| ambiance |
92.8600025177002% positive |
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as it added charm to the cozy & intimate room. ”
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Definitley ask to sit in the barn in the back - its a great atmosphere. ”
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have been here for a romantic dinner as well as for a large party, and it is great either way. ”
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Crispo is a great place or a cozy date or even for a group date. ”
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We went for a late dinner on a Monday night - the atmosphere was smooth and warm and the service was friendly and accurate without being intrusive. ”
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great place for dinner in a festive atmosphere, Crispo delivers excellent food and it won't cost you a fortune. ”
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thought that the total bill was very reasonable for all that we had and the ambiance was just great. ”
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The ambiance is excellent and everything in the restaurant has a story. ”
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The food was absolutely phenomenal, the staff was accommodating, and the decor - we were in the garden room next to the fireplace was absolutely great. ”
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While the garden and atmosphere can't be beat, my entree was just plain bad this past Sat night. ”
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Not only was the food spectacular and the ambience agreeable, the staff was made up of some of the friendliest folks in Manhattan! ”
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It had a great ambient atmosphere and I loved the lighting and rich wood and brick. ”
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The atmosphere is nice, not great but the food is to DIE for. ”
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Romantic atmosphere with a couple of private rooms and unpretentious winelist and well educated staff. ”
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As always the food, service, ambience were all excellent. ”
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The atmosphere is nice, but the food was terrible. ”
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It's a great restaurant for small parties or a romantic dinner for two. ”
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Great food, nice ambience ”
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Filled with great atmosphere, an unpretentious chic-y crowd, great lighting and fabulous food. ”
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It had a really nice relaxing atmosphere. ”
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The food is pretty good, the place is nice looking and comfortable and the prices are about as reasonable as you could possibly ask for. ”
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| dessert |
83.33000183105469% positive |
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Service was slow (an hour between finished entree and dessert menu) and snippy. ”
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Appetizer through dessert was tasty and enjoyable. ”
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We had a wonderful bottle of wine that complimented the meal very well and I had the Creme Brulee for dessert. ”
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Our chocolate dessert was yummy but not excellent. ”
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The only critique is i was hoping for canolis to be on the dessert menu, but the tiramisu was good. ”
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The food was unbelievably amazing - from appetizer to main course to dessert. ”
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| drinks |
84.61999893188477% positive |
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the crowded bar soon disappeared and we enjoyed one of the best dining experiences in months. ”
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The food was fantastic, the service great, and a wonderful, reasonably priced wine list. ”
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Waitress wasn't terribly knowledgeable about the extensive wine list. ”
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We asked if we could order our drinks and some antipasto. ”
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No wonder you're packed in like sardines: the food is consistently fresh and appealing, and a 3 course dinner for two (with cocktails or wine) will still clock in at less than $75. ”
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We had a wonderful bottle of wine that complimented the meal very well and I had the Creme Brulee for dessert. ”
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The waiter couldn't recommend a wine or pasta after we asked him, and the restaurant serves wine in tiny glasses. ”
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The food is wonderful and the wine list is impressive with out being snooty. ”
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They have specialty cocktails and the crispo sparkler is wonderful. ”
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We had a warm knowledgeable waitress, the bus service was a little underpar (the bread didn't arrive until the apetizer) but the drinks were very reasonable (6-8 for a very decent red wine by the glass and only 8! ”
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The long-awaited drinks were delicious (I had a red apple martini) and we were seated timely and with a smile from the sweet hostess (no attitude mercifully). ”
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The food is good the staff is very nice and they have a great wine selection. ”
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The asparagus salad is great, the Branzino is delicious, the wine list is so easy and reliable. ”
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| food quality |
87.36000061035156% positive |
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The food is good the staff is very nice and they have a great wine selection. ”
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Filled with great atmosphere, an unpretentious chic-y crowd, great lighting and fabulous food. ”
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we expected the worst but we were greeted by an enthusiastic waiter who promised us "the best pasta you'll ever have ”
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They have the best chicken in the city and their tomatoes are the freshest and incredibly flavorful. ”
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Great food, nice ambience ”
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The food was good, not great. ”
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Great food! ”
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The food is consistently great and the service is good. ”
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The food was unbelievably amazing - from appetizer to main course to dessert. ”
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We had a wonderful bottle of wine that complimented the meal very well and I had the Creme Brulee for dessert. ”
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The food may be great, but with service lacking, why would i return? ”
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Thoughts: unmemorable food, pushy service, disappointed - overall, I had a bad taste in my mouth when I left about the restaurant and the entire experience. ”
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The prosciutto plates are delicious, the pastas unbeatable and the hangar steak melts in your mouth. ”
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Not only was the food spectacular and the ambience agreeable, the staff was made up of some of the friendliest folks in Manhattan! ”
