Malatesta
Italian · Albee Square
About Malatesta
En Malatesta, te damos la bienvenida a nuestra trattoria italiana en Albee Square, donde la tradición y la calidad se encuentran en cada plato. Disfruta de nuestra pasta casera elaborada con cariño, especialidades de temporada inspiradas en los mejores ingredientes y un ambiente acogedor y sencillo....
En Malatesta, te damos la bienvenida a nuestra trattoria italiana en Albee Square, donde la tradición y la calidad se encuentran en cada plato. Disfruta de nuestra pasta casera elaborada con cariño, especialidades de temporada inspiradas en los mejores ingredientes y un ambiente acogedor y sencillo. Te invitamos a descubrir los auténticos sabores de Italia en un rincón especial.
What Customers Say About Malatesta
Malatesta is a cozy Italian restaurant known for its homemade pasta and reasonable prices. The spinach gnocchi is a standout dish. Some find the service inconsistent and noise levels high, but many praise the friendly staff and authentic atmosphere.
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Tip: Make a reservation, especially for larger groups, to avoid waiting. If it's warm, try to sit outside for a fun, intimate NYC atmosphere.
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Malatesta is located in Albee Square, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.
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- Edificio de Bell Laboratories (A 432m) — edificio en Manhattan, Nueva York, Estados Unidos Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
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- St. Veronica's Church (A 31m) — church building in Manhattan, United States of America
- Church of St. Luke in the Fields (A 136m) — Historic New York City church
- St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (A 421m) — church in New York City
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- Parque del Río Hudson (A 203m) — parque público en Manhattan, Nueva York, Estados Unidos
- Hudson Park (A 399m) — park in New York County, New York, United States of America
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- West Village Houses (A 127m) — Buildings in Manhattan, New York
- 75½ Bedford St (A 329m) — building in Manhattan, New York, United States
- Greenwich House Music School (A 340m) — community arts school located in New York City’s Greenwich Village
- Greenwich House (A 432m) — settlement house in New York City which offers arts education, senior service and behavioral health programs
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Malatesta Albee Square Reviews
Made dinner reservations and we got an amazing family style table in this really amazing, rustic looking, happy vibes place! Noise levels were on the higher end and you had to speak loudly to hear the other person across the table! José our server was friendly, attentive, and quick with his service. This is a very kid friendly place - so highly recommended for families with kids. At the same time, a great place for date night too. An extremely well priced menu, with great options is how I'd describe their menu. Our order consisted of Crostini Misti ($10.50), Calamari ($18), Funghi di Prato ($12.50) - an excellent mushroom salad, for appetizers. Mains included a very tasty (and slightly cheesy) Spinach Gnocchi ($18.50), Penne Arrabiata ($16), and Tagliatelle al Ragu ($18). Kids thoroughly enjoyed their butter pasta which they polished within a few mins! Overall, we had a great time at this place, and I can clearly see Malatesta become our go-to Italian dinner place on weekdays or weekends. Great service, excellent quality food, and a very well priced menu! Can't ask for more.
If I could give 10* for this Restaurant, it would be great! Very cozy and nice ambient, the staf is great, really friendly and helpful, and the food - top of the tops! Everything what we ate was super delicious! We had a reservation, so we didn't wait at all. Overall, this Restaurant is really worth visiting!
This was our second time visiting Malatesta and it is still exceptional! Food is gourmet and delicious, service is friendly and attentive, and prices are reasonable. Our first time here was in 2021 - we spontaneously chose it for dinner as we were visiting the west village and got hungry while exploring. We had such a memorable experience that we made it a priority to come again in 2025 with our whole family. Same quality and service! We showed up at 5:20 on a Sunday with a party of 5 and got seated right away. I’m both gluten intolerant and egg intolerant and found plenty of options in the menu with the guidance of our waiter. Each dish came out hot and everyone loved the culinary experience! (The grilled calamari appetizer is amazing!) Highly recommend Malatesta and can’t wait to come back again when we visit NYC!
this is the one of the best meals I’ve had in new york city - I got the tagliatelle ragu (with their homemade pasta), my mom got the apple salad and we shared orders of mussels and tiramisu. all of it blew my mind. my dish was so warm and flavorful, the tiramisu was the best I’ve ever had and the mussels were cooked perfectly in that wine and tomato sauce. the only thing I didn’t love was their bread but it was still pretty good!
Amazing food ! Price and location are great! Definitely would recommend this place ! I ordered few starters fungi di Prato ( arugula and mushrooms, would not recommend)and Panzanella (watermelon salad) I would recommend Panzanella , for main I ordered spinach gnocchi (it was too salty) but was tasty ! My favorite was dessert! I ordered Panna Cotta ! My advice for management of the place is to be more present on the floor and help to your team at conflict situations ! I think it’s extremely hostile work environment! The restaurant needs to hire HR or work with team more and explain that bullying colleagues is not right way to solve the problem! And management should know what going on and stop the conflict instead of watching it from the host stand .
