L'Artusi - New York

We came here for brunch as a party of 4 and this place got packed very quickly. Make reservations! Service was great and our server was really friendly and accommodating. She gave us good recommendations for brunch and answered any questions we had. This place is known for their pastas especially the cacio pepe. However, I don’t think this is a brunch spot to go to unless you are very hungry. This looks to be a better dinner spot with a dinner heavy menu. The menu felt like it was more of on the dinner forward side than the traditional brunch side.

I wanted to write that I didn’t believe the hype, but unfortunately… it was delicious. The bucatini and spaghetti are my favorites. The olive oil cake is a must. I tried the cheesecake and it wasn’t bad, but way too many flavors going on one plate. It’s definitely not an every day meal. Nice for marking special occasions or as a treat. Besides, you’ll have to stalk their Resy to snag a reservation. Even though it’s yummy, I would not want to eat in their outdoor area best to enjoy indoors.

Small, cozy neighborhood restaurant tuck away in Little Italy. We ordered the spaghetti, bucatini, crispy potatoes, and tagliatelle. For desserts we got the Olive Oil Cake. They were all very tasty but my favorite was the spaghetti. Don’t get it if you don’t like Garlic

Food was good but wouldn’t say it was all great. It’s worth trying in nyc though. I would have given it a 4 for the food and atmosphere (our waiter was also great), but when we arrived we had a strange and frustrating interaction. We arrived 11 minutes after our reservation and there was someone in front of us in line. She had no reservation and was talking about options with the hostess for indoor/outdoor and with a child. They talked for 6 minutes while we waited. When it was our time we were told “we hold tables for 15 minutes and you weren’t here so it’s been given away.” But we had been there well before 15 minutes. I completely respect having a policy on reservations but we were there within the time. It was also handled a bit rude. We almost left but the rest of the staff turned around our experience

Came here for Brunch and it was good! The location is plenty big for parties although service was slow, waited about an hour and a half for entrees to come out. We were given a complimentary salad to alleviate some of the wait time. Drinks were tasty but limited number of speciality cocktails. Service was very nice and attentive, overall a good restaurant but was expecting a bit more after the countless referrals I’ve gotten!