I visit Little Italy every time I'm in NY and I must stop here! Love the pasta and met the owner a few times, nice guy. Quaint, nice spot for family or casual date night. read more

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Disappointed that the salad and food came out at the same time. The food was not hot or warm when it came out. I asked for fresh Parmesan cheese and they had to go next door at another restaurant to give me some. Otherwise it would have been out of a shaker. We had to hand dirty dishes across table to waitress. A carafe of water was brought when we finished our meal. Very disappointing. Would not recommend. read more

7/30/25. Tons of food. For apps: stuffed mushrooms (great), burrata, fried calamari (not oily or fishy), rice balls, fried mozzarella (real good), fresh mozzarella, and pizza (half shrooms/onions and half sausage). Entrees included some specials, gnocchi with bolognese sauce, sole franchese. Pistachio ice cream was amazing! Raquel was a nice waitress. read more

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Stopped by here after seeing their $13 lunch specials and I wasn't disappointed. The free bread was super delicious and the eggplant parm was pretty good. The service was friendly and there was plenty of seating available. They also had the doors open so we got a nice breeze from outside. They automatically add 20% to all checks so be aware of that but everything else was good! read more

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Pasta is not homemade. Fettuccine Alfredo was mediocre. Pizza was decent. Service sucked, and they had the audacity to charge a 20% tip and there was only 1 adult and 2 kids. It wasn't listed on the menu either, so it was unexpected when the bill came. The waitress definitely did not earn it. The decor is lacking. I had to look at a statues penis the entire meal. I won't be back. read more

I LOVED THE FOOD HERE!! everyone was so nice and welcoming!! andre helped us out with the menus and brought us joy, laughter, and a good time!!! read more

Food was good But they include the tip for two meals and the tax and then they give us a line where we can tip on the tip and meal and tax again She's right you don't need to be dishonest. We will tip accordingly. read more

Il Piccolo Bufalo - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

Fun place. They made room on the street cafe for me! Great people watching and there was a frank Sinatra singer next door that you could hear well, but not overpowering. The food was super affordable. $19.995 for a 2 course. Decent pour on the house wine. read more

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Best spaghetti and meatballs EVER. Friendly helpful staff. Clean beautiful restaurant. Going back again today. Watch for their incredible lunch specials! read more

A very nice stop in the little Italy are of New York. The ambiance is good just liker everything about this place. You must know that this is one of many similar shops on the street that offer almost all the same. We chose this above the rest as they offered authentic Naples pizza. We spent time in Naples and ate pizza many times there. This pizza was close but not the same. The bruschetta was burned and drenched in oil. Not how it should be. Service was ok and timely, but everyone around us was very annoyed. You have to know that this place is run like an old world Italian restaurant in Naples. They let you sit there for hours if you want and really don't bother you. read more

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Walked around china town for about 3 hours trying to figure out what we were going to eat. We then decided to go sit. The service was bad. When we sat down the waiter offered us margaritas we declined. I then ordered my daughter personal pie which took at least 40 minutes to come out. I had to stop her numerous time to ask why it's taking so long. She claimed the dough was frozen?!?!?! How is it frozen if you claim the pizza was made fresh there. First red flag. Then I ordered the chicken Milanese with beets and my other party ordered the garlic flatbread with risotto rice balls. My chicken Milanese was sooo good! My friend stated her flatbread was too crunchy & the rice ball was not good. My daughter loved her pizza... fyi she's 5! read more

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most hospitable sit down in nyc Small staff were so inclusive and welcoming to our Large party read more

Raquel & Alex provided excellent service! They even gave us free cookies just because. The aperol spritz I had was one of the best I ever had! The ambiance is fantastic for a nice lunch spot. I will definitely be back!! read more

Great food, great staff, great prices, and the best is amazing location, very friendly staff, we had their cold and hot antipasto, margarita pizza was amazing with fresh basil, the sauce was to die for, we also had their wine and pepperoni beer, will be back read more

The food and the service were excellent. From start to finish, everything felt authentic and welcoming. The espresso and cannoli were the perfect way to end the meal, absolutely delicious. I'll definitely be visiting again soon! read more

The food was not good. They automatically charge tip (20%) without your consent and included in the final bill. Service was really bad. Had to call again and again to get served. read more

Il Piccolo Bufalo - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

This was the best lasagna I've ever had. I got the special that included Caesar salad, Great outdoor seating, attentive staff and a friendly server. read more

DELICIOUS CHICKEN! The food and service was so good! I wish I could eat here every single day.

