They have the absolute best pasta, really wonderful, always perfectly prepared. The steak is great, and this is not a steakhouse. The salads are unique and special. Pleasant bar scene, friendly and lots of locals like us. That's good! We find Cittanova to be consistently good. We love it! read more

The Experience was disappointing at best. I would say the wait staff was attentive, but it is obvious that the are instructed to move the patrons OUT as fast as possible. Don't even think about putting your fork down and swallow.....someone will be at your table ready to whisk away your plate. The food is so mediocre and for the price, I would say go elsewhere. One cocktail ordered and it was literally 3/4 ice. All in all a disappointing experience. We have eaten here before and definitely going in the wrong direction. read more

June 14: 3 for lunch. only three other tables in the restaurant. a wine, and a vodka and tonic took 10 minutes to get. water glasses on the table full of lipstick. ordered 1 Caesar salad w grilled chicken, 1 burrata and 1 little salad. lunch came out 45 minutes later. server never came back other than we asked for the check. not going back. read more

Food took forever to arrive and the pizza and scampi were terrible . Meatball and ricotta Pizza had no flavor and the shrimp scampi over pasta was as dry as a bone! read more

I ordered from the Specials. Lobster corn chowder had huge chunks of lobster, but was tasteless. Lamb chops were terrific. Tiramisu was huge. Everything was large enough to be shareable. 5 lamb chops in the order. Half carafe of wine. read more

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As a local, I come here often in the off-season by default, few other places are open. Food is okay but management has gotten worse every year. Love the staff and bartenders but poor management ruins the experience. read more

After our experience over Memorial Day Weekend, the restaurant should be renamed Shitanuova. Have been coming here for years, and the service is usually mediocre at best; however, our table of 9 waited almost 2 hours for food and, once served, they forgot one of our groups' meals, which further delayed our lunch. Food is average and the prices are high. For the money, there are far better Italian spots to hit in EH or a town or two over. Hard pass, will not be returning. read more

I cannot figure out why people love this restaurant. The food is average as is the service. Even the salad was at best average. The prices are high es given the quality of the experience. read more

The food did not meet my expectations; the pasta lacked flavor, and the seafood had an unusual odor. I would suggest some improvements. read more

Cittanuova - unfortunately, the spaghetti lacked flavor, and I found the seafood to be less fresh than I expected. Overall, it was a bit disappointing. - Italian Near Me - East Hampton, New York

We were in the mood for pizza, salad, & wine . We were shopping and the salesman recommended this restaurant. When we arrived the restaurant had an open feeling and was decorated nicely. The staff were helpful & pleasant. Our salad was very delicious & the pizza was also delicious. We also enjoyed our glass wine . We had a great dining experience. read more

The food is consistently good. I love the pizzas, meatballs, salads and pastas. The service is also very good. In the summer the back patio is the place to be. read more

Citta Nuova is a very very good restaurant and here is why. The food is very good, consistently good, every time I eat there it is excellent. I know that's saying a lot but someone who is running the place is on the ball. They are very accommodating, families, children it doesn't matter they are Friendly and gracious. The atmosphere is great also and there are a variety of places to sit which makes it fun. At the bar, outside, inside in the dinning room or semi outside in the patio area are all different and make for a change of scenery which is fun. I enjoy eating there and I go often. read more

Love the ambiance here, semi outdoor. They also have a bar. Good food, drink, service. It's a yes. read more

Service is not good- there's always a long wait for food. Why is the kitchen so slow?

Had another memorable meal at this open-year-round restaurant. Food is excellent and they have a prix fixe during the week in the winter which is a great bargain! Try the artichoke salad, followed by the orecchiette Classico with the bread pudding for dessert. Doesn't disappoint! read more

I had a nice meal here. My friend got a glass of Pino noir for $19. I have a bubbly rose for $17. We shared the Brussels sprout salad and bruscette. The bruschette was very good. I liked trying all 3 types that they offered. Brussel sprout salad was ok, not great, but good. read more

Cittanuova - Bruschette. Delicious - Italian Near Me - East Hampton, New York

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The food and service were tops and the location right in the middle of town makes it easily accessible. We loved our cozy booth and our waiter Danny was fantastic. read more

My friends and I were looking for a last-minute nice but casual meal that wouldn't break the bank. Cittanuova was perfect for this! We didn't have a problem getting a table on a Friday night, as it's a bigger place and wasn't full, but the service did end up being slow. We also had to ask for the complimentary bread that we were seeing other tables getting. The three of us each ordered a Brussels sprouts salad and split the pizza. The Brussels sprouts salad was yummy - refreshing and flavorful with the right amount of cheese. It was a solid portion but not enough for an entree just by itself. The kale e pesto pizza was also flavorful! I was happy with our choices and would definitely order both of these items again or maybe try a different pizza. read more

Bern coming here for at least 10 plus years maybe more and the food never disappoints, I love to sit at the bar, staff are always friendly and lovely modern restaurant plus they usually have soccer on, read more

I really wanted to like this place - mainly for the location. For East Hampton and the clientele I expected better. The food did not have any taste - I ordered the Spaghetti with mussels and is was bland and tasteless. The dessert ( cheesecake) was unremarkable either. Skip. Its mainly for a place to sit in the front and do people watching read more

Beautiful outdoor space, attentive staff plus great salads & pizza makes for a lovely evening.

