A family tradition! Always a great meal, great time! Casual atmosphere, great service, reasonable prices, amazing food! Family style or individual meals, generous servings. Great for large gatherings. 11.95 lunch specials! Chicken Sorrentina (chicken breast topped with eggplant, melted fresh mozz and a divine brown sauce is one of the best dishes I have ever eaten!�
My favorite Italian Ristorante in New York. I first went there in 1999 and it's still as awesome today. The fettuccini alfredo and chicken parm with rigatoni were out of this world. I recommend it to everyone who goes to NYC; I always get the excuse "there wasn't time." They have no idea what they're missing!
Amazing from start to finish! We hung out with Frank and had best Italian meal in the USA! The service was spectacular! We will always remember. 5 stars
Great customer service! Really recommend this place. Really good food!
Fast, friendly service! Great atmosphere. I had the penne vodka, hubby had the chicken masala... both were great. Very large portions, we could have shared one dish (and we have big appetites). All around it was an excellent experience
Absoltely amazing! The chicken parm is huge and the best Ive ever had and the stuffed mushrooms blew me away!!!
I’ve been going to La Mela with my family and friends since I’m a kid. Best family style food ever. It’s never changed in 50 years because it’s never had to!
We absolutely LOVE La Mela! Every time we visit NYC we head down to Little Italy just to eat there! Totally worth every minute it takes to get there. The staff are awesome and David is so fun to talk with!!! I highly recommend La Mela; you will not be disappointed!
Street dining deliciousness! attentive staff, great food, & Definitely save room for the dessert plate! My date & I were very happy & very full after eating at La Mela <3
We ate family style zinc the food was plenty and absolutely delicious.
. Also try the baby clams in red sauce, Calamari, chicken parm dinner is enough to share.
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We've been going there for years best Italian food around! Love the family style excellent service!!
Awesome food, awesome service, all around a great place to eat!!❤️🙏🏻
Michelle Motchkavitz Berman
+5
1st visit; definitely will return. David got us a great outdoor table for 5 and our lunch specials for $11.95 were delicious. Especially loved rigatoni vodka and Bolognase.
Never had a bad meal here. Pastas always delish! Always a stop when I go to Little Italy!!
Best Italian food in Little Italy hands down!!!!! Come here every time I'm in the city!!! David is the best EVER!!!!!
My family and I came to the city for The Feast of San Gennaro. This is our second time dining at La Mela and we were not disappointed. We arrived at a good time because we didn't have to wait a long time for a table. The service was very good. Our server was very attentive and the food was very good!
Awesome place for the Little Italy experience. Great food. Perfect scenery. The cannoli was one of the best I've ever had. The fettuccine was probably the freshest we'd ever had. Highly highly recommend this spot
Love this spot! Have been going here for years. Love the food and its family style at night. Stop by for a lunch special, too. They won't disappoint.
I visited La Mela for dinner with friends and was hoping for a great Italian meal, but unfortunately, I wasn't completely satisfied. While the pasta dishes were decent, the sauce was a bit bland and lacked depth. However, the service was good and the atmosphere was cozy and welcoming.
I was introduced to La Mela by a friend who’s not a tourist by the way, yes a New Yorker from Michigan. That was 2012, it has been a favourite ever since, everyone is always in a great mood, and always very courteous, a necessary stop everytime I’m in NYC.
If I could give 6 stars…. I would!!!! Not only best Italian I’ve ever had but beat meal! We enjoyed a simple meal of mussels as our appetizer, veal Parmesan for the main course with pasta and washed it down with a great Tuscan wine!!! Service was friendly and impeccable. Definitely will come back!!
From the stuff to the food this place is amazing! We got there without a reservation on a Saturday evening and were seated outside within probably 15-20 minutes. Customer service is great, everybody is so polite with a smile on their faces. The food was delicious. We got calamari as an appetizer, they came super quick and there were a lot for three people! The portions were humongous too! Couldn’t finish everything there, so had to take the leftovers home which I don’t mind at all. Our server packed everything for us. Amazing experience!
I've been dining here since 1992. Discovered the place purely by accident, but was so impressed by the authentic Italian cuisine, I've been here on every subsequent trip to NYC. One on the best dining experiences you'll ever have. Highly recommend the Cinque Corsi Family Style dinner.
Absolutely amazing Italian food. Fresh, hot and quick. We got chicken parm for the ones who like the not too crazy and we also got Rigatoni Bolognese. They were both perfect. Sauces were very close to what I had when I went to Italy. Overall great food and quick service. No issues with our service. Overall they did an amazing job and also offered lunch special or just the normal plate. Lunch special was the perfect amount for us but the plate serving is huge.
My wife and I were strolling through Little Italy and she wanted to stop and have a glass of wine. The staff was so friendly and even though we caught them between lunch and dinner service, they still made us the ravioli marinara. Wow it was incredible! Highly recommended as I’m sure the rest of their menu is outstanding.
First went to La Mela in 2018. Was so outstanding, every time I visited NYC I’d have to visit again. Now that I live here nothing has changed. Probably the best penne alla vodka I’ve ever had. It’s amazing and the service is so perfect. My waiter, the big bear guy is so funny and engaging without being on top of you. Darren with the sexy deep voice is great too. Highly recommend this place
Everyone is quite attentive, this has my second time around and between the food and drinks it was just overall a great evening. Definitely recommend!
Good food and large portions, but a bit overpriced (perhaps understandable being where it is). Staff were very nice and didn't bother us even though we stayed a bit longer chatting than we should have (we left when the place got full). Atmosphere was a clean and nostalgic but a bit worn out and the ceiling decorations somewhat surprising.
Had the $19 lunch special. I had the carbonara . ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS and an amaretto sour during at hot NYC day. It was perfect!
A friend recommend this spot in Little Italy and we are so glad we made the time to visit. We visited during lunch time and it was awesome. The location, service and food gave us everything we expected. The lunch special prices was easy on the wallet and surprisingly adorable. If you visit NYC, this spot needs to be on your list of places to grab some authentic NYC Italian food.
Fantastic time with my friends there. Great clams, veal parmesan and many Peroni beers. Staff was fantastic...fun. My friend asked if they had espresso and the waiter jokingly busted his chop "hey...this IS little Italy!". Will be back...
David was an amazing server. He was prompt and always made our glasses were full. Service was perfectly timed. I didn't feel like I waited too long for food nor did I feel rushed to eat and get out. Exactly what you expect from a traditional Italian restaurant. Portions were large and family style. Thank you for creating such an amazing time in Little Italy. I cannot wait to come back!
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