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The food is great, especially the carbonara and if you like spicy, the orecchiette. ”
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Great food for a Great Cause! ”
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The food was delicious, particularly the spaghetti carbonara, served in a "novel" way (for me). ”
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Perfect service, wonderful food ”
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Not happy with that, but my friend's mushroom/pasta dish was really great. ”
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all the prosciutto plates are delicious. ”
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Decent food, crappy mood ”
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we started with a hot proscuitto dish that was simply fabulous, next we had a rigatoni, which delivered on our servers promise. ”
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Both the salad and fish were mediocre. ”
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the food was great but. ”
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The service was great-server and manager on the floor were very attentive and knowledgeable, but the food was such a dissapointment. ”
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love this restaurant's food so much that I keep going back, but I have to beg the management - please, please stop overbooking! ”
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Walked by here a million time went in on Thursday, this place is beautiful and the food was really good really good. ”
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Bad food ”
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At $70 for the meal, I was incredibly annoyed and while my friend's fish special was good I still won't be back. ”
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the food was very good. ”
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The pasta dishes were great, the angliotti stuffed with veal and mushrooms was amazing. ”
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for a vodka martini) and the food was very very good and under 18 for each entree. ”
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My salad (with pears and frisee) was bland, Pasta (Polpette) was over cooked and the meatballs were tasteless! ”
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Our orders of steak and ravioli were amazing -- would definitely come back again! ”
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The asparagus salad is great, the Branzino is delicious, the wine list is so easy and reliable. ”
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The duck (which i tasted alot) had exactly the right amount of crisp on the outside with a perfect balance of meat on the inside. ”
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We had a warm knowledgeable waitress, the bus service was a little underpar (the bread didn't arrive until the apetizer) but the drinks were very reasonable (6-8 for a very decent red wine by the glass and only 8! ”
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The prociutto with the black mission figs and parmesan cheese is a wonderful first course as well as the perfectly tender calamari with the slightly spicy marina. ”
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excellent service / pasta! ”
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Incredible Service and pasta that redeemed the awful start. ”
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If you can deal with flaky service, you will get a good meal here. ”
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The food was excellent! ”
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Crispo is aperfect combination of great food, sophistication, and neighborhood comfort. ”
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As always the food, service, ambience were all excellent. ”
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The food was absolutely phenomenal, the staff was accommodating, and the decor - we were in the garden room next to the fireplace was absolutely great. ”
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veal tortellini pretty good, everything else average, hangar steak not good. ”
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Been to Crispo twice and both times the food has been very good. ”
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The food is fabulous. ”
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had dinner there last night- the food was amazing! ”
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the food's great. ”
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No wonder you're packed in like sardines: the food is consistently fresh and appealing, and a 3 course dinner for two (with cocktails or wine) will still clock in at less than $75. ”
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People seem to overlook the fact that Crispo is not a fine dining place, even though the food and the service are too good for the menu prices. ”
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great place for dinner in a festive atmosphere, Crispo delivers excellent food and it won't cost you a fortune. ”
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The food is delicious, service is great and overall impression is just lovely. ”
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The food is wonderful and the wine list is impressive with out being snooty. ”
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love the food at this place and have been coming often but had the worst expierence at a aresturant the last time I went. ”
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First things first, the food is fantastic. ”
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other than the awful service, the food was amazing. ”
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The food and waitstaff were excellent and therefore I would definitly recommend. ”
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The atmosphere is nice, not great but the food is to DIE for. ”
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Our chocolate dessert was yummy but not excellent. ”
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did not enjoy the food which was barely edible. ”
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The food is creative and sometimes marvelous, sometimes what-were-they-thinking? ”
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The waiter couldn't recommend a wine or pasta after we asked him, and the restaurant serves wine in tiny glasses. ”
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The mozzarella is the freshest I have ever had, and everyone thought their dishes were amazing (hangar steak, veal parmesan, spaghetti & meatballs). ”
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yummy carbonara ”
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Our waiter was excellent as was our food. ”
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The atmosphere is nice, but the food was terrible. ”
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But no matter how talented a chef you are, if your food is being served by rude people in an unprofessional manner, noone is going to remember how good the food was. ”
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The food was very good, we loved our meal. ”
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The food is pretty good, the place is nice looking and comfortable and the prices are about as reasonable as you could possibly ask for. ”
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Good food. ”
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The food was fantastic, the service great, and a wonderful, reasonably priced wine list. ”
