With a name like Noodle Pudding, I was a bit reluctant...but hey, why the hell not! I went with a group of six for my birthday early this month and the food was great! I am still thinking about the endive, walnut, and goat cheese salad today. Add the grilled calamari to the mix and you're good to go. We also had the penne and grilled fish and two bottles of wine. Of course I didn't pay because it was my birthday but the total still came up to only $30/person. I only gave it four stars instead of five because our waitress was a bit distracted and spacey. She was helpful but she seemed rushed the entire night. read more

A-OK. I'm not quite a fan, but I do like the place, the space, the location and the food is good. So why 3 stars? Because I'm applying the Italian scale of measurement. Arugula and shaved parmigiano: This simple salad combines the pepperiness of the arugula and the butteriness of the parmigiano. Everything was good, but the arugula could've been more peppery and the cheese more buttery. I'd order it again just cuz I like it. Tagliatelle bolognese: The pasta wasn't quite al dente. The bolognese was good, but again, didn't take me back to Italy. Flavorful, but should've been more flavorful. Wheat panette w/ spring veggies, in this case baby zucchini and fava beans. Simple and fresh. The veggies melded together making it harder to discern individual flavors. Tiramisu: it's good. Pear ricotta cheese cake: It's better than the tiramisu. It's not a bad 3 star review, but I can't say I liked it enough to be a fan. read more

Can't go wrong with this cash-only, first rate classic Italian restaurant. This has long been a family favorite. All the pastas are incredible. The gnocchi, lasagna, and seafood pastas are amazingly delicious. Try the seared steak sliced over fresh arugula. There are always great specials. The fresh fish is the freshest best fish we have ever had at any restaurant in the city. Tiramisu and limoncello for dessert and you are good to go. Prices are totally reasonable. But be prepared got wait -- this place has a big following. read more

A great restaurant with great service and food. A friend of mine went to high school with the owners' son and many of the staff that they've hired who are friends of said son. A family restaurant with great food. What more could you ask for? I'm a fan. read more

We haven't been to this area for dinner in a long time, it's a little out of the way usually. Glad we made this trip though, it was totally worth it. Parking around here is not easy, one should usually take the train. We came on a Wednesday evening so we had no wait for a party of 2, which was quite nice. The restaurant seems a lot more fancy than it actually is. The waitstaff is uniformed in white shirts and the hosts are in suits. However, once you're inside, everyone is friendly and the atmosphere is very laid back. There is no pretentious air where the customers/staff look down on you if you're not in a suit, just a nice restaurant. We ended up ordering from the daily specials menu for both appetizers and entree. The app was an oxtail ragut and the entree was grilled black bass served with Maine mussels, clams, and cherry tomatoes. The oxtail ragut was served with ribbon pasta and it was just delicious. There was a comfortable taste and feeling to it, it was basically comfort food. Surprisingly, the dish was pretty filling and easily shareable for two people. Then came the main seafood entree. The bass was perfectly grilled and the meat was tender. The fish had just enough texture that you can bite into it without it falling apart in your mouth. The skin, my favorite part of a fish, was flavorful and crisp, magnificent. The fish was surrounded by mussels and clams. Only complain is the clams were about the size of my pinky nail, tiny clams, not satisfying. Good thing the mussels more than made up for it. The mussels were sweet, hearty, and flavorful being brewed in the seafood broth. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal here and would love to come back many times. read more

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Good food is worth waiting for. Local, farm fresh organic and delicious Italian food without the pretentiousness. Warm, inviting staff. No sign out front but look for the hordes of people waiting. As a person that hates tomatoes when I come to Noodle Pudding I eat a whole plate of them. Their food is delicious and prepared and balanced excellently. Cash only. Service is attentive without being overbearing. It's simply the best Italian food in Dumbo and Brooklyn Heights. read more

