Marrissa Lefebvre

Went to L’Osteria after a day at the Met! We had great service, wonderful food & fantastic dessert. Would highly recommend!!

Emily B.

It felt like we were back in Italy, we were tended to by Angelo (he's Italian!) who was very sweet and engaging. The food was lovely. Reservation is a must. We went here for my husbands birthday, we got a tart for dessert. I was surprised by how dainty and thin it was, yet perfectly ratioed.

Tina Gonzalez

Small cozy place with delicious food and warm, friendly service (thank you Kimi and lovely bartender whose name i unfortunately did not catch). The specials were to die for, unique and beautifully prepared. Cacio e pepe some of the best I've ever had! I"m not in that neighborhood often but now I'll need to make it a destination.

Will Bassett

Had a wonderful experience here. Every dish is artfully crafted and absolutely delicious. The staff are very attentive and professional, we had a great experience being served by Kastriot. The atmosphere provides a warm and luxurious escape from the busy Lexington Avenue. I will definitely be returning here!

Sherry Sourial

The house made pasta is delicious and well seasoned. I got the Caesar salad, fettuccine rigatoni, and mushroom side. Everything was well prepared and fresh. Loved how the mushrooms were prepared that brought out their flavors. It’s a tiny space with a hand full of tables. I liked the intimacy, but it does get crowded quickly. Service was also quick a friendly. Kenny was attentive and made sure I was well looked after.

Lenny H

The space is small but cozy and very clean. The star of the menu is mainly pasta. I really like the green color and basil flavor of the Fusilli Pesto, and the Shrimp Linguine has a delicious sauce mixed with the shrimp! The tiramisu is a bit sweet, but the creamy flavor is rich and tasty. It would be even better with slightly less sweetness!

+5

Michelle Madariaga

This small Italian restaurant is a cute spot to stop in before museum hopping on the upper east side. The staff is attentive and not pretentious. The pesto pasta and Ceasar salad were great 🥗

Gina Alberti Chase

Best Caesar Salad l have ever had! A friend and I stopped in for a late lunch in early January 2024. I added shrimp to my salad, and my friend had the rich, delicious, comfort pasta, Rigatoni Sausage Ragu. Outstanding service too. Will seek out L’Osteria on my next trip to NY.

Wasn't bad the food was good but really small portions for big plates and kind of expensive. I went with my bestfriend and the service was very nice no complaints except for the grilled shrimp it's 22 bucks but you only get 4 pieces of shrimp. 100 bucks is definitely more then good for 1 person but for 2 people if you get drinks, an appetizer, and 1 meal per person it is definitely a tight budget.

Nico Vaca

Salmon was okay, the puree was not good. On the other side the pasta was amazing 4.5/5

Arina Tyurikova

Went for dinner: got their ricotta ravioli and caprese salad, the seasonal tart. Overall pretty good, but the ravioli dough could have been thinner, and the bürste in the salad was quite cold, unpleasantly. The seasonal “tart” turned out a galette, ice cream not the best. Enjoyable atmosphere with dimmed lights, polite service.

Kareem El-Sisi

Grabbed a simple lunch after going to the MET because this place was nearby. The service here is spectacular with attentive hosts that make great recommendations. The swordfish steak which was an off-menu special was the highlight of the meal, it actually saved the lunch considering the pesto fusilli tasted off (like tissue paper) and the shrimp linguine was so and so. The squash blossoms were okay, not as good as other spots I’ve had them in. Good place to have a simple lunch if you’re around the area, but not an Italian highlight.

tnypco

We had a reservation for just after 6pm, which is very early by any patron's standards. But L'Osteria is a tiny restaurant, with tiny tables, and considering its popularity we wanted to give it a try and took the extremely early slot. We started with the endive salad which was well presented and seasoned, fresh and delicious with promise that what was to come would be wonderful as well. We then moved on to veal picatta. Now for me, veal picatta is the test of an Italian restaurant and sadly there l'Osteria failed miserably. The meat was tough, hadn't been 'pounded' and tasted of the flour it had been dredged in. And although the sauce was flavorful, nothing could mask the overwhelming flour taste on the meat and that spoiled this dish. I complained and was graciously offered an alternative and settled on the home made fettucini with ragu, certainly a better, if overly salty choice. The tiramisu for dessert was a large portion, but unfortunately dry and devoid of any alcohol. At 7:30pm the bill was suddenly tossed on the table and without even being asked whether we wanted coffee, or a digestive, we were repeatedly pressured to pay, so the table could be resold. It was a rapid end to what we hoped would be a leisurely meal. Overall, for the price point at over $80 per person and its location on the UES, there are better choices for Italian fare in the neighborhood.

WILL NYC

Good service, but the portions are very small and the food is just okay. In my opinion, small portions don’t make sense in a casual restaurant. I’m not into fine dining, but when I do go, I expect and accept the smaller servings that come with it. However, when an ordinary place serves extremely small portions, it’s a real turn-off, especially considering the high prices for such tiny servings.