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Appetizer through dessert was tasty and enjoyable. ”
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His food is amazing. ”
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we got our entrees and while the food was tasty, it was a bit salty. ”
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The food is absolutely amazing! ”
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the food is great, the service has improved 100% from the first visit. ”
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The long-awaited drinks were delicious (I had a red apple martini) and we were seated timely and with a smile from the sweet hostess (no attitude mercifully). ”
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The salad and cheese plate were decent, but the pasta and service were terrible. ”
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nice place, good food and great service ! ”
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The Beef Steak Tomato & Bufala Mozzarella salad was really good- the mozzarella was so fresh! ”
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Bottom line, in a city full of fabulous food. ”
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This restaurant has amazing food. ”
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Food is delicious. ”
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The food is really good and so is the service. ”
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anyway, the octopus was incredible, well cooked with the potatoes and large caper garnish. ”
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| menu variety |
66.66999816894531% positive |
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The chefs at Crispo have been planning this special menu for months, and invite anyone with a big appetite, and a big heart to share in this unique dining experience. ”
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The food is good the staff is very nice and they have a great wine selection. ”
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The only critique is i was hoping for canolis to be on the dessert menu, but the tiramisu was good. ”
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People seem to overlook the fact that Crispo is not a fine dining place, even though the food and the service are too good for the menu prices. ”
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Waitress wasn't terribly knowledgeable about the extensive wine list. ”
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Service was slow (an hour between finished entree and dessert menu) and snippy. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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It's a great restaurant for small parties or a romantic dinner for two. ”
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saw Crispo as a candidate for best new restaurant in Time Out New York so I thought I would give it a try. ”
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The food is pretty good, the place is nice looking and comfortable and the prices are about as reasonable as you could possibly ask for. ”
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Crispo sounded great from the description that was written about the restaurant. ”
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great place for dinner in a festive atmosphere, Crispo delivers excellent food and it won't cost you a fortune. ”
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Crispo is a nice restaurant to go to with your college buddies if you live in the area, but nowhere near the best new restaurant in New York. ”
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The best italian restaurant in NYC. ”
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Crispo is a great place or a cozy date or even for a group date. ”
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Our waiter seemed like a nice and courteous server, Spanish I believe, but distracted due to a problem going on with a drunken, rude table making problems for the entire restaurant. ”
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nice place, good food and great service ! ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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At $70 for the meal, I was incredibly annoyed and while my friend's fish special was good I still won't be back. ”
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Our orders of steak and ravioli were amazing -- would definitely come back again! ”
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The food may be great, but with service lacking, why would i return? ”
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| service |
73.39000225067139% positive |
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The food is delicious, service is great and overall impression is just lovely. ”
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excellent service / pasta! ”
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The host and management were rude and disorganized. ”
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The reservations people were rude; the people at the door were rude; the wait staff was indifferent. ”
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awful service ”
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Let me say that we were so fed up with the poor service here that we left before the waitress made time to take our order. ”
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The food is good the staff is very nice and they have a great wine selection. ”
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We received a friendly and prompt greeting and were seated right away. ”
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From the icy reception, to the slow staff, to being seated in a hidden alcove built for a party of ten when there were only two of and the main dining room was half full. ”
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the food is great, the service has improved 100% from the first visit. ”
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other than the awful service, the food was amazing. ”
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It was 20 minutes before anyone even greeted us at the table, and when our waiter approached, his pompous attitude was overwhelming. ”
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Super friendly staff, casual, warm and welcoming, Crispo offers simplicity with quality. ”
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Thoughts: unmemorable food, pushy service, disappointed - overall, I had a bad taste in my mouth when I left about the restaurant and the entire experience. ”
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The service was good - they were attentive without being intrusive. ”
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One or two servers who were really bad! ”
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Attentive service from the waiter who kept returning to make sure everything was okay, in a completely unannoying way. ”
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Romantic atmosphere with a couple of private rooms and unpretentious winelist and well educated staff. ”
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The food was fantastic, the service great, and a wonderful, reasonably priced wine list. ”
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The staff is always great, whether they're busy or not. ”
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The service is good and the staff pleasant. ”
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Our waitress was lovely, personable, and gave terrific recommendations which were totally spot on. ”
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The most offensive service ”
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The staff is friendly and effficient. ”
