Il Castello Pizzeria e Ristorante — Restaurant in Town of Highland

We have a summer cottage in Blooming Grove PA and was always looking for some place new to eat. We looked on google maps and found Il Castello in NY only a 25 minute drive away. The car ride through the beautiful PA country roads and down along the Delaware river was so relaxing. We visited here on a Wednesday afternoon in late June. They have a nice little patio area with tables and umbrellas but unfortunately, it was not opened when we visited. Our party ordered a meatball hoagie, pizza, fries, wings and drinks. The plate of fries they brought I had to take home with me there was so much. Very crispy and light and not over salted like some places. The pizza was a little thicker crust but crisp and cheesy. Very good. Meatballs were a nice size as well as the wing bites. Everything we had was delicious and we will be coming back to...

Ordered Calamari and an eggplant wrap and I wish I could say it was good. The main issue I have is the calamari, I got a soup size thing of sauce yet only a handful of calamari...for the price that was a big disappointment. As for the wrap it was ok, I feel like they don’t cook/make the food like they used to years ago. I’ll still end up buying from them again bc the areas scarce of restaurants (and I love supporting small businesses) but I think they should revaluate how they make their food, I can taste the lack of soul. For an “Italian” restaurant that’s a HUGE problem. I wish I had more cash in my wallet to tip the waiters for working in a place that serves such lifeless food.

P.s. I’ll delete this and write a better review when the food...

I went with 2 other people. Each of us experienced the same thing with our second slice of a medium pepperoni pizza; soggy bottom, soft dough from the end of the slice all the way to an inch and a half before the crust, and the cheese had seized into clumps that sloughed off. The first hot slice was good. The servers were polite, but after taking orders and serving the food, all of them were nonexistent. We waited 20 minutes before we finally got up and asked for napkins and drink refills which we were given almost immediately. The 3 of us were the only customers until about 45 minutes in to dining. We also ordered garlic knots which were slightly overcooked and dry, but very flavorful. The marinara served with the knots was delicious,...