Had pretty high hopes about this place but I have to be honest about my reviews. The margarita pizza was pretty good along with the shrimp pizza. The cheese was super stretchy and fresh out of the oven. Oh and I can't forget about the free bread! This was pretty good! It was stealth dense and packed as If it was a bagel. Went really well with the butter, or paired with the marinara sauce. However I was a bit disappointed with their penne ala vodka with chicken because the chicken felt like it was frozen. The calamari tasted a bit like it was microwaveable. read more

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This was my first time going to Borrelli's, and I would not recommend. We ordered a large meatball and pepperoni margherita pizza and a Caesar salad. This was the smallest large pizza that I've ever seen. I even measured it when i got home and it was 14". Beyond that the meatballs were quarter sized and tasted like dried out frozen meatballs. Caesar salad was fine and the homemade bread was the only thing that was above par. My brother had a sam adams that was skunky and we had 3 cokes. Bill was $73!!!! We just feel ripped off. The place looks like a ghost town. I now know why! Avoid this place at all costs! Let's shutter them and support Italian restaurants that actually care about what they serve. This is garbage. Reminds me of a "before" in an episode of kitchen nightmares! read more

Felt like going out to a real restaurant not just another pizza place, on a late Friday night that was open past 10 pm. Went to Borrelli's in East Meadow N.Y. !st Server Cyndi was the absolute best. A kind caring young lady who takes that extra effort to go above and beyond. Give the girl a raise! Met Diane who has been working there for 30 or more years. Here is staying power. Had caring chat. Food was our standard menu orders, Spaghetti and meat balls, veal cutlet parm and the like. Fresh bread and butter, extra sauce, powered cheese - and the like. Place is standardly clean and has great black and white pictures of Italy that have been there for many years. They have a bar on the side as well. So, when you are looking for a place to go, check it out and if you get Cyndi add an extra star. read more

Extremely unpredictable and inconsistent as of late. You can get a great meal or you can get a meal that flat out ruins your evening. Their Pizza as of late has gotten smaller and something you'd expect out of the Midwest. Something fried like chicken cutlet might come out really good or it might come out really bad. Disappointed is the right word... I'm sure that the people who started the place in the '50s would be unhappy to see its current state. read more

Needed a plain pie in a hurry and wanted to eat outside with the kids. The staff was accommodating after some questioning of whether I wanted table service or was I sure I didn't want to eat inside. The pizza was decent and everyone gobbled it up. Just wish I wasn't made to feel weird for asking for a pizza and to sit outside. I get this place is a family restaurant and there was even a shower going on inside which looked very nice, but I didn't think my request was outrageous. Regardless the staff was accommodating and brought the pizza outside where we could eat. Would come back another time when we weren't in such a hurry. read more

Borrelli's - Italian Near Me - East Meadow, New York

They were the most accommodating and best restaurant during my travels. They recommended we go to Garden Social where they cooked out there too. Super cool restaurant and respectful. read more

The pizza was ok. Barstool had rated their pizza so I had expected it to be good, but it tasted like a failed attempt of NY style pizza in a florida pizzeria. As i said is was ok, not horrible, but not something i would go back for. The pasta was delicious. I loved the vodka rigatoni and the tortellini alfredo. The pasta for two plate was a great value. The service was not good though. We asked for refill of our empty waters when the bread was brought out. We didn't receive refills until the bill was brought out. I carried a water bottle usually and the waitress saw me pouring water out of my water bottle into the glasses among the 3 of us and she just stared. When i asked her for the bill and boxes, that's when she refilled our drinks. read more

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My family is gluten free. And I appreciate the options given to people with allergies, like the gluten free pasta I got with my penne alla vodka. Seems like a good spot to have a party and decent prices but some items seem a bit much cost wise. Service was pretty slow because it very crowded. But pretty good experience probably won't come again because I have knowledge of better Italian restaurants in the area. read more

Absentee bartender I went in today at about 135 pm there is 1 person at the sitting at the bar and no bartender I put my jacket on the seat went to the bathroom came back still no bartender I asked the hostess up front if there is a bartender working and then she responded that she will go and get her where I still had to wait for the bartender finally got there. Looks like she didn't want to be there gave me a menu. And disappeared again and never came back. I was ready to order the bartender, disappeared again and never came back I waited there for quite some time I finally couldn't deal with it no more with the bartender, not attending to me and I walked out the place There was nobody at the bar. The restaurant wasn't busy. There was no excuse for this. This is my first time there, and I would never go back there again, knowing how bad the service is read more

