This might be the best lasagna I’ve ever had. And I have had lasagna. Add the atmosphere and service - old school gem.
Mandy Cedeno
On business trip and was able to get last min reservation. Service was great and so was the food. I had seafood fettuccine and work mate had lasagna- both enjoyed.
Kris Cleveland
Great place for going away party
Karla Tenecela
It was Good
Guilderlandguy
My wife had an amazing meal here a couple of months ago and has been wanting to bring me since. Schenectady has no shortage of amazing Italian restaurants so the bar was set pretty high.
The impression you get when you walk in is that not much has changed since the 1960s! The small bar is easily imagined with old friends and cigarette smoke after all hard days work. The restaurant is fairly small and it was crowded and somewhat noisy but that is certainly understandable on a Saturday night. We were seated in about 15 minutes having made a reservation.
The service was great even though they were obviously overwhelmed. The menu was full of southern and Northern Italian dishes, including things like a red, roasted pepper and provolone appetizer. You don’t see that on many menus. We were probably presented with a basket of bread which tasted like it came from Perreca’s. There was butter and no dipping oil. There is a lovely cocktail selection each very unusual and two of us went for the.Revello, which is blood, orange gin, Cointreau, orange juice, and club soda. It was great, even though a bit strong for my taste. The salad was served family style, which was a lovely touch. Amazingly fresh with lettuce, tomato, celery, black olives, and small cubes of provolone. Served with a balsamic vinaigrette dressing wonderful.
The first issue is that our entrées came out too soon. It’s an unusual complaint but when you are enjoying a salad like that and may want to have seconds out of the big bowl, it’s nice to have a little bit of time. That being said as busy as it was, I’m not sure they had the luxury of optimal timing.
As for entrées, one of us had chicken francese, reported as being wonderful. The eggplant Parmesan, likewise, and it was lightly fried or sautéed, and did not have a breading on it. I should report that the portions are very large. I had the seafood platter, which is more like a.zuppa de pesce, which I had in red sauce, but you can have in white sauce as well, which contained a huge amount of clams shrimp calamari scallops. The shrimp were large 16/20 or possibly larger.
The one food issue of the night is the haddock piccata. When my wife first ate here, she found this dish to be amazing and brought some home and I agreed. What made it amazing is it had a very light coating and was sautéed. The coding seemed like just egg and flour. The haddock piccata we had last night was deep fried with a thick breading. It totally took away from the dish, and the breading prevented the sauce from mixing with the fish. I’m not sure if it’s a difference between chefs, but if they read this, I hope they go back to the prior preparation. We did not try the homemade pasta, but it is available as an up charge.
We left full and happy and will be back. We were in no shape for dessert although I’m sure it is amazing.
Doug Grice
Huge portions. But food was only ok. We ordered some specials. We'll go again and get the chicken parm and spaghetti they are famous for.
Cheryl Hungershafer
Wonderful service and food. Looking forward to a return trip.
Mya Lupi
10/10 recommend always. Great service and always an amazing atmosphere!
This place has been a favorite of mine for years. Unfortunately things have changed. Veal parmesan isn't as good as it used to be. No longer thin and crispy and the veal wasn't good quality. Service was poor. Waitress didn't check on us at all and waited half hour to obtain the bill. Prices are high. Also sat us under the air conditioner and it was very cold
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Mr HOPPER
Love Ferraris and especially Colleen who brings love, joy and a hometown atmosphere to all who enter !!! Only go on the nights she is there for fun fun fun and awesome food!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Albert Lafrance
Delicious neighborhood restaurant should be more of these places
Debbie Hohn
Vacationing in Schenectady, NY and chose to go to Ferrari’s Italian Ristorante after reading the reviews. Made a reservation to make it convenient for us. Street parking only, we walked in and you enter into the bar area. Hostess table at entrance to dining area. Nice gentlemen took us to our table in the main dining room, table clothes and napkins, I appreciate that. Very nice young woman approached us and took our beverage order and brought us a basket of bread and butter. We ordered Calamari for an appetizer and it was brought to us with marinara sauce, the portion was very generous and it was cooked perfectly, tender and delicious with the dipping sauce, yum! Our salads came next , the Italian dressing was very tasty and the lettuce and veggies were chilled and fresh. Our dinners arrived in a timely fashion piping hot from the kitchen. I ordered Chicken Franchise, again, a generous portion of chicken cooked perfectly tender with a lemon butter sauce and a side of spaghetti with a very tasty tomato sauce, it was a delicious dinner. Husband ordered Veal Melanzano, Parmesan style with eggplant and mozzarella cheese and sauce, it was a huge portion plus the spaghetti, hub loved it!! Our waitress took great care of us, she boxed our leftovers for us in microwaveable containers, plus the leftover bread and butter. They have a large dessert selection but we were too stuffed. Prices were very reasonable considering what they gave you. Old fashioned Italian restaurant in an old neighborhood, very well maintained, we truly enjoyed our dining experience, come give Ferrari’s a try, highly recommend!! Debbie, Mich
Stan Hudy
A great Italian dining spot, the food, atmosphere, the staff too notch!