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Delicious food and cozy atmosphere! My friends and I were able to score a table by the window, and with the radiator on and festive interior the restaurant had a great ambiance. We ordered the gnocchi with butter and sage, straccetti, and pappardelle with boar and mushroom ragu. I loved the pappardelle--I like my pasta on the firmer side of al dente, and this was perfect without being too heavy. The boar was extremely tender and not overpowering; with the mushroom ragu, it tasted deliciously earthy and complemented the pasta well. The gnocchi was also good (as many other Yelp reviews can attest), but I felt that it wasn't as interesting to eat as the pappardelle. Flavor-wise, it was creamy and rich, but I ended up preferring the pappardelle because it had more texture and was more fun to eat. I was pleasantly surprised by the straccetti; we ordered it not knowing quite what it was, and when it came out as a single piece of what looked like very thin beef with vegetables I wasn't sure if we made the right choice. But it actually tasted delicious--the beef was tender (the menu noted that it was grilled on just one side), the small side salad it came with bright and acidic. I also loved learning about the dish itself when I got home; apparently, straccetti translates roughly to "rags" of beef, which I thought fit the way we ate the dish (tearing the beef into pieces) surprisingly well. I recommend this if you have never had it and want to try something new! The one downside is that we didn't get any free bread. The table next to us had bread, but I think it may have been an actual dish you have to pay for. Obviously not a deal breaker, especially since our food came out very fast, but just something to I kept in mind! read more

Noodle Pudding - Pappardelle with boar and mushroom ragu - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

A staple in the Heights! Consistently good food and a great casual vibe. Be sure to bring cash- no cards here!

We came for a late dinner so we didn't have to wait at all - which might be the way to go as the service throughout dinner was faster this way. They did start us off with complimentary bread with a nice olive oil. Then we had the bruschetta with peppers and anchovies, which had a great flavor combination but the texture was a little off - the bread being a little too hard. For the entrees, the the seafood risotto was the way to go as it was beautifully rich and the perfect portion size. The waiter was on point, quick, attentive, but not overbearing. He complimented my hat too. read more

This is one of my go-to Italian neighborhood spots. I was recently here with friends visiting from San Francisco so I had to impress them. It's conveniently located close to the A/c or 2/3 trains. We arrived early and had a bottle of Prosecco at the bar chatting with the friendly bartender. Later once our friends arrived we had the antipasto plate and some delicious pastas for our main courses. And the tiramisu for dessert is awesome. read more

Got here because someone recommended it. Read the menu and it said no Credit Cards accepted, so we almost left, I am glad we stayed the place and the food were great, fresh pasta good wine, delicious bread. You can tell its a place where people go and become regulars, they stay because the food is great and it's a place for conversation and enjoying your food, no rush. So, there's an ATM a block from there, get money out and enjoy this cozy place. read more

Noodle Pudding - Fettuccini seafood, absolutely delicious. - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Noodle pudding is definitely a Brooklyn heights gem. There's not even a visible sign from the outside for anyone to figure out the name of the restaurant. But you'll def know about it bc the restaurant gets filled with people night after night. The service was excellent and our server was very attentive and patient. We stayed for almost 2.5 hours and he didn't give us the bill until we asked. Pretty uncommon in NYC restaurant scene if you asked me. We tried... - fettuccine with seafood: this had plenty of seafood. If you can take the heat, I would definitely try it with some red pepper flakes on side. The restaurant has a special kind where they dry their own. - gnocchi with butter sage sauce: this was the hit of the night. Sauce is so creamy and gnocchi is perfectly cooked! Definitely surprised me. read more

Noodle Pudding - Butter sage gnocchi and fettuccine with seafood - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Great restaurant in Brooklyn Heights serving authentic Italian cuisine. We shared the salad appetizer, the octopus app, and the razor clams. For entrees, we had pork chops with cherry tomatoes; pasta with eggplant; and a monkfish dish, all of which were delicious. read more

