John's Restaurant
(212) 475-9531
302 E 12TH St
New York,
NY
10003
40.7309
-73.9858
Neighborhoods: Downtown, East Village
What People Are Saying About John's Restaurant
User Reviews
Anonymous
December 24, 2008
I have been to John's about three times, and while each time the food and service has been very good, the food is just OK. The salad app and the pasta dishes are good, but nothing special. There is also no bar to wait for to get a drink while you wait for a table, which can be b ad when there is a wait, which there always is.
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elskin
March 15, 2008
This is the kind of place where the waiters are scared of the owner, who is this old italian dude. This makes for an uncomfortable setting. This is one of the reasons I will never go there again. My spaghetti was undercooked, almost raw, and there was no balance on my plate (like just a few spaghetti strings and mountains of eggplant). The tomatosauce did not have any flavor whatsoever. My boyfriend wanted to add a few shrimps to his fettucine alfredo... a few minutes later the owner walked over and in the most disgusting way confronted my boyfriend with what he had asked of the waiter (seriously, who wants just plain fettucine alfredo??). The he added "we charge 3 dollars per shrimp, how many shrimps you want?" I lost my appetite right there. I thought the owner could have handled this way differently. He didn't have to worry about his money. Most places just add a flat fee of like 5-10 bucks if you add something to the plate. My boyfriend who is not the one to back down said "give me 8". As you can tell, he now ended up with a plate of pasta for 45 bucks. I also tasted it and it was nothing but cream. It was so yucky. There was no flavor, no garlic, no salt, nothing, just cream, think half n half. We ended up with a 100 dollar bill for what was supposed to be a casual italian week night meal. I will never visit this place again, nor will I ever recommend it. Save your money!
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kirstenhhi
February 08, 2007
I have been to John's about three times, and every time the food and service has been very good. I really like the salad app that is large enough for two people and all the pasta dishes I have ever had there were superb. The only draw back is there is really no bar to wait for to get a drink while you wait for a table. There is a small bar but to stand around it you will find yourself getting in the way of all the servers bustling by. either make reservations, or drink somewhere else first.
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