Carbone - Broad Channel

Absolutely amazing. So thankful I was able to get in on a whim! Outstanding service and delicious food. I think it's worth the hype.

I've been to Carbone a few times over the years and have just about tried everything on the menu at this point. I'll say it's worth going to once or twice, but not for the food. It's a beautiful establishment and I've seen plenty celebrities there and made plenty of friends at dinner (all the tables are crammed together and it's so easy to chat with everyone around you . That said, the food is pretty overpriced for what it is – it's not bad, just the same as every Italian place in the city. Great vibe though, dimly lit and fun music and occasionally the right Italian song brings clapping and loud singing. It can be hard to get a res – if you call them they can usually get you a table anytime for some crazy min spend (usually 500 1000 range , but I'd more strongly recommend just keeping Resy notifs on – very often, they drop a bunch of tables between 9 11pm hours the day before, and there's probably a 30m window for you to grab something then. Okay, let's get to food. The vodka pasta is good, but so overhyped it's not at all hard to recreate this, but it does deliver what you'd expect. The other pastas are all alright and I find that the seafood tends to be a bit fishy always, so I'd avoid that. The porterhouse is great but it's real pricy and you can get better porterhouse in the city for half the price. Other meats are generally good (executed well , but not too memorable. I'd say that the baked clams are actually pretty good and the salads are great as well. The desserts are great, no complaints there (esp. the carrot cake, it's the stuff of dreams ! After all these visits, the BEST thing at Carbone (which I think you'll find as soon as you visit are the little snacks they give you for free. The cheese is delicious, the bread basket has variety and a bunch of delicious types, and the cheeses/meats change over time but are generally great. Anyways, worth a visit or two, but wouldn't go too often more about the crowd than the food. :

Exceptional high end Italian cuisine. Sommelier was very courteous and knowledgeable. Pasta was done and presented to perfection. Thank you to the pastry chef for the best tiramisu ever.

Food and service were both perfect. Can’t say I haven’t had equally great Italian/American for less but it was worth it overall. Very extensive wine list. Some of the diners went nuts with taking pictures and videos, which was harmless but annoying although I’m not sure how the restaurant would deal with that.

The christmas dinner was really good, the carpaccio and spicy rigatoni were the best followed by the shrimp