One of our go-to restaurants in East Hampton - dine in or take out; some of my faves include the chicken milanese, calamari, polpette, crab cakes, cesaer salad, cavoletti salad and the bolognese. The pollo arrosto is an awesome dish if you want something hearty when the weather gets colder - pair with a minestrone soup - so good. Also like how reliable they are - always open no matter when you go during the year - cool bar scene if you're looking to unwind with a cocktail as well. read more

Cittanuova is at a heartbeat the Italian restaurant of my choice in and about East Hampton. Upbeat and modern is the vibe as you step into their door. Through the years, I have relished their delicious "Calamari Frtti"; seared "Polpo"; beautiful "Grilled Jumbo Shrimps" on well dressed "Insalata Mista"; and, incredibly tasty "Linguine & Baby Clams". Special to my family and friends is their Sunday's lunch. There we toast to the time we've spent together away with C's incredible "Bloody Marys". Loving traditions as I do, hard it is to break this to having dinner here instead. But maybe two separate reservations I will need to make next. CHEERS! read more

Cittanuova - Grilled Shrimp Salad - delicious! - Italian Near Me - East Hampton, New York

Stay away! This is just an East Hampton tourist trap that could care less about customer service. I waited for what seemed like forever to sit at the bar for a cocktail. A tiny table opened up in the bar so we sat and ordered drinks, only to learn that we had to order food or we couldn't occupy the table. The table was so small you couldn't begin to eat at it anyway and I was so annoyed at how rude they were that we decided to leave. Don't patronize a business that takes it customers for granted like this place does. read more

The food is always good here. The service is OK. I love the Polpo and the Broccoli Rabe along with the Chicken Milanese. I just wish they had a better selection of wine and that the wine wasn't $19.00. read more

This Italian spot has been my go-to place in Hampton since they opened. It's nothing special but there are not many places open in off season and I like their pizzas & burgers. Over the years, service got much better until my recent visit. I didn't feel welcome at all on Sunday night when it was pretty much empty. The hostess nor server were friendly. I ordered my usual burger with cheese and my friend got burger with mushrooms. Mushrooms were totally burnt and dry. It was awful. Then I had a little bite of a pickle. Immediately I had to spitted out. It was spoiled, mushy and smelled terrible. I couldn't find our server, so I went to look for him and told him about it privately. I didn't want to make a big deal. I asked him I need a new napkin and replace a plate because the pickles were touching the burger & fries. Not only he didn't apologized but he looked irritated and just said "ok". Nothing else. Then I went the restroom to rinse my mouth. After I got back to my table he brought a plate and napkins then walked away without taking the old plate with spoiled picked & the napkin on it. Not even a word. Just walk away after he passed me a plate on my hand. At this point, we had to tell a manager. But she just took the plate away. No words again. Later they gave us a free dessert. That was nice, however it would be much better if they just showed us some compassion instead of sending a dessert. I know it's not their fault. But the hospitality business(I've been coming here for over decades), it would be nice to treat customers the way they want to be treated! read more

The hostess was a bit dry, but don't take it personal. Seating in the back garden area was nice. There's also an exit back there. Indoor seating is open, but not many people sitting indoors at all. Service wasn't bad. Food was solid. All in all, a nice lunch . read more

Cittanuova - Polpette Classico - Italian Near Me - East Hampton, New York

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I like this place I love getting the specials it's different every days.. Also this is a good place to meet up with friends & have dinner or lunch.. read more

Cittanuova - Italian Near Me - East Hampton, New York

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Okay nice name was recommended I had the fried calamari which was served in rivulets of oil on some sort of oil proof paper. Nice to know I got some forever chemicals that night. In my mind I thought even McDonalds wouldn't do that ? I meant to talk about other mediocre dishes but this is months later ...one clear memory at the time is I thought the chef is not working and the owner thought " hey I can be the chef tonight " that was the level of the food I saw that night. read more

