Konstantinos Rizakos

If you are looking for a traditional Italian eatery patronized by locals (most of them retired UES Italian Americans) then you’re looking at the right place. Menu is very extensive and the meat and pasta options outstanding (I have heard mixed opinions about the fish). The wine list is also extensive, and a little pricey. Only issue with the place: it is too narrow which means that it it also very loud.

+8

Shiho Matsuoka

Supposedly the baseball player Ichiro used to go here to eat Carbonara. Carbonara is my one of my favorite and their carbonara was pretty delicious. You can tell this is little high end when you see who’s dining when you enter. Very cute decor inside :)

+8

Good but not great. The service was fast but friendly and the bread service is excellent. Caesar salad was very fresh and light. Linguini with clams didn’t have the clams with the shells on, which is how I prefer it. Feels very classic upper east side NYC. It’s overpriced, but so are most of the restaurants in the area. I’ll probably go back and have a different pasta.

Setpheap

A bit small and noisy, but the service and food are great—so if you’re just looking for some delicious food every once in a while, the noise is easy to overlook.

Caroline Montana

Great service and atmosphere. Food portions are not big - perfect size for 1 person. Gluten free friendly pasta!! Loved it.

Richard Newton

Service and kindness of people working here is top! Food is done to a high level, which might be why their portion sizes can sometimes be very small (quality not quantity). My only criticism is that I’m not sure gelato and sorbet can be served in quarter scoops based on quality. 3 scoops of each of these were less than one scoop in most places. But still a great way to celebrate a birthday and we really like going here!

D KIM (Monica)

Homemade chicken meatballs is my favorite. Might be able to skip the entree and stick to this appetizer.

+2

Andrew Davis

Homemade carbonara was delicious. Chicken milanese was satisfying, but the cutlet could have been thinner. Appetizers were minuscule and the olive oil cake was dry.

+5

Harvey Messing

I started off with their meatball appetizer ($24) which was very mild in flavor. My main course was their pan cooked salmon ($41) which was mild in flavor. I ordered it to be cooked medium, but it looked to me to be medium-rare. Their assorted biscotti cookies, for the most part, had little flavor. One of the exceptions was a crunchy coated nut bar, which I did not like the flavor of. They have a picture of singer Madonna on the wall. I was told that she gave them that picture after she dined there. They said that she lived in that neighborhood at that time. The restaurant is on 81st street, just off of 3rd Avenue.

Jim Laite

Very poor service. It took 45 minutes from the time we sat down to get our wine bottle. The waiter could not answer any questions about the wines. They did not have a Sommelier or wine manager. The waiter told me he would get the bartender, but in reality, it was just another waiter who had no idea what he was talking about either. We had previously let them know when making the reservation that it was our daughter’s birthday. We we even mentioned to our waiter that was her birthday. They did nothing; no candle on her dessert, nothing. The food was fine, but there are plenty of great Italian restaurants in New York City with outstanding service.

Yazmin Feliz

Went for the first time today, tried the meatballs, fries, and also the filet mignon. Meatballs and sauce, fries were great, steak was not impressive. The waiters were alright who brought out the food but all the waitresses were ignoring our table and we made several attempts to get their attention for a water refill and to try and order food. We were one of only 3 tables occupied in the restaurant. Noticed they were mostly chatting amongst themselves and they also seemed much more friendly with the other customers and smiled at them, but met us with a not so great demeanor. No hellos or goodbye and weren't friendly at all. They seemed bothered to have us. We were a table of 2.

Food was good. We had just paid the bill. We were finishing up our final bites of dinner and drinks. They came up to us and said we need the table and we needed to leave. Incredibly rude and we will not be back. They gave zero warning.

Rachelle Feldman Hurwitz

Pleasant concerning providing booth backed seating. Food & service is zero stars. My daughter wanted me to try restaurant she dined with friends a few times and she was shocked how bad the food’s quality and service was. She ordered truffled pasta with asparagus and mushroom. I ordered pasta W/lamb ragu. I got a tiny portion with a few strands of lamb. My daughter looks at me and says, this does not have any truffle flavor. I call over waitress, “doesn’t her dish come with asparagus and truffles?” A discussion ensues over tossing her dish and IF we wanted to reorder. Waitress blamed the order not taken properly. NOPE! They provided fresh order to go and when we got home…no asparagus or fresh mushrooms, it was an act of spite. If they were out of asparagus why not admit it? Why not offer something else? The dish was bland and even the dry black truffles didn’t save it. My daughter will not be returning with her friends.