Mangia e Bevi

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(212) 956-3976

800 9th Ave (53rd Street)
New York, NY 10019 40.7653 -73.9875

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Neighborhoods: Clinton, Midtown

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Hours:

Sun-Mon 11am-11pm

Tue-Sat 11am-12pm

Price:

$$$

Last updated 12.19.09

Category:

Restaurants, Catering

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, MasterCard, Travelers Check

Restaurant Special Features:

Romantic Dining, Brunch

Cuisine:

Italian

What People Are Saying About Mangia e Bevi

Featured Review

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Hell's Kitchen restaurant serves Italian classics like calamari fritti, mozzarella in carroza, salads, pastas, sandwiches, grilled chicken breast, veal scallopine, grilled salmon fillet and more.

ambiance
94.2300033569336% positive
  1. had the Penne Vodka, which was average, but still good and the prices I felt were very good for this location.
  2. The atmosphere is great we had a lot of fun we play tambourines and sing and dance.
  3. the antipasti are great as well, every time i go there i have a lot of fun with
  4. While I had fun, the food was tasteless, the ambiance didn't impress much and service can definitely be improved.
  5. The food is wonderful, the atmosphere feels like I'm in a trattoria in Italy, and the service is great!
  6. The plus: Their fried appetizers, salads, and Penne a la Vodka were amazing and the music and dancing on tables was a fun experience
  7. The food is great, the dancing on the tables is so fun, and you leave there in the mood to party.
  8. Same great atmosphere, BUT the food was horrible.
  9. Yes the staff was fun and the food was decent but the service started to.
  10. Sunday, I love to feel pamper; and even though I spend most of my time in that area during the week; my boyfriend take me there and spend a nice romantic momento drinking wine, listening to nice music, enjoying the wonderful food and good time in the big
  11. love the food (have not tried a dish that I didn't enjoy) and the environment is wonderful (from fun and high-energy on Saturday nights to cozy and intimate on Sunday nights).
  12. It was a totally chill, fun place to be at which had surprisingly great food.
  13. We expected to have fun, enjoy a good meal and celebrate, instead we felt like the entire staff disliked us and were out of there asap.
  14. The atmosphere was fun with dancing and singing!
  15. The food was great and tha ambiance was excelent.
  16. was seemingly unimpressed with the decor but the dimmed lighting and warm service were enough to overlook it.
  17. great food, decent prices, good location for shows.
  18. The food was pretty good and the atmosphere great,but I would not go back because of the lack of management
  19. This is a great place for people who want to have fun with their meal - it's not for those looking at a quiet romantic dinner (sitting outside seems like a romantic escape).
  20. Great fun, Excellent food and outstanding service = Mangia E Bevi
  21. This is definately not the place for a quiet, romantic night out or with the kids, unless your kids like places like H**ters or something.
  22. there's nothing quite like good ol' italian comfort food, which in addition to the friendly staff and fun-loving crowd keeps me coming back - sometimes a couple of times a week.
  23. Although the dining is not 3 or 4 starr the atmosphere is great.
  24. The atmosphere was so great.
  25. The food here is so great, but the atmosphere is wonderful.
  26. This place has great food, and great atmosphere complete with an endless stream of tamborines and dancing on chairs!
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. the food is consistently delicous and the kitchen is always accommodating when i ask for something special (not on the menu) like gnocchi with a gongonzola cream sauce, which incidentally was perfect last night.
  2. Authentic italian cuisine with a great dessert menu and after d.
  3. NO tambourine, NO loud music, NO friendly waiters, and worst of all, NO birthday cake for my guest of honor.
drinks
90.0% positive
  1. No one liked their food and the drinks were only half full when we received them.
  2. On friday night, after a tirening week, is a wonderful place to go relax with your co-workers, have some drinks, eat dinner or take out.
  3. Great music, cool staff and incredible drinks.
  4. The food and drinks are great!
  5. Its a good place to go on Friday or Saturday night to go eat, drink and enjoy with your friends a great time.
  6. Sunday, I love to feel pamper; and even though I spend most of my time in that area during the week; my boyfriend take me there and spend a nice romantic momento drinking wine, listening to nice music, enjoying the wonderful food and good time in the big
  7. I'd suggest eating before hand and sticking to drinks (extensive shots menu).
  8. Food is decent, drinks are great, staff is generally nice.
  9. We had a good pitcher of sangria and the waiters were really attentive with drinks and everything.
  10. the food was great, the staff was friendly and efficient and the drinks were perfect.
  11. still, i love the place even when i'm all alone and often stop in for a bowl of the pasta e fagiole soup, a glass of wine and i almost always get a fresh canoli to go - i'm hooked!
