Di Nardo's Ristorante Italiano — Restaurant in Town of Pound Ridge

The food (roast chicken, spaghetti, rigatoni, veal, and sides) was ordinary, the gluten-free pasta overcooked and soggy. Worse, the owner was rude, rigid and belligerent. We were a party of 9 in their so-called formal dining room, a few feet away from their casual dining room. My grandson ordered a gluten-free pizza from the "other room," but we were told that they don't serve their pizzas in the formal dining room, even though the pizzas are on their online menu along with all their other options. We asked why not but she insisted that was their policy and they haven't changed their policy in over 40 years. When we asked if she would make an exception since my grandson and his father can only eat gluten free she told us that we could all move to the "other room" but she wouldn't serve pizza in her "formal" dining room. Our large party had already been seated and were about to order, and there were no other customers in the room. She refused to let the waiter walk the five extra feet into the "formal" dining room, so my grandson sat through dinner without food while we all ate. She said we could order his pizza, have it boxed up, and take it home, but he couldn't eat it in the dining room. And we could leave if we didn't like her rules. We found her rigidity and rude behavior outrageous. There is nothing formal about their formal dining room except a tablecloth added to the tables. After we ordered, they also informed us that they didn't have the gluten-free bread on the menu either. This restaurant is not worth your trip, not for the food or the service. There are many finer restaurants in the area. Two waiters apologized for the owner, but it's still not...

DiNardo's was a pleasant experience for lunch. Me n the rents stopped in for a casual lunch on a recent weekend. The restaurant was rather quiet which was nice, the overall ambiance was inviting.

We sat in a well lit sunroom and had a solid menu of offerings to go over.

I ordered the orecchiette pasta w/pancetta. My parents ordered seafood dishes. We started w/ wrapped asparagus and all our meals came out fairly promptly fresh made to order.

The grilled wrapped asparagus had a great char and the cheese on top was of good quality as the flavor was sharp n pungent. A really great starter for what was to come.

My pasta was al dente and had a nice consistency to it. The pancetta was high quality and the broccoli rabe was made right (meaning it wasn't tough n stringy, I hate that). The flavor on the sauce was phenomenal and overall the dish was great cept for one lil nagging issue. It was extremely Salty! I prefer it under salted so I can add to taste but outside of this all the food was delicious.

Would def recommend and will be returning. I'll just know to request the salt...

This Pound Ridge restaurant pounded my stomach.

Was visiting a friend nearby and we went to DiNardo’s as it was the only place that was open. Upon entering the waitress was quite sassy and unresponsive. Additionally, the ambiance was poor—as my friend described it, “it felt like a Lego set”.

We were first given some mediocre warmed bread and a very suspicious dip that gave my friend acid reflex (see photo). The food followed shortly and left much to be desired. The pizza was probably the best part and was ok at best. But it all left a strange taste in our mouths and queasiness in our stomachs.

If this is the only place open when you’re in Pound Ridge, do yourself a favour and drive to the next...