Scampi New York - Buy Reservations

Great food, terrible pour of wine for $16 after being there twice now...could do much better.

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Ambiance (4/5): Very dark in there, but sets an intimate and upscale scene. Kitchen closes 30 minutes before closing time. Mid-high price point. Service (5/5): Our server (Maximiliano based on the receipt) was amazing. Attentive, friendly, informative, quick, everything you can think of. FOOD: ~Shrimp scampi (5/5): lives up to the reputation. Such good balance of flavors. ~Razor Clams (5/5): Small portion, but the flavors were so on point~Branzino (3/5): Good, but nothing particularly spectacular Overall, if anything, just get the shrimp scampi mafaldine pasta

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I've seen this place all over Instagram and I can finally see why. First of all the ambience is super nice on the inside; it's very well decorated and gives a cozy vibe. Although on weekends/nights it can get kind of loud and dark. Their most famous dish is probably the scampi pasta, which I think has shrimp, butter and breadcrumbs with some sort of kinked pasta. It was very very tasty and tasted super fresh. Service was a bit slower but given a Friday night nothing unreasonable. Staff are very nice and attentive; my waiter recommended me a squash & burrata dish that was so good. I think it's definitely worth a try!

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4 stars! I came here for brunch and got the cannoli French toast and the mafaldini. The French toast was really good. Loved the cannoli filling and it wasn't extremely sweet. The mafaldini was also ok. Looking forward to going back for dinner and trying more of the menu!

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I came because I had heard great things about the pasta, and I was particularly excited about the Mafaldini. It honestly didn't seem that special, it wasn't particularly flavorful and there wasn't much to the dish other than the pasta. My friend had the Branzino which she seemed to enjoy, but neither of us were particularly excited about our food. Our whole meal went by very quickly and it felt like we were just ready to get out of there unfortunately. Finally, everything felt quite expensive and like a pretty poor value for what we were eating. I wouldn't return.

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Ill say the ambiance at Scampi is very warm, inviting and friendly. The portofino drink was tasty. I ordered the Brussels salad and throughly enjoyed it. For a starting salad it was also a nice portion. I ordered the Malfadini Scampi and thought it tasted fine. The fish flavor of the shrimp was very pronounced maybe a little too much for my liking but not too bad.

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The food, the staff, the drinks. I started off with the sanguigno which was lovely and then i was happy when they were able to make me a limoncello spritz! We got all 3 toasts to split for the table and they were great. I think the fluke one was my favorite, but the tuna was amazing too. The ribeye panino was my absolute FAVORITE. You have to order one! Out of the pasta, the mafaldini was great. The carbonara on the other hand tho was good, but a little dry for my taste. The smashed potatoes were a great side and my friends said they loved their scrambled eggs and little gem salads. Will be coming back for dinner in the near future!

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I love the ambiance inside, I felt so in love!!! The decor was so beautiful and I just kept staring around. We were lucky enough to get seated with no reservations on a Saturday night. It was super busy inside. We were seated in the high bar chairs and the menu was simple and I wanted to eat everything! We ordered 2 pastas and an entree. I love the bread sticks that came out with this tomato salsa, it was so refreshing. We ordered: Campanelle, mezzaluna, and the chicken entree. Our cocktail of the night was the quemadito- it's a must have!!!! It's Smokey from the mezcal and strong.The pastas were so good, I really wanted to pick up the plate and lick up the sauce. The campanelle was not heavy at all and was the perfect amount of broccoli rabe and sausage. The mezzaluna had some plumped raviolis filled with ricotta and pork. Oh my lord, and the pomodoro sauce was so fresh!!!! The chicken entree took the longest but it was great. It was very flavorful and juicy. The polenta was rich but not too heavy. After these 3 dishes, we did not have room for dessert. We will definitely come back to try more dishes!!!

