Stephanie Albanese

Five stars all around. Came for my birthday and was given excellent service. The salmon tar tar was incredible as well as the beef short rib with polenta. Ate every bite and craved more!

+3

Maciel Martinez

What an amazing find! This restaurant was wonderful. Not only was the food amazing and well priced the wait staff went over and beyond for us. They made us a hot chocolate that should be added to the menu. I can't wait to go back.

Grenten Dhuli

Good experience overall. The service was great. The pasta amatriciana was excellent but the carbonara was okay. Maybe I should have tried the pizza as most reviews describe it as very tasty. The tiramisu was also delicious. Good vibes overall

Martha aka WineDivaa

We used to come to this place All the time before we had kids, so it’s been a while since we haven’t gone back, but we finally made it. We wanted to revisit some items from the menu, but they were a little bit change for instant arugula salad now has kale and Hazelnuts, which was also delicious, but we also miss de Simplicity of The arugula, Cheese, and lemon vinaigrette. I ordered the ravioli, and it was part of the specials was a little bit dry, but I eat it. Anyway. It was delicious. I found a Lambrusco Cocerto dry and amazing for a semi-winter night . The plain pizza was a bit burned but thin and authentic as we remembered. I absolutely loved the tiramisu, so authentic. I loved this place. I will definitely come back.

D C

I had a great experience at Via Vai! The ambiance is cozy and inviting, and the service was attentive throughout my meal. The salmon tartare was a highlight of the meal, with fresh and delicious flavors that left me wanting more. The pappardelle with lamb and asparagus was also quite tasty, with a nice balance of flavors and textures. While I found the pizza to be average (it wasn't quite neapolitan style, which is my personal preference, but roman style), I still enjoyed it. The biggest disappointment for me was the pistachio gelato - I found it too sweet and couldn't taste as much pistachio flavor as I had hoped. The restaurant has a good selection of wines to pair with your meal. Overall, I would definitely recommend giving Via Vai a try and enjoying their flavorful dishes!

Natalie Strasser

Sat at the bar and had a nice glass of Syrah. The homemade bread that comes out with the olive oil is divine. It's warm, soft in the middle with a little crunch on the outside. I ordered the orrechiette with sausage and a broccoli rabe pesto. A very light dish, the hazelnuts were a nice compliment, it didn't seem to have a lot of sausage. I've never had homemade orrechiette like this, I like that it was small and definitely ear shape and quite a large portion. The bowl is deceiving. It was very good though! Definitely going back to try more of the pasta dishes and probably bring my mother for a nice dinner. Great service and I love the holiday decorations they have, very warm and inviting space.

Nick Kats

Good food but service needs much improvement from incorrect drinks to incorrect meals and missing meals. Music was turned off an hour before closing

Iun Chen

We had a reservation on Valentine’s Day and as expected it was fully packed. When we got there we were thankfully seated promptly as a few tables were open, but the tables were so close to each other. It was impossible to not hear other tables’ conversations. Since they were packed the service was pretty slow. Even with five diff people moving around, it took nearly 20 mins to take our order and we didn’t get our main dish until after an hour of being there. Apps were served right away so that was a plus! Surprisingly, even the drinks took some time. They had a Valentine’s Day special menu, which basically was just their normal pasta menu. For apps, we got the burrata and prosciutto which was so delicious. Good portion size. This was probably the best part of dinner. For mains, we got a gnocchi w/ mussels pasta and another pasta (forget the name). The gnocchi was chewy and delicious but the sauce was a bit watery and bland. The dish wasn’t bad as they were generous with the mussels but overall it was a pretty standard pasta. The other pasta dish was inconsistently cooked- some parts undercooked some parts overcooked. We got two glasses of red wine and no desserts, given we had been there for almost 1.5 hours after mains and needed to go to our next destination. Overall, with the OK food, slow service, but still relatively high check we probably wouldn’t go back again unless a friend really wanted to go.

Oğuz Ergin

The highlights of the night were definitely the calamari and the desserts—they stood out. However, the main dishes, pizza and pasta, were disappointing. I would not recommend the pizza. By New York standards, it doesn’t compare to many others we’ve tried. While the buffalo mozzarella was nice, the pizza dough itself was underwhelming. For two people, including a bottle of wine, the total came to $150. Considering the price-to-quality ratio, I think 3 stars is a fair rating. It’s worth revisiting to try other items on the menu. For the Ditmars area, it’s still a decent choice overall.

R. Francis

We had a 7pm reservation on a Saturday evening. It wasn't that packed but the atmosphere was decent. The service however was lacking. Once we were seated, our order was taken for over 30 minutes. We were given some bread maybe 40 mins past and our food didn't come for another hour. I think that's absolutely ridiculous. The food was okay. Had the Bolognese and my husband had the carbonara which he said was okay. My husband said the tiramisu was good. I had the gelato which was okay. I think when you wait extra long for food, with a reservation, it should be to die for but it was just Okay. Perhaps better to visit off peak hours

+4

U. A.

my family and I visited this place last Sunday. We were curious to eat at place which is in Michelin list. The restaurant offers Italian food, mainly pizzas. We ordered various pizzas , lasagna, meat balls in tomato sauce and were waiting relatively long time for our food although there were no other quests. The taste of food is below average. The food comes in ceramic plates and dishes and you get steel cutleries. The amenities are clean and decorated with Venice masks. The prices are a bit higher than at other similar places.

+2

Kayla Garipoli

Very pricey (approx $80+pp) for extremely tiny "meals". They serve croutons w oil as their bread. I've had larger tapas at numerous high end restaurants from here to Philly. These 4 small scallops made up the entire $34 meal w no side or salad included.