Michaelangelo's Restaurant of Arthur Ave — Restaurant in New York

I should've known my experience was going to be difficult once I called to ask about their hours since it says 11AM-2AM on google. I called about 4:30pm and was put on hold for about 2mins while the hostess went to ask someone for the hours, and it's not like she put me on hold to answer a call because I could hear everything going on in the background. But I also called to make sure it was appropriate to bring a 10 year old, but she let me know that it was so I asked if I could make a reservation and if we could sit "outside". We arrive close to 7pm and the hostess tells me there's seating at the bar, I had to remind her I'm with a child and I don't want her at a bar. She then corrects herself and says that it's a table near the bar. It was fine, so we walked up the little ramp into the outside and was seated on the far right, away from the beautiful dining area and near the bar. But once I sat down I see several couches available but the host tells me they're only for parties of 4 or more and walks away. As I'm sitting I can see a gentleman with his girlfriend sitting at a couch but it seems he has crutches so maybe that's why he's at a couch. As I'm reading through the menu, here comes the host sitting a couple at a couch next to the gentleman with crutches. (Wow). At this Point I don't want to be a pain but there's another couch by the gentleman with the crutches and so I ask the hostess if we can sit there instead. She immediately tells me "No!" and I let her know that I just saw her sit a couple at a couch! She then tells me "they had a reservation" , WELL I DID TOO. (Why is this girl fighting with me, is this a restaurant or my phone company) This doesn't end here, she asks me what time did I make my reservation because they made their at 12pm (never was it my business to know that) and I tell her I made it around 4:30. She finally stops TALKING, and asks a manager or however was next to the bar if she can sit us there. (Lawd) We get moved, greeted by a server who only spoke to us twice the whole night (which is fine but still) and ate some fried rice balls with mozzarella, lasagna, and their Michael Angelo fettuccine alfredo. let me rate the food for you • Fried rice balls with alfredo - It was okay, it's 3 small balls for $13.(It would've been worth the price if it was fried mac and cheese balls, just saying.) • Lasagna $16 - Delicious! • Michael Angelsos Fettuccine Alfredo $16 - Blander than a MF. I liked the spinach and broccoli but there was absolutely no flavor which kinda confuses me because there's Mexicans working in the kitchen and I know their mama taught them how to at least use some salt and pepper.

I won't return, and I think the only thing saving this place is the decor, the waterboys who actually seem to care about the customers or at least have personality, and maybe the drinks (I didn't drink but I saw many people with Sangiras).

Btw! Don't use the middle stall in the women's bathroom because the lock...

So, I took my wife here for her birthday after a day at the Bronx Zoo. The place had a very loud and obnoxious party being held in the dining room area. I can't really fault them for that - what I can fault them for, however, is Fettuccine Alfredo with "soupy cheese sauce that tastes like hot water". My wife had no interest in finishing.

As for myself, I sat down at a Brick Oven restaurant in the Bronx and expected to be blown away by a personal pizza. Instead, I couldn't even taste the cheese. Floppy, soggy Margarita Pizza that tasted like tomatoes and bread. I get way better pizza in Jersey. Disappointed.

I wanted to say the calamari was great, as the fried breading was crunchy and intriguing, but I suspect the squid was frozen, as it was dry and chewy.

$3 for a flat 8oz RC Cola, no refills. Yeah, you're not that fancy, Michaelangelo. Check the syrup in the machine.

Environment was... mixed. I could tell they were trying, it was "unique". My view was mostly of a brick wall with flashing multi-colored disco lights, with some old-Italian style artwork of wine bottles hung on the wall. Lots and lots and lots of nick-nacks and sculptures and textures on the wall. Is this modern or vintage? Looking away from the wall towards the bar was nice. However, within view of our table, was the kitchen's bicycles and outdoor trash area. Oh yes, and it is way past time to update the white faux-leather "couches" in the dining area. You know, the ones with frayed material sticking out the bottom from years of feet slamming into them.

Table service was attentive and respectful.

Would not recommend and will not...

So I decided to take my friend out for her birthday, and based on the reviews I thought this would be a nice place. It was not, if there was a worse rating than terrible I would give it to them. One there was no one there which is to be expected since this was on a Wednesday night. I ordered mussels with marinara sauce for appetizer, the mussels came out and had a terrible smell to it. Now I grew up around seafood and have eaten seafood my whole life- the mussels were old and putrid. My friend who had never had mussels still tasted it and told me it was disgusting. I called the waiter over explained to him what was going on and this gentleman actually took a sniff of it - I gagged every time I did- and stated that's how it normally smelled. Wait...what?! Then I ordered a glass of pinot grigio which tasted like $2 wine. My friend had ordered eggplant parmigiana and I ordered Shrimp Risotto. Which I love risotto- this place sucks! I can maybe understand if you cannot cook a good Risotto, which is hard to if anyone has ever seen Hell's Kitchen. But the eggplant parmigiana ... you couldn't cook this correctly. Even the potatoes it came in tasted like they had been roasted for waaay too long. Overall this place should honestly either shut down or change ownership since I cannot see any other redemption. Please save yourself the trip and go to any other restaurant but this one. It's just a...