We visited here the day before I ran the marathon. A great place to card load.
The food was great, and portion sizes were substantial. I thought it was very reasonably priced for New York. We had calamari for starters and spaghetti for the main. Both were fantastic.
The atmosphere was great and the staff were friendly.
There is stairs to get down into the restaurant, which can make it difficult for prams and wheelchairs.
Would 100% recommend.
Large portions. Great tasting food. Very nice vibe indoors downstairs and outside sitting area. New to this restaurant, will be coming back. Both ladies that greeted us and assisted with pick-up were very sweet.
Pictured are black linguine seafood and meatballs & sausage, both are 1/2 portions. Nice bread [guessing semolina]
My wife and I were invited here for a family reunion. We were the first ones there, so the lovely hostess invited us to have a seat at the bar while the remaining guests arrived.
This place has a very "old-world" feel to it. Dimly-lit, cozy decor, lots of levels and rooms tucked away in corners. The kind of OG Italian restaurant my parents used to take me to as a kid that seems less and less common these days.
I've never seen an Italian restaurant serve family-style (my wife's family is Chinese), but this place did it. Service was a little slow in the beginning, but eventually picked up. Impressively, I can't say I had a bad dish (the ravioli was a LITTLE too rich, while the linguini with clams had nearly the opposite problem). For some reason, the place let us pack up all the food to take home EXCEPT the fried zucchini, which was puzzling.
I should also mention that this restaurant offers gluten-free substitutions (that don't taste terrible!)
It's a bit of trek from where we live, but we would return here again.
Third Ave and E. 64th ST - New York City
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