  12. We were a group of 8 recent college grads, and enjoyed the music, the food, and the drinks.
  13. made the reservation for my friends birthday and was completely mortified by the terrible service (he actually made a rude comment about me choosing an inexpensive wine!)
  14. we had to wait a little bit for our table, even when we had a reservation , but it was nothing that a martini at the bar and the good music could'nt fix right away.
  15. Really good food, with a diferent choices of specials dishes of the day, great and loud music, friendly staff and awsome drinks.
food quality
91.2600040435791% positive
  1. While I had fun, the food was tasteless, the ambiance didn't impress much and service can definitely be improved.
  2. The food and drinks are great!
  3. great food, decent prices, good location for shows.
  4. Dinner Was Exellent-Veal with mushrooms-and the Service was also Very Good.
  5. The food is wonderful, the atmosphere feels like I'm in a trattoria in Italy, and the service is great!
  6. Authentic italian cuisine with a great dessert menu and after d.
  7. Good food for a great price
  8. It was busy but not crazy and I had the quatro formaggi pizza with gorgonzola (AWESOME) and a fantastic cabernet by the glass.
  9. still, i love the place even when i'm all alone and often stop in for a bowl of the pasta e fagiole soup, a glass of wine and i almost always get a fresh canoli to go - i'm hooked!
  10. eat lunch at mangia e bevi almost everyday, i didint know about this web site before, thtas why i want to highly recommend this place, the food its very good and the staff very friendly , they've a lot of choices for lunch , even a lunch special.
  11. The food was great and tha ambiance was excelent.
  12. For the best Italian food and a good time ever, you have to go MANGIA E BEVI, you will find original homemade Italian food, their "ragu" sauce is outstanding.
  13. Sunday, I love to feel pamper; and even though I spend most of my time in that area during the week; my boyfriend take me there and spend a nice romantic momento drinking wine, listening to nice music, enjoying the wonderful food and good time in the big
  14. The food is great, the dancing on the tables is so fun, and you leave there in the mood to party.
  15. The food was good, just ordered two apps.
  16. highly recommend coming to Mangia & Bevi Restaurant for a great time and delicious food.
  17. The waiters were polite and happy, the food was delicious, and the music made me get up on my chair and dance the night away.
  18. The food was excellent and the very good concidering the place was jammed packed.
  19. the food was great, the staff was friendly and efficient and the drinks were perfect.
  20. The food was lousy and portions were tiny -- but that wasn't the worst of my experience.
  21. have frequented this place on three seperate occasions with large groups and small and have always found the place to be curious and the food excellent!
  22. Really good food, with a diferent choices of specials dishes of the day, great and loud music, friendly staff and awsome drinks.
  23. The food was really good.
  24. On Friday I went there with some friends I had chicken agro dolce, yummy, the best chicken I have ever had juicy and tasty and heavenly good.
  25. We were enjoying our fabulous food and awesome music.
  26. The pizza was very good as was the seafood antipasto.
  27. The food was pretty good and the atmosphere great,but I would not go back because of the lack of management
  28. the food was exelent and the service was great.
  29. The food was good but it comes in big portions so if you are drinking a lot you could easily share a plate.
  30. The service was as bad as the food.
  31. had a chicken dish with fresh mozz, tom, and basil.
  32. This is a great place for people who want to have fun with their meal - it's not for those looking at a quiet romantic dinner (sitting outside seems like a romantic escape).
  33. It was a totally chill, fun place to be at which had surprisingly great food.
  34. Same great atmosphere, BUT the food was horrible.
  35. Yes the staff was fun and the food was decent but the service started to.
  36. This place has great food, and great atmosphere complete with an endless stream of tamborines and dancing on chairs!
  37. The food was good, the sangria was also good.
  38. The food was pretty good and for a city restaurant the prices were very reasonable.
  39. Good food and a great time
  40. it's the perfect place to enjoy your meal family style.
  41. was expecting an average meal and was really pleased to get an awesome dinner -- and it was pretty inexpensive too.
  42. Great place for a good-priced tasty family luncheon
  43. love the food.
  44. But once seated the service was excellent, the food was fantastic and very reasonably priced especially for the city.
  45. We were a group of 8 recent college grads, and enjoyed the music, the food, and the drinks.
  46. Grest food for the money, Friendly service, Very nice Lunch menu & Fun place to dine with or wihtout the crowd.
  47. My doughter love to go there and enjoy her brick pizza; thing crust, cheesy, and pepperoni is her favirite.
  48. Not for a good meal, but for a good time out with the girls!
