The service was top-notch, the same as places I’ve been for double the prices. The food (dinner) was quick to come out and delicious. (Aside from the table bread, which is very “meh.”) If you can, get seating in the covered “outdoor” patio—the ambiance was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Enrique Vargas
Went to get a tattoo today and I researched places to eat near the shop, this one happened to be two stores down from the tattoo place. When I walked past the place the smell of the food hits your nose with such grace.The second you walk in, you are greater by the hostess, the atmosphere is a delight, this is such a beautiful restaurant. The minute you sit you are given water and bread. This place was very busy and still I received amazing service, not once did I have to look for my waiter, and when my waiter wasn't around, there was another gentleman who asked if I were okay.I was in the mood for salad and pizza, and let me tell you, it was some of the best food I've eaten in NYC in some time. The pizza was made to perfection. I love the fact that the first thing you see when you walk in the place is the pizza oven, so you immediately know they are serious about pizza. The quality of the ingredients were top notch. The salad with shaved Parmesan was amazing. And then the ice cream was the perfect ending to bless the palette.... I also loved that the waiter spoke Italian and the other gentleman spoke Spanish as I am half Italian and half Spanish.This was a great experience. I am an Executive Chef and I can say that this place is a perfect example of how a restaurant should be run, they have the perfect people working there.I will be coming back and I will make sure to spread the word amongst my peers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mita Ryan
Honestly, reading through the 1 star reviews here and seeing how defensive the responses are is pretty insane to me, so I was hesitant to even say anything, but I felt like I needed to write about my experience here. Right off the bat, the male server was really rude and would snap at my friends for asking a simple question (she asked when Happy Hour ended and he said “I literally just told you that it’s Happy Hour like look at the menu”). I get that serving is an exhausting job, so I didn’t want to judge him based on his instances of snapping at us. I ordered a vegetarian pasta, and it truly tasted like it was microwaved from Trader Joe’s and was making me feel nauseous. When I told the waiter this, he told me it’s because I’m used to “Little Italy pasta” (whatever that means genuinely) and that I need to start reading the menus more carefully. I told him I know what I ordered (like, I’m not illiterate) and said “I don’t mean any disrespect, but it doesn’t taste good to me and it’s making me feel sick”. Despite this, he just kept insisting that me and my friends don’t know how to read the menu carefully. He told me he will not refund me (I took maybe 5 bites of my food), but he can make me something else. I was pretty upset since I was losing $23, but since the food was making me feel sick, I offered to just pay for the meal without a replacement. I genuinely think that he got offended because he kept flipping through and telling me how amazing their pasta is and he doesn’t understand why I wouldn’t want it. I didn’t want to argue so I just ordered a replacement meal to go. The bartender (maybe he was a manager, not sure) gave us complementary drinks to make up for it. He was nice, and I do feel bad about being that person to complain about food, I just was so upset with the way we were being spoken to and the food was really not good. I got this replacement meal to go and got so sick as soon as I ate it and then had to go to work till 4 am on an empty stomach since my dinner made me so so sick—it just was not an ideal situation and I wish they had just listened to me instead of making me feel like I “don’t know what good pasta is”. Obviously I tipped 20% because not tipping is just an abomination, but let me say I really, really did not want to. The waiter was nice after I ordered the replacement pasta but I do not understand why he was so offended. And no, I won’t come here again, just so I don’t have to hear that in a rude response, I’m just sharing what happened.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Kosta LIn
Great food, nice drinks, friendly service, cool atmosphere and reasonable prices.Gnocco is a perfect example of what an Italian restaurant in the city should be
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Akash
Food was great, drinks were decent and it was pretty light !
