Trattoria Calabria — Restaurant in City of Utica

We enjoyed our first visit here tremendously.

It’s not a conventional restaurant, but genuine family style Italian. It had multiple courses (I counted 7 including an ice cream sandwich dessert - the only thing that wasn’t made in their kitchen) all of which were excellent quality and flavor. We had a group of 10. The thing about Trattria Calabria is that it’s the menu of choice of the chef. All 6 dinner courses are decided and served by the staff.

Danny is the owner and enjoys interacting with his customers serving, talking, joking, and even poking fun at them from time to time.

A course by course breakdown would be a bit much, but I will say that the bruschetta and eggplant were my 2 favorites of the meal. Having said that everything was amazingly good.

It is a BYOB restaurant, so we brought wine. They have ice water and iced tea.

Reservations are required and if you’re not comfortable with the family style, chef’s choice, you might get made fun of by Danny - then it’s probably not for you. Our group absolutely loved it and we...

Six of us gathered here last night for a birthday celebration. Dan, the owner, as well as chef, server, cashier, is only open on Saturday evening. There was one other family of 10 gathered at a nearby table. We arrived at 6 and it’s a byob, so enjoyed chatting and a glass of wine before the main event. You don’t know what you’re getting but I can assure you it was all outstanding. Other than the first course, it is all served family style. The first course, soup, was served starting at 630 and was followed by bruschetta and bread, antipasto, mussels, greens and beans, sausage in red sauce, eggplant Parmesan to die for and finally pasta and meatballs. The oohs and aahs from each one of us was a symphony and each of us had our favorite. Payment is in cash, only $35 per person and the bill is presented with tax and 20% gratuity included as well as an ice cream sandwich, a refreshing way to end the night. A must try fun and...

We had an awesome time here for my birthday. A generously portioned 8 course traditional Italian meal will have you stuffed and with plenty of delicious leftovers to take home and enjoy another meal. The owner, Dan, was our host, the excellent chef, as well as our server, and all with a fun sarcastic sense of humor. We were informed ahead of time to bring our own drinks which was odd but good advice. Reservations are required and at least a couple weeks in advance is recommended. You'll enjoy it more if you are Right minded....crazy libs should probably pass. Don't worry about the spartan ambiance as the amazing quality and quantity of food will leave you more than satisfied. You also can't beat the price for all that you get. This is truly a gem that we'll be sure to...