| ambiance |
87.5% positive |
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The food and atmosphere is phenomenal; this is by far one of my favorite restaurants in the city. ”
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The food was decent but not outstanding, the ambience was ok, but i think the big draw is it's on the upper-east side on Madison and celebrities like to go there. ”
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That would describe the atmosphere at this elegant (despited patched-up banquettes) neo-Italian dispenser of food and fame. ”
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Great food, classy atmosphere, immaculate service and beautiful clientele. ”
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pretentious ambience, lousy service and over-priced average food. ”
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The decor is elegant and the food was quite good, although calling it "Italian" is a stretch. ”
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The food, wine, atmosphere, and service were great. ”
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The decor is fresh and modern with a lot of flowers all over the place. ”
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The food is excellent, the ambiance is perfect and the service is great. ”
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remember fondly eating at nellos for lunch a few years ago, with a nice location and an excellant staff this use to be an expensive but wonderful option. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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For dessert I had the Napoleon which was fantastic. ”
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| drinks |
70.0% positive |
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But beyond that, it's still worth it to go at least once; my mom and I occasionally go there to sit outside and have a drink which is nice, and she can afford it, not I. The waiters have always been entertaining, and surprisingly forward since the last on ”
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Well, I was absolutely shocked when the waitress spilled an entire tray of drinks on me, my nice sweater and very expensive bag. ”
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Horrible service, Host is your typical Eurotrash, you can find better drinks at your local bar, ***DONT ORDER THE ORZO WITH TRUFLES FROM THE SPECIALS*** ENDED UP PAYING $275 JUST FOR THAT ”
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The food, wine, atmosphere, and service were great. ”
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The waiters are nice in a pretentious kind of way and they really to push the drinks and appetizers to raise the bill. ”
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| food quality |
71.73999786376953% positive |
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tiny heap of what looked like grass with specks of lobster(six of them)a leaf of artichoke cut up, two leaves of endive jullienned, a tenth of a tomato, cubed, three slivers of fresh basil, and some lemon juice dressing. ”
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However, if I am shelling out big bucks for food, I expect the food to merit the price. ”
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The food was fabulous, and the service was fine. ”
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The food was decent but not outstanding, the ambience was ok, but i think the big draw is it's on the upper-east side on Madison and celebrities like to go there. ”
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The pasta was good but not great. ”
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Extreamly crowded, the lights were too bright, the music was too loud, the waiters were absent minded three requests for tap water eventually yielded a bottle of still water, 2 requess for olive oil eventualy made it to the table, the focacia bread with c ”
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but the food was good, and now we can say "been there, done that ”
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overpriced, bad service and food. ”
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The food was very good (though the bread was really poor), but my dining experience was totally ruined by the 5 excrutiating minutes that I spent squinting at the menu and by having to suffer through drinking tepid water (uch! ”
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Great food, classy atmosphere, immaculate service and beautiful clientele. ”
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The wait staff was obnoxious, too busy and the food was far below average - I would NEVER go back! ”
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The quality of the food was good, but extraordinarily overpriced at that quality. ”
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Although it is expensive, I feel a great meal and wonderful experience is worth it. ”
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great food, wonderful service,very classy and the best, people watching, ALL THE CELEBRITIES GOES THERE. ”
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The angel hair pasta is the best in the city; the osso buco perfect; the vitello tonnato sublime. ”
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The Gnocchi was a bit mushy and overcooked for my taste but the sauce and fresh buffalo mozzarella saved the poor cooking of the Gnocchi. ”
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Great food, great service, not so great prices ”
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Vote with your feet- the food is plain at very best, service is ridiculously bad and slow, and for those kind of prices they could provide 20x better. ”
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Although the food IS amazing! ”
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They charged me $55 for a lousy plate of ravioli and another for my friends dish. ”
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The guy in Romanian ant the food served in this restaurant is a bad imitation of the italian one. ”
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Some tips on avoiding tasteless food at Nello's ”
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The place was quite busy despite the lousy food. ”
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The food, wine, atmosphere, and service were great. ”
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The food is excellent, the ambiance is perfect and the service is great. ”
