"Bruschetta not is real italian Bruschetta. When I asked to see the menu and give a price, the waiter was extremely rude and coarse, terrible service. Never more!!!!" read more

Just a simple, really good and delightful space and meal. It won't fail to impress without being too trendy. Great, solid meal. read more

Typical saturday night in the village, thought me and my friend would grab a table here. We got seated in the most uncomfortable table ever but yet we stayed. The service overall was good, but the food portions were rediculous. The spinach gnudi was so small that one could eat 4 balls and still be hungry. The risotto was ok, nothing special. The only thing we really liked was the fritto misto. I know the area has many tourists but im sure the place could do better on the portions. read more

Went out for a date on a weekend. Too crowded and poor service. However the food was GREAT! I would recommend Morandi as an outing place with friends read more

Morandi is quintessentially New York. It's worth a visit at least once if you live in the area. The food is solid. The ambiance modern yet warm and welcoming. The service nothing less or more than what you pay in value. It's polished classic Italian in technique and flavor thus nothing is overly done or displeasing. read more

Great food, service, and atmosphere. Their tomato sauce is off the charts! Kid portions available which were unnecessary since the kids just wanted more anyway. read more

Morandi - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

Morandi never dissapoints. Thanks to the wonderful Maitre D' Christina for finding room for us. The food is dramatic. This time we shared a Spaghetti Bolognese -the best ever ate. Then, we each ordered the vittelo milanese not realizing that a family of four could share one of these pounded out and breaded veal chops. The wine is always good. The only negatvie was my friend asked for spinach instead of the radicchio salad (as she was avoiding cheese) and they charged us $4 dollars for it. I thought that was rude on a $213 check for 2 before tips. Very rude and chintzy cause at these prices people want to see a little flexibility. read more

I loved the chicken dish, but the brussel sprouts were off the charts! I couldn't get enough of them - it's a must that you order this side dish. Wow! Great service, fun place. read more

I have been curious about this place since I first noticed it (there's been a restaurant in this location for at least 30 years, but not sure if it's the same one), but it never seemed the right time to try it. After a very disappointing meal at the Hollywood Diner, my friend and I walked past this place, and I thought it would be a good place to have GOOD tiramisu. (The stuff they passed off at the Hollywood Diner as tiramisu was a vile and stale imitation. See my review at http://www.yelp.com/biz/hollywood-diner-new-york?hrid=C6ujTw0kBpSaZTUx_m551g) The tiramisu was excellent; I probably haven't had any significantly better. The horror: it was $10. I don't think I've ever had tiramisu for more than $5. Also, it was ice cold -- it evidently came straight from the freezer. I've usually had it room- or refrigerator-temperature. It turned out my friend doesn't like tiramisu, so I ate most of it (not exactly a hardship) and picked up the check. I had an expresso with it which was just fine. $3.50. Probably one of the popular Italian imports and exactly what one expects from a good restaurant that doesn't serve Starbucks (ick) or a small American chain such as Gimme or Intelligentsia. The acoustics in the restaurant was awful. It was mostly full 9:50pm and way too loud for any significant conversation. The noise was entirely from normal conversation of the customers -- no music or TV that I could hear over the din and nobody was shouting. The ambiance and "cellar" look were otherwise pleasant and the waitress was very nice. Dinner here would be more than I can afford, so I'm going to have to wait until somebody with more money wants to take me out to eat. Hopefully at an earlier or later hour, with less customers, it's not so loud. read more

Had a great meal at Morandi last weekend. I still think it's a tier below some of the West Village's best Italian spots (e.g. L'Artusi, I Sodi), but you definitely can't go wrong. It was just two of us, we had: Fava & Pecorino Salad - easy to overlook this on the menu, but it was great. Sort of like the best Caesar Salad you've ever had, but without the heavy dressing. Really light and fresh and was plenty big to split. Gnocchi w/ Mushroom & Pancetta - Melt in your mouth gnocchi with a nice sauce. Not too heavy, was really just right. Pici al limone - Another well executed homemade pasta. Waiter said it was their most popular pasta dish and I could see why. Simple done right. read more