  49. No one liked their food and the drinks were only half full when we received them.
  50. Ended up there almost by coincidence and could not believe the great prices, good food, excellent service.
  51. We expected to have fun, enjoy a good meal and celebrate, instead we felt like the entire staff disliked us and were out of there asap.
  52. The food here is so great, but the atmosphere is wonderful.
  53. The food was very good for the price.
  54. The food is exceptional; the taste, the look, etc. and for me is a wonderful place to keep up my waiste line.
  55. love the food (have not tried a dish that I didn't enjoy) and the environment is wonderful (from fun and high-energy on Saturday nights to cozy and intimate on Sunday nights).
  56. great food
  57. the food is consistently delicous and the kitchen is always accommodating when i ask for something special (not on the menu) like gnocchi with a gongonzola cream sauce, which incidentally was perfect last night.
  58. Great fun, Excellent food and outstanding service = Mangia E Bevi
  59. Come on - this place has good food, the portions are large, but the service is abrasive and borders on abusive.
  60. there's nothing quite like good ol' italian comfort food, which in addition to the friendly staff and fun-loving crowd keeps me coming back - sometimes a couple of times a week.
  61. the seating was uncomfortable, the food was not really good, I guess for what you are paying.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. I'd suggest eating before hand and sticking to drinks (extensive shots menu).
  2. the food is consistently delicous and the kitchen is always accommodating when i ask for something special (not on the menu) like gnocchi with a gongonzola cream sauce, which incidentally was perfect last night.
  3. The prices were decent, but a pre-fix menu would be nice.
  4. Authentic italian cuisine with a great dessert menu and after d.
  5. Really good food, with a diferent choices of specials dishes of the day, great and loud music, friendly staff and awsome drinks.
  6. eat lunch at mangia e bevi almost everyday, i didint know about this web site before, thtas why i want to highly recommend this place, the food its very good and the staff very friendly , they've a lot of choices for lunch , even a lunch special.
  7. Grest food for the money, Friendly service, Very nice Lunch menu & Fun place to dine with or wihtout the crowd.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. Its a good place to go on Friday or Saturday night to go eat, drink and enjoy with your friends a great time.
  2. This is a great place for people who want to have fun with their meal - it's not for those looking at a quiet romantic dinner (sitting outside seems like a romantic escape).
  3. The food was excellent and the very good concidering the place was jammed packed.
  4. Service was really good for a place like this and I was surprised.
  5. It's a great place for everyone and it just might be my favorite restaraunt!
  6. If you are looking for a very reasonably priced Italian restaurant with great service and generous portions - this is the place!
  7. This is, by far, my most absolute favorite restaurant in NYC.
  8. Grest food for the money, Friendly service, Very nice Lunch menu & Fun place to dine with or wihtout the crowd.
  9. When my friend came back from New York she said this was a great place to visit.
  10. best restaurant in the area of Midtown
  11. Ive heard that its a great place for a b-day celebration and they are right!
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. The food was pretty good and the atmosphere great,but I would not go back because of the lack of management
service
80.74000358581543% positive
  1. The waitstaff was very attentive until it got overly crowded and explained that it would have to take out whole order at one time so that he wouldn't have to make his way back so many times once the place was packed!
  2. Everyone is so friendly and outgoing.
  3. Horrible customer service vs. good
  4. When we asked how long our wait would be, the manager was rude and hostile.
  5. The waiters were polite and happy, the food was delicious, and the music made me get up on my chair and dance the night away.
  6. If you like bridge and tunnel bachelorette parties and god awful noise with your poorly prepared dinner, served by unattentive and ignorant staff, this is the place for you.
  7. The food is wonderful, the atmosphere feels like I'm in a trattoria in Italy, and the service is great!
  8. The manager was obnoxious and continually lied to us about when our table would be ready.
  9. William, the manager, was excellent.
  10. The service was as bad as the food.
  11. get that they have a fast turn-around because it's such a busy place, but they rushed us out of our seats which I think is completely rude.
  12. Food is great, portions are good, and staff is very knowledgeable.
  13. the food was exelent and the service was great.
  14. They only pay attention to you if you have a big group of people (girls).
  15. But once seated the service was excellent, the food was fantastic and very reasonably priced especially for the city.
  16. This place is crowded and the service is subpar, but this incident was surreal.
  17. .....REAL FOOD for real people at great prices.