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The indiffernet staff just makes the overpriced menu and mediocre food seem even worse. ”
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Food was quite tasty, portions were tiny, but the cost! ”
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The dishes my party had were very, very good. ”
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pretentious ambience, lousy service and over-priced average food. ”
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The food and atmosphere is phenomenal; this is by far one of my favorite restaurants in the city. ”
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Which would have been fine, if the food had been decent. ”
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The food was good but certainly NOT worth the price. ”
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Service is excellent; food is to die for. ”
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true foodie appreciates great food and willing to pay for it, but not feel robbed at the end of the meal. ”
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Their pasta are fresh (NOT DRIED), and their sauces never acidic. ”
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If you like throwing tons of money for a mediocre food, than this is definitely your place to go. ”
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If you do get sticker shock, go to Serafina where it's 1/5 of the price, where the sauces are acidic, food full of MSG and where the deep fryer uses refried oil. ”
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Seriously, the food is good but the behaviour is criminal. ”
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do not order the fish. ”
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The 4-6 ravioli were delicious, but cost $70. ”
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The restaurant is beautiful with fresh cut flowers. ”
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everyone likes to splurge on a nice meal once in a while, when you know you will get food that is worth it. ”
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While the prices are high, you pay for a beautiful restaurant on Madison Avenue, great people-watching and food that never disappoints. ”
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Amazing food and service every time I go. ”
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And they have one of the best lamb chop in the city, without the general stink that most lamb dishes have. ”
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Upon glancing at the menu, I immediately knew this is an overpriced joint charging twice as much for the same dishes one can order somewhere else (I've been leaving here 21 years and can spot a rip off when I see one). ”
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Service is very slow after the food came so we were a little frustrated. ”
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The Fillet Mignon used in the carpaccio was fresh as were the avocado and hearts of palm. ”
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beautiful people, good food, classy place ”
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Every dish was so expensive. ”
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love the $22 hearts of celery salad -- the price seems crazy and the portion is small, but it tastes fabulous. ”
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There's no way to justify the current prices, even though the food is really good. ”
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The decor is elegant and the food was quite good, although calling it "Italian" is a stretch. ”
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That would describe the atmosphere at this elegant (despited patched-up banquettes) neo-Italian dispenser of food and fame. ”
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Nello serves very good food. ”
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good food. ”
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The decor is fresh and modern with a lot of flowers all over the place. ”
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Lots of hotties, and the food was good, with the proper portions. ”
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the food was great. ”
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Nello has superb Northern Italian food. ”
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| menu variety |
12.5% positive |
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The food was very good (though the bread was really poor), but my dining experience was totally ruined by the 5 excrutiating minutes that I spent squinting at the menu and by having to suffer through drinking tepid water (uch! ”
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very ill informed incompetent young waitress with a major attitude problem appeared very confused about almost every questions we asked about the menu, her english was not good either. ”
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Upon glancing at the menu, I immediately knew this is an overpriced joint charging twice as much for the same dishes one can order somewhere else (I've been leaving here 21 years and can spot a rip off when I see one). ”
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The indiffernet staff just makes the overpriced menu and mediocre food seem even worse. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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beautiful people, good food, classy place ”
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My new favorite restaurant in New York ”
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| return potential |
0.0% positive |
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The wait staff was obnoxious, too busy and the food was far below average - I would NEVER go back! ”
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| service |
56.0699987411499% positive |
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Not only by the ridiculous prices but after the incident with the creamer, they still added a 20% gratuity for 2 people! ”
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the service was terrible too. ”
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Vote with your feet- the food is plain at very best, service is ridiculously bad and slow, and for those kind of prices they could provide 20x better. ”
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The waiters are always attentive. ”
