Overall very good . The food was good and the veal Milanese was very good and the waiter Tailored the dish to my liking . The owner came around to make certain all was good. Will definitely go back.
Marion
Best Italian food on Long Island !! Family friendly or date night you can't go wrong . Our family has been going for many many many years. Marion S
Andy
Steve's Piccola Bussola of Syosset does not disappoint. It's a very welcoming place with a friendly staff. The food is good and priced right. Good drinks, good food, can't beat it!
Zeina
The food here is consistently excellent and the service is very good. The owner is always there greeting his customers and making them feel welcomed. The food is comforting and the family style portions are very big. The fried calamari accompanied with their homemade garlic tomato sauce is one of the best we've had, and the pastas are delicious. We also love their veal Milanaise and chicken parm, and their baked penne a la vodka is delicious! Highly recommend this place for your family gatherings and casual dinners, and for when you're craving amazing Italian food.
Irene
We've been dining at Steve's Piccolo Bussola for years. Granted, last night was a Saturday night and the place was packed!! Our waiter, while pleasant, wasn't very attentive, and seemed to be spread out all over the restaurant. He never checked back with us once to see if our meals were to our liking. The noise level was extremely high and we found ourselves screaming to have a conversation. The food was good as usual. I always order the Chicken Marsala and the linguine with white clam sauce. It didn't disappoint. Overall, to sum up our experience, it was good, and we'll of course continue to dine here, but I think not on a Saturday night.
Brian
This was my second time that I was there at this restaurant in Syosset and I was not disappointed. I have been to the one in Westbury.
Arnold
Steve has done it again. Serving outstanding Italian food. We had a delicious meal with very attentive service. The food was so good. Compliments to the chef for their linguini with white clam sauce and paparadelle Princepesa. We'll be back soon!
Steve
The Clams Oreganata and Ceasar Salad were excellent as was the Rigatoni Alla Vodka and Shrimp Oreganata. The meal's at Steve's are always consistent!
Joanne
We had early reservations because we had a toddler with us. They were very accommodating considering that even at that early hour on Saturday night they were very busy in the restaurant plus they do take out as well. The food was delicious and portions generous. For 4 adults and a toddler three large and one small was way too much food, but leftovers are always welcome. This is a family friendly neighborhood gem. NOTE: they up charge credit cards so bring cash.
John
Always a great traditional meal at Steve's, great service and really generous portions.
Place was pretty empty on a Tuesday night but guess that's expected. The waiter was great, we split a large calamari and we both had the veal, chicken and shrimp special. Was good, not great. Nice portions and not killer expensive. I think the place could use new carpeting in the dining room
Efraim Kutner
Excellent and attentive staff
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carolyn Partanio
I thought the food was decent, portions are big so make sure you get the “single” portions unless you are sharing with a group. The only critiques I have was the penne with marinara sauce- the pasta was a bit overcooked and the sauce had massive chunks of garlic all throughout making it hard to eat. There were also a lot of fruit flies/gnats flying around which was a bit concerning. Over all, I would come back and try them again. Also, a lot of reviews mentioned long wait times; we were given our food within a reasonable time, no complaints there!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kevin Hansen
Came here on a Saturday night and sat down at like 645. It was not super busy, but soon to be. Service was terrible. Waiter shows up with 2 menus, one was incomplete (had no wine list on back), and no menu for my kids. One kid is 5, OK, I get that. But the other is 9 and massive. He can read bro.
Food took absolutely forever. The table next to us was their wheelhouse type of a customer (baby boomer aged, typical sheltered Long Island couple) and they were getting course after course brought out to them. While we waited. How dare we bring children we thought? Was that it? My kids are sitting quietly coloring and reading, so I don't know. I didn't feel like I was welcome though, that's for sure.
An hour goes by. Not even an appetizer. Plus my wife asked them to fire the kids stuff with appetizer and just bring it out whenever it's ready. We ask that everywhere we go because my kids eat slow. The request is always followed and easy for the restaurant. Not so for Steve.
She finally gets up and asks the host what's going on. We get a half passed apology.and stuff finally starts coming.
Let me say something good - my wine was served nice.and cold. Which it should be - crisp. Food portions are huge. My kids loved their meals. Each ate everything (they were starving at this point).
Our appetizer showed up with their stuff and our entrees still took a few mins longer than it should have tbh. I think we got our entree like 90 mins after we sat down, (before the rush, it was grandma time still).
I feel like they knew they screwed up and no one cared. They could've sent the manager over with a sincere apology to check on us. "Hey, I'm so sorry guys. Really. We dropped ball." And send out a small dessert on the house. THAT might've made me give it another shot. But nope. Full bill, no apology, nothing. We were there for over 2 hours and had 1 appetizer and entrees.
And they never asked me if I wanted another wine until I was basically done with my entree. Unfortunately, this review won't matter because there will still be a ton of boomers scarfing down their flavorless food like it's got a Michelin Star.