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Beck Bonilla
Every time I come here I’m always treated with the most excellent service and the best food. The golden kiss cocktail is to die for and the pasta with walnuts is excellent. The arancini is so warm and melts in your mouth. Every time it’s a 10/10 and I feel so happy being here. :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pizza Margherita
Jack Broadbent
My wife and I were eager to try Gnocco in New York City, lured in by its numerous glowing reviews. However, our experience left us puzzled and underwhelmed, meriting a modest three-star rating. The cuisine, while palatable, fell short of the authentic Northern Italian cuisine it purported to emulate. Service was lacklustre, with some staff members more engrossed in their conversations than in attending to guests. Our server’s contrived Italian accent, more amusing than authentic, only added to the evening’s disappointments. The final letdown was the restaurant’s policy of adding a 4% surcharge for card payments, a move that felt both petty and diminishing to the overall dining experience. Regrettably, this visit did not inspire a return.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Glenn Berntson
Food was great. Most of the dishes were really excellent. It was a bit crowded.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
CHS29492
We've been coming to Gnocco for years. This most recent visit will be our last. We felt rushed from the moment we sat down. Gnocco frito board was much smaller yet prices went up. Two portions of pasta were so small and over $30 each. Very loud ambience and we were seated a tiny table, could hardly move nor fit beverages and plates. Bathroom gross. Just very disappointed in a place we used to love.
The gnocchi I regularly is one of my favorites in Manhattan, and the outdoor area in the back is so cute. The waiters are always very nice and attentive, and it's very busy but they still manage to provide good service each time. The portions are large and you get what you pay for. Plus, the dessert calzone is delicious.
Stacy K.
Came here for pizza for lunch last summer and it was very lively inside with big groups. I love truffle and their pizza was good although it was on the thinner side. I would want to come back to try their bottomless brunch next time
L E
Amazing food. I had the eggplant parmigian. It was delicious. The staff was very attentive. I can't wait to come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Alla Carbonara, Gnocco
Eponine
Vegetarian options: Eggs, avocado toast, pancakesDietary restrictions: The waitress asked if we had any allergies, and I think it happens rarely enough that it should be noted!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Tony DiLella
The pizzas suck. The “crust” is so thin and offensive, crunchy cracker. Italians don’t eat like this you impostors. The only mushroom pizza offered is porcini, and the reconstituted porcinis are mushy and repulsive, huge chunks of stem instead of nice slices. The only reason i ordered from here is because numero28 went out of business (probably due to the ridiculous rents which are ruining everything for anyone not earning a finance executive’s paycheck.). This restaurant is emblematic of the big-money-rent disease plaguing the city.
The service was top-notch, the same as places I’ve been for double the prices. The food (dinner) was quick to come out and delicious. (Aside from the table bread, which is very “meh.”) If you can, get seating in the covered “outdoor” patio—the ambiance was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went to get a tattoo today and I researched places to eat near the shop, this one happened to be two stores down from the tattoo place. When I walked past the place the smell of the food hits your nose with such grace.The second you walk in, you are greater by the hostess, the atmosphere is a delight, this is such a beautiful restaurant. The minute you sit you are given water and bread. This place was very busy and still I received amazing service, not once did I have to look for my waiter, and when my waiter wasn't around, there was another gentleman who asked if I were okay.I was in the mood for salad and pizza, and let me tell you, it was some of the best food I've eaten in NYC in some time. The pizza was made to perfection. I love the fact that the first thing you see when you walk in the place is the pizza oven, so you immediately know they are serious about pizza. The quality of the ingredients were top notch. The salad with shaved Parmesan was amazing. And then the ice cream was the perfect ending to bless the palette.... I also loved that the waiter spoke Italian and the other gentleman spoke Spanish as I am half Italian and half Spanish.This was a great experience. I am an Executive Chef and I can say that this place is a perfect example of how a restaurant should be run, they have the perfect people working there.I will be coming back and I will make sure to spread the word amongst my peers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Honestly, reading through the 1 star reviews here and seeing how defensive the responses are is pretty insane to me, so I was hesitant to even say anything, but I felt like I needed to write about my experience here. Right off the bat, the male server was really rude and would snap at my friends for asking a simple question (she asked when Happy Hour ended and he said “I literally just told you that it’s Happy Hour like look at the menu”). I get that serving is an exhausting job, so I didn’t want to judge him based on his