Mussels & More — Restaurant in New York

TLDR: Friendly and observant staff, delicious food, cozy environment.

We went as a party of three around 6:30pm on a Friday. The restaurant is composed of two sections linked by a tiny corridor. The front section is bar seating with a few tables, while table seating is usually prioritized in the rear section as there are more seats. The kitchen is open-faced and visible in the rear section as well. The restaurant is a warm and dimly lit vibe. We were seated promptly in the rear section; the restaurant was pretty empty. As the course of our meal progressed, more and more customers arrived until the entire rear and much of the front section was filled by the time we left around 7-7:15.

We ordered the Soup of the Day (Lobster Bisque), Linguine Seafood With White Wine Sauce, Lobster Ravioli, and Fra Diavolo Mussels with pasta (linguine) on the side. You also have the option to choose french fries, but we figured more pasta never hurt anybody. The soup came out promptly, and the rest of our food followed shortly. The lobster bisque was hot, rich, and creamy. There were large lobster chunks in it. It was very satisfying to sip on and warmed us up on the cold autumn day. The seafood linguine was also rich and creamy, but it had the added slight sourness of the white wine, which made for a complex but irresistible flavor. The seafood was fresh and plentiful: calamari squid, shrimp, mussels. The lobster ravioli came in large pieces and smothered by a creamy tomato sauce. This was very delicious, with the cheese and minced lobster filling on the inside and chunks of lobster on the outside. Finally, the mussels came in a light but spicy tomato sauce (which was really soup more than a sauce). The sauce had great flavor and had a perfect kick to it. The mussels were fresh and there was plenty to go around. The pasta on the side was unremarkable, but when mixed with the sauce from any other plate, could serve well as a mini pasta dish or a kids meal.

The staff were friendly and extremely attentive. When they noticed we were out of water, they brought us more without needing a reminder. This also applied for the hot water that we requested, which is usually easily overlooked. Much props to them.

Overall I'd recommend this spot in a heartbeat. I've visited a couple times before and each time the food was delicious. This is definitely a neighborhood classic. The food, service, and ambience were on point. The prices were also perfectly reasonable. 10/10 experience,...

I place an order through Grub hub I didn't see what I normally order so I place an order and I called to modify order. I spoke to a person on line and told him to change order I said I want the mix Seafood Fra diavolo not the shrimp extra spicy and pasta well done I get a response ok sure. When the order arrived cold the driver smoke so much that the bag only smelled like pure cigarettes open up order wrong oder . I call the restaurant first spoke to a guy told him my situation and he said Give me a min ill call you back when the get here. 10 min later I still wait for a call back . I had to call back. Owner extremely arrogant and rude. Told me there nothing he can do that order should of be change in grubhub and I said I called the restaurant and spoke to your worker. He said really wanted to blame me when I called the restaurant to modify order are you kidding me? Worst service . I throw away the garbage and will never go back. I would understand if the owner would of said am sorry for any inconvenience but we do not have a delivery person. Give me your name and address and next Give you credit. If I didn't call restaurant to modify then I could understand but when I called and got ok that should of been enough. Then she said it would be more money I said $1.00 different you could of charge the card . Never again and I don't recommend this place . Customer service is very ...

Had a fantastic night at this restaurant. I have to appologize to the staff for staying overtime while they were ready to leave. I gave them a lil extra but that doesn't excuse my behavior so I would like to apologize to them first. We had some appetizers first while waiting for the others. The restaurant wasn't very busy so they sat us to a table real fast. I don't know why there's not more people there. So we ordered a fried zuchinni and a margarita pizza. The zuchinni is the best I ever had. I love zuchinni fries so i order them every chance i get. The seasoning could be better but really no complaints. The zuchinni was very fresh and juicy and the crust was super crunchy. Hats off to the chef. The pizza is really good. Nothing spectacular but it's good for a magarita. We then got the mussels with a few different flavors, the paella, clams on the half shell, baked clams and even tho we were full we ordered desserts too.. everything was so good. the octopus not that much. the clams in the half shell is like the rest. But overall it was a fantastic experience and the food is definitely unique and delicious. Will definitely come...