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The service is impeccable and the restaurant space is beautifully upscale without loosing any charm, and the restaurant has quite a bit of window exposure looking out onto glamorous madison. ”
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What's this about poor service? ”
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The maitre DUH was rude; behaved like a bouncer when he came to our table and said,"So you don' want no dinner. ”
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love the look and feel of the place, I like watching the people who walk by. ”
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Great food, classy atmosphere, immaculate service and beautiful clientele. ”
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pretentious ambience, lousy service and over-priced average food. ”
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The waiters are nice in a pretentious kind of way and they really to push the drinks and appetizers to raise the bill. ”
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Not "midwestern friendly," but professional and in keeping with the service I get in other good restaurants in NYC. ”
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We've always been treated well there; the waiters are polite and attentive. ”
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Food was good, service quite adequate, but not enough to make up for the cost. ”
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poor service ”
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While the prices are high, you pay for a beautiful restaurant on Madison Avenue, great people-watching and food that never disappoints. ”
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beautiful people, good food, classy place ”
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The food, wine, atmosphere, and service were great. ”
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overpriced, bad service and food. ”
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Poor service poor value! ”
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The staff was incredibly attentive, but not intrusively so. ”
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Extreamly crowded, the lights were too bright, the music was too loud, the waiters were absent minded three requests for tap water eventually yielded a bottle of still water, 2 requess for olive oil eventualy made it to the table, the focacia bread with c ”
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The service was simply horrible, especially for a restaurant half full, with seemingly more waiters then patrons at the time. ”
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Horrible service, Host is your typical Eurotrash, you can find better drinks at your local bar, ***DONT ORDER THE ORZO WITH TRUFLES FROM THE SPECIALS*** ENDED UP PAYING $275 JUST FOR THAT ”
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The waitress was rude and quite frankly, a little dim. ”
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Well, I was absolutely shocked when the waitress spilled an entire tray of drinks on me, my nice sweater and very expensive bag. ”
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The food was fabulous, and the service was fine. ”
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Great food, great service, not so great prices ”
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great food, wonderful service,very classy and the best, people watching, ALL THE CELEBRITIES GOES THERE. ”
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The wait staff was obnoxious, too busy and the food was far below average - I would NEVER go back! ”
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very ill informed incompetent young waitress with a major attitude problem appeared very confused about almost every questions we asked about the menu, her english was not good either. ”
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Amazing food and service every time I go. ”
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The waiter highly recommended it. ”
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Worst place to go for good service! ”
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Perhaps some people enjoy spending $100 on lunch as the server looks for a better table to serve, but not me. ”
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The indiffernet staff just makes the overpriced menu and mediocre food seem even worse. ”
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Anyone who complains of poor service is not understanding that this place is jammed with customers at peak hours. ”
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read other reviews of this restaurant and it amazes me that some people actually defend this establishment and it's ridiculous prices. ”
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But beyond that, it's still worth it to go at least once; my mom and I occasionally go there to sit outside and have a drink which is nice, and she can afford it, not I. The waiters have always been entertaining, and surprisingly forward since the last on ”
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The waitresses were snooty, as if well practiced at being uh, shall we say akin to female dogs, and we had to wait 15 minutes for our tab, although they weren't busy. ”
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remember fondly eating at nellos for lunch a few years ago, with a nice location and an excellant staff this use to be an expensive but wonderful option. ”
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lot of people want to have their lunch at Nello's without having to regret afterwards, but leave with a feeling of having had a wonderful experience. ”
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Rich oil heirs and ceo's like to hang at Nello's, just so people know that they're rich, since they're eating at Nello's. ”
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The food is excellent, the ambiance is perfect and the service is great. ”
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Eat here if you like people making a fool of you ”
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Worst service and most outragious prices Bon apetite. ”
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| value |
50.229997634887695% positive |
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Poor service poor value! ”
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They also had a mix-up with our coats; by the looks of it they just threw all of our expensive coats in a back room. ”