Noodle pudding sounds like a gross dish and I should have taken that into account when choosing this restaurant. My husband and I ordered fried calamari, fettuccine with shellfish ragu, and lasagne. The calamari was overcooked, lasagne was dry and had literally no sauce, and the seafood literally tasted like a dirty river. Shrimp was overcooked. Just horrible food. The service was even worse. The server we had barely spoke to us, didn't even tell us his name. We had to wait 15 minutes for menus after a 35 minute wait to get in. Never checked on us even once and when we asked for the check 5 minutes after getting our food he didn't even ask why. Our plates were full. Another person asked if we wanted a box and we said no. They were probably in a bad mood because the air conditioning is NOT sufficient and it was very warm. It may look like you found some sort of hidden gem considering there is no sign or name on the building to let you know where you are but if you find the place, save yourself the wait and move on. read more

This used to be one of my favorite restaurants in Brooklyn Heights. No more. On Sunday May 16 I went there with friends. The food was bad. The calves liver tasted like shoe leather. The basic mozzarella and tomato was spoiled by a tasteless slice of tomato and equally tasteless mozzarella. The service was attentive but rushed. read more

Love this place! Sat outside and had a great meal. Split a bottle of the house red, the garlic bread, bresaola, and pasta with porcini mushrooms... unbelievable! Highly recommend this spot if you're looking for Italian in Bk heights at a great price! read more

Birthdays, anniversaries and holiday dinners, all of which I returned with friends and families who are now hooked and I sometimes bump into here on occasion. tony is a culinary genius, if you get to know him well, let him design a dinner for you, believe me, he won't hold back to the best quality and cost. some of my favourites are the razor clams, endive salad, hangar steak with tomatoes and onions, and cant beat the ciabatta and spicy olive oil. to finish with illy coffee and pannacotta. ciao tony! read more

Throw me back, throw me back, to old Brooklyn, old Brooklyn heights where cobble stone street reigned and waiters sang at your table (*note no waiters sang at our table but I wish they did!) Dinner for 4 on a lovely Tuesday evening a few weeks back. The ambiance was on point, casual but not too casual. We sat around 7:30 follow a dollop of wine or two at the bar and dove right into a 2 hours dinner delight. We started with squash flowers stuff with ricotta cheese (#allthefeels) and then moved our way into the main dishes. I went with a standard lasagna bolognese and it was divine. Light and airy almost, but with robust flavors and it didn't make you feel like you just ate a stone, it was perfection. My companions and the misses dabbled in eggplant parmesan and caprese salad - needless to say all plates were cleaned by close of course. A couple of things to note, there is basically no signage so I walked by the restaurant possibly twice before I finally had an 'ah ha' moment. It is CASH only, but before you grumble, just prepare in advance and recognize that the prices are actually a bit cheaper because they're avoiding swipe fees. And hey - that's what Venmo is for. So no, Noodle Pudding is not some weird hipster pudding joint, but you're next great Italian adventure! *Fun fact - we actually saw two sous chiefs bringing in MASSIVE fish, caught it seems that day, through the front door! So yeah ... it's fresh ... so fresh read more

The place is well located . I was with my in law a elder guy , the host and the waiter no nice at all , we wanted to sit in the bar there were empty seats but she said she has to ask if we can sit . Then more people came and she allow them to sit freely . The waiter refuse to ask in the kitchen to split a lasagna in two . No Cortez's at all . That bar tender a nice guy . I will think to come back read more

It's the neighborhood gem. No reservations so come early (like 5:30) or late (10-ish) if you want to get in because it is very, and deservedly, popular. The owner, Antonio, is the chef, and more impressively, he goes himself to the market and selects the food and serves it up beautifully. All dishes are meticulously seasoned, fresh, and delicious! The service is prompt, courteous, but refreshingly unceremoniously down home. The ambience is ordinary, and the acoustics problematic, for me anyway, since I'm a bit hard of hearing and the place is always packed. One thing: cash only, but that's OK because--for a restaurant of its quality--it's cheap! The food is the great bargain. This restaurant does no need my recommendation, really. The crowds thronging in front all evening tell the tale! Oh, and by the way, the drinks are king-sized and well-mixed. read more

