Not too fancy, yet not too casual like a pizzeria restaurant, atmosphere was in between like a really nice bistro. The apps were really good, we had a hot antipasto, and for dinner I had a steak, which was cooked med/rare exactly as I asked. The service was friendly, and prompt, and nothing was rushed, yet the waiter was there when you needed something. I went there expecting "pretty good" and wound up getting excellence. read more

I came here for a baby shower on a Sunday afternoon. We sat in the outdoor area which was nicely set up. All of the food I was served was bland. The bruschetta was flavorless and completely overpowered by the arugula. The rigatoni with marinara sauce and mozzarella was also flavorless. An Italian restaurant should always make stellar sauce... this was a total miss. I had the salmon oreganata for my main course and it was cooked nicely, but overall just bland. Service was good with the exception of one waitress that was yelling at guests. read more

We really enjoyed this beautiful, cozy Italian restaurant! It's beautiful inside and nicely decorated. The food was very fresh, and absolutely delicious! We had the Mediterranean salad which we shared, the stuffed pork, lasagna and Pescatore ( seafood with pasta ). Our son got the French fries and was munching away. He has allergies and loved the fries. The service was great, very nice and attentive. They explained the specials today and made sure we were taken good care of. We initially wanted desert and coffee, but the portions were so big we already were satisfied. We got a little treat on the house, coffee ice cream with whip cream on it, a dream! Next time I definitely want to come specifically for coffee and desert! I definitely recommend this place! The only thing I would say is the price. It's definitely on the pricier side for the food items, but overall absolutely enjoyable and a great restaurant to take the family out! read more

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Hidden Gem with a Chopped Champion in the Kitchen! I had such an amazing dining experience at EAT Italian in Staten Island, and was absolutely thrilled to learn that the chef is a Chopped champion--he won Season 13, Episode 1! That alone sets the tone for a meal that's about to impress--and it certainly did. We started with an incredible spread of appetizers: * A perfectly seasoned stuffed artichoke * The crispiest mozzarella in carrozza * Golden, savory potato croquettes * And my personal favorite--baked clams--which were bursting with flavor and cooked to perfection. From there, we continued with hearty, satisfying mains. The steak sliders were juicy and tender, the pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs hit all the right notes of classic comfort, and the linguine with clam sauce and crab meat was an absolute standout--rich, briny, and full of fresh seafood flavor. We also shared the chicken scarpariello, which was bold, zesty, and everything you want from that dish. Each plate was not only delicious but also incredibly generous in portion--plenty to share or take home for a second round. The only thing I regret? Not saving room for dessert! Next time, I'm definitely ending on a sweet note. This place is a must-visit for Italian food lovers--and how often can you say you've eaten food from a Chopped champion? Bravo to the chef and the whole team at EAT Italian! read more

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Don't "eat italian" Our appetizer was cold as if it came out of a refrigerator. The bread they brought to the table was stale, hard as a rock. My husband ordered the steak special (which we didn't know until we got the bill was $48) and he said it tasted like it was seasoned with store bought steak sauce. My chicken scarpiello tasted like a bottle of vinegar. The vegetables it came with were frozen veggies mixed with fresh. We both have had diarrhea for the past 24 hours. I do not recommend! Very disappointing because the food's presentation was very nice. read more

Eat Italian - Our cold stuffed zucchini flower appetizer - Italian Near Me - Staten Island, New York

The service was amazing. The appetizers were huge and delicious the arancini was amazing so was the calamari. The mains were just as good the seafood was very fresh. The dessert affogato was delicious. A good weeknight spot too! read more

I was really disappointed with my experience at Eat Italian. While the food was decent, the atmosphere was completely ruined by the owner's behavior. He was visibly temperamental, snapping at staff in front of customers and responding rudely to simple questions. It made the entire restaurant feel tense and uncomfortable. Good hospitality starts at the top, and unfortunately the owner's attitude overshadowed everything else. There are plenty of Italian restaurants that make customers feel welcome -- this wasn't one of them. read more

Let me start by saying the service was outstanding. Our waitress was wonderful. That being said, most of the food was meh. The salad with the goat cheese and beets was a standout - it was wonderful with a great dressing. But the pasta with grilled chicken was not very tasty. Portions were huge- so that's a good thing if that's what you're looking for. I would rather have a delicious meal with less food than a huge mediocre one. We were so disappointed with the stuffed artichokes which were hard and overly stuffed with soggy breadcrumbs and cheese. We took them to go, to try to cook further at home. Even cooked they were not very good. Give it a try but don't order the artichokes. lol read more

Very disappointed. Shrimp was burnt and salad was old and way overpriced . Will not return.

