Osso Buco
(212) 645-4525
88 University Pl
New York,
NY
10003
40.7337
-73.9931
Neighborhoods: Greenwich Village, Downtown
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Family-style Italian restaurant and bar serves single- and double-sized portions of classic dishes. Upscale casual atmosphere for families or dates.
User Reviews
redrum22
June 24, 2008
Great looking menu and average food and HIGH PRICES. But everytime I have gone, every item I have tried is ok but what is up with the single portions???????? They are like high priced kids meals!!! I ordered seafood salad, pasta, baked clams and the single portions are tiny tiny tiny tiny portions and you try to to justify the price you just paid!!! Family style? Family style looks like a regular average meal at most reataurants but not the price? I went there the other day and ordered the 'special of day' which was a single portion of their rac of lamb. I was deciding on the family style or the single portion of the rac of lamb. I was thinking that the family style rac of lamb may be too much for me either way at that ridiculous price! So I ordered the single portion. When it came out I felt like I stepped into that mastercard commercial where two people go to this fancy schmancy restaurant and get this one carrot, one tiny little game hen, and a piece of bread. There it was 4 tiny puny lamb pieces!!!! and whole load of spinach??? I was wondering if I should have opted for the Family style puny 8 pieces for half a Bengie!!! What the hell was that? I was p*ssed off. The special of the day?? The food is really not that great, service is ok. At the end of the mastercard commercial, the two people run to the deli and get bags of chips and soda....and you know what...that is exactly what I did. This place is good for people on a HIGH PRICED DIET!!!! I will never come back here.
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MaudiePie
March 01, 2008
Osso Buco was recommended to us by a reliable source who had been there for a bachelor party. I'm not blaming him, but MAN...our waiter was pretty much the worst. Sat down with my pal, ordered glasses of wine, and got down to the business of catching up. THREE different men came over to see if we were ready to order, despite the fact that we'd arrived all of 8 minutes prior and had opened our menus after the first query. We were constantly aware that they were looking over or hovering nearby--never indicates good things for the experience to come. We ordered fried zucchini to share (it was, actually, fabulous), more wine, and an order each of linguine vongole and chicken parm. Extremely quick delivery leads me to believe that nothing is *exactly* cooked to order...when my friend asked for clean smaller plates, the waiter sniffed that he didn't realize we'd intended to share and quickly busied himself DIVIDING UP OUR FOOD FOR US. Absolutely not allowed! No! Never! We tried to dissuade him, to no avail. My friend was laughing so hard she had to excuse herself and go to the bathroom, leaving me with the surly bald faux- Italian, his hands all over my dinner. After a hundred, "thank you, we can do it, really, really, really"s he finally left in a huff, only to helicopter around behind us for the remainder of the meal. $90 later, we were through, and it was time to pay the check. He put it down for TWO SECONDS, walked away, returned, picked it up, and GLARED at us because we hadn't yet paid. Seriously? I'm ashamed to admit that I left the guy a 20% tip *JUST* to avoid having to ask for change. I wanted it to end. End end end. Sidenote? The food wasn't anything special AT ALL. Edible, sure, and the clams were shucked, which I always appreciate...but the red sauce was a little off and our dessert Napoleon wasn't actually a Napoleon at all. Ugh.
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luciferfidel
February 18, 2008
Let me say this restaurant is very nice place to dine for dinner. Atmosphere is typical for restaurants of this area, with dim lighting (not too dim) with average size tables good enough for two. The waiters are superb with an emphasis at making your experience comfortable. They are very knowledge about each dish and can even offer wine to complement your dish of choice. The restaurant's signature dish, Osso Buco, is terrific, perfectly cooked and comes with a surprising bone marrow which just melts in your mouth good. Along with their Italian offerings, you may be surprised that they will make dishes not offered on the menu if you should ask (spicy chicken riggies, penne a la vodka, chicken francese, etc.) Desserts are made excellent and vary from day to day to ensure freshness (gelato, tiramisu, napoleon). Overall, I do not find fault in this restaurant and have always left satisfied and content.
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Delivery:
Free delivery is offered ($20.00 minimum order) 5:30pm-10:30pm, or you can call or fax your order and pick it up on the way home.
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