Service is exceptional especially our server Jessica, very kind and professional even dealing with my baby niece lol Food is the main reason for the 3 stars and the surcharge for using credit cards which is peeve for me bc how can you retain customers if you're passing off your credit card fees to customers?! But any ways... Food was decent, dessert was better. Lobster Ravioli felt like it came from a frozen pack... Ravioli was equally shaped and hard. Chicken Carbonera with Alfredo sauce, the spaghetti was bland... needed to spice it up and throw some salt and pepper to eat it. I did like the Zuppa Di Pesce The appetizers were much better... Bakes stuff clams, mussels and Cajun shrimp!!! read more

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We sat in the garden under an umbrella and it was lovely. Service was on point and impeccable. Six of us enjoyed our dinner, portions were tremendous we shared. My husband and I shared the triple appetizer platter with eggplant roll a teeny, fried calamari and mini meatballs.There was music that we enjoyed. Reasonable dinner for six was $12 read more

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Food was just satisfactory. Excepted good Italian food in Long Island as we were visiting for a game. The restaurant was open late. The décor is older with regular wood tables and paintings on the walls. The reception was friendly and the service was good. Prices were mid-budget range. We ordered Spaghetti with meatballs, calamari, Garlic bread, Three types of pasta, pizza, and Shrimp appetizer. The bread was fresh, warm and tasty. The pasta and meatball dishes were on the bland side. The Calamari cannot be compared to what you get at Clyde's. The breading seemed like the Calamari was not freshly made. Perhaps we will have a better experience next time. read more

Had dinner here the other night. Unprofessional staff had to ask 3 people for bread which we could have passed on frozen and nuked. My husband ordered the lasagna Big mistake. He was delivered a plate of mush ! Over cooked pasta spread out over the entire plate Not a nice slice as it should have been I tasted it and spit it into a napkin. Tasted spoiled to me. we will never go back to this local spot again. Very disappointed . read more

The place was packed and the entries were pretty good. I wasn't the biggest fan of the Sicilian pie. The service was excellent and thus the reason for 4 stars. read more

Food was only OK. Service and ambiance were nice. Average Italian restaurant. Appetizers -calamari was good and crunchy, baked clams were ordinary, the eggplant rollitini was very good, mozzarella sticks were blah. Pizza - margarita was good to very good read more

We've been to Borrelli's 3X now this last time we decided to try their Pizza . What a pleasant surprise. I'm originally from the pizza capital of the world, Brooklyn of course LOL. Their pizza was right up there with some of Brooklyn's finest. Our server was friendly and attentive, happy to have them in my new neighborhood. read more

The food was very good. Best pizza I have had in a while. Portions are generous. Will go back.

Always pass this place on Hempstead turnpike, decided to finally try it out last night. Hostess was welcoming. We sat down and right away noticed that our booth wasn't cleaned, the booth had crumbs all over and the table had split salt on it. We ordered our drinks and appetizer which were very good (rice balls) and while we were waiting for our server to come back we realized that there were ants EVERYWHERE on the floor. Under our table, next to our table I had one on my leg. Chicken parm with a side of penne vodka was pretty good! The stars are for the food and our server Amanda (she was excellent) Hopefully this place is cleaner next time we come. read more

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I ordered a personal pie. When I got there, the pizza chef told me that he made it a little too well done and had a new one in the oven for me. Most places would have just given me the burnt one and not cared. This shows that Borrelli's cares about customer service as much as the quality of their food. I was very impressed! read more

It's really exactly 3.5 stars but I gave them 4 as to make sure they don't drop below 3.5. Decent Pizza, a little overrated on the "home field advantage" Barstool pizza review. I would like to say that the staff is very friendly & the restaurant has a great family atmosphere. I would like to come back here for a full on dinner as opposed to just pizza. Looks like a really nice date spot & the prices are reasonable as well. read more

Borrelli's - Half cheese, half sausage & mushroom - Italian Near Me - East Meadow, New York

Okay, is the perfect way to describe this place. Nothing about it is terrible, or fantastic. It's just overall very average. Not much ambiance to speak of. It's odd to think this place has been around so long when it's just as average as it is. The service is inconsistent, as is their food. You can either have quick service, or be waiting awhile. The food can either be great, or.... not so great. It's all just hit or miss at any given time. It's never very crowded when I've gone, and I think that's down to the inconsistency or the kitchen and staff. read more

I am being generous giving this place 3 stars. The pizza & food is average at best, maybe like something you would get at a food court or a frozen pizza from the supermarket. Strangely enough, the pizza is smaller than it used to be. The best part about this place is the bread basket. I hate to see this place go down so hard, used to be my favorite. The server was really nice, but service was painfully slow. Do not come here expecting to get delicious food or good service. Sad to say, I can't imagine ever coming back. Save your money. read more

