There is a nice old-school restaurant behind the pizza counter area. This review is about the restaurant and not the pizza section. My friend knows that I like to go to hidden gems and this is one. As a vegetarian, I was satisfied with my eggplant, Parmesan, and good servings of bread. The price is right and the service was good. read more

A slice of plain pizza was $3.75 which i ate. Frank's Trattoria is on First Avenue and the pizzeria hides a restaurant at the back. My late neighbor Patrick often ordered dinner from there and occasionally gave me some to eat. The poached shrimp was always tasty. Here the pizza tasted fine but they wouldn't sell me one garlic knot. I had to get four. I refused. Service was stern and unfriendly. read more

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Worst customer service Ive been coming here 40 years and still no free can of soda! I ordered a personal pizza today they charged me 30 dollars I checked the box it was 6 slices. Sick to overcharge They also put soda in sideways so it exploded my soda. not thinking clearly... read more

Bad pizza and rude employees. Went here late one night and one of the guys in there tried to overcharge me. Stay away.

My go to neighborhood more traditional Italian restaurant. Entrees are large portions and fresh. Pizza is delish too!

Super fab! Wandered in not knowing what to expect. Front kind of typical pizza parlor then back opens to a magic nice dining room. Waiter recommended the Halibut, which was noton the menu as it just carrived, so I ordered it. Perfect! Plus the meals come with in-house made loaf of bread and a nice salad. Cant wait to return. read more

You walk into a pizzeria in the front but should venture into the back to the restaurant where it is a cozy local mom and pop style great Italian restaurant. The owner is an older Italian woman who is always walking around the restaurant making sure everyone is doing well. It is not as fancy as some Italian places in the neighborhood but if you want good home made Italian food go here. The menu is extensive unlike some other restaurants in the area. The fresh bread is baked on premises and served warm with butter. The salad that you can order included in some meals is the perfect size and the dressing is true home made Italian dressing just like my Nonna (Italian for grandmother) used to make. The pasta Sinatra with white sauce had many pieces of shrimp and muscles, and was delicious. The baked ziti and ravioli are always delicious (recommend cheese ravioli) which comes with plenty of cheese on top. There are so many wonderful dishes, the chicken parmigiana and chicken scarpiello are scrumptious. read more

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6 DOLLARS cash for ONE slice of Vodka pizza..no protein...all prices are all taped over on the menu..feel ripped off.

I had a different dish--something rustica--a special with fettuccine, meat sauce and eggplant and a few other vegetables. It was quite tasty. Others in my party had scrimp scampi, which I tasted and was excellent. One other dish was penne ala vodka, which we always like. And the fried calamari was excellent as usual. Service was great. read more

Lovely neighborhood staple. Their Sole Francese is my favorite in the city. It feels frozen in time and it's so comforting.

Absolutely amazing pizza! 100% chefs kiss & the waiter recommended wine sangria with my Margherita pizza. Brought my friend here for her first time & she said the pizza makes her want to move to NYC! We say in the back of the house to rest a little while sightseeing & the decor & ambiance made you feel right at home. Will def be back again! read more

Frank's Trattoria - My bestie falling in love with NYC - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

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What a great place for a gathering. Classic Brooklyn old school vibe. The food was really outstanding. Service is exceptional. Can't wait to go back. read more

4.25 for a slice is insane..its not specialty pizza like an artichoke or mamas too..not a huge slice like Williamsburg pizza..basic corner spot..Roma is comparable basic corner pizza down the block. Their slice is 1.5 times the size and I believe is 3.50. Lucia is opening soon 3rd ave same street..that's well known specialty pizza place..they need to adjust prices soon as this is a 3.25 slice type of place not 4.25 read more

Food is generally very good We have dined there several times and it is a nice back room. Service is good. The majority of of our business Is delivery. Most of the times it is delivered right on time as I have asked. The only issue I have had is that several times the person taking the phone order doesn't communicate well so you must repeat and make sure it is understood exactly what you want. read more

Chicken pizzaiola dish was excellent. 3 nice fillets with a big portion of vegetables along with a full plate of pasta and a half a loaf of Italian bread for $22 including tax. Great deal and great food. read more

Didn't have much time to get anything else, but the kale ceasar salad was really good and so was the bread and oil with olive. Service was good and the ambiance is great. Can't wait to come back again and try some pasta. thin read more

Frank's Trattoria - Kale Caesar salad & starter oil/bread - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

Solid Italian fare Cozy atmosphere with attentive service. Been there many times and I'd always consistent and tasty. read more

