Was here many years ago when I still lived in NY. Remembered it was very good, so since I was in…read morethe area again, made reservations. We were shown the specials of the night- quite literally in this humongous tray. Everything was fresh & raw- ready to cook. I was certainly impressed! We ordered a bottle of Barolo to go with our veal dishes. I had what was called - Fillet of Veal- so delicious, came with fried zucchini & mushrooms. It was grilled like fillet mignon- one of the few pieces of veal that was not breaded. Hubby had the Veal- like Milanese- that was also served with what looked like Bruschetta. He enjoyed that very much. The atmosphere is intimate with white tablecloths & many tables. I remember there were a couple of private rooms for parties. We closed out our evening with double espressos. Service was excellent. I would be a regular if I lived here!

Bruno's website says "authentic Italian menu that is straight out of southern Italy". So I went for…read morea classic carbonara. While what was served tasted fine, it was not carbonara, it was pasta with cream. Also, the bread served with the antipasto was mediocre. If you are looking for an Americanized Italian, you'll like it. If you want authentic, go somewhere else.

I love this place. You can order anything here and will never be disappointed. The choices you have…read morehere will bring a big smile to your face. If you love Italian food add this place to your list. If you like something new or something different add this place to your list. This place is the real deal.

I've been eating here since they opened maybe 7or 8 years ago at least…read more Divino's is a wonderful neighborhood Italian restaurant in Howard Beach that has great service, really Good food decent prices. in the summertime you can sit at their outdoor patio. They accommodate large groups serve alcohol and their pizza is amazing.

The food was excellent! The service was fantastic. Our waiter was Angelo he informed us of the…read morespecials and had a wonderful personality. Th ambience was very relaxing clean and friendly.

We had never been to Vetra Restaurant before and were looking forward to it because it was my aunts…read more94 birthday. The restaurant was quite busy when we came in and my cousin always insists on sitting outside due to her fear of getting the covid virus again. My aunt ordered the prime rib which was a good-sized steak. My cousin ordered the salmon on a plank oven roasted on a cedar plank, glazed with maple butter & dusted with toasted fennel and broccoli rabe. My wife and I ordered the oreganata tasting (Alaskan cod, shrimp, clams & calamari. Served with spaghetti agli olio, with a lemon white wine sauce). Our portions were small, and I had to send my plate back because the food was lukewarm not hot! The food tasted very good. For dessert we had pistachio tartufo, vanilla cheesecake, tiramisu and my aunt was given a sparkling birthday cake for free. The desserts were excellent and well portioned. The outside terrace is very nice as we are on the Broad Channel causeway. The only downside was I didn't bring my jacket with me, and a strong breeze hit my back as we finished. The other downside was the restaurant allowed smoking on the terrace in designated sections which isn't good for me because of asthma, and it is taking away from the taste of my food. The service was very slow, although the staff was friendly and cordial with many old time customers coming here on a standard basis. I was thinking they may have gone fishing to get our seafood plate together! The bathrooms were clean and there is valet parking on the premises. The bill was not paid by me but by my cousin and was well over $200.00 for the four of us. It's unfortunate that my food was cold and there is nothing to make up for the slowness of the staff. When we arrived, the outside was full of people but few staff and I believe there was a party taking place in the banquet hall and either there weren't enough servers or chefs to accommodate them both for the food to take so long and be cold. The restaurant is also singled out as the "go to place" for Woodhaven events and if this is what they get...it may be time for them to change. Read less

So can you can pull up and park in front and walk in to this quant little Italian caffe with…read morebeautiful French patio doors so it feels like your outside. You're then greeted by the nicest waitress or waiter and sometimes the manager and the service is friendly and fast. The paninis are amazing all different delicious meats vegetables and cheese. Whatever you want on them. And the bread is grilled toasted and choice of onion, everything, wholewheat plain, all that are fantastic or get it on a wrap. So many great choices. The sides are awesome too. Platters of cheeses with panini chips, grilled eggplant dishes, olives, amazing salads and my favorite, the battered crispy parmigiana truffle fries OMG!!! These are the best fries so crispy and delicious. You can also get them plain. And their coffees are also fantastic, made by train baristas and I'll say better than Starbucks. Don't wait, stop by and try everything, you'll love it.

