Worth the 2 hour drive for pizza. Can’t tell you what else they serve because I can’t order anything but pizza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kari Stockdale
Cortese always knows the assignment.
I’ve had the crab cakes, French onion soup, mozzarella sticks, fettuccine alfredo, and the rigatoni bolognese, and everything has been excellent. Killer steaks too! The portion sizes are enormous and even the house salad is delicious.
One thing I really appreciate is the pacing. The timing between the appetizer, salad, and entrée is impeccable, so you can actually relax and enjoy the meal instead of feeling rushed.
The staff at the front door are always cheerful and welcoming, and the service has been fantastic every time.
I recently brought my mom, who is an absolute doll, when she came down from north of Albany and she raved about it. After that drive she needed something delicious, and Cortese delivered.
Also, shout out to the overflow parking because that makes busy times much easier.
Honestly, just come hungry.
Classic Italian done right. If you leave hungry, that’s a personal decision.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeffrey Gnad Jr. (CPA)
Always consistently excellent Italian food. Some of the best in Broome County for sure, as long as I can remember. Perfect for a casual lunch or an anniversary date!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Charles J
Absolutely the best chicken sandwich ever. Bartender recommended I have the chicken Angelina as a sandwich. I will order this every time. The chicken was so moist and juicy. The roll was perfectly crisped. I got light sauce and it was perfect. We drive 45 minutes to come here and it’s worth every minute. Paul is our favorite bartender, always making great drinks with good conversation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Get Frigged
Inconsistent and just not what it used to be. Overpriced considering this. Just spent over $40 on a meal we are probably not going to eat much of. Pizza was a sloppy mess with wayyyy too much sauce and cheese. Everything fell off and the crust is soggy. That's just a tomato and cheese with no toppings. Only thing we will get here moving forward is the red sauce so we can go home and cook the food correctly. Such a shame as this way a staple in our family growing up but it's clearly not being managed well anymore.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Mark Dutton
It is always a good experience and the food is wonderful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa belmont
Went here for moms 75th birthday. First time there. OMG so delicious. From the homemade French dressing to the awesome bread served at the table. Super yummy homemade mozzarella sticks. Everything is so delicious there. Server was awesome. Never had an empty drink or an empty bread basket.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joe Ziegler
Although I did eat my entire Veal Marsala entree without much complaint, I do think they added too much sherry vinager? at the end of preparation. Please be adroit with that particular application chefs. Remember, it's vinager! and a fine line between elevating the dish and ruining it. But I ate it all without much complaint because I was very hungry.
Kurt Weber
Just did a take-out order for a cheespizza. Crust was great and the sauce was outstanding. Would recomend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
William Hodroski
Large portion sizes, quality food, friendly staff.
Well the food was great. But the server sucked and he was rude had a attitude. Very loud too. But I'm used to that kind of service. Update 1/10/2026. Everything was alot better this time
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
sandy smith
We went as 2 couples and 2 members got food poisoning that lasted all night. They both had the broccoli soup. When we called the next day the manager was quite rude and condescending. Said it was impossible, we had to have eaten something before we came ( we did not). Would not take responsibility even tho one member started before we even left the restaurant! The very least he could have done was comp 2 of the 4 meals. Partly because of that poor customer service we will never go back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
William Haidinger
Very crowded so tried to be patient. Service was slow. Appetizers were okay but the entrees were not. My Prime rib was gray after being dunked in au jus and that's all I could taste. Another in our party had veal dish which was very chewy. Chicken marsala was served in some kind of a brown garlic gravy. Just a bad meal. Couldn't hear the server clearly. Couldn't wait to pay the 200.+ bill and get out of there. Will not be back anytime soon.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Carolyn Morrison
Just recently went to this local restaurant for the very first time. I have lived in the area most of my life and never had the chance to visit. I probably will not go back. The service was good the atmosphere was nice. I was not impressed with the food for the price. I could have done the same in my own kitchen. For a $25 cordon blue I expected at least a homemade chicken cutlet with the traditional filling. I got a frozen processed thing. It looked like a 💩 on a plate. It was over cooked and the only reason I ate it was I was just hungry. My daughter got a wrap and her chicken was also VERY over cooked almost burnt. I am not the type of person to complain. In fact I usually just suck it up. This time I really could not. I felt I needed to speak up.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Jison Zabala
Got the chicken cutlet parmigiana dinner to go, with the soup of the day and the pasta side. All of it was fantastic - the sauce is the right side of tart for what I typically enjoy for tomato sauces. The tomato bisque was great as well.
