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- Neighborhoods:
- Midtown East, Midtown East (Turtle Bay), Midtown
- Categories:
- Restaurants, Catering
- Cuisine:
- Italian
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At a Glance
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100% ambiance
“We love the people,service,food and location.”
0% drinks
“This more expensive bottle was the entry immediately below the cheaper bottle on the wine list, and had the same name except the more expensive bottle was "Reserve.”
69% food quality
“Their homemade pasta was good, but it is also over priced($35)!”
50% menu variety
“Diners used to ordering everything "on the side" might balk at the no menu, informal approach but the grilled white truffle risotto is amazing - tender and savory.”
100% overall
“My favorite restaurant in NYC !”
0% return potential
“We ended up paying for the more expensive bottles of wine, but will NEVER return.”
66% service
“From its amazing food to excellent service this is my #1 pick !”
25% value
“The wine list is disappointing too: overpriced California generics (as if it were Applebee's) and Italian junk, virtually all cheap Sangiovaise”
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From The Owner of Il Postino
About Il Postino
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Private Party Room Available
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Catering Available
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Authentic Italian Cuisine
Since 1997, owners Luigi Russo and Alfio Ruocco have established Il Postino as one of the most luxurious dining experiences in New York City. Il Postino is known for mouth-watering dishes such as the freshest Dover sole, homemade Agnolotti pasta stuffed with ricotta cheese and spinach in a truffle cream sauce, fresh stratachella cheese imported from Puglia, and zucchini flowers stuffed with prosciutto and mozzarella cheese. Il Postino's main dining area boasts two levels and as well as a private dining room for business meetings, intimate dinner parties or lively celebrations. Our gracious and polished service staff will happily accommodate any of your requests to ensure a successful event. Conveniently located near the best shopping on 5th Avenue and a vast array of attractions and hotel accommodations, Il Postino is also a quick cab ride to Times Square and all Broadway shows. …
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Tips for Il Postino
June 03, 2011
Like the food.. A very appealing selection of food is available on the menu here. The managment seems very attentive and the wait staff is eager to provide quick service. A very positive overall experience which justifies a return visit here for lunch or dinner.
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March 22, 2011
A sensational dinner. The food is superb. First they brought out sliced prosciutto & the creamiest, most delicious buffalo mozzarella cheese I’ve ever had. I would have been happy with just that, a glass of red wine & some bread! For my appetizer I had the spaghetti with dungeness crab – exceptional. A touch of saffron, some garlic & olive oil, I am hooked forever. Then I had the porterhouse steak - perfectly cooked, tender and delicious!! Can I just say they have THE BEST key lime pie!! Fresh, creamy, tangy, and not too sweet and the crust tastes like the perfect sugar cookie. I finished every last morsel even though I was already stuffed. I asked the waiter where they get their desserts. “Homemade” he said. He also said anytime I wanted the key lime pie to call a day ahead and they’d make it for me – special! I am in love with this place!! This restaurant is worth every penny. I can’t wait to go back.
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March 14, 2011
Great Italian food. I attended a bachelorette party this Saturday and we ate here before heading over to the male strip club. The atmosphere is great and the food was incredible. The bride ate a little too much and almost puked all over the male strippers while getting a lap dance, the Savage Men dancers were a little weary to come back over after that. The bread here is also baked on premisis and is out of this world.
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March 11, 2011
Wonderful food and great service. I had the pleasure of dining at this restaurant last night and I have to say me and the six other people were all in agreement. The food was excellent and the service was right on. I eat out all the time and this place is by far the best Italian Restaurant out there. We dined on risotto w/ truffles, seafood, dover sole, anguloti (spelling?) and for dessert we had this fabulous cheese cake that melted in you mouth like nothing we ever had. Very good wines we enjoyed three bottles. The check was what we expected dining in the city. Worth every penny! Have the company party there next month, can't wait to share the good food.
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January 31, 2010
Unimpressive, Expensive and Disappointing.
I ordered veal scallopine with artichokes & mushrooms. It was served with over-salted, gooey brown sauce; more appropriate for a Chinese take-out and the veal was overcooked and seemed frozen before prepared. My wife ordered a pasta dish that was prepared in the dining room by one of the Central American waiters; completely unimpressive. There is no proof of a chef-in-charge, so, if one exists, better he hide!!! The wine list is disappointing too: overpriced California generics (as if it were Applebee's) and Italian junk, virtually all cheap Sangiovaise
Service is strange -- busboys stepped-up to waiter, and there's one, probably Mexican that really thinks he's Italian, but an awful imitation. They all work under some dignified Italian Captain who seems to recognize that things are wrong, but is powerless to change the place.
Don't go here. Instead, IF YOU WANT REAL ITALIAN FOOD, GO TO a restaurant with a REAL chef and devoted staffs
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February 06, 2009
Overpriced ... unless you got a 2007 wall street bonus.
Prices are out of site. No question the food is good. Not great but good.
But the pricing kicks things out of site. You need at 2007 bonus,
a 2006 expense account and a 2005 Madoff statement. But if
you live in the real world stick to ... eating elsewhere.
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January 12, 2009
Worst! Worst! Worst!. Worst! Worst! Worst! tasteless food, menu price for fish was $26 , they charged $50, but who cares if its delicious....but fish was just piece of......... for two person, with no drinks. charged $250. never back
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March 08, 2008
Slimeballs serving mediocre food at laughably high prices.
I went here with three friends on had one of the worst experiences in 10 years of living in NYC. Menu has no pricing information, we ordered two ~$100 bottles of wine (that were marked up from $40). Mediocre Food arrived after a long time and was luke warm and mediocre (tasted like it has been sitting under a lamp for 20 minutes). Then came the height of the evening. I received the a bill for $850. Yes $850. We were not eating white truffles but non unique pastas. i complained to the waiter and insisted it was correct.
Stay away from this awful restaurant
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August 26, 2007
Slimy Service. The concierge at my hotel recommended Il Postino. The food was good, but the service was slimy at best, fraudulent at worst. We ordered a $55 bottle of wine, and then a second bottle of the same wine. When the bill arrived, they had charged us for two bottles of $160 wine! This more expensive bottle was the entry immediately below the cheaper bottle on the wine list, and had the same name except the more expensive bottle was "Reserve." I explained that we ordered the $55 bottle of wine, but the waiter was completely unsympathetic and merely shrugged his shoulders. I got the impression this waiter does this all the time. We ended up paying for the more expensive bottles of wine, but will NEVER return. After I told the hotel's concierge, he said he would never recommend people here again.
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November 17, 2006
PURE AMAZING !! THE #1 HOT SPOT IN NYC !!. My favorite restaurant in NYC !! From its amazing food to excellent service this is my #1 pick !! Its great for group lunchs or dinner for too !! I HIGHLEY RECOMMEND IL POSTINO !! Might i add ....its WONDERFUL for small private parties !! I have been to many Italian restaurants in NYC and this is the best !! Friendly, ambiant atmosphere with a taste of Italy in every bite !! I have been a frequent customer at IL POSTINO for years and i love it !!! (p.s try their home made pastas !! there great !! )
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