I expect Mulberry Street restaurants to be tourist traps, but I also expect them to at least be good at being mid. I ate here with some family from out of town, and this place was gross, from the service (inflexible and rude; forgot my drink, forgot my other drink, forgot a pizza) to the facility (kitschy statue was cute but covered in bird shit, which I got to look at during my meal; both bathrooms are disgusting) to the food (my chicken parm tasted like old deep fryer oil). Pick another place--literally any other place on those two blocks of Little Italy. read more

We ate here for lunch on a Monday in December. Quaint little restaurant. Warmly greeted and sat quickly. Calamari was lightly breaded, tender, hot and tasty. We ate the margherita pizza and calzone. Delicious. read more

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I got suckered into thinking it was a "real" Italian restaurant because of the way the patio setup was on a busy Saturday afternoon festival. They offered specials -I had the ravioli special which showed up on the receipt as $2 more than it was listed at and on top of that they included gratuity!!! This really pissed me of because service was terrible- I had to ask THREE times for a soda refill and TWO for the check!!! I never wanted to get out of a restaurant so bad that I didn't bother reading my receipt and still felt bad about tipping so I left $5- service was terrible-completely untrained and the staff spent all their time complaining about the host for not seating them correctly- a whopping 4 tables all day!!! The host asked me how everything was- I said "not even fair" he host looked at me. When leaving I told his waitstaff was untrained and again...... no response- just a dumb look on his face. read more

The food was average and the worker guy was standing outside constantly yelling happy hour guys to people passing by and was offering people food to try out of his plate while we were eating. The ambience was fine for the price read more

First time trying this place. Not very warm welcoming. Insists on paying cash only. Doesn't show you cash register transaction. Just randomly give you a price. Be careful when give cash. Make sure gets correct change. Double check price of food against menu price. Very argumentative. Unapologetic. Refused to go to check camera when given incorrect change. Very unpleasant experience. Unfortunately it was too late to cancel order. Food was so so. Stingy with sauce. Pizza was so so. Lots of choices in little Italy. Would recommend going to a friendlier and more honest place. read more

we were looking for a place in Little Italy. I had some recommendations but every place was so crowded. As we were walking by, Alex stopped us and started to tell us of their specials. I was a little iffy because there was hardly anyone there but the special was a good price, and we were tired and hungry so we took a seat. Best decision. I had the Penne Vodka and my sister and niece both had the spaghetti. It was delicious. We've been to Little Italy several times when we've visited New York but this was the best by far. And the service was excellent. I definitely recommend this place. read more

Great Pizza and Pasta at a great price! Friendly staff and nice surroundings. Will come back again.

Just ate lunch here. The food and service were fantastic! Definitely eating here again!

They don't have authentic dipping oil for your bread. The drink menu is limited to margaretia despite their 7 happy hr selections. The VEAL parm was tough, calamari was oily I knew when I sat down I wasn't going to be pleased. The drink prn Starr which was vanilla & passion fruit tasted like medicine Not a good choice for it to be in little Italy read more

It's a small little place in little italy very welcoming with both outdoor and indoor seating. The food was absolutely delicious. love their tomato sauce so you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Raquel our server was amazing. Definitely one of the better italian restaurants I've visited. read more

Great place in little Italy! Food and service were wonderful. The staff were incredibly welcoming. We loved the margherita pizza!