Cosy Italian restaurant near the Hudson that offers great value wine carafes and a lot of classic options such as grilled calamari and caprese salads which are decent. Spinach gnocchi is definitely a must order for your first time. Tables are on the smaller side so you may want to manage your orders. Overall good spot to check out!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unfussy and perfect Italian. Great vibes, great price. 🍝 Variety of homemade pastas. I recommend the spinach gnocchi in Gorgonzola. 🥂Fun, intimate, NYC atmosphere. If it’s warm, sit outside! 🍰The tiramisu portions are generous! Most popular item on the dessert menu. The chocolate mousse is also a winner. 🧾Service was slow the night I visited. Maybe they were short staffed. I’m not holding it against them. But don’t expect a fast in-and-out.
This was our fourth time dining at this restaurant, and we’ve always enjoyed the great food and atmosphere. Last night, we brought my niece and her boyfriend to share the experience and had a lovely dinner with wine. However, after being there for a little over an hour, we were asked to finish up because the next reservation had arrived. While we completely understand how busy the restaurant can get, the request felt a bit rushed and took away from what was otherwise a wonderful evening. We hope this feedback helps improve the experience for future guests, as we truly do enjoy coming here.
A lovely spot in the West Village - with lovely pasta and a top tier atmosphere. Some small issues - not being able to reserve a table for two people (walk-ins only for that table size) and the bread they gave us was a bit stale. I liked that they split the one pasta we ordered over two plates - a sweet touch!
Food here was good but not the best I've ever had. The calamari and red sauce specifically were EXCELLENT. So excellent a friend drank the rest of the red sauce that came with our shared meatballs. Burrata was tasty especially with the saltiness of the prosciutto but nothing life-changing. My gnocchi with red sauce was delicious, specifically due to the red sauce. The gnocchi itself was light and fluffy as well. As for everyone else's dishes, I heard the spinach gnocchi with cream sauce was a bit too heavy, and the ravioli was good but nothing super special. We did not enjoy the flatbread (?) special which was like a prosciutto and arugula tortilla sandwich. Overall would recommend this place if you're looking for good red sauce and amazing calamari and to curb your Italian cravings, but not all dishes may completely hit the spot.
A group of us went there for lunch. Calamari was tasty and was a bit over cooked, little chewy for appetizer. We also had mussels, Burrata and Prosciutto, and others. For main, my spaghetti was okay. Not much seasoning or taste. I’ve tasted better spaghetti elsewhere. On the other hand, I also tried other dishes of others in the party. They all tasted better. Worth revisiting when in NY City again.
Overall ok experience here. Food was decent (nothing mind blowing) and for under $40 can’t complain. Food did come out quickly and was hot. Only real downside was waiter took forever to come to table initially and then didn’t seem to interested in talking, just taking my order, which is fine but it was an overall disinterest in even interacting with customers. Probably a good Friday night date spot.
The food was barely good, the Tagliateli Ragu is not good since it does not feel like a restaurant, it tastes like if i made it at home. The restaurant was way to noisy and had to wait like 20 minutes past my reservation time. Definitely would not recommend. The calamari were okay, such as the burrata but nothing spectacular. The best dish were the gnocchi, but not worth going there inly for that plate. The wine bottles are also expensive compared to what they’re worth. (5x their price)
This is the most odd restaurant I have ever been to. I have been here many times, and the service has always been bad; the vast majority of the workers are rude and have no personality at all. I like the pasta, so I’ve always accepted this just to eat the food. Well, today I came in, someone barley gave me the time of day and in a rush said, “sit anywhere where there’s a table for two. Strange as they didn’t even walk me to a table like a normal restaurant would do. I ordered a salad and pasta. The salad had barely any cheese whatsoever. I asked if I could have extra cheese and told the waiter that there was hardly any in it. They brought out extra. Fast forward to the check: they decided to charge me $1.75 extra. I brought it up to the waiter, and he spoke to a lady about it. She came to me, just looked at me, and barely said anything. I started to explain to her that I was charged extra, but I only asked because there was barely any cheese to begin with, and the server never mentioned I would be charged extra after I asked and told him this. SHE STARTED ARGUING FROM THE JUMP AND THEN IN SUCH A RUDE ATTITUDE SAID, "Well, you're the one that decided to order something extra." I replied, "Because there was barely any cheese." She then proceeded to tell me that that is the normal amount—which would be a joke if it's true. After she was rude, I told her I would just take the extra money out of the tip and would never come back after this. She proceeded to bring my card back, didn't take the amount off, and just put the check on the table without saying a word to me. Extremely rude people here; it is very odd for a restaurant like this to charge $1.75 for cheese. All in all, it was just about the principle of being charged. I won't be back, and you lost a loyal customer over nickel-and-diming him.
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