Worth the 2 hour drive for pizza. Can’t tell you what else they serve because I can’t order anything but pizza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cortese always knows the assignment.
I’ve had the crab cakes, French onion soup, mozzarella sticks, fettuccine alfredo, and the rigatoni bolognese, and everything has been excellent. Killer steaks too! The portion sizes are enormous and even the house salad is delicious.
One thing I really appreciate is the pacing. The timing between the appetizer, salad, and entrée is impeccable, so you can actually relax and enjoy the meal instead of feeling rushed.
The staff at the front door are always cheerful and welcoming, and the service has been fantastic every time.
I recently brought my mom, who is an absolute doll, when she came down from north of Albany and she raved about it. After that drive she needed something delicious, and Cortese delivered.
Also, shout out to the overflow parking because that makes busy times much easier.
Honestly, just come hungry.
Classic Italian done right. If you leave hungry, that’s a personal decision.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always consistently excellent Italian food. Some of the best in Broome County for sure, as long as I can remember. Perfect for a casual lunch or an anniversary date!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely the best chicken sandwich ever. Bartender recommended I have the chicken Angelina as a sandwich. I will order this every time. The chicken was so moist and juicy. The roll was perfectly crisped. I got light sauce and it was perfect. We drive 45 minutes to come here and it’s worth every minute. Paul is our favorite bartender, always making great drinks with good conversation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Inconsistent and just not what it used to be. Overpriced considering this. Just spent over $40 on a meal we are probably not going to eat much of. Pizza was a sloppy mess with wayyyy too much sauce and cheese. Everything fell off and the crust is soggy. That's just a tomato and cheese with no toppings. Only thing we will get here moving forward is the red sauce so we can go home and cook the food correctly. Such a shame as this way a staple in our family growing up but it's clearly not being managed well anymore.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
It is always a good experience and the food is wonderful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went here for moms 75th birthday. First time there. OMG so delicious. From the homemade French dressing to the awesome bread served at the table. Super yummy homemade mozzarella sticks. Everything is so delicious there. Server was awesome. Never had an empty drink or an empty bread basket.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Although I did eat my entire Veal Marsala entree without much complaint, I do think they added too much sherry vinager? at the end of preparation. Please be adroit with that particular application chefs. Remember, it's vinager! and a fine line between elevating the dish and ruining it. But I ate it all without much complaint because I was very hungry.
Just did a take-out order for a cheespizza. Crust was great and the sauce was outstanding. Would recomend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Large portion sizes, quality food, friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
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Well the food was great. But the server sucked and he was rude had a attitude. Very loud too. But I'm used to that kind of service. Update 1/10/2026. Everything was alot better this time
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
We went as 2 couples and 2 members got food poisoning that lasted all night. They both had the broccoli soup. When we called the next day the manager was quite rude and condescending. Said it was impossible, we had to have eaten something before we came ( we did not). Would not take responsibility even tho one member started before we even left the restaurant! The very least he could have done was comp 2 of the 4 meals. Partly because of that poor customer service we will never go back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Very crowded so tried to be patient. Service was slow. Appetizers were okay but the entrees were not. My Prime rib was gray after being dunked in au jus and that's all I could taste. Another in our party had veal dish which was very chewy. Chicken marsala was served in some kind of a brown garlic gravy. Just a bad meal. Couldn't hear the server clearly. Couldn't wait to pay the 200.+ bill and get out of there. Will not be back anytime soon.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Just recently went to this local restaurant for the very first time. I have lived in the area most of my life and never had the chance to visit. I probably will not go back. The service was good the atmosphere was nice. I was not impressed with the food for the price. I could have done the same in my own kitchen. For a $25 cordon blue I expected at least a homemade chicken cutlet with the traditional filling. I got a frozen processed thing. It looked like a 💩 on a plate. It was over cooked and the only reason I ate it was I was just hungry. My daughter got a wrap and her chicken was also VERY over cooked almost burnt.
I am not the type of person to complain. In fact I usually just suck it up. This time I really could not. I felt I needed to speak up.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Got the chicken cutlet parmigiana dinner to go, with the soup of the day and the pasta side. All of it was fantastic - the sauce is the right side of tart for what I typically enjoy for tomato sauces. The tomato bisque was great as well.
Food: 5
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