Barbetta New York - Buy Reservations

If you are looking for an authentic Italian experience, you must try Barbetta. We loved the authentic and tasty food and the atmosphere was so charming. From a friendly greeting and handshake upon entrance, we felt like family the entire visit. The wine was absolutely marvelous.

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We almost cancelled after reading recent reviews and I am so glad we didn’t. The food was exceptional. The sea bass was cooked perfectly with a crispy crust, the scallops were phenomenal and the gnocchi - wow. Great service and great Waiter who has been there 52 years. Really a great meal and experience. Perfect pre-theater.

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The restaurant is beautiful and the presentation of the food is lovely. The staff however is snotty. Coat check tries to shame you for not checking and then asks you not to hang over the back of your chair (every other table had coats on the back of chairs). The waiter seems miffed when we only wanted water. The gentleman who brought us bread (20 min later) was actually WONDERFUL the only bright point of our service experience. Dinner took a while and was presented beautifully. I ordered the chicken (house specialty) and it was dry and burned. No one asked how the food was so I did not get a chance to provide feedback. My desert was yummy but did not make up for all the negatives. It's their loss as I was researching places to host an event. Major let down

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I have read a few of the reviews on here and they seem to sum this place up perfectly. We stumbled across it after having a very busy day sightseeing. We were blown away in so many ways. The decor it extremely dated, the service is laugh out loud at points, the food was good, not great but good. My husband and I had a fantastic night, enjoying the waiter looking for his corkscrew to open a bottle of wine with a screw top, he then seemed very annoyed with the bottle and almost through the bottle in the ice bucket! Poured wine for my husband but not me, cleared plates we had not quite finished, brought desserts when we still had a mouth full of our main course. If you want an adventure in New York you must visit, if you prefer you dinner without a laugh then then please avoid.

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You see the opulence of the place as soon as you enter which also has an old world charm. We were promptly escorted to check our coats and seated at our tables. We arrived at 6:15 PM and all the tables were occupied. We opted for the restaurant week menu with a glass of wine to be paired with it. The service was impeccable, the water in our glasses never ran out and the breads kept coming. The food was delicious and so were their desserts. They have an outdoor seating area which is opened seasonally. Would recommend this place for a special night out in the city.

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And we went there for restaurant week's menu which is 29 per person, but the bill is 50 per person (with no details) . Don't go to this place!

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Nothing special. Forced to coat check- which means you're forced to pay for that service . They removed the restaurant week menu that they said they participated in online (so shady). Got spoiled milk with my coffee and no apology from the rude wait staff, just a replacement milk and coffee. Two stars is for decor.

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It's what I remember when I was taken here in 1972.Elegant, the old charm reminds me of the of the 5 star hotels I worked for the Regency in the 80's, the Plaza Athena & the Ritz Carlton.It's a preFix for $63 & everything you order is extra. I order to start the whole wheat pasta In Ragu meat sauce. Frankly, it tasted as if the sauce was burned. The second plate I ordered the Salmon medium rare it came as I requested in some kind of cold green sauce & sliced thin cucumber not up to standards. The desert the pistachio lemon tart was delicious. I had an expresso & 2 Prosecco's. I had to ask for water twice not because the waiters or bus boys weren't attentive I found the maitre a bald gentlemen very inattentive & was reprimanding some of his staff in front of guest.If he only knew that they were doing a great job communicating with me, asking me how I was enjoying my meal contrary to his egotistical attitude. I left a 20% tip, $5.00 for coat check gal who I also found to have an attitude not friendly. Never bothered to ask how I enjoyed my meal. One other gal did but didn't really wait for a respond seemed pre- occupied.I'm use to eating in 5 star restaurants like IL Mulinos's an institution, Fresco by Scotto, or Scalini Fedeli but after all these years I don't believe I'll go again.It's become very commercial / tourist, sorry to say. Sono così deluso

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As an Italian man let me start making a clear distinction between what is defined a nice ancient, and what is defined an ugly old. I saw many excited comments on TA that highly talked about the ancient stile of the restaurant … in this place there is really Nothing ancient but only old stuff that I would have thrown away many years ago.
Our restaurant experience began with a rude lady at the wardrobe, that did not allow my wife to keep her fur coat with us, the restaurant was empty, but she said using a very imperative tone “or you leave it with me or you will be forced to wear it at all time”…
Our food was served in a timely manner, but it was just ok, not good and not bad, just eatable.
The service was ok, but a bit tired and with no emotion,
This place needs a deep reform, that include a full renovation of the interiors and a more actual menu, if they want to regain a prestige that has been lost. Don't waste your money here.

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STILL FABULOUS! My husband & I had a lovely dinner here on a Tuesday evening after a show. I hadn't been since pre-pandemic and it was closed during that time, as well, and just recently re-opened. It was LOVELY to be back! This place really takes you back to old world charm! The entrance is under a brownstone stoop and is deceptive from the outside on how grand the scale is. The space it quite large and is 2 brownstones wide with super high ceilings. A venue like this is not found in old pre-war spaces, but maybe in the hotels. The staff is dressed in typical high end restaurants in black & white with ties. The tables are white table cloths and set a comfortable distance apart. There is also a very large outdoor garden open seasonally. The food was delicious and drinks were great. The clientele was very mixed with a large group in the middle taking up 3 tables, to older couples, younger couples, a couple with 2 young kids, and my husband & I (middle ages) on a date night. If you're looking for some old NYC glamour, then definitely go to Barbetta!

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My husband & I had a lovely dinner here on a Tuesday evening after a show. I hadn't been since pre-pandemic and it was closed during that time, as well, and just recently re-opened. It was LOVELY to be back! This place really takes you back to old world charm! The entrance is under a brownstone stoop and is deceptive from the outside on how grand the scale is. The space it quite large and is 2 brownstones wide with super high ceilings. A venue like this is not found in old pre-war spaces, but maybe in the hotels. The staff is dressed in typical high end restaurants in black & white with ties. The tables are white table cloths and set a comfortable distance apart. There is also a very large outdoor garden open seasonally. The food was delicious and drinks were great. The clientele was very mixed with a large group in the middle taking up 3 tables, to older couples, younger couples, a couple with 2 young kids, and my husband & I (middle ages) on a date night. If you're looking for some old NYC glamour, then definitely go to Barbetta!

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Did not notice on menu or any waiter before check. They say it's same for every table, but I can not find out. Food is normal and overpriced. Service is normal.

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The atmosphere was supposed to be elegant and the Rest. states it has been in business for over 100 yrs. The decor shows it. This was by far the worst Restaraunt we had ever eaten in. And we eat out a lot!! My dish was terrible and I did not even eat it. When the waiter asked if it was ok...I told him the truth and said we just wanted our check. He said ok and sent someone over with it. Never apologized or explained the bad food. The waiter (a different one, because there were many who kept asking if we wanted more water since our food was taking so long) was extremely rude when we wanted water the 1st time. He asked if we wanted the bottled Water, when I said no the tap was fine...under his breathe he was saying as he was walking away from the table "oh...so you want the NY Tap water!) I called him back and got the bottle, he made it seem like the water was going to taste like crap! (Older waiter, White Hair, White Jacket) When another waiter came by later with the "Tap Water" he said it was clean and filtered...and "nothing wrong with it" we had already opened the Bottle at this point. This was a one and done and we will NEVER return! Way to go for customer service and word of mouth to have people return there. I think word of mouth is huge for repeat customers? Maybe they thought we will never return to NY anyway? Or never send anyone their way? They are correct now!

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