One of the best italian restaurants in town! I am an unusual italian and don't eat pasta..the eggplant was just AMAZING and the meat as well! Go there! read more

LOVE the atmosphere here- have been back a few times w my husband who turned me onto this place. We start with the meatballs- though the last time they took it off the apps which was disappointing and made it an entree. It's a lot of meatballs as an entree for some people (me!). Better to share. So had the Tuscan kale again- LOVE that. My other staple is the grilled chicken. Probably would give it 5 stars bc the food, service and decor is truly well put together. However, the last two times, when we came in as a party of two, at 5:30pm during the week, the hostess (not the same one also) gave us a snooty attitude when asking if we had a reservation. Now, if I wanted a snooty restaurant I have plenty of choices. But this place comes off so warm yet the first moment I'm greeted w an attitude. NO THANKS. Both times we were showed a table (and they are SMALL TABLES) that were in the most awkward of spaces. Oh- the dining room was 90% percent EMPTY. When we asked for a different table we were told it was for people w a reservation. Nice customer service. Because we are paying customers there now. There were plenty of tables. So for the 2nd time in a row we found our way to the bar and got two bar stools. Needless to say the bar tenders have always been amazing and attentive. By the time we left at 6:45.....the dining room was maybe 70% full- ok- so they had reservations.....but still plenty of nicer two tops that my husband and I could have had dinner and shared a bottle of wine with. Also, when we said we would sit at the bar the hostess didn't seem to really care that we weren't satisfied- again- customer appreciation would have been nice. So 4 stars (probably should be 3) for ATTITUDE. The food is really terrific. I think they know that. read more

I'm a little surprised this place only gets 3 1/2 stars, I have now been twice for a girls dinner and both times had pleasant experiences. The atmosphere is neat with exposed brick archways throughout the restaurant. We tend to order a few dishes and share family style, this past Monday we got the ricotta and prosciutto from the cheese and meat section and both were great. We also got the fried artichokes and grilled octopus, liked the octopus a lot but the artichokes were nothing special. For dinner we got the swordfish, kale salad, meatballs and pasta with peas in a cream sauce. The pasta and swordfish were delicious. I think I would skip the meatballs next time and add another pasta dish because there were a lot of good choices. Started off with a yummy grapefruit cocktail. Only thing I would mention is it's pretty loud! Wouldn't go here with my parents, definitely more of a younger crowd. read more

The restaurant is super cute and the food was great so this review is about the service, or lack thereof. I waited 20 minutes for the manager to come by after ordering a bottle of wine to tell us they don't have it. I waited another 20 minutes after ordering another bottle of wine that just sat on the service station as our waitress disappeared. We were not in a rush but the horrible service turned our 1.5 hour dinner into 3 hours. Took almost an hour to get our entree order in and then the waitress didn't even come by to check in and see how our food was. I had to flag her down to refill my wine because she moved the bottle off the table to the service station. The support staff cleared our sharing plates and then brought out an appetizer we were sharing... without sharing plates... and then brought them out 2 minutes later. We were celebrating my boyfriend's new job with his family and no one was in the mood to complain but... horrible experience! And to spend $400 in a restaurant before tip and receive no attention at all is very disappointing. read more

This is an amazing place to eat authentic Italian food. We got the frittelle di ricotta to start with and I felt like I was eating my grandmothers. They were delicious. My frittata was amazing. The atmosphere was so relaxing for brunch and our waiter was so attentive! We will definitely be back there when we are back in NY. read more

Had a weekend brunch and my wife ordered the crab. We left and walked to the 14th street Subway station. She became violently ill. Luckily we found a rest room underground. We reported this to the management. Their response was totally inadequate. They offerred to seat us specially at our next visit. I should have reported them to the Board of Health. read more

Très bons brunches dans un beau cadre agréable. Bon accueil. A conseiller sans hésiter.