This is a hidden gem. You enter and it looks like a little fast-eat pizza shop, but the back door opens up to an old school classical and intimate nyc italian restaurant. I ordered the chicken francese with linguini which was so tender and juicy and sauce was cooked to perfection (mind you this is one of my favorite dishes ever- hard critic) and fried calamari which was also great. Staff was super attentive. read more

Frank's Trattoria - Chicken Francese - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

We ordered from Frank's again and seeing that they actually had a pepper and egg hero sandwich, I was impressed about the authenticity of their menu. I haven't seen a pepper and egg sandwich since I left my heavily Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn and Manganaro's shut their doors. A huge tasty bite of nostalgia filled my gullet with joy. My partner ordered a salad as a side with his chicken cordon bleu (unusual for an Italian kitchen but real good with prosciutto as the ham part) He left the salad so I had it for a light lunch today and found it still is one of the best side salads I have ever eaten. Again, greens so fresh you want to slap them. I don't usually do a follow up unless something bad happens or something more impresses me about a restaurant. But I need to make sure this little Trattoria stays in business. Reasonably priced quality restaurants are an endangered species, especially since the COVID hit the fan and must be saved at all cost. I also increased my rating from good to great because I could not find a negative in this experience. I am ordering in a lot these days because of health issues but we hope to get there by the end of the summer. As good as the food is delivered, it is always better at the source. Now, if they only put scungilli on the menu, it would be like dying and going to heaven. But, that item has been in extremely short supply these days, so I don't really expect to see it anywhere. The last time I had excellent scungilli was at Carmines (the 108 year old restaurant at the South Street Seaport, not the other one uptown). Carmine's is gone but is still alive in my memory. read more

Delicious meal with lovely friends. We tried the chicken primavera, filet of sole over spinach, stuffed filet with crab meat, tartufo and tiramisu. Always save room for dessert!!! Great service and lovely experience. It's intimate and they have plexi separation btwn tables. Nice during a pandemic!!! read more

For starters, perhaps make sure there aren't any foreign objects in the pizza. I just went to get two slices. I got home and on my second bite almost broke a tooth. When I looked, there was a paper clip melted in the cheese! I out it in a napkin and took it to them. Told them what happened and how I almost broke a tooth. They just looked at me, no sorry, no let me make it up to you. Nothing. I will tell this to anyone who asks me about getting g pizza from here. Be careful with your teeth! read more

The food was very good and the service attentive. The ambiance hasn't changed in over. 25 years-- old style trattoria. But when you want good pasta, pizza and parmigiana it's a great place to. read more

Fabulous Italian food. Lasagna was incredible and I hope to go there again. Very crowded so don't go if you're claustrophobic. Service was very good. Cash only but in house ATM. read more

This is one of the better slices I've had in NYC. The cheese tasted very good. It was also greasy, mmmmm. I had 2 slices, but I inhaled 1 before I could take a picture of both. read more

Frank's Trattoria - Plain cheese slice. - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

Updating my review because Felipe reached out to me personally, apologized and we had a bit of a heart to heart! It's really honorable when a business is accepting of feedback and I don't feel uncomfortable going back to eat here anymore! In fact, I will come for food tonight! When I see Felipe's mom tonight (perhaps she's working) I will now have a better understanding that working the register can be very overwhelming during rush times and hope for the best moving forward :) Again, really love their pizza! Maybe will finally try their Penne Vodka tonight and switch it up! Thanks again Felipe. read more

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I don't want to shit on the little corner pizza/Italian shop but I'll have to for this one...food-wise, they're trying to do a decent job with their pizza slices but unfortunately due to low traffic, the pizzas sit in the counter for a little while - I got a pepperoni slice which, after being reheated, didnt really taste well. My main concern, though, was that the price for the slice was $4.5 and when I asked to pay by card, the lady took my card and charged $5 without asking - also when I checked my credit card a couple days later it showed $5.25 lol - this is not a hit on my wallet by any means tbh but I don't like shady practices even if a business might be struggling to survive. read more

Best takeout/delivery pizza...our favorite special Garlic pizza. We also like Veal Francese & Veal Parm. They have been here forever and delivers consistently good food. read more

Hi I recently ordered Frank's special pizza and let me tell you it was the most deliciously Scrumptious pizza I ever had! I tried to call to make my reservations for dinner on New Year's Eve 12/31/23 for me and my friend for 7:00 pm...but the phone is constantly busy...Could you please make reservations for me Joanne and my friend Lola for Dinner on 12/31/23 at 7:00pm Felipe? Please? Thank you : my Best: Joanne read more

Disgusting food incredibly rude people don't waste your time. Awful dreadful place. The overcharge when you question the bill they give you a hard time. read more