This might be the best lasagna I’ve ever had. And I have had lasagna. Add the atmosphere and service - old school gem.
On business trip and was able to get last min reservation. Service was great and so was the food. I had seafood fettuccine and work mate had lasagna- both enjoyed.
Great place for going away party
It was Good
My wife had an amazing meal here a couple of months ago and has been wanting to bring me since. Schenectady has no shortage of amazing Italian restaurants so the bar was set pretty high.
The impression you get when you walk in is that not much has changed since the 1960s! The small bar is easily imagined with old friends and cigarette smoke after all hard days work. The restaurant is fairly small and it was crowded and somewhat noisy but that is certainly understandable on a Saturday night. We were seated in about 15 minutes having made a reservation.
The service was great even though they were obviously overwhelmed. The menu was full of southern and Northern Italian dishes, including things like a red, roasted pepper and provolone appetizer. You don’t see that on many menus. We were probably presented with a basket of bread which tasted like it came from Perreca’s. There was butter and no dipping oil. There is a lovely cocktail selection each very unusual and two of us went for the.Revello, which is blood, orange gin, Cointreau, orange juice, and club soda. It was great, even though a bit strong for my taste. The salad was served family style, which was a lovely touch. Amazingly fresh with lettuce, tomato, celery, black olives, and small cubes of provolone. Served with a balsamic vinaigrette dressing wonderful.
The first issue is that our entrées came out too soon. It’s an unusual complaint but when you are enjoying a salad like that and may want to have seconds out of the big bowl, it’s nice to have a little bit of time. That being said as busy as it was, I’m not sure they had the luxury of optimal timing.
As for entrées, one of us had chicken francese, reported as being wonderful. The eggplant Parmesan, likewise, and it was lightly fried or sautéed, and did not have a breading on it. I should report that the portions are very large. I had the seafood platter, which is more like a.zuppa de pesce, which I had in red sauce, but you can have in white sauce as well, which contained a huge amount of clams shrimp calamari scallops. The shrimp were large 16/20 or possibly larger.
The one food issue of the night is the haddock piccata. When my wife first ate here, she found this dish to be amazing and brought some home and I agreed. What made it amazing is it had a very light coating and was sautéed. The coding seemed like just egg and flour. The haddock piccata we had last night was deep fried with a thick breading. It totally took away from the dish, and the breading prevented the sauce from mixing with the fish. I’m not sure if it’s a difference between chefs, but if they read this, I hope they go back to the prior preparation. We did not try the homemade pasta, but it is available as an up charge.
We left full and happy and will be back. We were in no shape for dessert although I’m sure it is amazing.
Huge portions. But food was only ok. We ordered some specials. We'll go again and get the chicken parm and spaghetti they are famous for.
Wonderful service and food. Looking forward to a return trip.
10/10 recommend always. Great service and always an amazing atmosphere!
Wonderful place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and great people!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This place has been a favorite of mine for years. Unfortunately things have changed. Veal parmesan isn't as good as it used to be. No longer thin and crispy and the veal wasn't good quality. Service was poor. Waitress didn't check on us at all and waited half hour to obtain the bill. Prices are high. Also sat us under the air conditioner and it was very cold
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Love Ferraris and especially Colleen who brings love, joy and a hometown atmosphere to all who enter !!! Only go on the nights she is there for fun fun fun and awesome food!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious neighborhood restaurant should be more of these places
Vacationing in Schenectady, NY and chose to go to Ferrari’s Italian Ristorante after reading the reviews. Made a reservation to make it convenient for us. Street parking only, we walked in and you enter into the bar area. Hostess table at entrance to dining area. Nice gentlemen took us to our table in the main dining room, table clothes and napkins, I appreciate that. Very nice young woman approached us and took our beverage order and brought us a basket of bread and butter. We ordered Calamari for an appetizer and it was brought to us with marinara sauce, the portion was very generous and it was cooked perfectly, tender and delicious with the dipping sauce, yum! Our salads came next , the Italian dressing was very tasty and the lettuce and veggies were chilled and fresh. Our dinners arrived in a timely fashion piping hot from the kitchen. I ordered Chicken Franchise, again, a generous portion of chicken cooked perfectly tender with a lemon butter sauce and a side of spaghetti with a very tasty tomato sauce, it was a delicious dinner. Husband ordered Veal Melanzano, Parmesan style with eggplant and mozzarella cheese and sauce, it was a huge portion plus the spaghetti, hub loved it!! Our waitress took great care of us, she boxed our leftovers for us in microwaveable containers, plus the leftover bread and butter. They have a large dessert selection but we were too stuffed. Prices were very reasonable considering what they gave you. Old fashioned Italian restaurant in an old neighborhood, very well maintained, we truly enjoyed our dining experience, come give Ferrari’s a try, highly recommend!! Debbie, Mich
A great Italian dining spot, the food, atmosphere, the staff too notch!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parm
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