Was amazing service and food! Stumbled upon this restaurant and it was worth it. Price was very reasonable and food was worth it!
Charles
Food was excellent. Service was excellent. Price was very reasonable. We'll go again!
JessicaM
Enjoyed the restaurant. Excellent service. Sergio was very helpful choosing a wine— it was an outstanding recommendation. First time here. Will definitely be dining there again!
Opentable Diner
Dissapointed with some of the food quality, for the price. Nothing bad, but far from the best Italian food I've had.
LaurenH
Great dinner - and surprised at how crowded the restaurant was for such an early sitting. Service was excellent, the food just delicious. The menu was a tad limited and the dessert menu was out of both crème brûlée and the panacotta. Delicious cocktails too!!
MammaMia
We first went to this restaurant in 2006 and went back many times until we moved out of the area in 2016. We were so pleased to see it was still open on our recent visit back in the city. The place still has the same cozy charm it always had, the staff is super friendly and attentive, and the food- wow! As good as I remember it to have been. The dipping sauce accompanying the bread basket is incredible. Unlike anything we've ever had. The spaghetti bolognese was deeply flavorful with perfectly al dente pasta. Hubby had chicken parm which he swooned over with each bite. This is not a fancy restaurant but charming, inviting, and the restrooms are very clean. The food is comforting and deeply satisfying and was a highlight of our trip. Good food is good food. Another memory made here.
Jason Morris
Very good! We had a reservation and arrived 10 minutes early and they had a table ready quickly! Very much appreciated since it is so cold outside! Chicken parm, bolognese, and salmon were great. Would recommend!!
Let me start by saying I rarely leave reviews (good or bad). We had a 5:00 reservation on Friday night and were one of the first tables in the place. There were lots of employees wandering around but we weren’t visited by anyone for at least 10 minutes. That happens….I get it. However, what I noticed throughout the night is that most of the employees were bussers/backwaiters and couldn’t actually take an order. The main waiter seems to be the manager. He was nice but had way too many tables to manage for it to be a good experience. Everyone seemed to be looking around for service. Not good.
All of that could be forgiven if the food was good. I say this as someone who eats out several times a week. After 30 minutes of waiting, I’ve never had worse food in my life. My kids ordered spaghetti and it was inedible. I tried it and it tasted like it was in a microwave for 2 minutes too long. I’ve never had crispy spaghetti. I only say that because I watched an employee come through the main dining room with a stack of store bought pasta dishes from a market nearby. I was floored. Who knows, maybe it was for them after their shift. It’s what I saw though.
My wife had GF pasta primavera and it made my kids meal look like a Michelin star dinner. It was horrendous. You’re probably thinking….this guy and his high maintenance GF wife are insufferable. I can assure you we’re just normal, reasonable people who eat out a ton. It was like eating bits of flavorless wood. I’ve eaten a lot of GF meals in my life and realize it’s not always the best. This was not that. This meal should have never made it to a plate in any restaurant.
My seafood risotto was mediocre at best but was definitely the star at our table. I could have gotten the same thing from the frozen food aisle though.
We couldn’t help but laugh at the entire situation. Food was going back left and right around us and we were trying to wrap our brains around the disparity between the good reviews and our experience. Maybeww it recently changed ownership? Maybe they just had an off night? I don’t know. There are a million other places I would go before giving this another shot though.
Good luck.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Deyanile Diaz
Excellent service, delicious food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kelly Robbins
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our experience dining here while in town to see a Broadway show. The restaurant was conveniently located near our hotel and the theatre. The service was excellent and our meal was delicious! We shared a bottle of wine along with our pasta dishes. We even ordered dessert. It was a lovely experience and we had plenty of time to walk to our show afterwards.
Great food, amazing service, wonderful atmosphere. The authenticity really makes Amarone stand out. Our server Philippe was so attentive, accommodating, and helpful - our food came out fast and all of the staff were professional and helpful. We ate here on the last night of our visit to NYC and would do it again! Incredible experience overall, could not recommend Amarone enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Heather M
We dined around 7 p.m. on a Saturday night in late September. This is a hard review for me to write because the food we actually got was good, but the service was bad to an extent I have rarely experienced, and there seemed to be no management around to observe and help the server who was clearly struggling. It was busy, but not crazy, so I truly was expecting more. I hate to be so critical of the service when the dining room support staff (the gentleman doing bread and water service, and helping to run and clear food) were exceptional. They were like a dining room pit crew, it was just too bad they didn't have support from the servers and management. We never get everything we ordered, not even after reiterating it to the server at least four times. And not once did she ask if we wanted more drinks. She was so confused she tried to offer us dessert after we'd only had salad and seemed baffled when we kept trying to explain we'd never gotten our appetizer or entree. The salad was excellent as was the Rigatoni when we finally got it, I was just too hungry and frustrated to even take a photo of it. Other tables were also very frustrated, with one leaving in a huff, people clearly irritated at not being to get or pay their check (took way too long) and the table next to us had at least four bread baskets since no food was coming. I cannot imagine we would go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Salad
Pedro Cayalo
Wonderful restaurant! Small but cozy and the staff is top notch. Francisco and Camilo were our waiters and they were very kind and extremely attentive. The food was delicious and great portions. To finish the night my wife and I share some cream brûlée and a capuchino, it was amazing!
Dietary restrictions: You can tell your waiter if you have some allergies or food restrictions and they can work out a meal for you
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana, Creme Brulee, Caesar Salad
Rob Serpa
Quaint little Italian joint, with reasonable portions of tasty classics. The Chicken Amarone is a star dish!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Chaya Michel
The food was amazing, the service was impeccable, and the prices are on point!
