Aja Brandman

Cute and cozy spot that’s great as a date night or small group of friends. Sad to have heard that their sister restaurant in Crown Heights closed, but food, ambiance, and service (shoutout to Lydia!) here was excellent. The beets, tomato, and octopus were great starters. The oxtail burger was a generous size and likened by even non meat eaters. Lobster pasta was a highlight, as was the occhi.

Estephanie Del Rosario

Late Brunch at Aita was lovely. I ordered the breakfast plate which came with applewood smoked bacon, pancake with berry compote, eggs, salad, and crispy home fries. Everything was delish, the wait staff was friendly despite us coming in near closing.

Philippa Pham Hughes

Fantastic food. Friendly service. Cozy setting. Love this neighborhood restaurant. The peach salad was delicious as was the bolognese. They accommodated my friend’s request for gluten free pasta. The outdoor seating is good but little stuffy.

Lisa T

Lovely atmosphere inside. Great service, we never felt like we were waiting too long for anything. Our waiter made great suggestions. Lots of great cocktail options and the food always exceeds our expectations. Highly recommend the agnolotti, it was absolutely delicious 😋

+2

Marjorie Munson

Absolutely delicious! Best service and atmosphere as well. The pasta is super fresh, flavorful and balanced. You feel wonderful leaving the restaurant! This is a must must must go restaurant!!!

Michael J

It was for brunch that we returned for our third visit to Aita in Clinton Hill. Previous brunch and dinner experiences were five stars and this one did not disappoint either. We sat outside and I want to mention that they have one of the better outside dining setups. It's well enclosed, warm, and reasonably separated from fellow guests. As it was brunch, we kicked things off with cocktails. The brunch cocktail menu is kinda brief but I'm sure they'll make you whatever you want. We got the Fresh Photos and Bomb Lighting and the Woke Up Like This. The first was kind of a riff on a Dark & Stormy with Cynar and Amaro subbing for the rum and the second was similar to an Aperol spritz w/o the soda, so kinda boozy and bitter. Both were quite enjoyable. We tried the Bomboloni to start, they were delicious. Rich but not too rich, if you know what I mean. A real treat. I chose the Vanilla French Toast for my entree, others chose the Crab Cake Benedict and the Porchetta Sandwich. The toast and benne's were very good but I think we were all jealous of the porchetta. It looked amazing and our friend loved it. The accompanying fries were also quite good. Lastly, our waitress was perfect, attentive and friendly. Can def recommend and will be back for more return visits.

+1

Melissa Gaynor

July 25, 2020: Had a fantastic social-distanced dinner here! The tables were plenty far apart (it felt like a private dinner beside the string lights) and the food was delicious as usual. It was also great that the tables were on the sidewalk, instead out out in the street like at other places across the city. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a meal out and want to stay as safe as possible. February 11, 2020: LOVE it here!! The food is always fantastic — they even made an eggplant dish that I liked! More recently, I had fried artichokes with burrata, Brussels sprouts, and saffron gnocchi. We were also surprised with complementary butternut squash and bread to start off the meal which was super tasty. They rotate the menu pretty regularly, too, but seem to have some usual things that always make the cut.

+5

Rita Curti

Fantastic meal - service could have been better. We arrived early for our reservation and were told the table wasn’t ready yet (totally understandable, we sat at the bar) but had to wait 10 minutes past our reservation time with no explanation. The staff didn’t check in with us at all during that time and barely checked in with us during the meal.

Ozgun Saran

A cute corner location that is always busy. Good food, slow yet friendly service and tight spaces. Reasonably priced. Recommend making a reservation ahead of time.

Priscilla Combari

Cute neighborhood restaurant in a nice location. The atmosphere is welcoming and cozy, and the service is good. I liked the food, although I didn’t love the steak. I found it mediocre but loved the potato’s hash it was served with. I really liked the virgin pina colada!

A very unpleasant experience. We ordered a glass of wine and within 5 minutes the waitress returned to take our order. When we said we weren’t quite ready she didn’t leave to return later but instead stood by the table pressuring us to finish browsing the menu ; it was very off putting. When we said we’d be a minute & would let her know, she informed us that the restaurant has a 90 minute seating limit, as they are very busy. Throughout our meal she was curt and rude. Then before we had even finished our dishes she returned to offer us our check. She entirely ruined our dinner. Hopefully it was just this one waitress who was unbearable and not a trend with the entire staff! I ordered the oxtail ravioli, which was delicious. So that was good. My friend was disappointed with her dish, so she was overall unhappy. I don’t enjoy having to down my wine and rush through my meal, so I am not inspired to return.

951623r

Unfortunately cannot recommend this restaurant. The food was very mediocre and overpriced. Some pasta dishes had no flavor and others were simply not as described. oxtail ravioli that was supposed to come in brown butter sauce came in a soupy red sauce- not sure why they would mislabel? Additionally, the server was either unwilling or unable to answer simple questions about whether an ingredient was fresh or jarred- did not offer to check either. Lastly, drinks that were ordered did not arrive until our entrees were served (a simple glass of wine) and the olives that were supposed to come with the bread were not served together and we had to ask about them. Maybe it was a bad night but I won’t be back. Onto the next!

Andrew Smith

We had good service and it’s a cute enough space, but the food isn’t that great, especially for the price and quality of similar items restaurants nearby. The brunch menu is limited and uninteresting. A beans and sausage dish was especially weak. Wouldn’t recommend.

Erika Hairston

Every dish was so disappointing and mediocre. But what made this a 1 star was the oxtail ravioli that’s described as being made with a brown butter sauce. It tasted and looked like a tomato based chef boyardee! We’ve both had several brown butter dishes before and this is not it. What made this so frustrating was the waitress with good intention gaslighting us that it was brown butter, when it definitely was not. Won’t be back.