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by Legal Beans (5 reviews)
November 25, 2009 - Likes it
Rustic and warm, upscale but casual. Try the polpi to start (unbelievably tender), gnocchi for the primi and the rabbit as your secondi. Great wine list. Overall fantastic. Looking forward to visiting their Nolita location.
Thomas A.
New York, NY
8/22/2010 beautiful and intimate setting, charming and attentive service and delicious food...what more can you ask for?
The restaurant is truly spacious with a cottage feel- wood furniture, exposed brick and a huge open window that leads to an almost mystical like outdoor garden covered in ivy (an outdoor extension of the charming cottage feel, transporting you to another space/time).
the watermelon sangria was refreshing...in both taste and option.
the food was rich, creamy and quite memorable- our favorite dishes were:
the octopus
cavatelli
pappardelle
Lamb stew
i will refrain from saying more- as this is a place that should be experienced.
indulge and savor.
Wai Sze Z.
Flushing, NY
8/11/2010 Dinner here on a quiet Tuesday night. Very charming restaurant. We ate in the garden. Our meal:
Suppli al Telefonorice: croquettes were very tasty
Il Polipo: Came out pipping hot! A little salty but still very good.
Orecchiette Salsiccia e Cavolonero: He thought it was great.
I ordered the durum pasta special with bits of fish, and interestingly enough, pistachios. Both pasta dishes were topped with roasted bread crumbs which we thought were fantastic. I thought my dish was a bit on the saltier side but otherwise good.
Service was quick and attentive. Definitely a return trip is needed to try some other interesting dishes. Cash only!
Tina C.
New York, NY
7/10/2010 2 photos Delightfully I had the pleasure to accompany my good friend (perhaps maybe more...) as a date for an engagement dinner which was last minutely held here.
All but the secondi of the three course dinner were served family style. The quality of food is superb upscale as I greatly enjoyed fine dining. There is a good size outdoor garden seating area under a tent where our large party of approx. thirty six feasted to the celebration of an engagement party. At the closure of this business week, the heatwave of summer plagued on, I was physically uncomfortable and sat at this engagement dinner spewing beads of perspiration in a formal evening gown. Unfortunately a carafe of cold water does not contain any ice... ayiha, ice is a necessity which miserly should not include cutting ice in heatwave temperates!
Service is very attentive and friendly to patron's needs. There is one washroom in a quaint rustic Italian country side scene. Customize menu is printed on 24 lbs. Kraft text paper specifically for our gargantuan party with matching Kraft text paper as placemats for a rustic Italian country side look. There is no shortage of a upscale wine selection. An upscale restaurant as Aurora, I highly recommend wine as a choice of alcohol beverage as oppose to the lesser grade of beer or cocktails. The il Tiramisu for the dolci course is served in a double old-fashioned highball glass rather than on a plate which distinctly makes a statement for presentation: "Gimme a DOF and don't be stingy!" DOF = Double old-fashioned. Yet Tiramisu served in a double old-fashioned highball glass is microscopic to serve our gargantuan party. There is one microscopic unisex washroom near the garden outdoor entrance.
The indoor bar near the exit/entrance is CASH only as the bar tender rejects any other form of payment, particular plastic.
N.B. Patrons come hungry as a three course family style dinner will leave you full. Dressy attire is recommended, parking is street as there is no private parking lot. Upscale restaurant comes with a hefty price, but patrons certainly get what is paid for without lacking compromise! Reservations via Open Table. com are recommended.
Cheers!
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