Went here for dinner on a Friday night around 8:30-9pm. We were seated right away and greeted by our server to get drinks and food order. That was basically the last time we saw our server (tall gentleman with round glasses). Our wine glasses sat empty for over an hour, throughout our meal, which a bus boy brought out. Took forever to flag down our waiter for the bill as well. Decent food but horrible service. read more

I do not understand why this restaurant received so many positive reviews? !! When I ordered a monkfish, I was assured that it was "very tasty". The menu indicates potatoes as a side dish. No way!!! Instead I was brought huge 3 potatoes and bones of fish! No meat - only 4 huge round bones with the remains of meat !!! Besides that the service is very, very slow. Waiters have no idea how to pour water into a glass properly. read more

I know everyone is excited about the italian food here, but nothing gets me more excited than 5$ house wine! (15$ for a bottle). Also the food is good too read more

If you are looking for great service, a kid friendly environment and located in one of the best neighborhoods in NYC, then check out noodle pudding! They have a great selection of pasta dishes that can be broken out into dinner and primi portions. In addition, the fresh catch usually doesn't disappoint and can be served for two people! Remember, cash only but a small inconvenience for this local neighborhood gem! Suggestions: Lasagna, fish of the day! read more

I have eaten at Noodle Pudding at least 5 times now and love this place to the bottom of my heart. Here's a handful of my reasons: 1. The food is very good. This isn't edgy new-wave Italian fare. It's classic. It's provincial. It's comfort. And it's also delicious. @EricJ and @BettyO each gave some pretty negative reviews, but they also both went on holidays: Valentine's and NYE. I've never been to Noodle Pudding on a holiday, but frankly, eating out anywhere on holidays is usually a recipe for disappointment as the prices are high and the kitchen staff is run ragged trying to serve an exceedingly high number of tables. I don't question their experiences, but I think the context is a good thing to keep in mind. On our last trip to Noodle Pudding, we ordered the Crispy-Fried Whiting, the Mafalda Al' Cacio e Pepe w/ the Egg Yolk (a must), the Bucatini Con Sarde, the Pork Braciola w/ Gnocchi, and another fish dish that I can't remember. But they were all delicious. 2. The menu is in Comic Sans. It is the 21st Century. I am confident that this choice of font is not that of a provocateur, but of someone who isn't troubled by the pursuit of Michelin stars or Eater's praises. I can't understate how important this is. Food culture is more often than not a pretentious mess that exhausts chef and eater alike. It is so refreshing to enter into a restaurant that simply wants to feed you and see that you enjoy your evening. I have this sense every time I enter Noodle Pudding. So much so that even Comic Sans is redeemed. 3. House wine for $15 a bottle. Enough said, yeah? You can pay more, but honestly, I'm not sure why you would. Sitting with a group of friends and ordering three bottles of wine without nervously tallying the bill in my head makes for a lovely dinner. This kind of reasonable pricing is all over the menu and reaffirms my 2nd point: Noodle Pudding is an environment that seeks to put you at ease, which makes both food and conversation more enjoyable. read more

This outing was decent. I went with my mentor. The service was horrible. It was like being served by a person without any arms or legs. The Salmon was decent. I could've stayed home and cooked it better. read more

Noodle Pudding is a tasty, cute little Italian restaurant in Brooklyn Heights that is definitely worth the trip if you are in the mood for Italian. Especially for any tourists, its way better than anything you will find in Little Italy. I will spend the rest of the review praising this spot, as I really enjoyed our dinner. However, two things to note before I continue: #1- its CASH ONLY, which is annoying, #2- it can get a little loud when crowded (which is often), as the have great acoustics. Let's go on! The menu at Noodle Pudding changes regularly, usually based on what kind of ingredients that owner and chef can get their hands on. For us, this meant a dish named Straccetti, which is a kind of beef cutlet grilled on one side. It was amazing. We also had the Endive salad, which was very flavorful while not being too heavy, and the Pappardelle, which was mixed with different cheeses, a light sauce, tomatoes and cooked perfectly al dente. While I'm not sure what the menu will look like when you go, it will be tasty. The staff are friendly and offer some excellent wine recommendations and know the food well. They were attentive also. The prices are reasonable, but once again, they only take cash. Also, it can get crowded! So plan ahead, but its totally worth it. read more