First time traveling to this area for work and figured I needed to try the NY Italian scene. I have neighbors and friends from NY and all they do is rave about how good it is. Well...... I have attached a photo of the Pene ala vodka. As you can see the poor pene is drowning! Not sure if this is the NY style or just here, but I have never had pasta in a pool of sauce. The food was ok but way to much sauce and they don't even give you bread to try and soak some of this up. I hear the pizza is good here per the Bar Stool crew but the pasta was a little to be desired. I'm here a couple nights and certainly won't be running back for seconds. But the cannoli was very good. Wish I got the larger one since I didn't enjoy the pasta. read more

Yes, we went. We tried the small mini pie. It was like an easy bake oven pizza. It was horrible.

great food! we loved the stuffed rigatoni and pizza. the staff was great and Mr. Borelli was so kind. would definitely recommend.

I wish they were more consistent. they had a certain kind of French fry that I love (this thick steak fries) then I go back to order more and it's a different type (skinny). I got a Cesar salad that didn't have the usual shredded parm just the grated one. The vodka sauce tastes different each time, sometimes it's extra saucy sometimes it's dry. Idk I'm not thrilled anymore read more

Been going to Borrellis since early 1980s. Of course prices have gone up but the portion sizes have become so small the pricing now suggests fine dining. Borellis is not fine dining Also, last time I was there,no one was at the register and there were no menus so I walked around looking for a menu (none at reister or hostess area). By the time someone appeared and then went looking for a menu, it was 6:04 pm and I was informed the Early Bird Specials were not avaialble after 6pm.So much for feeling part of a community.​ read more

Was here for a family function in the back room. The food was very good and was buffet style. My favorites were the chicken parm , sausage and peppers and the house salad which had salami in it. They made me a whiskey sour which was good and the coffee with dessert was also good. Overall the place is solid, as is the Staff. The people working were very nice and accommodating. One of my relatives has a bad dairy allergy and they whipped something up for her really quickly that she enjoyed. Good, solid Italian food, nice staff. Great for a family function or party. read more

Came here for coffee and dessert. Cappuccino was lukewarm with a small dab of canned whipped cream. The glass mug was on the small side. The coffee was on the weak side and unfortunately not something I would come back for. Someone ordered a chocolate dessert and the portion was pretty small. read more

Borrelli's - Italian Near Me - East Meadow, New York

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I am a very strong believer in giving second chances. So, being that my plans today were to do some Miniature Golfing with my girls and Borrelli's was directly across the street from the park, I decided to try them again for lunch. Well, I'm happy to write this time around that there were no problems. However, I am going to have say that there definitely is a message on the menu regarding the Bread Basket. I didn't see it on my lunch menu so I boldly asked the waitress "someone told me they saw something on your menu once about having to ask for a bread basket, is there one?" Her reply was "YES, but it's on the dinner menu and baskets are given when only entrees are ordered, not pizza" And with that, she came out with a nice warm bread basket for our table. I played it safe today and ordered the House Salad and Pasta Fagioli for myself, Baked Ziti (be sure to ask for the Ricotta Cheese) and Mozzarella Sticks for my girls. Everything was good. I can't rave about our meal because of what was ordered, I don't think any of these dishes could be made to be extraordinary, but I can say we did had a very nice lunch. Hopefully, if I can convince my husband to try Borrelli's one more time, I would like to go back for dinner again. Otherwise, I may have to go solo. read more

Borrelli's - Italian Near Me - East Meadow, New York

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I had passed by this place for YEARS. It's right by Nassau Coliseum and right on Hempstead Tpke. yet I never had a reason to visit until recently. We came here after a baptism and were seated almost immediately (to be fair it was 3PM on a Sunday so not exactly dinnertime). The staff went above and beyond to take care of all our needs and we were exceptionally grateful for that. The food here is okay. It's not bad by any means but it's not great. I had the chicken francase and like I said, it was just okay. My boyfriend had the lobster raviloi and enjoyed his food. We were both definitely full once all was said and done but I wouldn't go out of my way to particularly come back here. Beer selection is just okay too but there's definitely something for everyone. read more

I returned to this restaurant after 36 yrs. While I attended Hofstra in the very early 80s this was the spot my family would eat. My parents and siblings would enjoy the meal after traveling 8 hrs. We stop today after my son accepted his offer to attend Hofstra. Back then I could eat anything now it's only Gluten Free for me. My family I thought would love the Lasagna and Pizza and I would deal. Was I wrong! I had a great dish of GF pasta. The sauce was wonderful (Norcina) and the GF pasta as good as any I have had in Italy. I also treated myself with the Gluten Free pizza as bread. What that you say. Why it's the crust with just EVO, salt and pepper. While everyone had their bread I had my crust! If you are in the area stop by I know I will be for the next 4 years! read more