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we expected the worst but we were greeted by an enthusiastic waiter who promised us "the best pasta you'll ever have ”
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The salad and cheese plate were decent, but the pasta and service were terrible. ”
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When I had dinner with 7 of my friends, the waitress (with a slight accent) was friendly and very fast, we didn't have to ask or wait for anything. ”
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They have a private room (which is more like an alcove, but private nonetheless) for groups of 8-10 people, which is absolutely perfect. ”
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Perfect service, wonderful food ”
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Terrible service ”
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Our server was knowledgeable and helpful with his suggestions. ”
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The food was absolutely phenomenal, the staff was accommodating, and the decor - we were in the garden room next to the fireplace was absolutely great. ”
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The person affected is me, the customer, my all time favorite waiter is no longer there, and those I am now served by are no where near as knowledgeable as some of the long term employees that they seem to lose. ”
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the hostess was very friendly. ”
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We walked in and the hostesses (there were 3) were rude, the bartender was funny but a bit snappish. ”
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As always the food, service, ambience were all excellent. ”
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we started with a hot proscuitto dish that was simply fabulous, next we had a rigatoni, which delivered on our servers promise. ”
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If you can deal with flaky service, you will get a good meal here. ”
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nice place, good food and great service ! ”
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The long-awaited drinks were delicious (I had a red apple martini) and we were seated timely and with a smile from the sweet hostess (no attitude mercifully). ”
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was nervous about the reviews on bad service, I went on a sunday night and experienced no negative service. ”
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The waiter was polite and attentive. ”
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The food may be great, but with service lacking, why would i return? ”
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The food is really good and so is the service. ”
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The service was good. ”
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People seem to overlook the fact that Crispo is not a fine dining place, even though the food and the service are too good for the menu prices. ”
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But no matter how talented a chef you are, if your food is being served by rude people in an unprofessional manner, noone is going to remember how good the food was. ”
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Our waiter was excellent as was our food. ”
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We went for a late dinner on a Monday night - the atmosphere was smooth and warm and the service was friendly and accurate without being intrusive. ”
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service terrific. ”
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The waiter couldn't recommend a wine or pasta after we asked him, and the restaurant serves wine in tiny glasses. ”
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Not only was the food spectacular and the ambience agreeable, the staff was made up of some of the friendliest folks in Manhattan! ”
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The service was great-server and manager on the floor were very attentive and knowledgeable, but the food was such a dissapointment. ”
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The food is consistently great and the service is good. ”
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I've seen some reviews about long waits, but I had a Thursday night reservation recently and we were seated right on time, and our waitress was extremely pleasant, if only moderately attentive. ”
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Our waiter seemed like a nice and courteous server, Spanish I believe, but distracted due to a problem going on with a drunken, rude table making problems for the entire restaurant. ”
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We had a warm knowledgeable waitress, the bus service was a little underpar (the bread didn't arrive until the apetizer) but the drinks were very reasonable (6-8 for a very decent red wine by the glass and only 8! ”
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| value |
87.5% positive |
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People seem to overlook the fact that Crispo is not a fine dining place, even though the food and the service are too good for the menu prices. ”
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Also, incredibly overpriced. ”
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If you don't mind near-claustrophobic crowds, Crispo is a surefire bet for good, hearty, sophisticated downtown dining without a designer price tag. ”
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The food is pretty good, the place is nice looking and comfortable and the prices are about as reasonable as you could possibly ask for. ”
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love this new spot--but i have only one complaint: when i ordered the prosciutto special with peaches, there was not enough prosciutto--i know this b/c i had it with melon last time and the serving was generous. ”
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He completely forgot about us until he asked if we wanted the check, at which time we were about to leave he caused a huge scene about us not leaving our credit card reciepts. ”
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prices are very reasonable. ”
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Crispo is really a wonderful restaurant in its price range. ”
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| wait time |
57.14000225067139% positive |
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This long term favorite is no longer a favorite! ”
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It was 20 minutes before anyone even greeted us at the table, and when our waiter approached, his pompous attitude was overwhelming. ”
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From the icy reception, to the slow staff, to being seated in a hidden alcove built for a party of ten when there were only two of and the main dining room was half full. ”
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The long-awaited drinks were delicious (I had a red apple martini) and we were seated timely and with a smile from the sweet hostess (no attitude mercifully). ”
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Service was slow (an hour between finished entree and dessert menu) and snippy. ”
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I've seen some reviews about long waits, but I had a Thursday night reservation recently and we were seated right on time, and our waitress was extremely pleasant, if only moderately attentive. ”
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The person affected is me, the customer, my all time favorite waiter is no longer there, and those I am now served by are no where near as knowledgeable as some of the long term employees that they seem to lose. ”
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