John Rafoss

10.out 10. Will definitely go again. Had tbe prosciutto halibut special as a main. Delicious. Baked claims, and octopus to start. Can skip the linguini with class.

+6

Ian Ellison

This is an awesome family style restaurant. I have some picky eaters in my family and everyone loved the food! This restaurant is worth the trip (near or far). The staff are all incredibly friendly, welcoming and accommodating. They have a wonderful menu packed with amazing food but please take a moment to hear their specials! Either way you can’t go wrong! This restaurant is wheelchair accessible and kid friendly!

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Maryann D

The food was delicious. The atmosphere was very inviting. The service was excellent, the staff were very nice. Ridley went above and beyond to make our dining experience enjoyable. We started with the baked clams, crispy artichokes, & mozzarella en carrozza. Next we had the chicken parm with homemade pasta. We finished our meal with fresh cheesecake and tiramisu. The food was great and the portions were huge. We had a really nice time and will definitely come back.

Elena Cornwall

Yesterday i and my friend visit restaurant for the first time, working in restaurant business for many years i really can rate this place for food service,and wine menu 5✨️✨️✨️,it was amazing, staff very attentive, food was incredible delicious 😋 chef stop by to ask how was the food,if we like everything, it was so nice that restaurant owener care about customer satisfaction and make them to feel welcome. Highly recommend to visit this place,we definitely gonna be back!!!Thank you again for amazing food!!!🌸

Trevor Nesse

The very best execution of Italian American red sauce classics…pasta perfectly al dente and massive portions. I had the Matty Guns special and bread pudding, pictured below. Full bar and greatest meatballs I’ve had! 11/10

Kathryn Irwin

IMMACULATE. Literally the only word I can use to describe my experience tonight. We were debating all day what to order. (My best friend lives here) we asked what the specials were - so we could narrow down the choices. When he said “Sunday sauce (sawce)” we KNEW that was the choice to make. For a brief moment in my life I had an Italian stepmom who would make Sunday sauce, and I knew immediately nothing else mattered. Give me the sauce, extra cheese, extra bread and a big bottle of red wine. If you’re coming to Brooklyn Roots, and you need to feed your soul (and a small army) get the Sunday sauce. Obviously only available on Sunday. First and only runner up was the chicken Marsala. Damn it Bobby that dish was AMAZING also. Since we aren’t professional eaters we only managed those 2 dishes plus some cookies. The octopus looked amazing, the chicken parm was HUGE, and some seafood pasta dish also was looking prettyyyy good. Long story short “if you’re not getting the Sunday sauce what are you even doing??”

George Papasmiris

The Bay Ridge food tour continues, with this classic Italian eatery. Be warned, you will gain weight after eating here as the portions are very generous. Most plates can easily be shared by 2 or more. We ordered the porterhouse special which was a 40oz steak with an appetizer and 2 sides included. We picked the BR burrata, the Parmesan crusted asparagus and the parmesan artichokes. And the bread pudding for dessert. Everything was sooo delicious, but there was no way the 2 of us could finish everything. We ended up with enough leftovers for lunch tomorrow as well.

Vacation Joe

A family style restaurant. Which means you basically go here to share the meals with a few people. They have a full bar where you can sit down and eat.I go here often with family and friends or by myself. If you sit at a table and you’re lucky enough to get the waitress Kate. She is on top of her game and will serve you the way you want to be served. If the tables are booked, and you sit at the bar, don’t worry Wil the bartender will also serve you your meals. I deal with him all the time he is amazing.

+22

Robert

What could I possibly say. Our children gave us a Christmas gift card to this restaurant. We, finally were able to go. Parking wasn’t bad at all . Was able to find a spot right away. Going into Brooklyn Roots brought back memories of the old days. Small but prefect. So we were greeted by the one of the workers that sat down right away. The server promptly came to us asking the usual. What would you like to drink and what the special’s were. I will definitely say the food was ABSOLUTELY Delicious……the amount of food was incredible. Most restaurants give you small portions but not Brooklyn Roots. I definitely would recommend this restaurant to everyone. If you want great food and a good amount definitely go and try it. You will not be disappointed. To the owner and cook don’t stop what you’re doing. You have something special here.

Heidi Romano

The food is amazing! Love this place, and every dish I've tried is so flavorful. I love the garlic, basil, and fresh parsley! I can't wait to go back!!

What a gem in Bayridge!!! Just know you can feel the ITALIAN pride in this place. We did not have a reservation but went in when they first opened around 430pm. They sat us right away. Its very comforting, warm ambiance. I love the servers who was bringing the garlic pan around the establishment and making it smell delicious. Our server was so nice. Well, two of them. A shorter woman and a taller young man. The woman explained the specials and also suggested a pasta and sauce with a couple of meatballs. I ordered the eggplant parm and he ordered the chicken Francese. Everything was very very good. Portions: so big. The only thing I was not too fond of was the way over eggy taste of the francese sauce. Otherwise the pasta was fresh and aldente to perfection, sauce delicious and chicken in the francese was very good! I am excited to go again and try something else! Get two or three plates and share all around!!!

Our order: - Espresso Martini (not the best) - Stuffed Mushrooms (they said they would pack these up for us but never gave them back) - Penne and Meatballs - Orecch Pasta with Sausage - Pork chop special The service was very slow. They must have been down a server. And with all of the mistakes with our order it just didn’t seem like they cared about our dining experience at all. The espresso martini was no where near the best, stick with wine and beer. The Orecch pasta was also not great, something strange with the lemon flavor. But the pork chop special was very very good. Very large portions. My wife and I could have shared a single dish and still had some to take home.

Daniel Stepel (The last Baby Boomer)

Walking into Brooklyn Roots Italian feels less like stepping into a restaurant and more like being invited into someone’s home—if that someone was a line cook who’d spent decades honing a mean vodka sauce between Brooklyn and fine-dining kitchens. Chef Thomas Perone wears his roots on his sleeve—and on a red-checkered tablecloth. The deals with “Old School Italian-American” aren’t just marketing flair. These folks serve food meant to feed a family, maybe two—not the delicate, Instagrammable portions that you wrestle with these days. Think massive servings of Chicken Scarpariello, Eggplant Rollatini, Veal Marsala, and a lobster pasta that’s rolled my eyes back into my head. In short, Brooklyn Roots Italian is a kitchen with DNA—solid, soulful, unapologetically generous. It’s not haute cuisine, but it’s honest, satisfying, and some of the best “red-sauce” cooking in the borough. I wish they’d whisper, “Order less,” before the food arrives. Verdict: 4 stars—because the food punches above its weight, the atmosphere feels real, and for those who remember meals that left you full in both belly and heart, this place hits the mark.

Cat Cregg

A friend of mine and i went here to have a early dinner on Saturday night. The hostess was friendly sat us right away asked if we had a reservation we did not. I do suggest if you go later in the evening to make one. Wait staff was very attentive to anything or everything that we needed. We ordered baked clams (12) kind of small but good they need more of something like a spice i don't know. Our entrees were broccoli rabe with sausage and pasta, i ordered eggplant parm (no pasta) it was an extra 6.00 it was good large portion. I did ask to take the leftover home and the wait staff forgot to pack it and never give it to me. We did order a cheesecake that came with lemon zest on the plate and on the cake it was alright, and i ordered a cappuccino (which was not very hot) Spent over 100.00 (not including tip). Honestly the food was kind of bland nothing really to brag about.

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