  18. Really good food, with a diferent choices of specials dishes of the day, great and loud music, friendly staff and awsome drinks.
  19. The service was awful.
  20. Service was pretty good in regards to speed however I had issues with certain things for example waiters always handed things acorss the table instead of properly walking around the table to serve.
  21. Great time, not expensive, great service we loved our waiter
  22. Great fun, Excellent food and outstanding service = Mangia E Bevi
  23. Ended up there almost by coincidence and could not believe the great prices, good food, excellent service.
  24. While I had fun, the food was tasteless, the ambiance didn't impress much and service can definitely be improved.
  25. The service was great.
  26. This is a great place for people who want to have fun with their meal - it's not for those looking at a quiet romantic dinner (sitting outside seems like a romantic escape).
  27. Our waiter also decided he was entitled to an automatic 20% tip for our party (less than six) - nice of him to throw it in on top of the tax (gotta get that last couple dollars).
  28. Food is decent, drinks are great, staff is generally nice.
  29. We had a good pitcher of sangria and the waiters were really attentive with drinks and everything.
  30. The staff was very friendly.
  31. If you are looking for a very reasonably priced Italian restaurant with great service and generous portions - this is the place!
  32. was seemingly unimpressed with the decor but the dimmed lighting and warm service were enough to overlook it.
  33. We expected to have fun, enjoy a good meal and celebrate, instead we felt like the entire staff disliked us and were out of there asap.
  34. made the reservation for my friends birthday and was completely mortified by the terrible service (he actually made a rude comment about me choosing an inexpensive wine!)
  35. The servers were very polite and attentive.
  36. If don't mind being trapped in a packed place with no hope of a speedy exit because people are waiting in the doorway, then this is the perfect place to spend your night.
  37. NO tambourine, NO loud music, NO friendly waiters, and worst of all, NO birthday cake for my guest of honor.
  38. Grest food for the money, Friendly service, Very nice Lunch menu & Fun place to dine with or wihtout the crowd.
  39. the food was great, the staff was friendly and efficient and the drinks were perfect.
  40. Great music, cool staff and incredible drinks.
  41. Come on - this place has good food, the portions are large, but the service is abrasive and borders on abusive.
  42. there's nothing quite like good ol' italian comfort food, which in addition to the friendly staff and fun-loving crowd keeps me coming back - sometimes a couple of times a week.
  43. eat lunch at mangia e bevi almost everyday, i didint know about this web site before, thtas why i want to highly recommend this place, the food its very good and the staff very friendly , they've a lot of choices for lunch , even a lunch special.
  44. The waitstaff is great and customer service is exceptional!
  45. Yes the staff was fun and the food was decent but the service started to.
value
81.66999816894531% positive
  1. had the Penne Vodka, which was average, but still good and the prices I felt were very good for this location.
  2. The prices were decent, but a pre-fix menu would be nice.
  3. Ended up there almost by coincidence and could not believe the great prices, good food, excellent service.
  4. Come on - this place has good food, the portions are large, but the service is abrasive and borders on abusive.
  5. was expecting this to be an annoying gimmicky overpriced place but I really ended up enjoying it.
  6. The food was pretty good and for a city restaurant the prices were very reasonable.
  7. Food is great, portions are good, and staff is very knowledgeable.
  8. If you are looking for a very reasonably priced Italian restaurant with great service and generous portions - this is the place!
  9. it was saturday night and the place was in the middle of a huge party, and of course, we wanted to be part of it.
  10. The food was good but it comes in big portions so if you are drinking a lot you could easily share a plate.
  11. made the reservation for my friends birthday and was completely mortified by the terrible service (he actually made a rude comment about me choosing an inexpensive wine!)
  12. .....REAL FOOD for real people at great prices.
  13. great food, decent prices, good location for shows.
  14. was expecting an average meal and was really pleased to get an awesome dinner -- and it was pretty inexpensive too.
  15. Grest food for the money, Friendly service, Very nice Lunch menu & Fun place to dine with or wihtout the crowd.
  16. Good food for a great price
  17. The food was lousy and portions were tiny -- but that wasn't the worst of my experience.
  18. The food was very good for the price.
  19. Great time, not expensive, great service we loved our waiter
  20. Our waiter also decided he was entitled to an automatic 20% tip for our party (less than six) - nice of him to throw it in on top of the tax (gotta get that last couple dollars).
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. When we asked how long our wait would be, the manager was rude and hostile.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/13/08