I went there a time ago and I wasn't impressed, maybe the contrary. The appetizer was bland with no flavor and the pasta where undercooked. Def I didn't enjoy that. Back? I don't think so. Pros: any other place is open. Cons: everything read more

I was in the Village on a hot sunny June day and asked a couple of guys on the street where to go for brunch. They pointed us right down the street to Morandi. I loved it! We didn't want to wait a half hour for an outdoor table so we sat inside. Gorgeous atmosphere (low ceiling, wooden beams, brick walls) and gorgeous waitstaff. Food was spectacular. We had cappuccino, iced coffee, fresh squeezed OJ, a basket of fresh bread, arugula salad, crepes with ham and cheese, and a waffle with creme fresh and strawberry compote. Everything was perfect. Highly recommended!! read more

This is one of our absolute favorite places! While the portions are not huge, they are reasonable. Fun and lively, it can be a little loud...but then again so can we!! Try not to be seated close to the front door. We obsess about the lemon pasta that is phenomenal!! This homemade dish is the best pasta I have had anywhere! Every dish is perfectly done, and cooked to perfection. There is a flair for exotic cooking here, not your typical Italian. If your looking for lasagna...this is not the place for you. Last time we ate there Paul McCartney apparently slipped out the back door! read more

Love sitting outside on the street during the warmer months. Morandi rarely fails, but at the same time never goes above and beyond. The decor inside is always really fun and vintage-y. The service can be hit or miss depending on when you go - sometimes it'll be a packed house and they will find you a table quickly other times it seems empty and their is a 20 minute wait. The bean salads are always incredible and so is the burrata. I always judge a place by it's bread and olive oil and this is definitely one of the best restaurant breads and olive oil locations! While many rave about the meatballs, I wouldn't necessarily suggest them. I'd go for the special pasta of the day as it is usually best. Go for the atmosphere, you won't be disappointed by the food or service. read more

My favorite brunch place of all time. Make sure to go when it's warm so you can sit outside. The bruschetta is my favorite plate.

avoid this place. like an other review says perfectly, with So many great, tasty, cheaper even, far more authentic spots in town, do not waste your time on less than mediocre food. I want to offset the misleading review Zagat has since I went because they said good things. FAIL. my 1st night was such a debacle; staff constantly crashing into my chair in the cramped front area, a very indifferent waitress, in spite of whirring crowds of people and staff all around our table, no one approached us for over 10 mins(!) so I got up and asked the host stand a mere 5-6 feet away watching us for a waiter for water and wine. my friends shrimp and avocado app was good, but my pasta 'special' (hah!) was nothing but buttered spaghetti w/re-hydrated wild mushrooms! it tasted like a kid's meal of butter n salt on pasta. wtf? at $20+, I don't think so. I ate little of it, my friend noticing, coaxing me to say something. I did, the manager came, he was busy rushing, and instead of being pro customer oriented, he looked down his nose and did nothing but defend the dish. 'simple dishes can be delicious' he said. yeah, if ingredients weren't crap, lol. I've been to Italy, my fave country, 3 times for almost 2 months cumulatively. pa-lease. he grabbed the plate away, enter indifferent waitress, she offered up a fish special as a suggestion. I agree. it comes, NO sides, a rather small fish, some slime is on 1/4 of it, so the amount of food it was literally could fit in a 1/2 cup. the icing on the cake? the bill comes, and they took off my $20-something pasta, and replaced it w/this fish, which was about $30!!! WHAA!? I worked in restaurants in college, we all know, custom is to charge the original dish, and just 'give' the desired 2nd dish away. what a bait n switch! the waitress offering SUCH an expensive dish w/o telling me they'll charge me for it. we just left, grumbling. I called the next day complaining to the mgr, hoping this one would be professional. instead of refunding anything, she invited me back free. I hesitated, crap food, crap service, why do I want to schlep there for an eve like that? she offered it free for 2. ok, she's trying. I accept. we went last night, a jolly waiter was refreshing, this manager this time (from Rome, charming guy) was perfect, they really tried and customer service was better. but we were squashed in this weird table arrangement where you were literally walled into the booth side by tables that booted up to each other. moving in and out was awkward and neighboring tables next to us actually had to stand up, move out, move their tables and sit back down. what is this place thinking? the food was better, but remarkably mediocre. great octopus, the 1 great thing, but bad suggestion by the waiter for the lamb pasta dish, way too spicy to eat, tasted like canned tomato paste vs a nice Italian sauce (here we go again). the rabbit pasta was good, the pasta a bit mealy though. and after trading mine w/my friend since it was too spicy to even eat (I'm NOT that sensitive), I found a thin, 3/4" long bone in the rabbit dish. and then a piece of cartilage the size of an M&M. gross. really. this is NOT a good restaurant. celeb chef of not. I couldn't bear to tell the staff the issues as they were trying so hard. but I will also never go back. 3.5 stars is pushing it if you have any taste. I'd say 3, hence I'm trying to pull down the rating w/1 star. and you can tell. looking around, you know when it's an 'in the know' crowd, or a mediocre, generic crowd, w/some B&T-ers on wkends. this is exactly that. blah. you're in NYC, eat at the other thousands of places you'll actually get a NY experience with! read more

