"A “consistent performer”, this “cozy” Midtown “hideaway” plies its “favoloso” Italian fare in a “convenient” location “across from City Center” and near Carnegie Hall; yes, checks can get a “little pricey”, but the pre-theater prix fixe offers “good value.”" - Zagat.com

"This Midtown Italian eatery serves up well-prepared Italian dishes that would make a real Italian mama proud. There’s nothing too dressed up about the dishes. And that’s a good thing. The spaghetti amatriciana, tomato sauce, crispy guanciale and red onions, might emerge from a trattoria on a Roman side-street. The sardines---in this case, of the bigger Portuguese variety---taste like they have just been fished from the sea. The veal sweetbreads, an ultra-tender loaf, are amplified by their speck-encrusted exterior. In fact, even the side of broccoli rabe is over-salted---just as you’d find in Italy. The lengthy all-Italian wine list offers plenty of selections to wash it all down. Service is topnotch." - Gayot.com