San Domenico

Critics' Pick

240 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019 40.767261 -73.980037
nr. Seventh Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
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Cuisine: Italian
Price Range:
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Reader Rating:
6.8 out of 10
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Official Website

restaurant.com

Nearby Subway Stops

1, A, B, C, D at 59th St.-Columbus Circle; N, Q, R, W at 57th St.

Prices

$23.50-$38

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Bar Scene
Business Lunch
Good for Groups
Great Desserts
Notable Wine List
Private Dining/Party Space
Special Occasion

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

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Profile

This venue is closed.

You won't find a more elegant big-deal Italian restaurant in New York. We treasure it for the luxurious space at and between tables, the clockwork service, and the refinement of the risottos, pastas, fish, and game. Owner Tony May has an uncompromising passion for the highest-quality Italian ingredients and devotedness to classical technique that rivals any Michelin-starred chef, and it shows. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Beef carpaccio, $27.50; egg yolk-filled ravioli in truffle butter, $23; risotto with beef glaze, $28.50

Food:	10

Service:	10

Décor:	9

Value:	10

i have been to san domenicos at least 15 times during the past 15 months. the service is suoerb, one of the owners Marrissa May , lets you feel at home and as if you were in her own house dining. If you are lucky, the chef will come out to greet you on a sunday afternoon.The brunches are the best,I either go to the Ritz Carlton or San Domenicos. Marrissa and her crew take the cake..

San Domenico

Simply Awful. Horribly Overpriced

Rhubarbpie from | Posted on 2/7/05

Overall Rating: 102 (Not Recommended)


Food:	4
Service:	4

Décor:	1

Value:	1

The evening started out badly when the hostess ignored my party's request to seat people requesting a certain name at their table (I didn't know whose name the party was under). 20 minutes later I was finally allowed to walk through the restaurant and find them. Food was lackluster at best. For these prices I want to be wowed. I wasn't wowed. There was nothing special here. $23 for a single raviolo was utterly ridiculous (not to mention $19.50 for spaghetti with tomato sauce and $15 for a tossed salad). Special of the night, stuffed phesant, had no other flavor than vast amounts of salt. Steak was tough. There is nothing in this restaurant that justified the insane cost. Service was not unfriendly, but was slow and at times inaccurate. Ambience was horrid. Restaurant was ugly. I have seen many a cozy little neighborhood Italian place with better decor. The only "ambience" here was the fact that the beautiful people pay a lot of money to eat here away from the riff raff who wouldn't pay so much money to eat here. The riff raff may have a point!

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