Food exceptional staff was amazing great atmosphere highly recommend!!! Chef winner of chopped season 13 episode 1... knowing this too was another reason cant wait to return with the family!!! read more

The food here is absolutely delicious. It's one of my favorite Italian restaurants on Staten Island. But I have to say when I came here the other day I was disappointed when I saw the bill. My partner ordered a normal chicken Parmesan dinner but instead of regular sauce he requested vodka sauce, and instead of potato croquet and veggies he got pasta- the additional charges for a sauce change and pasta is quite ridiculous. The regular chicken Parmesan with veggies and potato croquet is $24, his meal came out to $37. I was told the pasta charge is $6 and the rest was the vodka sauce which is $7. $7 for vodka sauce???? $6 for pasta???? That is outrageous. My friend also ordered one of the specials which was spaghetti, Kalamata olives, & jumbo shrimp in regular marinara sauce. It was $45 and we didn't know till the bill came. This dish was not worth $45. There was maybe 5 or 6 shrimps in her pasta but besides the shrimp the pasta was a pretty simple dish. It's ridiculous to up-charge a meal because it's a "special." But I do really love the food here, but i definitely had a disappointing visit. read more

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It just diddnt hit . It diddnt do it for me. Really hurts to say this because the people were nice and it looked like a family place. But eh. Service was good, decker was cool. Drinks were good and cold and the prices were reasonable. With that said, the salad was really tasty and that was where it ended. The pizza was burned( instant dry pussy) ! Also they had a sweet -ish sauce on there that wasn't good. There's 1000 pizza joints in Staten Island I would rather go to . I am a huge pizza hoe and I'm sorry to say but Dave portnoy would not be pleased. We also had 2 pasta dishes. . (Pics in post) . My socks are still on my god dam feet! They looked delicious but were very bland. The red sauce had the same sweet ness that wasn't good. The dish I ate was fettuccini, and when I say no taste that's exactly what I mean. I ended up screwing the top off the cheese if u know what I mean . Really sorry to say but spend a little more and go to dolce fantasia . read more

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Place is excellent been coming here for years never disappoints. Foo, Staff and service very good

My family and I have been loyal visitors to Eat Italian since day one. The food has always been excellent and the entire staff, from the hostess to the wait staff and even the busboys have been super friendly and extremely competent in their service. I have never had a bad or subpar meal there....I've seen a few negative reviews on Yelp, and frankly, I can't agree with any of them. Eat Italian is the epitome of a great, neighborhood restaurant. read more

I've eaten at Eat Italian frequently because the food is usually pretty good and the staff always goes above and beyond, so we were excited to cater for a birthday celebration we were having at our home a few days afterwards. We ordered several dishes in addition to a FULL tray of chicken wings which cost $85. Upon bringing the food home we opened the tray of wings to find that there were only 30 wings in the FULL size tray!!! I immediately called the restaurant because, of course, this had to be a mistake!! I was told that a full tray comes with 30 wings and that it was written on the menu when we placed the order. I quickly looked up the menu and searched to where it indicated the price and quantity of a HALF tray and a FULL tray of wings. It did not indicate the quantity of wings that were included!!! I was extremely embarrassed to serve these wings to my guests of 35 people!!! I have included pictures of the wings and of the menu! I will NEVER cater from Eat Italian again! read more

Eat Italian - The menu shows the prices to a half and full size of wings without any indication of how many wings would come in the tray. - Italian Near Me - Staten Island, New York

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The food was incredible and the customer service was outstanding. We sat outside, enjoying the beautiful ambiance with flowers hanging from the ceilings and charming Italian accents throughout the restaurant. I would definitely return and highly recommend it for a date night! read more

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The last dinner I had there made me and my husband decide I would no longer frequent this restaurant Food seems to have been heated after being used by others no quality and quantity read more

Really good food! Good selection of Italian dishes. Will be returning. Place gets really busy so I would recommend making a reservation

Chose this place for my birthday dinner because I heard good things. We were a party of 6. Made reservations. Sat quickly. Place is cute with a nice outdoor eating area which is covered I have to say I thought everything was just mediocre. We ordered a lot. I eat out very frequently and like trying new places. Margarita pizza wasn't great. Rice ball wasn't great. Stuffed artichoke was good. Cold antipasto was very good. Nice selection of meat. Mozz cheese was delicious My soft shell crab was good. Nice that you can have it prepared any way you wish. Shrimp and salmon (together) was salty. I was told the pork chop was good. My side rigatoni was cooked perfectly but it may be too al dente for some. I requested a red sauce but it was just eh Best part was desert. We ordered what they called beignets but they aren't. They were cream filled pastry topped with gelato. Delicious never the less The Nutella filled pastry was also amazing. A large order. Good cappuccino. Good service. Just didn't knock my socks off in the least. Even the bread on the table was just plain - nothing special read more