instances of snapping at us. I ordered a vegetarian pasta, and it truly tasted like it was microwaved from Trader Joe’s and was making me feel nauseous. When I told the waiter this, he told me it’s because I’m used to “Little Italy pasta” (whatever that means genuinely) and that I need to start reading the menus more carefully. I told him I know what I ordered (like, I’m not illiterate) and said “I don’t mean any disrespect, but it doesn’t taste good to me and it’s making me feel sick”. Despite this, he just kept insisting that me and my friends don’t know how to read the menu carefully. He told me he will not refund me (I took maybe 5 bites of my food), but he can make me something else. I was pretty upset since I was losing $23, but since the food was making me feel sick, I offered to just pay for the meal without a replacement. I genuinely think that he got offended because he kept flipping through and telling me how amazing their pasta is and he doesn’t understand why I wouldn’t want it. I didn’t want to argue so I just ordered a replacement meal to go. The bartender (maybe he was a manager, not sure) gave us complementary drinks to make up for it. He was nice, and I do feel bad about being that person to complain about food, I just was so upset with the way we were being spoken to and the food was really not good. I got this replacement meal to go and got so sick as soon as I ate it and then had to go to work till 4 am on an empty stomach since my dinner made me so so sick—it just was not an ideal situation and I wish they had just listened to me instead of making me feel like I “don’t know what good pasta is”. Obviously I tipped 20% because not tipping is just an abomination, but let me say I really, really did not want to. The waiter was nice after I ordered the replacement pasta but I do not understand why he was so offended. And no, I won’t come here again, just so I don’t have to hear that in a rude response, I’m just sharing what happened.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great food, nice drinks, friendly service, cool atmosphere and reasonable prices.Gnocco is a perfect example of what an Italian restaurant in the city should be
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was great, drinks were decent and it was pretty light !
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Every time I come here I’m always treated with the most excellent service and the best food. The golden kiss cocktail is to die for and the pasta with walnuts is excellent. The arancini is so warm and melts in your mouth. Every time it’s a 10/10 and I feel so happy being here. :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pizza Margherita
My wife and I were eager to try Gnocco in New York City, lured in by its numerous glowing reviews. However, our experience left us puzzled and underwhelmed, meriting a modest three-star rating. The cuisine, while palatable, fell short of the authentic Northern Italian cuisine it purported to emulate. Service was lacklustre, with some staff members more engrossed in their conversations than in attending to guests. Our server’s contrived Italian accent, more amusing than authentic, only added to the evening’s disappointments. The final letdown was the restaurant’s policy of adding a 4% surcharge for card payments, a move that felt both petty and diminishing to the overall dining experience. Regrettably, this visit did not inspire a return.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Food was great. Most of the dishes were really excellent. It was a bit crowded.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
We've been coming to Gnocco for years. This most recent visit will be our last. We felt rushed from the moment we sat down. Gnocco frito board was much smaller yet prices went up. Two portions of pasta were so small and over $30 each. Very loud ambience and we were seated a tiny table, could hardly move nor fit beverages and plates. Bathroom gross. Just very disappointed in a place we used to love.
Top notch Northern Italian dining experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The gnocchi I regularly is one of my favorites in Manhattan, and the outdoor area in the back is so cute. The waiters are always very nice and attentive, and it's very busy but they still manage to provide good service each time. The portions are large and you get what you pay for. Plus, the dessert calzone is delicious.
Came here for pizza for lunch last summer and it was very lively inside with big groups. I love truffle and their pizza was good although it was on the thinner side. I would want to come back to try their bottomless brunch next time
Amazing food. I had the eggplant parmigian. It was delicious. The staff was very attentive. I can't wait to come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Alla Carbonara, Gnocco
Vegetarian options: Eggs, avocado toast, pancakesDietary restrictions: The waitress asked if we had any allergies, and I think it happens rarely enough that it should be noted!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The pizzas suck. The “crust” is so thin and offensive, crunchy cracker. Italians don’t eat like this you impostors. The only mushroom pizza offered is porcini, and the reconstituted porcinis are mushy and repulsive, huge chunks of stem instead of nice slices. The only reason i ordered from here is because numero28 went out of business (probably due to the ridiculous rents which are ruining everything for anyone not earning a finance executive’s paycheck.). This restaurant is emblematic of the big-money-rent disease plaguing the city.