I looked and didn't order it definitely is not Italy was in Italy for 30 days and this is not a…read morepanini and pricey more than Italy. The lines were around 3 blocks in Italy for a famous Panini spot and across the street small side to side blocks was the famous Pizza shop. So, No this is not Italy panini

First time stopping by Lenny's Clam Bar in Howard Beach for dinner. Classic Italian-style…read morerestaurant, no frills, with a friendly staff. We were seated quickly and started with complimentary bruschetta on toast, breadsticks, and a warm loaf of bread. We ordered the fried calamari, which was a very generous portion, fresh, lightly breaded and not greasy at all. We chose the sweet marinara sauce and really enjoyed it. For dinner we had the Seafood Fra Diavolo for two. The portion was huge and could easily feed three people. Everything tasted fresh and was well seasoned. My only disappointment was that there was no spice at all I was really looking forward to that nice spicy Fra Diavolo kick. We also had a pitcher of white sangria, which was good. Overall, a very good first experience. We'll definitely come back and see if we can get that Fra Diavolo to live up to its name next time!

Famous institution in Queens! Stopped by after Rockaway Beach for some seafood. Lots of tables and…read moregot seated quickly. Service is meh, but seafood is delicious and super fresh. We got the French onion soup and lobster bisque. I've had better French onion soup (yes, probably shouldn't order at an Italian spot but i couldn't resist). The lobster bisque was yummy but you could really taste the heavy cream. No chunks of lobster. We shared a large fried calamari with medium spice marinara sauce and a dozen baked clams. The calamari needed some salt, but was fried well. Baked clams were absolutely SO DELISH!!! Use up that complimentary bread basket for them. For mains, we shared the shrimp parm, linguini pasta with clams, and rigatoni. Shrimp parm and rigatoni were awesome. Great red sauce. My pasta with the clams was super bland. No olive oil, no garlic. Couldn't eat it and took it home for leftovers to remake a sauce for it. After that, tasted good. We shared the tartufo for dessert. Can't go wrong there. I would come back if you're looking for large portions for dinner and want some fresh seafood.

A place you must experience to get the whole ball of wax !…read moreIt is a wonderful restaurant with many must have dishes such as veal Don Peppe, seafood salad, baked clams linguine clam sauce,peppers and onions,the house salad !Wow all so good !

Food amazing service phenomenal and the ambiance brings me back to when I was a kid and I love it!!…read moreTop notch place nobody makes a better shrimp dish around

Awesome place, prices and people . Today the were frying…read morefresh eggplant ! You could smell it from outside, phenomenal! The semolina loaf I grabbed was warm! The guys behind the counter and the cashier Girl were all so nice and accommodating. Been going forever but today's experience was exceptional.

Well, It Finally happened; Today Monday 10/27/25, around 11:45 am I made my way in to the New Meat…read moreMarket which was the Old Brothers Italian Food World Market Not To Be Ever Confused With Our Famous and Much Loved Brothers Ravioli !!! Living In HB for many years we always patronized this business back in the day and when Rag Time was still in business and at there best game as well; these businesses over the years got faded out with the times I blame it on the diversity shift that's going on in the area supply n demand that's my honest opinion because we see more and more of these Mom and Pop businesses either fading out and or finding it very hard to survive; Facts; rent, Food Cost; labor cost & insurance all have what to do with their survival... Times Have Changed however I'm glad that i stoped in this morning to patronize This business again; honestly speaking I would've stopped at my go to Brothers's ravioli but there was no parking and I didn't wanna double park and risk a ticket so I kept driving and then I remembered this place I knew that it was getting remodeled so I stopped in to have a look see... 1st; Parking NOT a Problem !! Happy !!! 2nd; Beautiful curb appeal, when I walked in the two ladies upfront greeted me and said good morning with a smile..... 3rd; Very Very Clean, The deli & butcher displays of all their meats & salads look very inviting it brought back good memories of when the original store was at its finest !! Well, congratulations to this new owner I understand that he worked for the old owner for years if I'm wrong I apologize Store looks amazing everything is well organized they have all the italian goodies as well as standard groceries.... Now let's get down to business I went in there to get a roast beef hero; I placed my order I watched the gentleman start to make my hero I'm watching because that's what I do ( I liked what I saw ) and then I told him to make me another one the same exact way take a look at the size of theses heors & amount of meat that's in it that & it's Boar-Head roast beef & monster cheese at $12 Bucks a hero !!! Super Fresh & Super Delicious; I will definitely be back to support this store again just based on my Hero's . Then I was gonna go to Bj's wholesale club to go buy London broil's they have a two pack for being that I was here at the meat market I checked out their London - Broil lookedlook fantastic Priced @ $7.99 a pound So I bought Two of them; they are currently marinating in the refrigerator in a very nice low sodium soy garlic ginger marinade which I will barbecue them later tonight !!! Can ya tell I was craving Red Meat Today !!! Lol I will update you on them later but rest assure I will definitely patronize the store again like I said I normally buy from this store they are Italian sausage; their chicken rings and parsley rings along with all their homemade chicken burgers which will always out of this world and they looked just as good as they did years ago..... Please keep in mind my five star review solely based on my fantastic and delicious heroes And they're beautiful London broils along with everything else that I described up above I will update this review going forward glad I stopped in again !!! Also an FYI; somebody posted that their prices are very expensive ?!?! I walked around the store for a good 20 minutes I checked a lot of prices on everything I found the store would be just as reasonable as any other store so don't believe everything you read !!! Thanks, Greg D & Family

