Emilio's Ballato
55 E Houston St, New York
(212) 274-8881
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Very cute inside with an authentic Italian vibe. Get there right at 5 or the wait can be very long. We felt it was extremely over priced, even for New York. We shared the veal Parmesan which was amazing...a pasta dish and the meatball appetizer. We had a$140 bottle of wine which was one of the cheapest and our total was over $550.....blew our minds. Service was okay but hard to communicate so we ended up with a pasta dish we didn't want.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Shakir, our server, was one of the best in any restaurant services I've received in NYC. Hands down the reason I gave it a 5 star.
Other info:
1) no reservations, walk in only - prepare to wait in line for some time.
2) food is great, worth the prices? Probably not. Still a fantastic experience and more of a one-off kind of place
3) I enjoyed the small restaurant kind-of-feel but the tables can barely fit 2 plates and some bread. We were playing jenga to get anything going. Takes away from the atmosphere.
Spent $275 or so for 2 appetizers, 2 pastas, 1 entree and 2 glasses of wine with tip. Overall, I'd recommend trying once but not in the running for my top resteraunts or even top italian resteraunts.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Mediocre food and the most arrogant, downright awful service we’ve ever experienced. Hard to understand how places like this still manage to stay relevant.
Food: 2
Service: 1
Food was great. Service was good with no problems. It is a small and very popular place that doesn't take reservations in a major city. Don't kid yourself, prepare to wait for a table.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Known as a celebrity hot spot checked it out for a late lunch. The walls are covered with pictures of all those who have visited. The chicken parm here is truly the star of the show. Have to say that the food is overpriced. The pasta served was not even warm. The appetizer was bigger than I thought it would be. Order their tiramisu if you still have room in your stomach. You will not be disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was walking to get pizza after the Halloween Parade on 6th Ave and my feet hurt so I just stopped here instead of where I was going. The food was excellent. Rucola (especially good), Chicken Parmesan, coffee and Tiramisu. Ate like a pig but enjoyed every bite. Would 100% recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overpriced, small servings, mediocre service, long wait, owner is very rude to staff and customers.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Poor service and coustomer service!
Service: 1
Terrible
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I was served a bowl of spicy hot hot diarrhea then charged 5000$ they also threatened to break my camera..they might be drunk
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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I loved it the best ravioli I had in a long time a must go back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AVOID this place. So RUDE and DISRESPECTFUL. They lied to me. They said no reservation, but in front of our eyes, they let two people in saying they had reservation. Total LIES.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
God damn, you should venture here if you’re hungry for a nice juicy disappointment and side of “what the…..”. Food is bleh, service was huh?, and the canoli was meh. Quaint and beautiful though, so there’s that. You can take a girl here to impress her by spending way too much and then having something to complain about for the rest of the date.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
Bad service, unbelievably over priced 25% gratuity is insane
Staff was rude
Will not go back
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Amazing restaurant 😍
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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