I was there saturday night. We sit outside. The food was good. But I found myself in a unconfortable situation. the waiter a young guy from sicily start talking with my friend And boy He did not know when to stop. Making the evening unconfortable for us. Maybe i should have adressed the situation to the manager. Definitly not a fine dining place. Tratoria service I dont know If I come back No respect for the customer.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Konstantinos Zenelis
Old school Italian restaurant, classic spot on the upper east side. This spot is always busy for a reason, the food is excellent and consistent and the service is impeccable. You can sit at the bar, but there are very few seats, you need a reservation even on a quiet day…
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katie Stevenson
The food sucked, over priced and over salty. The staff never came and asked how the food was if we needed more drinks, nothing. It’s filled with tourist so disappointing. Everything is so over priced!! Glass of wine $25/30 and cocktails $40 on my bill I don’t mind paying for a good drink(s) but these weren’t along with good prices being different than provided online. Overall if you’re a real New Yorker or looking for good Italian food in general stay away!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cazador Blanco
Incredible food and great service. Rodrigo was an excellent waiter and everything was delicious and came out fast. 10/10 would recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hawkeye
Your basic old school New York Italian restaurant.
Food was great, especially the lasagna (a special). Not as many traditional choices as I would have thought.
Service was good, but a bit too eager to snatch plates and never brought more bread, even though we asked.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andre-Luc Bisson
The food was solid, but the experience was ruined by their lack of transparency. We were shocked to find out we were charged $30 per glass of prosecco, with no mention of the price on any menu. When we asked twice to see a wine list for by-the-glass options, they refused to provide one. Our four glasses totaled a shocking $120, which was more than any Prosecco bottle (and some of the champagne) on their list. We felt completely misled, and it left a bad taste in our mouths.
We live in the neighborhood, were excited to try it, and honestly will never go back or recommend to anyone. There are so many truly delightful Italian options in the neighborhood — eat at any one of them!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Best Reviews
Very basic food I've been twice and probably not a third time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
J R
Foods great, staff was incredibly rude. Will not be coming back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Milton Erman
Very unhappy experience at Elio’s tonight. For starters, the restaurant was very noisy. After we were seated, waiter asked about water choice. I noted my glass was dirty with food residue, and it was replaced. He brought us menus, then proceeded to tell us about specials, telling us only about one (calves liver) and a bean salad. He also left a computer-printed wine list on the table, face down, never mentioning that it was the wine list by the bottle or that there were wines by the glass.
After about ten minutes, during which I tried , without success, to flag down any personnel, another waiter stopped to ask if we wanted wine. We ordered 2 glasses of montepulciano, without asking the price, and ordered our mains. I ordered a broccoli rabe pasta, asked if it had sausage in it, and was told yes.
The table next to us turned over, and the couple seated were told abut at least 2 specials not mentioned, a fish and a pork chop. We asked for a lettuce salad and were told that they didn’t have one, but I see on the online menu that they do have a lettuce salad. Another table was served a caprese salad, which was not on the menu and about which we didn’t hear.
After we received the chopped salad ( on the menu but nothing to write home about) the waiter returned to say that the dish I ordered did not have sausage in it. I said fine.
My dish was Ok, a bit bland. My wife’s pasta was fine. We did not order desert, and got the check. I was charged for sausage with my main, but worse, we had an $80 liquor bill for the 2 glasses of wine. The manager said the waiter had made a mistake about the sausage; when I asked about the wine he said the waiter had made a mistake and charged us for 3 glasses. When I asked the price per glass, he said $24 (a bit high compared to the $19 we had paid at UVA, a less pricey neighborhood Italian place we had visited 2 nights ago) but not outrageous. That would have been $72, not $80.
No apologies at all. We have been here many times before, but I have read that regulars get great service, others not so great. We are a professional couple in our 70’s, well-dressed and world travelers. I have never had an experience like this at a restaurant that presents itself as serving classical Italian cuisine.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
L RS
Overpriced. Waiters were obnoxious. Place was super packed and loud. The air condition was awful. If you want a quiet place to dine, stay away.
This place is so snooty. They waiters are rude. They rush you through dinner and the food is subpar. No wonder Gwyneth Paltrow likes this place !
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
L Conn
Delicious! Fun. Lively, Must make a resy weeks in advance. Chicken Scarpellio, Salmon Tarrago, Chicken Pillard, Pesto Pasta all delicious!!! Wine by the glass also fantastic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dylan Hunn
Crammed 6 people into a round corner table that should barely seat 3. My knees hurt thinking about it. And the portions are as diet-sized as the seats. I rarely review restaurants, but in this case I’d be delinquent not to tell you to skip this one.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Miguel Aboitiz
This is a bustling Italian restaurant with fast service and great food. The efficiency of the waiters was impressive.