great food, decent prices, good location for shows.

by debra2014

We were seated at 6:30 saturday night, without a reservation. The place was about 3/4 full. Nice inside, nothing fancy but a cute place. The staff was very friendly. The random balsting of the music and handing out of tambourines was a bit corney though. I thought that would be fun, but they just hand them out and stand there. no one quite knew what to do, if we were waiting for the staf to do something...then when the song is over they walk around and collect them. A little random. The prices were decent, but a pre-fix menu would be nice. I had a chicken dish with fresh mozz, tom, and basil. It was delicious. Good portion sizes, too.

  • Pros: good food, convienant for shows, nice staff, cute inside
  • Cons: random periods with blasting music and staff pushing a tambourine in your face, then standing around confused looking!
3 Star Rating: Average

07/10/08

Horrible Customer Service vs. good entertainment/food

by Josey818

I went here for a bachlorette party...

The plus: Their fried appetizers, salads, and Penne a la Vodka were amazing and the music and dancing on tables was a fun experience

Their Downfall: When we got to our table, two of our friends left to run to the ATM to get cash and the host asked us where they were. When we told him, he gave us an attitude and literally reprimanded us for them not doing it earlier. Random. Then when dinner was finished, instead of the waiter asking us if we wanted tea or coffee (which was included in our dinner package), he just dropped off our check. Of course we didn't have much time to even pass the check around because once we looked at the bill, the bus boys and our waiter began cleaning off our table and flipping it for the next party. I get that they have a fast turn-around because it's such a busy place, but they rushed us out of our seats which I think is completely rude. My friend and I, who paid with our credit cards, were even left standing in the doorway waiting to give our signatures. It was so awkward. I guess though with an automatic 20% gratuity included in every bill, the servers do not feel the need to live up to their tips.

Conclusion: A fun and upbeat atmosphere, but I'd take a low-key restaurant with a wait staff that doesn't make you feel like a burden over Mangia E. Bevi any day.

  • Pros: Ambience, Food
  • Cons: Customer Service, crowded
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/01/08

Best Brick oven Pizza and Veal eva..

by kstsomber

We went there for a birthday party and had a great time. The staff came out and sang happy birthday and danced for the birthday girl!! Lots of fun the food was like a taste of Italy.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/10/08

Great Customer service

by FDFNATK

I went for dinner last Friday to meet friends outside of my neighborhood comfort zone (I generally stay downtown). I was seemingly unimpressed with the decor but the dimmed lighting and warm service were enough to overlook it. It was busy but not crazy and I had the quatro formaggi pizza with gorgonzola (AWESOME) and a fantastic cabernet by the glass. It's rare that you see such obvious job satisfaction in such a small restaurant. A few times they turned up the music and had people dancing on chairs with tamborines which sounds crazy but you can't help getting into it while singing happy birthday to some stranger! DEFINITELY reccommend

  • Pros: service, staff, pizza
  • Cons: the tamborines could be overwhelming, better stick with weekday calm
1 Star Rating: Poor

01/22/08

Horribly rude and inconsiderate

by blossom365

We were a group of 15 women attending a bachelorette party. We had made the reservations at least a week in advance and someone from our party even stopped by the restaurant a few days prior to confirm with the manager that they would be able to handle our party. Our reservation was at 930 and we arrived at 845 like the manager had asked. At 1045 we still were not seated. The manager had triple booked the restaurant and there were 2 other large parties waiting to be seated. There was no room to wait in the restaurant so we were told to wait in the 18 degree weather outside. When we asked how long our wait would be, the manager was rude and hostile. We were told our wait would be indefinite. I WOULD NEVER EAT THERE!!!!!!!!!

  • Pros: There are none
  • Cons: Rudest people i ever met

The Details on Mangia e Bevi

Place Categories:

  • great original homemade italian food
  • great place
  • great service
  • friendly staff
  • great music
  • great prices
  • great drinks
  • like bachelorette party
  • awful great service
  • polite waiters
  • worst food
  • rude manager
  • great dining experience
  • windy outside
  • good meal
  • favorite restaurant
  • gimmicky overpriced place
  • just love mangia e bevi
  • outgoing everyone
  • very attentive waitstaff
  • enjoy brick pizza
  • great but
  • great atmosphere
  • good portions
  • attentive servers
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