Overall very good . The food was good and the veal Milanese was very good and the waiter Tailored the dish to my liking . The owner came around to make certain all was good. Will definitely go back.
Best Italian food on Long Island !! Family friendly or date night you can't go wrong . Our family has been going for many many many years. Marion S
Steve's Piccola Bussola of Syosset does not disappoint. It's a very welcoming place with a friendly staff. The food is good and priced right. Good drinks, good food, can't beat it!
The food here is consistently excellent and the service is very good. The owner is always there greeting his customers and making them feel welcomed. The food is comforting and the family style portions are very big. The fried calamari accompanied with their homemade garlic tomato sauce is one of the best we've had, and the pastas are delicious. We also love their veal Milanaise and chicken parm, and their baked penne a la vodka is delicious! Highly recommend this place for your family gatherings and casual dinners, and for when you're craving amazing Italian food.
We've been dining at Steve's Piccolo Bussola for years. Granted, last night was a Saturday night and the place was packed!! Our waiter, while pleasant, wasn't very attentive, and seemed to be spread out all over the restaurant. He never checked back with us once to see if our meals were to our liking. The noise level was extremely high and we found ourselves screaming to have a conversation. The food was good as usual. I always order the Chicken Marsala and the linguine with white clam sauce. It didn't disappoint. Overall, to sum up our experience, it was good, and we'll of course continue to dine here, but I think not on a Saturday night.
This was my second time that I was there at this restaurant in Syosset and I was not disappointed. I have been to the one in Westbury.
Steve has done it again. Serving outstanding Italian food. We had a delicious meal with very attentive service. The food was so good. Compliments to the chef for their linguini with white clam sauce and paparadelle Princepesa. We'll be back soon!
The Clams Oreganata and Ceasar Salad were excellent as was the Rigatoni Alla Vodka and Shrimp Oreganata. The meal's at Steve's are always consistent!
We had early reservations because we had a toddler with us. They were very accommodating considering that even at that early hour on Saturday night they were very busy in the restaurant plus they do take out as well. The food was delicious and portions generous. For 4 adults and a toddler three large and one small was way too much food, but leftovers are always welcome. This is a family friendly neighborhood gem. NOTE: they up charge credit cards so bring cash.
Always a great traditional meal at Steve's, great service and really generous portions.
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Place was pretty empty on a Tuesday night but guess that's expected. The waiter was great, we split a large calamari and we both had the veal, chicken and shrimp special. Was good, not great. Nice portions and not killer expensive. I think the place could use new carpeting in the dining room
Excellent and attentive staff
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I thought the food was decent, portions are big so make sure you get the “single” portions unless you are sharing with a group. The only critiques I have was the penne with marinara sauce- the pasta was a bit overcooked and the sauce had massive chunks of garlic all throughout making it hard to eat. There were also a lot of fruit flies/gnats flying around which was a bit concerning. Over all, I would come back and try them again. Also, a lot of reviews mentioned long wait times; we were given our food within a reasonable time, no complaints there!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Came here on a Saturday night and sat down at like 645. It was not super busy, but soon to be. Service was terrible. Waiter shows up with 2 menus, one was incomplete (had no wine list on back), and no menu for my kids. One kid is 5, OK, I get that. But the other is 9 and massive. He can read bro.
Food took absolutely forever. The table next to us was their wheelhouse type of a customer (baby boomer aged, typical sheltered Long Island couple) and they were getting course after course brought out to them. While we waited. How dare we bring children we thought? Was that it? My kids are sitting quietly coloring and reading, so I don't know. I didn't feel like I was welcome though, that's for sure.
An hour goes by. Not even an appetizer. Plus my wife asked them to fire the kids stuff with appetizer and just bring it out whenever it's ready. We ask that everywhere we go because my kids eat slow. The request is always followed and easy for the restaurant. Not so for Steve.
She finally gets up and asks the host what's going on. We get a half passed apology.and stuff finally starts coming.
Let me say something good - my wine was served nice.and cold. Which it should be - crisp. Food portions are huge. My kids loved their meals. Each ate everything (they were starving at this point).
Our appetizer showed up with their stuff and our entrees still took a few mins longer than it should have tbh. I think we got our entree like 90 mins after we sat down, (before the rush, it was grandma time still).
I feel like they knew they screwed up and no one cared. They could've sent the manager over with a sincere apology to check on us. "Hey, I'm so sorry guys. Really. We dropped ball." And send out a small dessert on the house. THAT might've made me give it another shot. But nope. Full bill, no apology, nothing. We were there for over 2 hours and had 1 appetizer and entrees.
And they never asked me if I wanted another wine until I was basically done with my entree. Unfortunately, this review won't matter because there will still be a ton of boomers scarfing down their flavorless food like it's got a Michelin Star.
It was pretty bad. We will not be returning.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Loved the place and the service!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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