I was there saturday night.
We sit outside.
The food was good.
But I found myself in a unconfortable situation.
the waiter a young guy from sicily start talking with my friend
And boy
He did not know when to stop.
Making the evening unconfortable for us.
Maybe i should have adressed the situation to the manager.
Definitly not a fine dining place.
Tratoria service
I dont know
If I come back
No respect for the customer.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Old school Italian restaurant, classic spot on the upper east side. This spot is always busy for a reason, the food is excellent and consistent and the service is impeccable. You can sit at the bar, but there are very few seats, you need a reservation even on a quiet day…
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food sucked, over priced and over salty. The staff never came and asked how the food was if we needed more drinks, nothing. It’s filled with tourist so disappointing. Everything is so over priced!! Glass of wine $25/30 and cocktails $40 on my bill I don’t mind paying for a good drink(s) but these weren’t along with good prices being different than provided online. Overall if you’re a real New Yorker or looking for good Italian food in general stay away!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Incredible food and great service. Rodrigo was an excellent waiter and everything was delicious and came out fast. 10/10 would recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Your basic old school New York Italian restaurant.
Food was great, especially the lasagna (a special). Not as many traditional choices as I would have thought.
Service was good, but a bit too eager to snatch plates and never brought more bread, even though we asked.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was solid, but the experience was ruined by their lack of transparency. We were shocked to find out we were charged $30 per glass of prosecco, with no mention of the price on any menu. When we asked twice to see a wine list for by-the-glass options, they refused to provide one. Our four glasses totaled a shocking $120, which was more than any Prosecco bottle (and some of the champagne) on their list. We felt completely misled, and it left a bad taste in our mouths.
We live in the neighborhood, were excited to try it, and honestly will never go back or recommend to anyone. There are so many truly delightful Italian options in the neighborhood — eat at any one of them!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Very basic food I've been twice and probably not a third time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Foods great, staff was incredibly rude. Will not be coming back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Very unhappy experience at Elio’s tonight. For starters, the restaurant was very noisy. After we were seated, waiter asked about water choice. I noted my glass was dirty with food residue, and it was replaced. He brought us menus, then proceeded to tell us about specials, telling us only about one (calves liver) and a bean salad. He also left a computer-printed wine list on the table, face down, never mentioning that it was the wine list by the bottle or that there were wines by the glass.
After about ten minutes, during which I tried , without success, to flag down any personnel, another waiter stopped to ask if we wanted wine. We ordered 2 glasses of montepulciano, without asking the price, and ordered our mains. I ordered a broccoli rabe pasta, asked if it had sausage in it, and was told yes.
The table next to us turned over, and the couple seated were told abut at least 2 specials not mentioned, a fish and a pork chop. We asked for a lettuce salad and were told that they didn’t have one, but I see on the online menu that they do have a lettuce salad. Another table was served a caprese salad, which was not on the menu and about which we didn’t hear.
After we received the chopped salad ( on the menu but nothing to write home about) the waiter returned to say that the dish I ordered did not have sausage in it. I said fine.
My dish was Ok, a bit bland. My wife’s pasta was fine. We did not order desert, and got the check. I was charged for sausage with my main, but worse, we had an $80 liquor bill for the 2 glasses of wine. The manager said the waiter had made a mistake about the sausage; when I asked about the wine he said the waiter had made a mistake and charged us for 3 glasses. When I asked the price per glass, he said $24 (a bit high compared to the $19 we had paid at UVA, a less pricey neighborhood Italian place we had visited 2 nights ago) but not outrageous. That would have been $72, not $80.
No apologies at all. We have been here many times before, but I have read that regulars get great service, others not so great. We are a professional couple in our 70’s, well-dressed and world travelers. I have never had an experience like this at a restaurant that presents itself as serving classical Italian cuisine.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Overpriced. Waiters were obnoxious. Place was super packed and loud. The air condition was awful. If you want a quiet place to dine, stay away.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was incredible service was great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is so snooty. They waiters are rude. They rush you through dinner and the food is subpar. No wonder Gwyneth Paltrow likes this place !
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Delicious! Fun. Lively, Must make a resy weeks in advance. Chicken Scarpellio, Salmon Tarrago, Chicken Pillard, Pesto Pasta all delicious!!! Wine by the glass also fantastic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Crammed 6 people into a round corner table that should barely seat 3. My knees hurt thinking about it. And the portions are as diet-sized as the seats. I rarely review restaurants, but in this case I’d be delinquent not to tell you to skip this one.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
This is a bustling Italian restaurant with fast service and great food. The efficiency of the waiters was impressive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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