Best place we have eaten in Brooklyn, great atmosphere, food and servers. We wish we had bough more cash for desert! read more

Noodle Pudding - gnocchi pasta - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Amazing family owned restaurant that's been a staple for 30 years. Michelin related. All around wonderful experience and it's lasted for so long for a reason. read more

NP has been a Brooklyn Heights institution for over 25 years. Amazing food, great service, and very reasonably priced wines.

This is probably my favorite Italian restaurant in all of NYC. The food is always great, the service is always on point and helpful. Good wine selection to choose from and their prices are very reasonable. My wife and I love this local spot. Always one of the first places we recommend to friends and family visiting us in Brooklyn Heights. read more

Wonderful neighborhood Italian spot! Always crowded, and for good reason. Brooklyn Heights needs more restaurants like this. Changing menu, delicious Italian food, friendly staff, charming ambiance, family friendly - Noodle Pudding has it all! A few quirks, like cash only and long waits and small bathrooms, but a really great spot that I'd definitely recommend. read more

Didn't make plans to dine here just kind of randomly walked by, liked the atmosphere and tried it. Really glad we did, tried a lot off of the menu and everything was great. Large portions and no room for dessert. Very reasonably priced entrees and wine list. Will return. read more

Noodle Pudding. If you saw that name in most places, you'd be like - gross. But somehow the Brooklyn Heights staple made it work, and for many years. I think at one point the food was very good and so the name didn't really matter - at least it was memorable. But all that has changed, and now the Henry Street landmark has come back around full circle to put the caliber of the restaurant back on par with its cheesy name. Having not been there in several years, I took a date there for Valentine's Day, 2019. To my credit, I suggested we leave after taking in the dozens of tacky red balloons which were floating on strings over the dining area, coupled with cheesy heart stickers all over the walls and bad lighting. It did not feel like the romantic ambiance I was looking for and was already an anticlimactic buzz kill as I was looking forward to revisiting what I remembered to be a pretty solid Italian joint. Moral of the story part 1: follow your gut. You know, the "blink" mentality - it works. We should have left. Instead, we stuck around and ordered an endive/goat cheese/arugula salad, burrata, pappardelle with braised short rid, and a Valentine's Day special, heart-shaped beet/squash ravioli. We also ordered a local Cabernet Franc from the Finger Lakes - from Red Hook Winery - the highlight of our meal. Endives are strong and bitter, and delicious. But you have to know how to use them, and how to balance flavors. Noodle Pudding didn't get the memo, and clumsily sliced whole endives rather than peeling the leaves off, so that the taste overpowered everything, even the arugula. It was just a pretentious mix assembled without any discerning taste. Then came the burrata - served so cold it could have been out of the freezer. When I complained to the waitress, she said, "oh, it's supposed to be served that way." I assured her it was not, and, to his credit, the chef later came out and apologized, and agreed that burrata should be served warm, or room temperature at a minimum. The heart-shaped ravioli was an embarrassment - the flavor was mediocre, and I think there were about 7 ravioli on the plate - and not even heart-shaped, but circular. They were slathered with a heavy cream sauce that was just wrong on so many levels. The pappardelle was a little better, although the portions were small and the pasta was cooked a minute or two past al dente. Was I really at Noodle Pudding? About three-quarters of our way through the meal, someone realized that they should at least pretend to have a romantic setting, so they dimmed the lights. A small comfort after I spent half the night grabbing balloon strings that were floating by my head and swinging them out of the way. Still, the tasteless food and cheesy ambiance didn't seem to deter the Valentine's Day crowd, who for whatever reason were still lining up at the door. You can't teach taste - and maybe an established restaurant has enough cache to make people think they're eating someplace special - but Noodle Pudding was anything but. Although I didn't use the restroom, my date did, and she told me they had bad Yelp reviews lining the hall outside the bathroom in some attempt at being ironic. It was ironic, indeed, but not in the way they had intended. I was completely floored at what a tacky, mediocre experience this old neighborhood gem has turned out to be. read more

