Patrizia's - Brooklyn

This restaurant used to be my favorite spot when I lived nearby, and I frequented it often. They serve the best pre-meal bread I’ve ever tasted—it's wonderfully doughy, and while I suspect they also use it for their pizza, I haven’t confirmed that. The octopus is the best I’ve had in the city, and their tagliatelle with meat sauce is also exceptional. The service remains attentive and friendly, and the recent renovations have made the restaurant super cute. The portion sizes are enormous—much larger than I remember, which is rare these days as most places tend to serve smaller portions.

Patrizia's Italian Restaurant on East 26 St. 2nd Ave. is a great family style restaurant. The atmosphere is lively welcoming, the staff is friendly accommodating the food is delicious, fresh satisfying. It's a great place to bring the family, large or small groups, couples or to dine by yourself. Patrizia's is an excellent place for birthdays, work related events or just to eat enjoy. If ever you're in the city you must come here! They have other locations as well.

Definitely a party restaurant for I'd say ages 21-25 , but I did end up booking this for my best friend's 26th with a bit younger crowd so it worked! The food was delicious, and honestly given the party vibe and bottomless drinks etc., I was thinking maybe the food may take a hit, but I was pleasantly surprised! The food was delicious and the portion sizes for the family style $65 menu were so generous! (Btw after tax and tip, it came out to $87 per head, which I think is worth it for bottomless dinner! . The service was fast and friendly, they do try to push you to buy the photos they take of you which I was a little eh about, but other than that it was a fun time! We also got this balcony-like seating which I felt like made the birthday boy feel like Tony Soprano, good for the male ego haha. Fun time, good music, a little rowdy but that's the point, and a great spot to celebrate! Thank you so much for a great night!

This Italian restaurant is one of several in the Kips Bay area and is a popular choice for those working in the nearby hospitals. They offer an excellent lunch special featuring a variety of pastas for $18, which includes a side house salad. Personally, I really enjoy the fettuccine Alfredo—it's very creamy and a classic favorite. There's another restaurant called Fumo nearby that also has a similarly priced lunch pasta special. The restaurant itself is quite spacious with high ceilings and plenty of outdoor seating. While the decor is somewhat cliché and a bit cheesy, it still creates a nice atmosphere. I have no complaints regarding the service either.

5 for the vibe and 4.5 for the food! Went here for a birthday and had no idea that it was a party focused restaurant venue lol. Everyone was dancing on the chairs, people were bringing out desserts with sparklers, and I thought I was at the club but that's part of the whole gig! Considering how busy and hectic everything was, I was surprised at how decent the food was. The fried shrimp was tasty, the steak wasn't overcooked, food was piping hot. Considering how much we paid per person I thought it wasn't a bad deal, (but eat your food fast because they will clear out your plates before you're even halfway done without asking). Think Carmine's but with lots of alcohol and club music.