Walking around on the 4th of July, not much was open. Stumbled across this place and we figured we'd give a try. Nice scene inside as it was a bit to warm to be outside. We sat there for 10 minutes with no service at all. However, as soon as we brought it to their attention, we had great service for the rest of the meal. It seemed odd to have so many people working (cleaning tables, setting up supplies) but yet so few paying attention to the customers that were already there. I had a ham,cheese, tomato, and rosemary sandwich off of the menu. Completely unexpected but AMAZING. Much better than the simple pasta dish that was also ordered. That sandwich would make me return to this place, assuming I had a ton of time. read more

Yes, the creamy burrata is a nice alternative to increasingly hard-to-find buffala mozzarella. I like the economy of the carafes of wine - our Montepulciano was just right. Lamb ravioli with mint. Meh. Service. Meh. Would go again. read more

This great place if you are looking vibrant atmosphere. We went in a Monday night and the place was completely full. We ordered a bunch of appetizers as well as pasta and main courses. My top favorites were fried artichokes, lobster pasta special is a must, and the pork chop which was thick and cooked perfectly. I will definitely come back. read more

I used to come here every day until they decided to be total pinheads. If you are gonna make us wait for 45 minutes at least have the decency to be nice to us. Host sucks. Never recognizes locals that frequent the place. Honestly the only awesome thing is pistachio bread and the fact that Sam Rockwell sometimes drops by. read more

What I love about Morandi since I have been here a number of times: - reasonably priced menu with some solid Italian food ESP kale salad, cacio e pepe pasta, lamb chop special when its on, meat balls. And those sausage stuffed olives that are breaded and deep fried are ridiculously good. Share the olives though. Too rich for one to eat as an appetizer - always busy w a fun vibe ESP weekend brunch and dinner - great range of wines at various price points - good service - great for dining w a group - excellent al fresco dining if summer ever returns to NYC What can be annoying about Morandi: - inconsistency in food. First time I had the pollo diablo, it was amazing. Second time, disappointing. Third time, barely edible. They should take it off the menu if it is not a dish they can consistently produce. Note I have only ordered this dish when I have been in parties greater than 4 so maybe kitchen can't coordinate timing of grill and pasta? - bar area can get packed if you are waiting for a table. - always a wait even with a reservation - too few restrooms for size of restaurant. Always a line up - tables are tightly squeezed together which can be annoying depending on your neighbor read more

Great Italian food. The pasta was great. I had the handrolled spaghetti and it was awesome. We had a party of 6 and they seated us immediately. Service was on point. They have outdoor seating as well which is a big plus. Great location right in west village. Great place to grab a meal or just a couple glasses of wine and chill. read more

My favorite place !!! The food is amazing i could never get enough of the peppers meatballs or pasta.I come here once a week with the girls or my significant other. The staff is great .Roberto is the best!! Adam is also an amazing bartender read more

Great place for dinner or even drinks at the bar. Quality food and nice authentic atmosphere.