Mother's Day dinner at Matteo's of Howard Beach with the family. Me, my father, mother, and sister…read morewalked in hungry and skipped appetizers like real professionals. Straight to the main event. First up was the Sunday sauce... pork ribs, sausage, meatballs simmered for hours like an Italian grandmother was in the back yelling at somebody. Absolute heavyweight champion of comfort food. Then came the skirt steak with onions and mushrooms. Simple, classic, no nonsense. Olive oil, lemon, garlic, parsley. The kind of dish that reminds you sometimes men really only need steak and peace. But the MVP? The chicken parmesan. Crispy, cheesy, perfectly cooked, and strong enough to unite an entire family for 10 minutes without anybody checking their phone. Dessert wasn't optional. We demolished the house-made Italian cheesecake, tiramisu, and cannoli like we were training for the Feast of San Gennaro. Yeah, the place was loud... but if an Italian family-style restaurant is quiet, that means something's wrong. Great food, big portions, louder conversations, and memories with the people who matter most. That's the real special on the menu. #nycfoodie #italianfood #mothersday

No wait on a Sunday 6 pm sept 7 th 2026 Wait was a little…read morelong for the food to come out I ordered the past fagoli soup because I wasent feeling good Was ok nothing special My husband ordered the veal piccata nothing absolutely nothing came with it plain no salad no pasta never in my life I seen anything like it they wanted $9 for a side order of pasta insane Waiter where pushy and way to on top of you Food is nothing to rave about so many better and nicer joints in area Restaurant is plain and no ambiance

Moved to Nassau county a few weeks ago. The Italian take…read moreouts are fine and delicious only they can't compete with Brothers. I.miss the gnocchi with vodka sauce and fried calamari. Brothers heroes and dishes I give a 10+. When I am in the mood and feel like driving the Belt Pkwy I will make sure to drop in and take out to Nassau county

Brother's alone is easily worth a trip to the area, it is one of Brooklyn's many hidden gems. Has…read morethe classic Italian American neighborhoodly touch while welcoming all who love delicious food. I got the grilled chicken broccoli rabe wrap and wow... DELICIOUS. Scrumdillyumptious. No notes, must try.

We were back home to NYC for an event and staying at an AirBnB in Howard Beach. The owner suggested…read moreGino's. And we went there immediately for lunch because we were dying for NYC pizza. Gino's did not disappoint. We got a small plate of bruschetta and cheese bread the minute we sat down, courtesy of the house. We got the special pizza that had meatballs, sausage, pepperoni, roasted red peppers, and mushrooms. We also got an order of spumoni. The 12-in pizza was more than enough for two people and filled with all the ingredients listed. I like sauce on my pizza, so I asked for a little extra on the side and it was so good I could have sucked it down without the pizza, which was hot and delicious! The small spumoni was a half scoop each of strawberry, chocolate, and pistachio ice cream. Not the official spumoni roll that I expected. The place was very packed and kind of noisy. The one thing that was noticeably lacking was the service. While it was efficient and fast there was no cordiality, it was just perfunctuary (no smiles, no kind words, nothing). Despite this, we would definitely recommend the restaurant because the pizza was excellent. We also welcomed the 20% lunch discount on the food. The bill was $30.57 for the pizza, ice cream, tax, and tip.

Gino's is the absolute best. I've been eating here for well over 20 years and it's been the same…read morestaff same owners lovely Italian ambience and great food.! My favorite is the fried zucchini