Scalinatella
New York
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Cautionary tale here.. A group of girlfriends and I dined here last weekend. Beware of the waiters trying to rip you off. A menu is a concept when it comes to this restaurant - they rattle everything off verbally when you sit down. If you even try to order from the menu they look at you confused. I would find this romantic, however the food in general didn't wow us. For dessert we ordered the strawberry and whipped cream option that our waiter recommended. Much to our surprise it came out to be $65. Literally a small portion of strawberries and whipped cream...nothing special. There are a million other Italian restaurants that deserve your business. I personally appreciate pricing transparency and left feeling totally ripped off.
My family and I celebrated my son’s birthday at Scalinatella in NYC, and it was an amazing experience. The food was incredibly fresh, and the pasta was prepared right in front of us. One of the chefs even personally removed the bones from my fish tableside, which was a very special touch and showed their attention to detail and service. The dessert was absolutely heavenly, and the entire evening felt truly special. The atmosphere, service, and quality of the food made the celebration perfect. I highly recommend this restaurant if you’re looking for a memorable dining experience in New York City.
Everything you would expect in a high end Italian restaurant , The Lasagna with meat sauce and Truffles was outstanding , delicate yet filling with an aroma that wasn’t overbearing, just perfect! The only thing we would have preferred and would have been appreciated was the specials of the evening on a separate sheet to look over, as the list was extensive with more than 12 items the waiter had to recite! Almost more items than regular Menu.. So for us to remember what he said was a strain… and we might have chosen differently! Or had more to share! My2cents Nonetheless we loved what we ordered, and the Linguini with Lobster sauce was good and had a few shrimps on the side, only comment there, a little to much Garlic for our personal taste, and we are Italian. Lastly The service by everyone was very kind and professional! Grazie!
Had an amazing dinner experience! As the expression goes ‘it takes a village’ here at Scalinatella it couldn’t be truer with everyone contributing to make our evening the absolute best! It was my first time at the restaurant, my son and girlfriend had been a few times previously. Our meals were so delicious, with tremendous flavor and every dish was seasoned and cooked to perfection. We started with an organic green salad and the lettuce was so supple. It was drizzled with olive oil, lemon and a touch of salt, so, so delicious. I remember when my dad made our dinner salads and especially loved his olive oil and lemon dressing over frisée salad, it was my favorite. Our pasta dishes, chicken parm and sword fish all spectacular. And the desserts, Italian cheesecake and chocolate mousse cake, absolutely divine. We were celebrating my son’s girlfriend’s birthday and it was really nice for the staff to sing Happy Birthday to her along with serving a creamy dessert and biscotti. Our server was outstanding with all of his support team so attentive. Even the hostess, who was ready with our coats when we were leaving. Again, it takes a village. Looking forward to returning!
We enjoyed our experience at Scalinatella. Was recommended by a friend. The flavors were excellent, we were happy with most of our dishes. Friendly service which was very attentive, at least until it was super busy in the dining room. But we like to eat pretty early (had a show to catch). Wasn't a problem for us. Only complaint was our pesto pasta was undercooked. Nearly crunchy. I like al dente, this was just a hair too undercooked. Still ate it because the pesto was very flavorful. It's expensive, but so is everything these days. It felt like a fun, neighborhood spot that if we were regular locals we'd be family.
