I used to live in Astoria right of the Ditmars train stop, and occasionally we come to a astoria to enjoy some good local food, a friend told me that there is a new place that had open about few months ago, Bartolino’s and so my wife and i decided to give it a try, right away we were greeted and seated by a server, we order a few dishes to share but the dish tat stand out from the rest of the food we’ve orders was a pasta dish with Italian sausage broccoli rab and garlic and white wine sauce, it wasn’t on the menu it was a recommendation from Jose our server, usually when we go to Italian restaurant we drinks wine but this time i asked Jose to surprise us with something delicious and refreshing I am a bourbon drinker and my wife love white wine spritz, so he made my wife a delicious and very refreshing aperol spritz and he made me an old fashioned, it was so dam good that we have a few rounds of those and we usually just have one drink, for sure we will be back and this time I will bring the whole gang.
THANK YOU JOSE YOU...
   Read moreDo not judge a book by its cover! The place is small and unsuspecting - it used to be a low key neighborhood bar frequented by locals - but the food is UNFORGETTABLE! We had the spaghetti bolognese, chicken piccata (with side of pasta) and the vanilla and chocolate cannolis. The food was fresh, flavorful, and filling! Portion sizes are not gigantic, they are “Goldie locks” sized. The spaghetti bolognese was hands down the best I’ve ever had! The menu is very straightforward - they don’t overwhelm you with “novelty” dishes, they’re not trying to lure you in with gimmicky dishes - they have the classics, so you really can’t go wrong!
Our waitress was very friendly and attentive, and the manager and owner were very warm and welcoming. Ambience is very low key, no fuss no frills - (we showed up in sweats lol)
HIGHLY RECOMMEND if you’re looking for a fantastic, filling, and casual meal, this is the spot!! Happy they added this place to the...
   Read moreI have been to this place for Friends reunion and had an awesome time, My husband won in a raffle gift certificates for this restaurant we went in tonight to eat dinner, I had the shrimp cocktail for an appetizer they was so big and delicious, my husband had the muscles and he enjoyed them very much, usually when I go to an Italian restaurant I always order chicken francese but this place can top that!! They add mozzarella cheese and fresh tomatoes... it was so delicious! ,My husband had the seafood Fra Diavolo the plates were unbelievable there was so much food we had to bring some home, The manager Dominic was such a sweetheart if you need a good wine for your dinner ask him, and our waiter Benny was a real sweetheart he was on top of everything. This place...
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