Relaxed Italian restaurant serving old-school red-sauce standards in a compact space.
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Via Italia – CLOSED, 45 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036, US
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I have read the reviews and was worried about the bad ones because the food was always good. I feared quality control set in and now they were just churning out Chef-Boy-Ardee meals from frozen packets.
I was so happy that the reviews are wrong. My wife and I had one of our best meals there on Friday Dec. 9th. My wife’s Fettuccine Monte Carlo was best pasta I ever tasted. The noodles were delicious and the shrimp were perfectly cooked. Trust me I go to some nice restaurants that are quite expensive, but this little place is still special to me and the food is great and you can walk out of there having a great meal and service for under $100.00 for two.
Updated Review: December 2019
Went there twice because food is always good. The place disappointed me twice this time in town. Service so slow new tables were getting good before us. We found out they lost our order and forgot about us. 1hour later I finally said something and got the evil eye for not saying something sooner. They only offered one free drink, Wow, was really disappointed. Went back two nights later and they forgot my wife’s meal, I had to eat without her and then watch her eat by herself as I was finished with my meal 10 minutes before she got hers. A real disappointment, this WAS my favorite Midtown restaurant.
I guess I’ll find something new somewhere in the city that will treat us better.
Cost of meal (2 glasses of wine, 2 mains): $97.75
Value: AWFUL
This little restaurant isn’t trying to compete with the cloying, crowded Italian restaurant market in NYC. It’s just committed to a tried & true formula of some 40 years (I asked how long): excellent, authentic Italian food at a fair price. More than fair for what you get. The Veal Piccata was perfectly done. The Lasagna had homemade noodles, just the right amount of cheeses and a generous touch of sauce made that morning. Wine selection excellent, most in the $45-60+ range/bottle.
The service. I’m not sure what others want but I like attention to details and if the service is going to err at all I’d like it to err on trying to please versus “I don’t give a &$#%”. This place was spot on with the balance. I also like a little personality in my server – not overbearing, just an acknowledgment that they aren’t automatons. Again, just great.
All of us will be back again, whether on business or pleasure. This place ticks the boxes.