Sfoglia — Restaurant in New York

Great Italian Restaurant in UES! Always pass by here and decided to give it a try! Food are hit or missed!

Location: It is located at UES, lexington Ave. We made reservations cause it is always packed here! There is outdoor and indoor seating! The indoor is nice, quite dark. The outdoor is nice, feels like you are in Italy. Street parking available at the side

Service: OMG our server is nice. I noticed that she is in the elderly side, and I love that, it means that the restaurant does not discriminate! Thank you for that.

Food: Food here is hit or missed! BURRATA: this was my first Burrata and it was delicious!! Omg! There are green peas on it and the burrata is so silky. SFOGLIA CAESAR: the best caesar salad I had in my life! It was perfect! Not too much or too less of the dressing and I love the anchovies on it! CURED ITALIAN MEATS: this is good as well, different types of meat with a good bread sticks! PAPPARDELE: good, taste like deconstructed lasagna! FETTUCCINI: best fettuccine that I ate, the cream and chunks of ham is good, the pasta was al dente! SAFFRON RISOTTO: the risotto was cooked well, didn’t got that much of the crab tho. SFOGLIA’S CHICKEN AL MATTONE: they said this was very popular but it was okay for me, it is like fried chicken with lemon on it. It was okay. BONE IN VEAL CHOP: another one that was okay. Expensive but it was just fried with a side of salad, nothing special for me. STRAWBERRY RHUBARB TORTA: omg this was good! The crust was so good and the filling was not that sweet which I like! The ice cream binds it together, the thing is you have to preorder this so order it on the beginning!

Price rating: 9/10, quite expensive to be honest but if you buy what I recommend you will be fine.

Will probably come back here for the Caesar salad, buratta, fettuccini and the strawberry rhubarb torta! 2...

Wait staff is incredible. Friendly, pleasant, accommodating, they recognize you can spend your money anywhere, but chose Sfoglia. As for the food.....its a simple menu, just four or five options in any category. So to be that limited, you really have to excel, no? Bases have to stand on their own, only growing in flavor with added mains. Sides have to be multi-dimensional, complementing many dishes. Sfoglia does well for starters, as their salads are fresh and expertly plated. Seafood is also fresh, just expect it to be a bit small as most is locally sourced. But where any modern Italian restaurant should shine....sadly Sfoglia needs some polish. Pasta is either too thin or too gummy. Bolognese is near burnt, coming off with a smoky finish that is just way too overpowering. The choice of proteins changes seasonally so expect the snow hoppers in the winter/fall, and more gamey selections in summer/spring. As for those selections, they typically dont deliver anything novel. Rabbit is a "mix-in" shredded variety sans the jams or jellies that typically bring it to life. Venison/Beef is too lean and dry to be a stand out. One highlight though are the fish dishes. Fantastic. Vegetable laden sous vide cooked, plump whitefish selections. Well seasoned sea bass. Even the simplistic brick topped chicken is a stalwart and dependably good choice. Sfoglia is an up and commer. I'd like to see some work on the staples of a great Italian restaurant. Bring fresh baked focaccia with garlic infused OO to the table, push the vino, celebrate the authenticity of the pasta and how a side of pasta is necessary with any...

It's ok, but not the five-star restaurant many consider it to be, especially for the prices charged. In addition, the menu on Open Table is years old and the prices are no where near the prices today. Main Courses are about $10 Higher ($34 - 50) and side dishes about $7 higher at $16. Cocktails are $18, a nice cabernet was $17.

What happened to pride in appearance? The crystal chandeliers need serious cleaning, the entire top of the 3rd Avenue façade looks kind of ratty, the entrance is small and doesn't have a simple bench for patrons who must wait for their table to at least sit down, no tablecloths on nice wooden tables... When I spend over $200 for dinner for two, I expect a nicer environment. If you eat at the bar, ask for a fresh napkin as a placemat, otherwise you get a constantly used woven fiber placemat.

The food: The antipasto casa was $24 and enough for two, but bland. The half-chicken was large, moist and good. But for $36 couldn't they include one simple side, like carrots or mashed potatoes? If you want any one of the three sides on the menu, you need to shell out an additional $16 each.

The cavatelli with rabbit was heavy and hearty at $34 but it needed fresh pepper and salt, and I hardly ever add salt.

Half portions of pasta are available for around $22 and the spaghetti was pretty tasty.

Last was the $24 torta del giorno special. Large, but also bland. The "crust" was like cookie-dough, not as expected or flakey. To each his own...

If the dinner cost $50 less, I might have given...