

  • "The server staff was unfriendly and everything was unnecessarily stressful."
  • "Our waiter was not friendly and never tended to us in our time here."
  • "Service was disorganized. Brought wrong item to the table twice."
  • "The waitstaff could’ve been better. We had about 5 different people bring us food/drinks/ticket so there was no real connection with our server(s)."
  • "The service was friendly albeit a little spotty."
  • "Service can sometimes be spotty."
  • "The server didn’t really swing by enough to check on us."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was okay. I loved the truffle fries because they were crispy and not too oily."
  • "The food is already exceptional."
  • "The food was amazing! This was the best deal for the group as you get 3 appetizers and 3 entrees to share for the table."
  • "The food was AMAZING, I would definitely recommend the Ainslie burger and the Buongiorno pizza."
  • "The food was delicious especially the French toast and arancini."
  • "The food was tasty and full of flavor!"
  • "The food was great, especially the salads and pasta."

Cons:

  • "Unfortunately the food was sub-par."
  • "Food quality is not amazing - especially the cacio e peps, which was terrible."
  • "The ribs were very salty and the chicken in salad had so MUCH Rosemary."
  • "It’s a club that unfortunately sells food."
  • "The burger was good but blue cheese on it was overpowering. Truffle fries aren’t really truffle fries at all."
  • "But the food was lackluster. If you really enjoy Italian food this isn’t the place to go."
  • "The salmon and the chicken were both bland."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Beautiful atmosphere and the interior of the building is so well decorated."
  • "It's industrial meets trendy."
  • "The aesthetics of this place is gorgeous!"
  • "The atmosphere is beautiful — amazing space no matter where you’re seated, replete with ample greenery and charm."
  • "The atmosphere is sooo cozy."
  • "This beautiful restaurant has several sitting areas, bar included. It is well designed with industrial and traditional wood work, which creates a lovely and cozy atmosphere."
  • "The place is beautiful and a good place to get drinks and small plates."

Cons:

  • "It was very loud due to the music even when the crowd was quieter, and this did make hearing everyone at the table a bit difficult."
  • "The music was really loud and it was a vibe, so be prepared to have a fun, lively meal."
  • "The music is blasting like a club haha so it’s great when you’re feeling your mimosas!"
  • "The music is beyond loud, we had to move outside and it was chilly."
  • "The DJ’s music was super loud so if you were seated in the main dining room you’d have to talk a little bit louder to be able to hear your party."
  • "Ambiance is better on the picture. The place is spacious but with all the people and stuff running around, it turns out not as spacious as on the yelp photo."
  • "No one came to our table until 5pm no drinks, no app. Then the apps didn’t come until 5:30pm."

Value

Pros:

  • "I highly recommend celebrating events here especially for large groups of people. 10/10 experience and I’ll definitely be back again soon 😊"
  • "Their prices are a bit high given you’re supposed to order multiple dishes and share amongst your group."
  • "For the price per person, amount of food served, drinks and overall vibe Ainslie was 100% worth it."
  • "The service we've got was kind and helpful, and most importantly - the menu is not pricey at all."
  • "Boozy brunch here is a steal! Not only the food is tasty but the vibe is so relaxing and lively for an energetic weekend."
  • "Brunch was affordable ($30) compared to Manhattan."
  • "Amazing place for a cheap good quality brunch! 28 dollars for bottomless mimosas and a food dish."

Cons:

  • "Food was good but nothing to die for."
  • "There is so much food waste with the fixed menu."
  • "Some friends ordered the avocado toast and that looked absolutely meager for a whole $17- one slice of lowest of low store bought whole grain bread with unseasoned avocado mash and eggs on top-wow."
  • "Over priced, under delivered."
  • "To charge $3 to add lettuce and tomato on a burger is insanity."
  • "The bottomless price is so worth it for $30, you get an entree and unlimited choices of mimosas, spiked iced tea, or Bloody Mary."
  • "The food is ok, the service was good, the place was great. I don’t know if I will come back, but it was ok."

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