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De Santos

139 W. 10th St., New York, NY 10014
nr. Greenwich Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-206-9229 Send to Phone

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    8.3 out of 10

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    3 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Italian

Official Website

desantos.com.

Hours

Sun-Thu, 6pm-11pm; Fri-Sat, 6pm-midnight

Nearby Subway Stops

1 at Christopher St.-Sheridan Sq.

Prices

$20-$27

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Dine at the Bar
  • Notable Wine List
  • Outdoor Dining
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

De Santos is the fourth location of a proliferating chainlet and the joint venture, in part, of a Cuban-Colombian drummer, his Mexican-Italian brother-in-law, and two Italian veterans of Savanna's in Southampton. The restaurant group originated in Mexico, as did Alex González's Latin rock band, Maná. But that provenance isn't reflected in De Santos' modern Italian menu, which resembles Savanna's and includes dishes like roasted Long Island duck, almond-crusted lamb chops, and cavatelli with mussels and cannellini beans (pictured; entrées $20 to $27). Occupying the basement and ground floors of the Greenwich Village brownstone that previously housed Caffé Torino, De Santos is equipped with a patio, an international wine list, and the all-important sound system—because according to partner Luis Miguel Amutio, "Food tastes better with music." — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

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Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
66% Would you go back?
100% Would you take a date?
33% Would you take kids?
0% Would you go on business?
66% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.7
Service: 7.7
Décor: 9.0
Value: 7.0

Great place, questionable service

Jesster from 10014 | Posted on 7/2/09

Overall Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 7
Service: 3
Décor: 8
Value: 6

It is too bad this doesn't seem to be more successful. The food is very strong for a neighborhood restaurant (and prices are reasonable) and the room/garden are both extremely well done. The service needs significant work.

Great neighborhood place

bretthart from 11201 | Posted on 4/16/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 10
Décor: 9
Value: 10

We tried De Santos on a whim for my husband's birthday and were very pleased. Delicious food (esp the beet salad, the buffalo carpaccio and the Long Island duck) and a very nice Nero D'Avola. Reasonably priced, not too trendy or noisy, warm feeling space, very pleasant, attentive but laid back service. If we still lived in the neighborhood, we'd be regulars.

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