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Giving Scampi 5 stars because the Instagram-famous malfadini scampi dish was 100% worth the hype! It was a very flavorful dish and I would definitely recommend it. Me and the rest of my group enjoyed all of our food and cocktails. The staff was friendly. We were asked to get moving towards the end when we were chatting. We had a reservation and probably had about 2.5 hours at the table but it was getting busy and the manager was super polite about it. If you don't dine in cities often just be familiar with that. The atmosphere was great. I loved the decor and ambience. It's like a modern, but an at-home boho vibe. It looks like if West Elm or Anthropologie had a restaurant. Totally fun and an easy spot to meet up with friends and have a great meal.

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Three of us came here for brunch and really enjoyed the cocktails and the spicy tuna toast. Service was fast and friendly. Only reason for the loss of a star is that the eggs in purgatorio had some sort of meat that had a really weird texture and that tasted like cardboard (and we don't have covid).

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Scampi was a great spot for our Girls Night Out! We ordered the Tuna Acqua Pazza which came out way too salty we requested to switch it out for the Red Snapper Ceviche which was way better! We had the Mafaldini Scampi and the Cappelletti! I personally didn't feel like it was enough food with the Cappelletti dish but the Scampi I'll be ordering next time it was delicious! The chocolate pudding dessert was great! Drinks are tasty and strong too!

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We ordered the butternut squash pasta and burrata and it was delicious.We also ordered drinks and we're very impressed. They were comparable to an exceptional cocktail bar. They also have outdoor covered seating with heat lamps so you can dine outdoors. I will be coming back!!

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We went here for a celebratory dinner and since we love a good pasta, I had bookmarked this spot for some time. We had a reservation and were seated promptly upon our arrival. Our server was extremely friendly and helpful and gave great recommendations over the course of our meal (his service was top notch). As for the dishes, we got the cauliflower and calamari to start and a Zenzero cocktail.The cocktail was well balanced, a whiskey base paired with honey and lemon. I typically enjoy these flavors and it was a great drink to sip on over the course of the meal. The cauliflower was delicious though we were slightly disappointed by the serving size. Slight char with the sauce made for a great few bites with an enjoyable texture. Our waiter did warn us that the calamari was more like a salad but we wanted to try it anyway. Couldn't fault him or anyone since it was certainly more greens than calamari. The watercress got in the way of the other flavors but the pieces of squid were seasoned well.For the mains, my sister got the spaghetti with clams and I got their famous malfadini scampi. My sister thoroughly enjoyed her spaghetti and the breadcrumbs on top were a nice touch as well. I enjoyed the texture of the scampi and the pasta as well. However, there is a very strong seafood flavor that envelops the whole dish and it was a bit too much for me after the halfway point. The waiter explained that they use lobsters to make a broth and that the pasta is then cooked in this broth. It makes for a very rich seafood taste which unfortunately I didn't end up appreciating as much.Since this was to celebrate a belated birthday, we got the semifreddo for dessert and were gifted a cannoli as well. The semifreddo was a bit crunchy at points with some chunks being quite hard to bite but was enjoyable nonetheless.Overall, we had an enjoyable meal with a great waiter. If you like the taste of lobster broth, the malfadini scampi is for you but consider trying something else if you're not a fan of those types of flavors. The seafood and pasta here is made well, would definitely recommend coming and we'd definitely be interested in trying out their other dishes as well!

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Definitely enjoyed the food here!Lucked out and managed to snag some bar seats early Friday dinner. Had several glasses off happy hour, and my friend had some cocktails.We shared the razor clams (fresh and bright, but will probably skip next time), burrata, squid ink pasta, and some dessert. My friend and I love burrata so we order it everywhere, but their version was particularly good, the caramelized squash and the basil sauce contrasted it very well. The squid ink pasta was also a delight - perfect amount of savory and garlicky.The place itself had a great vibe to it. The interiors were nice and the seats at the back looked so cozy. Overall, wonderful place! Will definitely be back.

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