18 years later the food is still amazing!!! We come here…read morealmost monthly. The Yessil salad, Menti, and stuffed cabbage are so good!

Bodrum is a fun place! We sat outside on a nice Saturday evening and it was lively but not too…read morecrowded. Engaged, kind, fast service. The food was good - some items were amazing and others were pretty good. I absolutely LOVED the babaghanoush and the Turkish flatbread was another fave. We also got the manti, which was great, and the sis kebab which was just fine in my opinion. Yummy unique drinks too! It's a great neighborhood spot.

Absolute best pizza in New York and the service is even better. The affunicata is my personal…read morefavorite pizza, but I've recently discovered they also have superb soups--most notably the carrot soup. As good as the food is, the staff will win you over with their top-notch service. Great ambiance.

This is one of those places that is so good you almost don't want to give them a good review…read morebecause you don't want too many other people to go and make it hard to get a table. Really cute little place with great service and amazing food. We had two antpastis, a caprese and an eggplant dish, two pastas, and a pizza, and everything was amazing. The lava cake for dessert was amazing as well. We had a few espressos and a cappuccino and they made the most amazing face drawing in the cappuccino foam. We don't live in the area but we'll definitely be back.

The best Italian food on the Upper West Side and one of the best local restaurants in the City…read more Gennaro is an institution for Upper West Siders who have appreciated it for decades now. We practically live there, dining there at least once a week. The staff are friendly and helpful, the dining room has a vibe, and the food -- Aeolian island fresh pasta, marvelous sauces, great fish and meat dishes -- and wine are terrific. Note that Gennaro does not take reservations or (for the most part) credit cards. Prices are quite reasonable for the quality of the meals.

It pains me to write this review because when I first started coming here 20 years ago it was…read morewonderful. But it's just not the same. And the value is not there. Our spritzes were half full (at $15 a piece). I ordered the tortoloni, which to me seemed just like ravioli, and I only got five (for $30!). We also ordered a chicken cutlet wrapped in prosciutto and it just fell flat. The one yummy dish was a stuffed sardine appetizer. Overall pretty lackluster food. It's a cute restaurant inside and service was attentive.

Tiny Sardinian cafe known for their homemade pasta. It's quite cramped inside and noticeably loud,…read moreso I wouldn't come here with a large party or a quiet meal. They do have some outdoor seating though, so I'd recommend eating outside if the weather is nice. Service was helpful and pleasant if a bit rushed (no knock on them, but I couldn't understand their English too well). Ordered their lasagna (seasonal), arugula salad, and tiramisu. All I can say is that the food was incredible; the lasagna was rich and savory, the salad was crisp and refreshing, and the tiramisu was firm and moist (and not too sweet). One of the better culinary experiences I've had on the UWS. Downsides are you'll be paying for it with your wallet. Everything is on the slightly pricey side (about $25-40 per entree). Personally, I think it's well worth the cost, and I'll be dining here every day (or at least once a week), after I win the lottery, or maybe just on special occasions.

The lunch special for $21 is a great deal! A choice of an app and a main dish. The portions were…read morequite large, not the usual prixe fixe tiny plates. I split the lunch special and the tuna focaccio with a friend and we had a lot of leftovers. The fritto misto was fresh and hot. Lots of squid and not one piece tough or overcooked. The zucchini were a bit oily. The gnocchi in cream, pancetta and mushroom sauce were perfect. The pancetta was cut in long strips, not diced as is usual, and the difference was striking. I really tasted the pancetta and the flavor was deep and not salty. The balance between the sauce, gnocchi and mushrooms was perfect. The dish was really too big for one person. The focaccio could be split as a small lunch or app. At $25 it felt a bit overpriced, there was not a lot of tuna or capers or onions. It could have used some olives, perhaps. But still, freshly made. There are many pastas that I have never heard of - bigoli? fregola? And some interesting Sardinian sauces I have never heard of. So, if you want a penne vodka or spaghetti/meatballs this is not the place, but if you want to explore something different - definitely check it out for lunch. The food took a while bc everything was cooked to order. The service was quite good.

Friendly, comfortable neighborhood place with excellent food! Especially love the linguini with…read morewhite clam sauce...

Nice ambience and service. The food was unfortunately not the reason to come here. But we enjoyed…read morethe experience

I had brunch with my dear friend and I ordered the eggs Benedict with salmon that also included a…read moresalad and home fries. She ordered the avocado toast with 2 poached eggs . Both were delicious. The wait staff were professional and warm and friendly. The Jazz trio added a nice ambiance I will definitely be back .

The service was very good--the staff member who helped us was attentive and friendly…read more After a long day of sightseeing, we had a really enjoyable Italian dinner here. The food was excellent, and the seafood tasted fresh and well-prepared. The only downside was that a gratuity was automatically added to the bill, even though we were just a party of four. That wasn't clearly expected and took away a bit from an otherwise great dining experience.

So yummy.... But so many choices it was hard to choose, guess that means I will just have to go…read moreback and try more!! Pizza, pasta, subs, dinners, seafood and more!! Everything looked and tasted fresh, full of flavor. I left happy, stuff and overly satisfied. Greeted and assisted as soon as I walked in and everyone continued being nice till the moment I left. Great food, friendly staff, super clean restaurant and convenient location. Looking forward to my next visit!

Come here every now and then when I need something quick for dinner after a workout in my…read moreneighborhood. There's a wide variety of selections to choose from, which is always nice. Friendly staff and pizza is good as you'd expect them to be.

Met a friend for late lunch and so happy to see a generous tune span for their Happy Hour and…read morePre-fix options along with Lunch specials. My go to Branzino was a little tasteless and needed salt and way more capers, but otherwise fine. Sides are really too pricey for this neighborhood: six asparagus for 12 bucks? At least shave the stems so one does not have to chew so much.

Bizarrely awful experience. Here's a short list of things that happened:…read more 1) had to ask the server for bread 3 times. Doesn't come with the meal. They only had pita bread. 2) I brought my mother here for Mother's Day, and they forgot to bring her her entree and side. The waiter weirdly served me my entree, and my mother a small empty plate. Never returned to ask us if we had everything we needed, and let us sit there waiting for 10 minutes wondering why only 1 of us got our dinner. Eventually my food started getting cold, and when we asked the waiter where my mother's food was, he looked bewildered like he didn't understand what we meant. 3) he then blamed it on the order machine not working? Even though this didn't happen to anyone else at the restaurant? Machines don't have minds of their own, people make mistakes using them. He then tried to validate his excuse by showing us that he wrote down my mother's order on his notepad. Like that was supposed to offset that my starving mother didn't eat dinner on Mother's Day? Also, own up to your mistake bro and do something nice for us to show us that you understand what good service is. Total amateur hour. 4) tried to make up for it by bringing us this weird, gross dry dessert things that was awful. 5) when we asked for the rest of the food to go because we had had enough, they brought us aluminum containers and told us to pack it ourselves. I could see that at a cheap restaurant, but this was $150 for 2 people. The least you can do after butchering the experience is pack up our food in a to-go box. 6) there were 6 people at most dining that night, in a massive space that could probably sit 100+. We probably should have realized that was a bad sign and left before sitting down. 7) no discount on the check, or really any accommodations. They just didn't charge us for the meal they forgot. This place will be open for max another month before going out of business. Good riddance.