Borrelli's - Nice Crema! - Italian Near Me - East Meadow, New York

The staff was very nice but the place is a wreck. The bathrooms smell, the menus are sticky and dirty, the overall look and feel is 1960. The bread was fresh and delicious but it stops there. The calamari was a bag of thick rubber bands. The chicken franchise, the chicken was rubbery and the sauce was full of flour. The egg plant and red sauce had no flavor, none. I hear the pizza is really good as per the Pres and First bite, but the dinners and the overall place need a lot of work. read more

Our first visit to Borrelli's came following an arduous moving day. We were exhausted and starving but eager to try this place we had noticed driving by -- family owned; since 1955 -- heck yes! We had three courses: on the appetizer, they struck out; entrée was an extra base hit, and dessert was a home run. (Yes I've been watching the World Series.) Service, unfortunately, was only fair. We may have rattled our waiter a little because as soon as he arrived, we asked him to put in an appetizer right away without waiting for him to ask for our beverage order. I did have a question on the app choices, and he seemed uninformed and unable to express that he would be pleased to find the answer for me. So we went with the safer course for a fried calamari app. As soon as it arrived, we knew there was gonna be trouble because they were a deep, deep brown meaning probably overcooked. Very much overcooked. The waiter did not return for a while and we actually chewed and chewed and chewed and consumed some of it because we were so very hungry. Finally we got to tell him it was way overdone and he only asked if he should take it away, not if we wanted it remade. Since the entrees were on the way we said take it away and it was deleted from the bill. Entrees were Lobster Ravioli and Veal Francese. Spectacular, flavorful, generously sauced but not with a heavy feeling. The lemony Francese sauce was divine. The lobster ravioli had plenty of nice big chunks of lobster. Mmmmmm. Pacing myself, I wanted to soak up some of each of the wonderful sauces with Italian bread when I realized....we were never brought any. Waved down another server and inquired. He acknowledged we should have gotten bread and a few minutes later, our original server arrived with some. Dessert -- Tiramisu. A bit of heaven on your plate. Creamy texture and perfect flavor, a nice big square slice accented with dollops of fresh whip cream at the corners. Melted on my tongue and although I was full by then, would have easily eaten another slice. Or two. Sooooo... maybe we just hit a day with some problems in the kitchen combined with a new waiter not yet fully trained...? We will be returning, and hoping for a positive update. read more

Service was great. Food came out quick. Pizza was a solid 8.5. If you're in the area I would most definitely stop in.

The server brought over appetizer and entrée at the same time. I couldn't dealt with that, however whatever my fiancé and I ordered was extremely salty to the point that we couldn't enjoy it. Then to top things off, the server overcharged us. She did correct the $ amount after we pointed it out to her. read more

Been coming here for years and unfortunately the food has been on the decline. The service and atmosphere are great, however the food has been on a disappointing down slope. Came here with a party of 6 the other day on a friday. Didnt have reservations but got sat right away. Ordered 2 pizzas and a caesar salad to start. The pizza was average, sauce was very bland and the dough was also disappointing. Salad was good, but like i said we got a caesar salad which is pretty basic. For my meal i got the veal parm. Veal was cookes well and tasted pretty good. However the sauce was bland like the pizza sauce. As stated earlier the service was great, special shout out to the bartender trish who is awesome. Overall at this point im ganna say a pretty average Italian restaurant/pizza spot. Which is disappointing to say considering this place was 5 star worthy 4-5 years ago. read more

Okay, after seeing el Presidente's 8.1 review of their pizza I got very excited. We ordered a large pie and a large Sicilian pie ( I asked if the Sicilian was square or round the woman on the phone told me square (which I prefer), if I knew the Sicilian was round I would not have ordered it. The pizza is not good I really wanted to like this place but alas i did not. In Borrelli's defense we also ordered heroes. The heroes while pricey were excellent, and worth the price. But the pizza... If and when i go back I will only order the heroes. read more

Best Italian warm bread with butter (crispy crust with a chewy center), great service and the lobster ravioli was amazing. Very reasonably priced. Loved the background music and the large party in the accompanying room was hardly heard because of the acoustics. read more

Stopped in before a soccer match with a large group. Amanda at the bar was incredible after about 29 of trickled in. Clam pie was superb as was the pepperoni. Defiantly a great place with superb service. read more