Eat Italian has a cozy dining area, and though it serves Italian food, it felt more authentic than the many, many, MANY fellow Italian restaurants across Staten Island. Striving less for fancy and more for authentic, the restaurant has a small family owned feel. I haven't been to Italy in more than a few years, but the specific recipes on the menu were ones more typical of a restaurant in Milan than one on Hylan boulevard. The pizzas were personal sized, offering a variety including Buffalo mozzarella and arugula, more classic Italian dishes like chicken Milanese, and some American varieties (I personally got a burger, but there is something for everyone!) The food was good, definitely on the pricy side (a penne vodka with chicken with cost you well into the $20's while I got the same dish in Jersey for $18) but we enjoyed the meal overall. The sangria was excellent as well. read more

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Excellent food and service Great specials, the specials i always order. Chef is amazing read more

Thank you Rosa & staff for making my son's communion party so special! The food, the service, and ambiance made for a perfect afternoon. Sangria flowing, calamari tender simply perfection on all levels! read more

Eat Italian - Italian Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Service was good. The portions were big if you ordered the meatball special on Sunday make sure you only get one to share the humongous.

I was pleasantly surprised by how good the food was. We had four apps, a pizza, 2 desserts and specialty coffees. The stuffed figs were outrageous but for fifteen dollars I would have liked a few more in the portion. The grilled calamari with octopus had a nice char and flavor. The stuffed artichoke had lots of stuffing and reminded me of my grandmothers. By the time our pizza came I was feeling full. The pizza had buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes, arugula, and procioutio. The cheese was creamy and the combination worked well. For dessert, we ordered the stuffed donut which was not a winner. The donut was not airy enough and was a little hard. The mousse cake was very good along with my sherkato( a shaken double expressi drink). I loved the airy ness of the restaurant and the covered outdoor space. I would definitely return. read more

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Good food,good staff ,fair pricing & plenty of parking. I particularly like it because it's owner operated

Yummy casual Italian on SI. I stopped in here for a casual dinner with a friend and was pleasantly greeted by the hostess. We were seated immediately in the front area which faces the shopping center. I was really happy to see that the tables were placed 6ft. or more apart as well. We went a little overboard and ordered 2 apps, 2 mains, and a massive dessert to split. For the first app, we went with the Burrata platter which comes with prosciutto, peppers, and zucchini. This was so good and the portion was gigantic. We also ordered the Calamari E Polipo. The octopus was SUPER tender and had some awesome grill marks on it. The calamari was a bit tough (but I still ate it, duh). I went with a Margherita Pizza since I was craving it and I think it was perfect for sharing. We also ordered the Pappardelle with Short Ribs which I only could handle 2 forkfuls of since I was getting so full. I expected this to have a tomato-based sauce and was happily surprised to see it done differently. Definitely wish I had left more room for this. At this point I didn't want dessert because I was ready to roll out of there, but we ordered the Cream Puffs which were stuffed with vanilla ice cream instead of cream. I don't like cream puffs to begin with so not sure why I okay'ed this decision. I'd skip this next time and save more room for pasta. Service was fast and friendly. I'd definitely visit again. read more

Eat Italian is snuggled up in the corner of Woodrow Shopping Center. When walking in, its elegantly/ industrial decorated with wood paneling and graffiti esk wall paper on the left. They have indoor and out door seating in the warm weather. We sat down indoors and was handed a very large menu! They told us a few specials and walked away. We were told They have a Sunday sauce special. This is great for people who want sauce on Sunday and don't want to make it. We perused the very large ornate menu and decided on a few apps and an entree to share. The salad we ordered was the Giardino. It had beets and mozzarella with a beautiful light dressing. It was also suppose to have kale and it was missing! We added grilled chicken. This salad was rather large and could be shared as an app for two people or one person for lunch. I thought this was a great salad. We ordered the eggplant caponata. It came with three toast rounds. I found this to be to little for the large dish of caponata. I also thought this should be a "vegetable" caponata because it had carrots, zucchini and whole olives. It also was extremely oily. I wasn't in love with this dish. We also had the tuna with veg. Here's where things went a little south. The Tuna was extremely dry even when it was medium (pink in the middle). The "balsamic glaze was balsamic dressing". The string beans were freshly frozen and defrosted! They added sautéed garlic for good measure. The potato croquet was amazingly fried and delicious. The other veggies on the plate was fresh and delicious. Just a question, Why give me frozen veggies? It fresh string beans so expensive? Are they that hard to prep and prepare? We also ordered clams with crab meat over linguine to go. The clams were super well done and dry. The sauce though was tasty! Staff here is inconsistent. We waited for our main course after our waitress came back from her scheduled "break". It had to be over 20 mins. She said someone else would check on us and never did! Also, I noticed something I have been questioning. Instead for throwing out the bread we didn't eat on our table they put it in a frig like area. Do they re use it? I'm Def questioning eating table bread here. Im on the fence to try Eat Italian again. I might choose better food options. I also hope I will come when there isn't any breaks scheduled. Parking lot available(323) read more