Was amazing service and food! Stumbled upon this restaurant and it was worth it. Price was very reasonable and food was worth it!
Food was excellent. Service was excellent. Price was very reasonable. We'll go again!
Enjoyed the restaurant. Excellent service. Sergio was very helpful choosing a wine— it was an outstanding recommendation. First time here. Will definitely be dining there again!
Dissapointed with some of the food quality, for the price. Nothing bad, but far from the best Italian food I've had.
Great dinner - and surprised at how crowded the restaurant was for such an early sitting. Service was excellent, the food just delicious. The menu was a tad limited and the dessert menu was out of both crème brûlée and the panacotta. Delicious cocktails too!!
We first went to this restaurant in 2006 and went back many times until we moved out of the area in 2016. We were so pleased to see it was still open on our recent visit back in the city. The place still has the same cozy charm it always had, the staff is super friendly and attentive, and the food- wow! As good as I remember it to have been. The dipping sauce accompanying the bread basket is incredible. Unlike anything we've ever had. The spaghetti bolognese was deeply flavorful with perfectly al dente pasta. Hubby had chicken parm which he swooned over with each bite. This is not a fancy restaurant but charming, inviting, and the restrooms are very clean. The food is comforting and deeply satisfying and was a highlight of our trip. Good food is good food. Another memory made here.
Very good! We had a reservation and arrived 10 minutes early and they had a table ready quickly! Very much appreciated since it is so cold outside! Chicken parm, bolognese, and salmon were great. Would recommend!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana, Caesar Salad, Grilled Salmon, Fried Calamari, Chicken Parmesan
Let me start by saying I rarely leave reviews (good or bad). We had a 5:00 reservation on Friday night and were one of the first tables in the place. There were lots of employees wandering around but we weren’t visited by anyone for at least 10 minutes. That happens….I get it. However, what I noticed throughout the night is that most of the employees were bussers/backwaiters and couldn’t actually take an order. The main waiter seems to be the manager. He was nice but had way too many tables to manage for it to be a good experience. Everyone seemed to be looking around for service. Not good.
All of that could be forgiven if the food was good. I say this as someone who eats out several times a week. After 30 minutes of waiting, I’ve never had worse food in my life. My kids ordered spaghetti and it was inedible. I tried it and it tasted like it was in a microwave for 2 minutes too long. I’ve never had crispy spaghetti. I only say that because I watched an employee come through the main dining room with a stack of store bought pasta dishes from a market nearby. I was floored. Who knows, maybe it was for them after their shift. It’s what I saw though.
My wife had GF pasta primavera and it made my kids meal look like a Michelin star dinner. It was horrendous. You’re probably thinking….this guy and his high maintenance GF wife are insufferable. I can assure you we’re just normal, reasonable people who eat out a ton. It was like eating bits of flavorless wood. I’ve eaten a lot of GF meals in my life and realize it’s not always the best. This was not that. This meal should have never made it to a plate in any restaurant.
My seafood risotto was mediocre at best but was definitely the star at our table. I could have gotten the same thing from the frozen food aisle though.
We couldn’t help but laugh at the entire situation. Food was going back left and right around us and we were trying to wrap our brains around the disparity between the good reviews and our experience. Maybeww it recently changed ownership? Maybe they just had an off night? I don’t know. There are a million other places I would go before giving this another shot though.
Good luck.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Excellent service, delicious food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our experience dining here while in town to see a Broadway show. The restaurant was conveniently located near our hotel and the theatre. The service was excellent and our meal was delicious! We shared a bottle of wine along with our pasta dishes. We even ordered dessert. It was a lovely experience and we had plenty of time to walk to our show afterwards.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu
Restaurantji Recommends
Great food, amazing service, wonderful atmosphere. The authenticity really makes Amarone stand out. Our server Philippe was so attentive, accommodating, and helpful - our food came out fast and all of the staff were professional and helpful. We ate here on the last night of our visit to NYC and would do it again! Incredible experience overall, could not recommend Amarone enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We dined around 7 p.m. on a Saturday night in late September. This is a hard review for me to write because the food we actually got was good, but the service was bad to an extent I have rarely experienced, and there seemed to be no management around to observe and help the server who was clearly struggling. It was busy, but not crazy, so I truly was expecting more. I hate to be so critical of the service when the dining room support staff (the gentleman doing bread and water service, and helping to run and clear food) were exceptional. They were like a dining room pit crew, it was just too bad they didn't have support from the servers and management. We never get everything we ordered, not even after reiterating it to the server at least four times. And not once did she ask if we wanted more drinks. She was so confused she tried to offer us dessert after we'd only had salad and seemed baffled when we kept trying to explain we'd never gotten our appetizer or entree. The salad was excellent as was the Rigatoni when we finally got it, I was just too hungry and frustrated to even take a photo of it. Other tables were also very frustrated, with one leaving in a huff, people clearly irritated at not being to get or pay their check (took way too long) and the table next to us had at least four bread baskets since no food was coming. I cannot imagine we would go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Salad
Wonderful restaurant! Small but cozy and the staff is top notch. Francisco and Camilo were our waiters and they were very kind and extremely attentive. The food was delicious and great portions. To finish the night my wife and I share some cream brûlée and a capuchino, it was amazing!
Dietary restrictions: You can tell your waiter if you have some allergies or food restrictions and they can work out a meal for you
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana, Creme Brulee, Caesar Salad
Quaint little Italian joint, with reasonable portions of tasty classics. The Chicken Amarone is a star dish!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
The food was amazing, the service was impeccable, and the prices are on point!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Creme Brulee
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