Fortunato's — Restaurant in Town of Newark Valley

Surprising restaurant find in Newark Valley, NY. We've drive by Fortunato many times, and finally decided to stop in. The outside looks decent much like many small town Italian restaurants we've encountered. Walking in the door we found a nice dining area and a separate take out area. The menu was surprising as it offered more than your basic little Italian restaurant.

Since it was dinner time, I ordered one of the specials which was spaghetti with sausage and peppers while my wife ordered stuff shells. Both meals were great. The service was excellent and the prices are very good.

Overall I would recommend this place and will...

The first half didn’t taste too bad…. But then took a closer look at the second half and the bread is moldy…. I’ve worked in food service for over a decade…. It is not hard to look through your bread…. Which also means it’s not fresh or even made there. Honestly really sad since you’re the only restaurant in town and family owned. I also really hope I don’t get sick at all, I just got food poisoning a couple weeks ago from a place in owego…. It’s also just bread frozen chicken and hot sauce and you’re charging $10…. Maybe you should take it off the menu...

My wife and I ordered a large hot sub and the BLT chicken salad, a kids rigatoni and meatball , plus two tossed salsas and two slices of the Stromboli pizza and were charged $66 and change. It’s crazy how much we were charged. The food is good sometimes and others horrible. Never consistent.. this time it was horrible. We could have gone to olive garden and spent just as much and been stuffed and enjoyed it a lot more. And we won’t be recommending to anyone...