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I was craving perfect pasta and figured I'd try somewhere new. So glad I made that decision! The peccheri Al forno had the best, creamy vodka sauce I've had in a while with meatballs and fresh mozzarella. Can't wait to try more pasta from Eat Italian :) read more

Eat Italian - Italian Near Me - Staten Island, New York

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Food and service always good here! Just feel like it's a bit pricey but if you don't mind paying then I would definitely recommend!

Ambiance was nice and service was excellent, the food was a five out of ten! We had lasagna that was good but smothered in cheese and sauce almost like soup, the steak was good and cooked well but to many jalapeños that made it overpowering hot! As for the chicken parm dish, it was sent back because the chicken was to hard like it was microwaved or over cooked only to come out again the same way! The host was very respectful and responsive to replace it, this was definitely a once and done place for me but u be the judge! read more

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So we decided to order the special Thanksgiving Day package from Eat Italian..sat with chef/ owner Gianfranco and went over the highest price package..Well...this dinner was absolutely amazing in both quality and quantity..EVERYTHING was so tasty and bountiful...right down to the homemade cranberry sauce...i cant say enough how great the entire meal was and the enormous amount given.. 10 stars for this place..i was order #41....just spectacular..you made me and my famiky very happy...Batts loves this place read more

way way over priced restaurant .these days. people are looking at the prices. I go to a restaurant nearby.. the food is fantastic. The atmosphere is beautiful and for 2195 for lunch. I get a bowl of soup .or a salad main course . and cheesecake and coffee. It's a high class restaurant.. read more

Cute inside, not huge, side patio which is prob nice in warm weather. Little expensive n not worth the high price. $90 each for 4 w shared apps, 4 entrees n one pitcher of sangria. Charged prices higher than shown in the menu. Entrees we're all pretty bland. I think we ordered wrong. It's more like a casual pizza/salad/panini place n we all ordered dinners. Fig appetizer was tasty. Do not recommend the zucchini flowers or mozzarella in carozza (no cheese!) I had a seafood special which sounded so good but sadly didn't live up. Coffee n desert were good n the sangria was too. Overall I doubt I'd go back but if I did I'd stick w casual choices, pizza or panini. read more

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Small Italian place in the Woodrow strip mall. Plenty of parking and a very cute place. A permanent Florida room doubles the dining space. Food is carefully prepared and the service is a very good neighborhood type feel. A solid place to eat Italian food on the south shore read more

Saturday Night I had my son's 30th surprise birthday dinner at Eat Italian. There were 21 people and one toddler. We were seated on the patio which is a very pretty and cozy room. We had a nice selection of drinks, appetizers, and our main course. The selection of dishes that we had to choose from as fantastic. The service was also excellent. We weren't rushed at all and our waiters timed everything perfectly. Everyone was extremely happy with the choices that they made and there wasn't one problem with anything. The portions were also very large and almost everyone took home leftovers. We did have our own cake but we had a few orders of their zeppoles that every person in the room raved about. Everything was perfect. I also have to thank Rosa for helping me put this dinner together. Her suggestions and overall help was very much appreciated. Rosa really knows how to bring everything together. If you are looking for a place for a family celebration I definitely recommend Eat Italian. read more

Great food my Favorite is always pasta bolognese it's so fresh it's amazing always consistent read more

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Nothing special Italian restaurant in S.I. Good apps : calamari and pulpit were very good. Entrees were okay nothing to write home about for a chef who won chopped. Lobster ravioli was bland and covered in a heavy white sauce. Tuna was in a too sweet dipping sauce. However the short rib pappardelle was delicious. Service: very good. Parking: located in a mall so nonissue there. Price: $$ read more

The food was delicious with very large portions. Enough for the next day. The wait staff is very attentive but not over baring. We will be back. read more

Boy I love this place. Especially the inside out riceball. Service value and food are all reasons to go read more

Eat Italian - a bowl of soup with peas and parmesan cheese - Italian Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Always a great experience at Eat Italian. The food is delicious. The service is great. The atmosphere is good although the space between tables is a bit tight. The prices are unbeatable. The Family take home special is a great bargain to feed at least 6-8 people for only $66. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more