My husband took me for my birthday tonight I have never written a restaurant review before now. This place is adorable the food is aHmazing service impeccable best bartender !! Our drinks were refilled the second they were empty. Staff so friendly people and surroundings cozy upbeat love love love this place !! read more

Noodle Pudding - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I tried this place as a recommendation, and it turned out to be one of the best. I am not a fan of Italian food but this was an exception. I ordered Skirt Steak and Soft Shell Crabs as appetizer. The steak was tender and well seasoned, perfect to my taste. Soft Shell Crabs were very crunchy. They almost melted in my mouth. Due to the restaurant location, after dinner, I went to walk around Dumbo to help my stomach to digest the food and to get whole view of Manhattan Skyscrapers and Brooklyn Bridge. It is very romantic for those couples out there and great for singles also, a place where you can be honest with the ones you like. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

My kind of place. No frills, just good simply cooked Italian food at decent value. The osso bucco always rocks my world, but its the marrow within that makes the comparatively hefty $28 price tag a non-issue. It's not unusual to find diners at adjacent tables staring at me in either mild disgust or mocking amusement when I desperately suck, lick, and claw at the bone trying to get every single last tantalizing bit of marrow out. I've been told I look like a malnourished stray dog eating for the first time in a week. There's other great stuff there (love the parpadelle w/ mushrooms, half seared buffalo with mixed greens, and pretty much everything they make), but the osso bucco will always have my heart.. tee hee. *wink* P.S. - I've officially decided to embark on a quest for NYC's best bone marrow. I am open to... nay... eagerly seeking suggestions from marrow lovers out there. (So far, Prune is at the top of my list to try) read more

Excellent Place for dinner. Fabulous Italian food that is all fresh and has excellent seasoning. Atmosphere is also very nice and the service is very good too. Highly recommended. read more

One trend that is likely to emerge with the more reviews I write on Yelp is that I am just not the biggest fan of Italian restaurants. It's not that I don't like Italian food -- in fact, it's quite tasty. But rarely do I find it special or creative and, in a city like New York where you could eat at a different restaurant every night and never have to eat at the same place twice, I have trouble justifying spending a lot of money on food that I don't think is special or I believe I could cook myself. And so, I tend not to be the biggest fan of Italian restaurants. But this place is an exception. It helps that it has sentimental value: this was the place my boyfriend took me on our third date. I still remember what shirt he was wearing. He brought me a Tupperware of tortilla soup that he'd made ("extra spicy") the night before so that I could have it for lunch the next day (even if he forgot to give it to me and then told me the next day that he was eating it himself. Still, it's the thought that counts.) We went back at ate there again for our anniversary last year and we'll probably go again for our anniversary this year, too. Noodle Pudding is a cute little neighborhood-y Italian restaurant steps away from the Brooklyn Bridge. Like another reviewer said earlier, I don't quite get the cult following, but that could easily be because of my aforementioned disclaimer about Italian food. But what I do like about it is its warmth, its reliable tastiness and the fact that everyone there seems happy to be there and seems to love the place. That just makes for a very nice dinner vibe. I also like the bartender who let me try a bunch of red wines until I found the one I liked best while I waited for my boyfriend at the bar. That kind of treatment is something I'll always return for. read more

True humor occurs when you post a review with a very important section about there being no reservations and cash only and then you go on a lark and forget to get cash. So you have the great meal and then you have to run all the way to Peas and Pickles to get cash. On a Tuesday night this place was packed by the time we left. The service is not super-attentive, but it is more in the way of just letting you enjoy your meal with no rush instead of just ignoring you so it isn't a big deal. They are also busy and the servers are never just standing around. The rigatoni dish was fine, nothing over the top, I enjoy the gnocchi much more, but to have a neighborhood restaurant like this is such a great thing and I always enjoy my meals here. read more