I love this place. It's a quaint Italian restaurant in little Italy. It has great pizza, really good prices, and good soups! read more

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Service was very poor , we asked for breadsticks, it never showed up . Ordered Cesar salad , but showed up after asking them twice . Eggplant parmigiana was not available. Staff was nice but not attentive. read more

Went back for a second try and we weren't disappointed. This time we had a pepperoni pizza and shrimp parmigiana. read more

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On New Years Eve I was walking down Mulberry just on a stroll to see where my friends and I may get an early dinner before a comedy show when a funny man came out of this restaurant and started speaking to me in Italian! I am fluent in Spanish so I laughed and kept up but he convinced me to come back to this spot at 5pm. It looked much fancier from the outside than the inside but the cheaper prices do match the inside. Regardless of prices, the food was quite good! Maybe not Nonna's but it was flavourful & good! My boyfriend ordered the eggplant parmesan (~18) and it was delicious! I was in the mood for gnocchi (~14)but they didnt have sorrentina on the menu but they made it for me! It was so good and super cheesy, just my style! We also got the stuffed artichoke but I wouldn't really recommend it-- not crispy or flavourful just okay Stop by this spot in Little Italy! read more

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I always appreciate nice employee's it makes the experiences extremely enjoyable. The food was really good! The pizza was perfect, it was light and not heavy. It was crispy and held itself really well. The Fettuccine Alfredo wasn't greasy or heavy, it was really delicious. I also am a huge salad eater and their arugula salad was perfect! Ugh, I could eat it all day everyday! read more

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Not italian authentic, the don't have bottled sodas, only from machine dispenser, doesn't have gas. Draft beer was not cold and had no gas.

We were greeted and invited very nice when walking down the street in Little Italy. We joined this restaurant for lunch and the service was absolutely outstanding! These were by far the nicest people we met here in New York. Food was delicious as well. Definitely recommend this restaurant read more

My friend and I walked up to the front of the restaurant to view the Menu & Alex the greeter interrupted the conversation. We told him hold a minute. He responded by saying you're not welcomed here. I went to open the door and he pushed me out of the way and closed the door. Screaming you're not welcome here. He proceeded to open the door to the restaurant and tell the waitress not to serve us. The owner came out stating that the employee had mental issues. There was no apology, just excuses. Black people continue to be discriminated against. You find establishments that will treat you less than. Racist Italian restaurant read more

Il Piccolo Bufalo - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

Luna, the woman serving was super rude and refused to split the check for us, a group of two and also going to charge us extra assuming we where paying by card. She didn't even ask what our forms of payment will be and asked us to calculate the total our selves if we wanted to pay cash without the fee. The food was very overpriced and not even good. Will not be coming back. read more

I don't normally leave reviews unless the place is either the best I've ever had or the worst. Unfortunately this restaurant ranks with the side of the worst. First trip to New York and tried several places in Little Italy. Grossly disappointed with this place. Asked the server if the pasta was homemade...she said "I don't know"...that tells me right away it's not. I ordered a peroni and a Stella. Both came out with a 3 inch head. I knew right away I was getting warm beer. Sure enough, the beer had to be at least 60 degrees if not more. Keg lines should be kept no higher than 40 I'd be surprised if their keg lines are even chilled at all. For dinner we ordered the chicken parm with a side Caesar salad. The salad was a handful of chopped romaine with 4 store bought croutons and bottled Caesar dressing sprinkled in it. No cheese whatsoever. The chicken parm had to have been a cheap small frozen breaded cutlet. Sauce tasted like it came from a can. Barely any cheese on the cutlet either. Definitely far from authentic Italian food, dare I say an embarrassment to the Italian community. read more

We waited for 15 minutes as we sat there and the waitress didn't even make eye contact. There were only 4 other tables in various states of service but we didn't even get water. Waitress finally made eye contact and we thought she was going to return with our order and she left and talked the cook behind the pizza bar. I told my husband if she doesn't come our table we are leaving! Sure enough, she went outside and then we left! We walked to Zia Maria across the street! Great food and excellent service! read more