Carmine's Restaurant
(212) 362-2200
2450 Broadway
New York,
NY
10024
40.7912
-73.9744
Neighborhoods: Upper West Side, Midtown
What People Are Saying About Carmine's Restaurant
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The Scene
The room is vast, with high ceilings, rich cream-colored walls and photographs on the walls that lend a pleasant feeling of history. The service is vigorously efficient, friendly and accommodating, as suits a busy, festive restaurant like this one.
The Food
This is well-known southern Italian fare: pastas, chicken, beef, veal and so forth, and all dishes are served family-style in massive portions suitable for several people; even sides are entree-sized. But the food is surprisingly well crafted for such a large and casual restaurant: Baked clams are juicy and garlicky, stuffed artichokes delicate and well-seasoned, even the bread is fresh and delicious. The restaurant's one vice is a heavy hand with salt. If that doesn't bother you, try the savory rigatoni with sausage and broccoli, the tasty, ultra-cheesy manicotti and nightly specials like decent, if dryish, osso buco surrounded by a horde of gnocchi.
User Reviews
tehnewyork
May 25, 2009
If you live in the neighborhood, order this in. The staff is downright rude and inefficient. It is a shame because Carmine's is a wonderful family restaurant. We live in the area and have always enjoyed the food but over the years it has become a place for tourists, celebrations and other out of towners...i.e. B&T folk! They must not mind this sort of service but I do. I must have asked for silverware 5 times before someone else brought it to me after saying, he is busy with other parties to deal with, sorry we were only 8 people. The waiter practically ignored us and the prices are outrageous. My children ordered plain pasta, fine $7 but it was so small even they were complaining, while the grown ups had tons of food. It would not hurt them to throw a few additional noodles on the kids plate. Finally we asked that my children receive their food as soon as it was ready. Instead they brought it with our entrees. One of my children fell asleep (he is 9) before the food ever arrived, we had to wake him to eat. Sadly folks who eat here from out of town probably do think New Yorkers are rude if based on the staff here, I would too!
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EMaini
April 29, 2009
I went to Carmine's on 4/29/09 for lunch with my family from Italy. There were 12 of us. The restuarant was basically empty. Despite that fact, the service was horrible!!! It started with the wine and the person trying to serve us unable to understand we did not want a $60 bottle of wine. Then they came back with a Red wine we did not order -- we had requested a white wine. Then they opened the wine and just dropped the wine on the table without pouring or asking us to try it. After asking many questions about the day's hot antipasto and asking if there was enough for 12, not only was the portion smaller than they described not all the items listed on that days menu where served. When asked about the missing items, we got a shoulder shrug. It gets better -- we ordered pasta and in the pasta came a surprise -- the screw from the handle which cooked the pasta which looked to plastic was extra flavor they added and which one of the guest bit into -- while they removed the pasta dish from the check, the point is how could could they have prepared it without knowing. The veal portion we ordered was slim pick'ns and we needed to order a second dish so that everyone could eat. We had to ask for more bread several time before we actually got a new basket of bread. At they end we passed on dessert and coffee and are totally turned off. Done!! never again will I go to this restuarant! It has always been over hyped and the food was never more than belly filler but this day was over the top in bad service and food!
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JGIBSNYTIMES
April 23, 2009
I really enjoyed this place a lot. The huge platters just really shocked me, I thought I was eating for 10 but I was actually the only one. Carmines is a great place to celebrate any occasions. I believe they have tons of space and high ceilings for great events such as weddings,debuts,and other coporate related events. I enjoyed their friendly staff as well as the huge platters. Great Job Carmines.
read full reviewThe Details on Carmine's Restaurant
What to Drink:
The wine selection is large and affordable, with a fair number of bottles under $25.
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Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Visa, Diners Club, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Special Occasion Dining, Theater District Dining, Business Dining, Group Dining, Food Delivery, Bar Scene
