Osteria Laguna — Restaurant in New York

If I could give 0 star I would. I am writing this review at 3am in the morning due to food poisoning from the undercooked salmon dish I ordered. Came here from out of town, went there because good reviews on Google. Maybe other people had good experiences, they may had good server and different cook. However, I had terrible server, terrible food.

First, terriable foos. I ordered girlled salmon which was undercooked, but I didn't realize that until half way through my dinner. The light in the restaurant made it a little hard to see but I eventually noticed undercooked pink areas on my salmon. Talked to the waitor, he brought it back, 1 min later my salmon is back after being microwaved. Now I am paying the price by throwing up all night at 3am.

Second, terriable server. in around 4pm, the restaurant was basically empty at the time. My 4 years old wanted to sit outside, but when we went outside we decided to go inside due to flies hanging around the table. When we turn around went in, we followed the server. He was leading us of course, opened the door went in, almost crushed my 4 years old feet under the door, luckily we got the door on time. Common courtesy, if people behind you, especially a 4 years old right behind you, you hold the door real quick just in case the door closes too fast and hurt someone behind you. Courtesy doesn't exist in my server's dictionary apparently.

In short, what a nightmare experience. I am just praying I will stop throwing up soon, my stomach cramping is beyond miserable.

Forgot to take photos, but my dish is grilled salmon with spinach. Don't know my server's name, he is a mid aged Asian man that's all I...

! Discrimination in this restaurant !

I visited this restaurant to spend time with a friend on the terrace, which is very common in the summer due to the heat. We decided to eat outside and enjoyed an Italian beer suggested by the waiter. We ordered fried calamari, lasagna, and linguine. Everything went well until it was time to pay, when we left the maximum tip because we were well attended by the waiter and the hardworking Latino servers.

However, my experience took a turn for the worse when I decided to use the restroom. As I entered the restaurant, a man who I assumed was the manager approached me aggressively, demanding that I leave the restaurant because I couldn't use the restroom due to my attire and skin color. I felt deeply offended and confused by this discrimination and racism. I couldn't believe that I was being denied the right to use the restroom despite having consumed and paid in the restaurant, just because of my Latino origin and skin color, and my summer attire on a hot day.

I immediately went back to the table and told my friend what had happened. The manager came over to apologize, but the discrimination had already taken place. Discrimination and racism are unacceptable in any context.

For this reason, I advise everyone to avoid this place. The experience was extremely negative, and it's not worth the risk of going through a...

We are from out of town and had not been to the city for a while. After a visit to The Met and on our way home we were searching for a place to have a late lunch. Stopping in to Osteria Laguna was a spontaneous decision and one that was not regretted. The interior was inviting and comfortable and that is part of what drew us in. The menu had quite a few varied and appetizing choices. And, from an NYC perspective the prices seemed reasonable.

Soon after our order was placed, we were presented with (not sure what to call it) an assortment of olives with thinly sliced lemon and lime segment drizzled with an (I assume) infused olive oil. Quite tasty and not so heavy as to take away from your main course. I had a "Pizze" with smoked prosciutto, asiago and mozzarella with shavings of (?) basil. This is done in a brick oven. If you are expecting a pizzeria pizza, you might be disappointed. I wasn't necessarily, but even if I was, oh my..... It was more of a flat bread than a pizza crust. Served with a hot red pepper olive oil, my only disappointment was that I could not finish the entire plate.

Finally, the service was friendly and correctly attentive.

I would recommend this to anyone on a visit to the...