Cornicello - Astoria

Had a great dinner! Our server was so personal and accommodating. We started with some glasses of wine and the most amazing Focaccia! We decided to order some pages as appetizer-roasted mushrooms and cauliflowers, marinated artichokes and polnta. We licked the plates practically clean. I ordered the Farfalle Pesto and it was perfectly cooked- Yeah, it should be a bit tight at the bite! My friends had the Crispy Octopus, Caesar Salad and Garganelli ala Norma. All delicious! We had to order the Chocolate Pave for Dessert, although we were already full, and it was not disappointed! This restaurant does not have a typical branch, so it cannot get much exposure. Don't let the pink street lights scare you away from the building. Cornicello is a beautiful restaurant with a clean ambience and style.

Had a great dinner! Our server was so personal and accommodating. We started with some glasses of wine and the most amazing Focaccia! We decided to order some pages as appetizer-roasted mushrooms and cauliflowers, marinated artichokes and polnta. We licked the plates practically clean. I ordered the Farfalle Pesto and it was perfectly cooked- Yeah, it should be a bit tight at the bite! My friends had the Crispy Octopus, Caesar Salad and Garganelli ala Norma. All delicious! We had to order the Chocolate Pave for Dessert even though we were already full, and it was not disappointed! This restaurant does not have a typical branch, so it cannot get much exposure. Don't let the pink street lights get away from the building you fear. Cornicello is a beautiful restaurant with a clean ambience and style.

Had a great dinner! Our server was so personable and accommodating. We started with some glasses of wine and the most amazing focaccia! We decided to order some sides as appetizers- roasted mushrooms and cauliflower, marinated artichokes and polenta. We practically licked the plates clean. I ordered the Farfalle Pesto and it was perfectly cooked- Yes, it should be slightly firm to the bite! My friends had the Crispy Octopus, Caesar Salad, and Garganelli ala Norma. All delicious! We had to order the Chocolate Pave for dessert even though we were already full, and it didn’t disappoint! This restaurant doesn’t have a typical storefront so it might not get a lot of exposure. Don’t let the pink street lamps in front of the building scare you away. Cornicello is a lovely restaurant with a clean ambience and style.

TLDR: I have tried this place twice and it 's okay, but don 't feel a need for a third time. have tried the Lasagna, 'Truffle Caprese ' 'The Classic ' Focaccia sandwiches, The Carbonara Farfalle with Speck requested additional chicken) pastas, the arancini, mozzarella sticks, and nonna 's meatballs. Based on 2 delivery experiences only. The first delivery was a bit wonky and I don 't actually know who was to blame, but I was missing two of the appetizers mozz sticks arancini) that I ordered. The bag wasn 't stapled closed, but when I called the restaurant they said they in fact had given those items to the Uber driver and that the bag was closed, so he may have swiped it. I actually have had this happen with an order in the past that my driver felt was to far of a distance to deliver and he took the entire thing and canceled my order. The bag didn 't have any staples showing that it had in fact been sealed other than the receipt that was pinned, but they were gracious about it and I just requested a refund via UberEats. Who 's to say what actually happened. Turns out I was missing nothing with the mozzarella sticks grande mozzarella stuffed with n 'duja, breaded and fried, served with vodka sauce) and arancini 3 smoked wagyu fat arancinis, pecorino tartufo, creme fraiche, topped with seaweed butter) which I received on the 2nd order. I prefer mozzarella sticks san meat tbh and I though the arancini were bland and could have actually used some protein. Nonna 's meatballs were fine. The lasagna was fine and I could tell was in fact homemade, but was definitely not as hearty as it could have been see pic) . The bolognese sauce seemed kinda wimpy and it was incredibly 'under sauced '. I am not a fan or being overwhelmed by sauces by any means, but I def noticed that it was disproportionate to the pasta. The Focaccia sandwiches were pretty disappointing. I love focaccia, but this wasn 't as 'seasoned ' as well as it could have been. No hint of rosemary or coarse salt at the top or anything that really made it special. Also more of an aesthetic preference, but they cut the bread vertically and I think I would have preferred it be cut horizontally. The best part is the crispy top, but tbh it was under seasoned as mentioned soI wasn 't missing anything. The sandwich innards were also not plentiful, most emphasized with the truffle caprese which barely had any burrata. The sandwich was mostly bread. The Carbonara was the most shocking to me. This didn 't taste great. I could not get over how much the pasta tasted like Top Ramen packets. The noodles were thin and not akin to the spaghetti sized noodles I thought I would be receiving. The Farfelle w Speck was also fine. Nothing to write home about. I didn 't finish either. The Tiramisu is also not worth it as it consists of mostly cream and no lady fingers. Definitely an airy dessert. Emphasis on the air part.

Amazing happy hour in Chelsea. The flan was great! *insert chef's kiss* the staff was attentive and super nice!