From Scratch

44 E Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood
(201) 857-5188

Recent Reviews

Athena L

Great food, great service. Highly

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Zaneta RS

Amazing Italian experience ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Carbonara

Nancy C.

A birthday destination for sure. The food is excellent and "from scratch "! The service was attentive and all of the staff friendly and knowledgeable. It is a small business so the feeling is very intimate. Their Nutella pie is absolutely delicious and unlike any dessert I have ever had. Even though I am not a Nutella affectionata it has a flavor beyond compare.

Lauren Inganamort

Last week, my husband and I attended Claudia's cooking class, and we've been raving about it ever since. Claudia was delightful, and together we prepared three pasta dishes and a dessert—all of which were fantastic! We wholeheartedly recommend it! Plus, we enjoyed some wine and had a wonderful time with a fantastic group of people!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Erica J.

I got the lasagna and it was very good. The sides were crispy which was interesting and the cheese was so good and melted. I heard the cacio e pepe wasn't that good but I'm not a cacio e pepe girl either. It's pretty small inside. I came for lunch and all the tables were filled. The owner is from Italy.

Ilirian Tafhasaj

Very good food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dena H.

I've been wanting to try out From Scratch for a very long time and was excited when I got a reservation at 8pm. We arrived on time and ordered all our food at once since we were hungry. We started off with the focaccia and for entrees each had a pasta: cacio e Pepe and carbona pasta. The food was extremely delicious, usually I have leftovers but we both cleaned our plates. The issue I had is the appetizer came at 8:30p and our entree came at 8:59p. They close at 9pm. Of course we are going to need time to eat our dinner. The owner here was SO RUDE because he wanted to go home, even though it wasn't our fault our meal came a whole hour after ordering. He kept telling the server to hand us our check / speed up the process, he sat at the empty table next to us, and was just trying to get us to hurry up and leave. It's one thing to have amazing food but to treat your guests rudely instead of kindly letting us know that we need to leave is a problem on poor management. This would have been a place I would have shared with my family and friends and even come back to, but there are other places with the same quality of food and kinder management that I will take my business to.

Bruno Casolari

Absolutely delicious, like being in Rome. This is truly ITALIAN cuisine, not Italian-American food. We started with the Focaccia de Recco con Speck. The Focaccia was warm and chewy with a buttery, sweet finish from the stracchino. It was the perfect match for the rich flavor of the prosciutto.Next was the Lasagna alla Bolognese...there are not words...squisito!! We also had the Rigatoni alla Gricia, and shared an order of the Branzino, both of which were a treat for the mouth and stomach...ottimo! Still, the Lasagna is not to be missed!We finished with the Ricotta and Nutella Pie and the Homemade Apple Tarte, both of which had rich homemade flavors, but with a bit of sophistication...e.g. the layer of lemon custard in the apple tart; unexpected yet the perfect addition. The only thing missing, (and I'm just being picky here) was a bit of lemon rind to accompany the expresso, other than that, this was the perfect meal.BYOB, so splurge on a good super Tuscan and have an amazing dinner.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Aragon

Best Italian food around, dine in or take

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brendan F

Dinner: food is absolutely phenomenal and so fresh.Cooking Class: Very fun and excellent instruction.A wonderful place to try if you haven't.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

William Lai

The focaccia w speck app was different but excellent, I had the papadelle alla cacciatora, loved it. My wife had the rigatoni alla carbonara, she liked it as well, loves al dente. The dessert topped it off, ricotta and Nutella pie, perfectly balanced. Only complaint was it came out a little slow, but the owner talked to us and apologized, that service attention greatly appreciated. Highly recommended if you love homemade pasta.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Alvarez

Holy cow this place is AWESOME!!! If I had to pick only one restaurant in the world to eat at forever, this would be the place.

Gina Americo

Authentic and delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Vincent M

From the service to the food - phenomenal. BYOB.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Evelyn K.

From Scratch never fails to blow me away. You are welcomed by the owners chef Claudia and her husband Roberto who make you feel like you are truly walking into Italy.. the restaurant is lively and the food is to die for. To start we had the salad which was lightly dressed, refreshing and a great balance of flavors with crispy apples gorgonzola and walnuts. We also got the soup of the day which was pasta e fagioli. The special was chicken saltimbocca and it was hands down the best meal I have ever had. The chicken was crispy and topped with fried sage in a delicious brown sauce. The pastas can't be beat. The cacio e pepe is creamy but not over done, and the fresh trofie was cooked perfectly with an incredibly fresh pesto sauce. For dessert we got the signature nutella pie and the homemade napoleon. You cannot miss the nutella pie!!! It melts in your mouth and I actually dream about it. Overall a great place to come as a family or on a date, and you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. And don't skip dessert!

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