Bello Giardino
(212) 875-1512
71 W 71ST St
New York,
NY
10023
40.7764
-73.9783
Neighborhoods: Lincoln Square, Midtown
What People Are Saying About Bello Giardino
User Reviews
UWSider2008
November 09, 2008
We were a party of six, which would please any resturant in this economy. We stood waiting to undertand if we seat ourselves or if we needed to wait to be seated. Finally, a waiter came over and asked our number of people and seated us. The food was great, no question about it. But there is an attitude about the staff. The food is great so deal with causal dress code for staff (sneakers & jeans), chasing a waiter for more water, then serving yourself instead of waiter serving everyone at the table. Bad recommendation on the cheesecake. Waiters have no ability to field simple questions on menu. Again, the food is great but it takes more than great food to make a great meal. Decor, atmosphere, waiter knowledge of menu, friendliness, service, service, service. Thank you.
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nyobama
October 09, 2008
This place used to be lovely. We went there , 2 couples for a birthday dinner. What a mistake. The bar was a local hangout which when we asked for drinks to be transfered to our table the barmaid sighed with a "OK!" in a very rude manner. Then the special? vodka sauce tasted like it was out of a can. Then the waiter seemed to be so engrossed with the locals at the bar, our food was not hot, and the salads were wilty. I can not believe a rest could go so far down hill. Then the owner. This man is so rude. We overheard him yelling at a woman who didnt know she had to use CASH only. It was a horrible night. This WAS a great place. The staff is bored and maybe drunk. The owner is rude and nasty. The food was terrible Ive had better with stouffers. I would not recommend this more than I would a deli on any corner in NYC , I think they are much better and fresher. Truly to have such a beautiful space and to ruin it with rude service, terrible food, cash only...is a disgrace to the uws. The owner is not a nice guy. And I think it caused the whole place to go down the tubes. Dont go here. Also people were smoking , the staff, right outside the open windows, and you could smell it in the rest. The coffee. Was also uneventful. Very rude staff waiters and terrible food.
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Megawattz
September 21, 2008
Dinner for 2 came to a little over $80. My entree arrived slightly warm on a dingy plate. While we were still waiting for our entrees, the busboy asked if he could take our olive oil which we said was ok since no one came back with more bread for our bread basket. Service was slow. We ordered an appetizer of fried zucchini and it was not great, and too small a portion for 2. We waited so long for the zucchini to arrive I started to think it would arrive the same time as our entrees, but the entrees did come later. On the plus side, our waiter was friendly and informative. I liked the wine and the dessert was good, but in general I left there thinking we could have made that whole dinner (better) at home and not spent that much money. This would be a good place to go for dessert and an espresso after a show at Lincoln Center, but I don't recommend it for dinner.
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