Adriana Moncada

Excellent!! I loved everything from this place. All the staff was amazing , the host, the server, the helpers, THE FOOD. I had the best mocktail of my life, my boyfriend got a spicy marg super good too. I'm not a tiramisu lover but the one here was to die for! and the exquisite pastas. I highly recommend this place 10/10

A V

My husband and I had an amazing dinner here tonight! We were in town for the night and had the pleasure of dining here. Food was incredible, everyone was so nice & welcoming, and the ambience was so pretty and relaxing.

Vijay Patel

Loved this place. Been living in and around NYC for the last 7 years and this was one of THE BEST Italian spots. People so “oh yeah west village is so good, blah, a lot of those spots are same same but different. Gran Morse had immaculate vibes, incredible service, and food that was delicious without being pretentious. The Caesar salad is a must try, with kale and mixed/smushed together it was everything you want in a Caesar yet different, and delicious. Meatballs and burrata were really good, very tasty and of quality, the reviews didn’t lie The truffle/mushroom pizza was also surprisingly really good and I’m not even a huge fan of truffle The special of the night this longer rigatoni type spicy vodka was the best item. Perfectly al dente, with the perfect amount of sauce and spice, little bit of cheese - this took it home as the best dish for sure. All in all a great experience for a dinner with a few friends, with service was something you don’t expect in NYC - no rushing and trying to make sure you’re comfortable and have everything you need. Almost didn’t write this review, wanted to gate keep this place, but it’s too great a place to not share. Peek the photos, no lie this place is amazing.

+1

Adam Sewell

Visited here as part of a large party. We sat outside on the sidewalk (although it was enclosed so still felt quite intimate). The food was excellent. We had a wide variety of different dishes with each course but everything we had was amazing. The meatballs were particularly good. Good choice of wine too. Staff were very helpful.

Jonathan Batista

Really great food here. The restaurant itself is beautiful and the staff/service were excellent. There were 7 of us for a work dinner and we chose the family plan option which worked out great for us. There was plenty of food for all of us. The meatballs and ricotta appetizers were excellent. We also had the fig pizza which was good but just a tad too sweet for some. The steak was very good and the squid ink pasta was my favorite. So tasty and a little spicy. The desserts looked great but they were just ok when we ate them. Overall I really liked this place and will hopefully be back for some more.

+8

Joseph Alminawi

I'm starting my review by raving about the Caesar salad. It's served as a beautifully molded piece topped with shaved parmesan. Everything here was good but somehow this was the star. Also had the foccaisa - which was very tasty and came with a marinera dip. Wife had a pasta that she enjoyed - but again - was hard for anything to compete with that salad 😅 Did try the ricotta cheesecake - was good but think it might have needed a bit more cream on the side. I'm sure I could have asked for it. The Paloma cocktail was solid and the decor was nice. They did one of those cool plants on the wall things, which despite being done all the time I'm always like 'wow, look at that'. Came here for a date night with the wife - looking forward to coming back, especially since it's an easy walk from the Occulus. Oh, and staff was super nice and attentive. Place was busy but thankfully didn't need to wait years for the check.

+2

Pedro Sorto

I had a great experience dining at the Gran Morsi. It certainly passed the vibe check for the night. Gran Morsi had an upscale feel, yet felt cozy and somewhat casual. The staff and waitress was very friendly and pleasant. I wish I remembered our waitresses name, because she made our dining experience very please. The food was incredible, I ordered the eggplant parm, which I would argue was better than most chicken Parmesans I have had in the past. The red sauce was perfectly seasoned and not too sweet. Our waitress helped me select the perfect wine paring to go with my meal. My date ordered the pork chop and it had one of the best fresh of the grill tastes I’ve had outside of a backyard barbecue. I’d define it return here with a group or for happy hour any time!

Michael Pomarico

Update: We returned. We decided to give Gran Morsi a second chance. I have to say that we were pleasantly surprised. I felt that the food preparation was significantly better than our first experience. Each dish was wonderful. We started with the artichokes which were deliciously seasoned, then moved on to the meatball appetizer, also very well prepared, deliciously seasoned. And then we gave the Cacao a Pepe second chance. The pasta was homemade added excellent texture and the dish was quite good. So perhaps my first review, which I’ve left below, was a bit off, perhaps we just touched on a bad evening? Perhaps every chef can have an off day, just like the rest of us. We’ve decided that should we be in this neighborhood again, this will be our go to for Italian food. I hope you enjoy. We walked in on a Sunday late afternoon, we’re easily seated. Very nice interior, very comfortable environment. The overall dining experience was good, but considering the visual impression of the establishment, we anticipated a higher level of food quality than what we received. Caico e Pepe was not very well prepared, and the broccoli was just ordinary, broccoli, not what we would expect from an Italian restaurant, which would minimally be broccoli rabe. The servers were very attentive. If you are in this neighborhood, however, I’m looking for an Italian restaurant, I would still recommend. Pizza was fantastic!!!

+6

Nishtha Choudhary

Went here for a restaurant week dinner with friends. We were seated quickly after they checked our vaccination cards. I got the polpette as the first course, half chicken as the second and chocolate budino as the final course. My friend got the ceasar salad, branzino and tiramisu. The chicken was a little less seasoned than what I prefer. The other dishes were pretty good. The servers were very attentive. We also got a couple glasses of wine which were great. The restaurant is on a pricier side for their offering.

+2

Paul Cheong

Overall good service. Classy, laid-back ambiance. The food was hit or miss. The eggplant parm lacked seasoning and flavor. Their special of the day, which was pasta with white truffles, didn't have much of truffle flavor at all and surprisingly the worst dish of the meal. Their meatballs were really good; tender and juicy inside with great sauce. I liked the chicken parm the best. The chicken was cooked perfectly and the sauce was amazing. The other pastas we ordered, garganelli and tagliatelle, were both pretty good, too. There was an event on their main floor and towards the end of our meal, at which point I'm guessing our server got busy because of the event, the service was very slow. Our server was nowhere to be seen and we had to raise our hands and holler to get our check after having waited for a while. She was very attentive in the beginning, though. So overall a good service but not great. One thing that was strange to me was that when we ordered focaccia bread, what came out was this very flat bread that looked more like pizza dough or naan. I was more disappointed than puzzled because I was looking forward to enjoying the more common type of focaccia. Upon being asked about it, the server said it was a special type of focaccia. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

+3

Laura Levinson Gal

Horrible with food allergies! Beware. I have a cow’s milk allergy. Confirmed what I ordered with server. Reported my allergies right off the bat. My food came with obvious grated cheese. Finally got her attention and called her over. She said she would go check. She came back and said it was a kitchen error, she would reorder. In the meantime the rest of our party was now more than half done with their entrees. She came back several minutes later to tell me the dish could not be made without cow’s milk I should select something else. I did. When my entree arrived everyone else was done eating. The food was very good. They were apologetic. Good thing I didn’t take a bite initially and trust them!!!!

Miley Xiao

Food and atmosphere were fine but the waiter (long hair had black earrings) was incredibly disappointing. It was loud in there (a table of 12 screaming top of their lungs) so I couldn’t hear him well and I asked if we could put drinks in, he said “as I just said, I will come back and take your order”. Right off the bat we didn’t appreciate the attitude that came out of no where. From then on, everything we said to him seemed like an inconvenience. We asked if we could put in appetizers first and he said no we must order everything all together. Found that really odd. Cherry on top was once we finished dinner he was no where to be found. Turns out he LEFT and the food runners helped close out our table. We won’t be coming back as there are so many other options in New York.