Ridiculously pricey for terrible tasting food that matches the horrible unfriendly service. Never going back. In general people have to start realizing that they are over paying. NO steak or fish should be $30 to $40 range and it doesn't even come with any sides. SPEAK UP. read more

We gave Morandi a shot and were sooo disappointed! The bread was cold and hard, we asked if it could be warned and they brought it back burned...the minestrone soup was disgusting (water and chopped basil) no taste! The spaghetti was undercooked... I understand "al dente" but the pasta was just too hard. Food lacked flavor and the waitress looked like she was asleep! Terrible experience:( read more

We've been to this restaurant multiple times and the food has always been delicious! The last time we were the there, the service was very slow and they kind of forgot to come and take the dessert order from us after giving us dessert menus... but i'll give them the benefit of the doubt and hope it was just a one time problem... Otherwise, the atmosphere there is really nice! a little loud, but we came with 3 kids so we didn't have to feel bad if the kids got loud... lol. They gave them crayons and papers to draw which was nice. and they have a changing table in the restroom (although a bit awkwardly installed, but nevertheless...). read more

One of our favorites in the West Village, Morandi has a nice rustic atmosphere and food to match. A couple of things we keep going back for include the octopus, the cacio e pepe, and the pici al limone. Make sure to make a reservation, although we've found that the wait isn't too long for walk-ins, especially after 9pm. read more

I love this place! Had the pasta, calamari, and some fish. Everything was very good and tasty. read more

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No one go here so I can have it to myself The food is spectacular. The wine list is impressive and the servers are so knowledgeable Also the amount of food your get is perfect. It's a little expensive but worth it read more

Very unimpressed by this restaurant. Came for Sunday lunch. Found the menu overpriced. I ordered Nutella crêpes, which, frankly, would've been much better if I'd made them at home. They were both crispy and greasy, probably the worst crêpes I've ever had. My friends ordered French toast which consisted of one slice of toast with some raisins on it. Portions are extremely small. On a positive note, our waiter was super friendly! Will not be back. read more

Celebrated a birthday there last week - party of 8. First time dining here. Interior design is beautiful - feels like you're dining outdoors in Italy. Place is trendy & very loud so conversation isn't easy. Service was OK but felt somewhat rushed. Food was a big disappointment - definitely expected a much better experience from a McNally restaurant.... maybe the chef was out to lunch! read more

It's a bit of a pretentious setting... An American forgery of a true Italian spot if you will... A decent forgery, but the invasion of suits and American consumers at the soon to fill up inside bar was a turn-off... Nine bucks for a Peroni bottle in the midst of happy hour is a bit of price gouging... The stuffed olives were very good, although the rolled up napkin inside that made the portion look larger than it was, kind of summed up the vibe for me... Had a decent Rose (Cerasuolo), and a very good Red from Calabria (Savuto-yet overpriced at $14) that made the stay, and intrusive jostling by imposing American "power player wannabes", more tolerable... The prosciutto wrapped breadsticks with typical imported olives were tired and mundane... Chick was from Rome behind the bar and you could tell she was burnt out by the ridiculous questions that abounded from the vapid, cornball consumer crowd, and their little recollections of their ugly American vacations to the boot, and I don't blame her one bit...... Go around the corner to Pagani, get that same Peroni for 4 bucks at happy hour, the food is just as good...the crowd is less pretentious, the olives from the same jar, and both names end in a vowel....which seems to indicate enough "Italia" for Americans.... read more