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Great food, great service, not so great prices ”
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Well, I was absolutely shocked when the waitress spilled an entire tray of drinks on me, my nice sweater and very expensive bag. ”
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This is the most ridiculous pricing i have ever seen in my entire life. ”
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If you do get sticker shock, go to Serafina where it's 1/5 of the price, where the sauces are acidic, food full of MSG and where the deep fryer uses refried oil. ”
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love the $22 hearts of celery salad -- the price seems crazy and the portion is small, but it tastes fabulous. ”
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You are much better off spending your money at the other more famous italian restaurants in the city (e.g., Il Mulino). ”
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This place is expensive. ”
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However, if I am shelling out big bucks for food, I expect the food to merit the price. ”
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While the prices are high, you pay for a beautiful restaurant on Madison Avenue, great people-watching and food that never disappoints. ”
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Food was quite tasty, portions were tiny, but the cost! ”
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The indiffernet staff just makes the overpriced menu and mediocre food seem even worse. ”
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Vote with your feet- the food is plain at very best, service is ridiculously bad and slow, and for those kind of prices they could provide 20x better. ”
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If you like throwing tons of money for a mediocre food, than this is definitely your place to go. ”
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There's no way to justify the current prices, even though the food is really good. ”
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Worst service and most outragious prices Bon apetite. ”
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overpriced, bad service and food. ”
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read other reviews of this restaurant and it amazes me that some people actually defend this establishment and it's ridiculous prices. ”
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remember fondly eating at nellos for lunch a few years ago, with a nice location and an excellant staff this use to be an expensive but wonderful option. ”
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everyone likes to splurge on a nice meal once in a while, when you know you will get food that is worth it. ”
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Upon glancing at the menu, I immediately knew this is an overpriced joint charging twice as much for the same dishes one can order somewhere else (I've been leaving here 21 years and can spot a rip off when I see one). ”
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For expensive tastes, mostly ”
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in one of the most expensive addresses in the world,ithink Nellos prices were pretty reasonable and good. ”
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If you think you have great taste by paying these inflated prices, your are sorely mistaken my friend. ”
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But beyond that, it's still worth it to go at least once; my mom and I occasionally go there to sit outside and have a drink which is nice, and she can afford it, not I. The waiters have always been entertaining, and surprisingly forward since the last on ”
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The food was good but certainly NOT worth the price. ”
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Lots of hotties, and the food was good, with the proper portions. ”
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Although it is expensive, I feel a great meal and wonderful experience is worth it. ”
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Every dish was so expensive. ”
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The quality of the food was good, but extraordinarily overpriced at that quality. ”
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guess their services do not come with the expensive price and tip. ”
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So mortgage the house, wear your best casuals and check out how the other half lives as you enjoy excellent Italian fare in portions that will not expand your beltline. ”
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No good going to Nello's unless money doesn't matter. ”
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Please don't even waste your time trying this place out, there's so many fantastic restaurants in NY in the same price range or below, that are way better than this crazy place. ”
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Not only by the ridiculous prices but after the incident with the creamer, they still added a 20% gratuity for 2 people! ”
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| wait time |
30.55999994277954% positive |
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was really looking forward to a nice long lunch at Nello's. ”
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Service is very slow after the food came so we were a little frustrated. ”
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the panacatta was perhaps the best i've had in a long time, the esspresso had a bitter after taste and poor crema no lemon rind. ”
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Vote with your feet- the food is plain at very best, service is ridiculously bad and slow, and for those kind of prices they could provide 20x better. ”
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The food was very good (though the bread was really poor), but my dining experience was totally ruined by the 5 excrutiating minutes that I spent squinting at the menu and by having to suffer through drinking tepid water (uch! ”
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The waitresses were snooty, as if well practiced at being uh, shall we say akin to female dogs, and we had to wait 15 minutes for our tab, although they weren't busy. ”
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