Staten Island Restaurant Guide
Staten Island italian Restaurant Reviews
Welcome to our Staten Island italian restaurant reviews guide where you'll find top restaurants off the beaten path, both locally owned and chain. In fact, some of the best restaurants in the Staten Island just might be the little mom and pop operations flying under the radar. For some of the best picks in Staten Island, you've come to the right place.
Our Staten Island restaurant reviews guide can help you make sense of the thousands of options out there. Happy eating!
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(06/19/2008)
my favorite place in staten island. kinda pricey but never lets you down. great for special occasions.
Traditional Italian dishes are absolutely delicious, but try to stay away from the asian inspired dishes, usually comes with some type of heavy sweet sauce. Service is average. Bartendars aren't very friendly but overall a good neighborhood restaurant.
A run in grab a slice to go place or an icee to go! Not a place cozy enough for a sit down meal. Pizza is good, their ices are fantastic, lots of flavors, nice sit down area outside for the summer months, inside not so nice. Doesn't look that clean or cozy for that matter due to it being very small ...
Best Pizza on Staten Island (that's right, better than Denino's). I've been ordering from this place for 25 years. The place is always packed. The Pizza is delicious - has just the right amount of ingrediants, sauce, cheese, always cooked to perfection. BTW, NO DELIVERY - Eat in or Carry Out.
Mediocre dining experience at best. Don't bother with delivery. I live 2 blocks away, have ordered from this place a couple of times. Each time delivery took close to an hour and the Pizza was cold and undercooked.
usually like dimly lit restaurants but pretty sure this was dark because it was dirty. went there as a guest at a birthday party, felt sorry for the host who paid. the waitress was the worst i've experienced, what little time she was at our table,bossy and lazy. there was no discerning that what i w...
FOUR OF US ATE THERE LAST WEEK. TWO OF US HAD THE MUSSELS, CLAMS AND SHRIMP OVER ANGEL HAIR IN A LIGHT TOMATO SAUCE. IT WAS OUTSTANDING. THE SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT. THE SALAD WAS WONDERFUL. AND IT WAS TWO FOR ONE, TO TOP IT OFF. I LOVE THIS PLACE. I'M GOING TONIGHT FOR DINNER AND TOMORROW FOR LUNC...
(11/09/2007)
obviously the last rater was competition from another local restaurnat. Portobello is excellent. Try for yourself. Go on a 2 for 1 so you don't spend that much to find out. You will love it.
Went Saturday evening 11/3/07. The appetizer was excellent. The main courses were terrible. I ordered the stuffed pork chop, it was brought out burnt to crisp. I sent it back and the replacement had no flavor. There is no chef in this kitchen, only line cooks. My wife's fish, a special, was drowned ...
loved the appetizer stuffed figs with blue cheese -yummy!!!! we split the entree of shrimp fra diavolo also delicous!!! really had a great time, my husband called ahead and they had a mini birthday cake for me. the wait staff was very attentive,couldn't ask for a better dining experience!!!5 stars a...
SI friends suggested this very pretty, clean , friendly resturant. well worth the toll. food & service was excellent--hostess & bartender very friendly--no attitudes in this place. we made reservations for 12 for next week & booked a holiday party for 85 in the party room.. I have been bragging abou...
We went with a party of nine people and everyone raved about the food, The food was not only delicious but plentyful and reasonable.
Buona Pasta is a Staten Island treasure. Located in Great Kills he food is exceptional and the value is unsurpassed. New Ownership has turned it round in less than 2 years. Great Sauce
(02/13/2007)
Have been a loyal customer for years and the new look of the place blows me away...Not only does it look great the new dinner menu cant be beat....As the Chef would say Da Best!!!!!
Went to this restaurant over a year ago and it was nice. Wen't back again about 4 weeks ago and it just wasn't the same. The food was nothing to write home about. The on the way out I asked one of the folks who worked there if they had changed owners. The guy said no they just changed chefs. Wow, wh...
This place only keeps getting better....the house pasta is the best there is...portions are a good size and menu has a large selections...always a problem ordering from the delious appetizers
(02/26/2006)
yuck
Excellent food!!!!! Prices are great!!!! Tuesday and Wednesday dinner specials two for one. Cash only for specials, no credit cards!!! Calamari Fra Diavolo over linguini with Caeser salad, bread lots more, tip and all for 2, $25!!!!!
The best pizza on Staten Island, the two brothers who own this pizzeria have done their best work for over the last 20 years. They don't deliver because their pizza is so good people go running to them. Avoid the line-up on Friday afternoon, but even if you have to wait online it's worth it!