I absolutely love it here!!! A true staple of stuytown and Peter cooper village. Pizza in the front, restaurant in the back- so cool, hard to find nowadays. Every server from Rosa to Florentino and Del (Delfino) are just wonderful and very attentive. Flat out great people and great at what they do! Pro tip: the sangria (red or white) is a must!!! I come here at least 4 times a month and each time is wonderful. Very old school, always a good meal and classic ambiance. My two favorite dishes are the shrimp scampi and the chicken piccata. Pasta is always cooked to perfection and even the pizza is solid! read more

Frank's Trattoria - Eggplant Rollatino - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

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Excellent menu. Can't go wrong with any item. Love the "garlic special" pizza. Great "red sauce" dishes too - spaghetti and meatballs is so yummy - so is the calamari - two of my favorites. I have been coming here since 1994. Also the baked clams are excellent - and save some of the bread to soak up the plate. Looking forward to returning. Alas, as far as I know - Frank passed away but Hortense is still in the mix. Service is always professional, kind and spot-on. read more

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Old school Italian! Great food, huge portions , great service. Been coming for years. Good prices. It never disappoints. If you want chicken breast Italian as served at those Midwest Chains, this is not the place for you. If you want authentic Southern Italian ( and some Northern) big portions at fair prices, then come to Frank's. No not trendy, but you can't eat trendy. Yes, scungilli would be a good addition to the menu , as suggested by another reviewer. I have eaten authentic Italian, as born and raised in NYC ( and childhood in Bensonhurst Italian) so know a "little" about REAL NYC Italian food ( and traveled multiple times to Italy). This is not "Italian" food served at a middle America mall. Unfortunately with the dumbing down of American food, the so-called "hipsters" raised outside of NYC flock to the generic " Italian " restaurants leaving places like Frank's empty. We want Frank's and real NYC restaurants to stay in business. Olive Garden and Rosemary's with their generic "Italian" need to stay outside NYC. Tip: try Clams Posillipo! My favorite and not common elsewhere. read more

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Asked for 2 cheese slices that were advertised as $3 per slice. Guy at the end tells me it's $6.50. Okay fine, it's the pandemic and I know you're hurting so whatever, it's only $0.50 extra. Gave them my card, and they put $6.50 on it. Two days later, they changed it to $6.75. Sure it's only $0.75 but it not about money, it's about ethics and principles. If they advertised it as $3.375 per slice, I would have gladly paid it, but they didn't. They covertly changed the price not once, but twice. It is bad business to scam your customers and I don't like being taken in for a sucker. Epitome of give them an inch and they take a mile. Response to owner: No, it's not a processing fee. Spin it however you want but when you go and change the price after swiping my card, that's fraud no matter what amount. I didn't care about the extra $0.25 cents in the grand scheme of things, but I can only guess how many unsuspecting customers lose a quarter here and there and don't realize it. read more

This place used to have very consistent great pizza. The new guy making the slices is pretty bad at it. Good chance you're going to get pizza soup instead of a classic NY slice. Wasn't always like this. Times are a changing. read more

I came here, since there is again a lot of hype around this place. I liked it, but again did not see what all the hype was about. I got the calamari black ink pasta. So much calamari, like overwhelming on the ratio. I preferred Supper over this restaurant. Also, I think it's a little bit bigger. read more

Frank's Trattoria - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

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A solid place to go if your looking for some good pizza. I have tried a variety of their slices and it always satisfies! Finally went to the Italian restaurant located in the back for Valentine's Day and it was wonderful. Low key cozy place, kind service, dank pizza, good prices. Will definitely be back. read more

Frank's Trattoria - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

Love this neighborhood spot in Gramercy! Really good eggplant parm and chicken dishes. Pizza also good!

I love the relaxed -dining experience -the service is great and the same friendly men serving you for so many years. I had linguine and clams sauce with fresh clams .. yum! read more

This is a nice reasonably priced neighborhood restaurant. There is a pizza place in the front and a dinning room in the main restaurant. I have eaten here several times and always enjoyed the food. I ordered a mixed green salad which I shared. My main course was Chicken Parmesan with Penne. My spouse had Shrimp Parmesan with Linquini. Both were large portions, as you can see from the picture. The restaurant can sometimes be crowded on week-ends. However, the waiters are always nice and pleasant. I have noticed some poor reviews, which I don't quite understand read more

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II find this to be a poor excuse for an Italian restaurant. The service is slow and rude. The food is not edible, especially the chicken parmigiana. On top of all this, the price is exorbitant, this is a neighborhood joint in the back of a pizza parlor, and the price is outrageous. I would not care if the food was good, however, it was truly awful. The sauce on the spaghetti was cheesy and nasty. Had to ask 3 times for the waitress to come over. It is time for the owner to retire. I have had better chicken parmigiana in a diner.Never once did anyone come over and ask how the food is. read more