Excellent food, great pizzas, service very friendly, sometimes rushed at the bar, good vibes,

the food was ok, the waiter was horrible. im sober and ordered a 0.0 beer, the other 2 diners had regular beer.The waiter came over with 3 glasses of beer on the tray, i explained that i need to see it in the bottle and from that point on he couldn't care less about our table. We had to ask numerous times for standard stuff like ketchup for the burger's we ordered. the only reason to eat here is when its the only place open, we tried Rowdy Hall but it was closed. read more

I almost forgot to write my review....let's get into it. This night started out trying to find the local ice cream shop. We got there too late because it was closed. I guess it was meant to be because we ended up at this lovely restaurant for dinner. For cocktails, we ordered the Cosmopolitan which was anything but weak. Great drink! As for food, my girlfriend just wanted pasta with butter and grated cheese! Yes! She really did. lol I ordered the Calamari Fritti with French Fries and my cousin had the Tagliata di Manzo (strip steak) with French Fries. I wish I had more pics but I only took this pic and a short video. You can check that out on my IG page (@yelpelite_bkchick). I'm glad everything worked out the way it did because the food was delicious. The staff is friendly and very helpful and the restaurant is very cozy. read more

8/19/23 A longtime favorite restaurant. What happened? Did chef leave? Only thing we enjoyed is the wine (which the waitress never asked if we wanted to order drinks--we had to catch a busboy to have her over.) Our fav white pizza had soggy crust. Reordered. Same. Our mussels were inedible, shrunken (overcooked?). Overwhelming lemon in sauce. Bottom line, we had wine and the two pieces of good bread for dinner. read more

We had dinner there Friday evening and sat outside in the back, which was lovely. Unfortunately that was the only thing that was good. The food was horrible and the waiter just couldn't have cared less. My pasta bolognese came cold and when I asked the waiter to heat it a little more and also please add more sauce his reply was "That will be an uptick in price". (The dish had a small amount of watery sauce with almost no meat.) Bad service, bad food. read more

I am always deterred by the three stars so I thought I would add my two cents and a five star review! We had a very pleasant lunch at Cittanuova while in East Hampton this past weekend. Our server was very attentive and pleasant, as were the hostesses. Our meal was delicious - we enjoyed the calamari, polpetti, prosciutto crudo panini, chicken salad panini and the carpaccio salad. The outside back patio was open and very inviting since it was a beautiful day! We will definitely be back! read more

This was the only restaurant that was open late on our way to Montauk. We were surprised to see this place was still alive and kicking while everywhere else in the area was dead. The vibe was very trendy. Their bar was very busy, but luckily, the rest of the restaurant was a bit more relaxed. I had the Chicken Parmigiana which was not on their menu. It was pretty good, but not $31 good. The restaurant was a more expensive than I expected. I think it's a great place if you want to go to a lively bar, but overpriced when it comes to their food. read more

Cittanuova - Chicken Parmigiana - Italian Near Me - East Hampton, New York

Strolled in for what I figured would be a pleasant lunch. -- We were greeted by the most rude hostess with absolutely no desire of greeting or seating us. When asked if one table had just become available outside she answered in the most insolent tone "Well I have a waitlist that's why i told you you have to wait..." We were ok with a wait time indoors or outdoors but the unpleasant welcome brought us down the street to Blue Parrot where they happily greeted us and brought our drinks outside while we waited for our lunch. read more

Excellent, creative, attentive service and nice decor. Corn bisque was really uniquely delicious. Had a wonderful artichoke appointment that was great! The shaved Brussels sprouts salad was excellent. And the pasta with Vongole was perfect. This place does it right! read more

Nestled unassumingly off of main street this Italian getaway is a namesake amongst locals and a nice treat to those visiting for a day. My friend and I fell into the later category but nonetheless enjoyed the experience as if we had dined there before. This was mainly due to the simple layout and friendly staff we encountered while dining at Cittanuova. When we arrived we were given a choice whether to sit in the front or the back of the restaurant. We opted for the back which seemed less busy and more private. The space itself is simple, clean, and bright. Once seated we we looked over the menu and were happy to see a large variety of well know Italian dishes within the menu. I opted for the chicken parmesan while my friend chose the bolognese. I have to say, my dish was nice but the bolognese was fantastic. I found myself stealing bites off my friends plate more often than I should. We also enjoyed our dishes with the pinot noir offered by the restaurant which was equally refreshing. All in all this is a quiant and clean Italian restaurant that seems non-pretentious given it's location. I'd try it out if you're going through town. read more

Cittanuova - Interior in the back - Italian Near Me - East Hampton, New York

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Decent food, nothing crazy good. Pizza crust was very good, just the sauce and cheese lacking flavor. Same with the bolognese sauce just missing something that sets it aside from other Italian restaurants. That being said would still go back. read more

Cittanuova - Bolognese - Italian Near Me - East Hampton, New York

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