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Patsy’s
236 W. 56th St., New York, NY, 10019
nr. Broadway
212-247-3491
| 7.4 | "Recommended" Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10 |  |
Patsy's Disappoints
AJNMOM from 10983 | Posted on 11/19/09
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For the mere fact that the price tag was close to $200 for my husband and I, the expectation was so very disappointing. The bread was cold, hard and not by any shake artisan in fact stale. The appetizers were calamari insalate, which was meager portion, but thankfully as the dressing did nothing to make the seafood sumptuous. The caesar salad was average, small portioned. Entree of zuppe de pesce was without presentation, small portioned, gave the wrong pasta and the sauce was average. The other entree of veal rollantini was quite honestly the toughest veal I have ever tasted literally drowned in a mushroom marsala sauce. The saving grace for me was the Rosenblum Zin which I chose, albeit extremely overpriced. Never will we return. I suggest you don't waste your money as well.
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AWFUL
happyman from 10509 | Posted on 7/27/09
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Why anyone would eat at this restaurant is beyond me. The food was awful - overcooked vegetables, slimy salad greens, mass market bread, rude waiters. And about 3 times more expensive than a good (not great) restaurant like Carmines.
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Hidden Treasure
Jeneflea from 50266 | Posted on 2/12/09
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When I was in New York my friend and I were walking the streets at a loss as to where to eat, I know, at a loss in New York is crazy. We new we wanted different so we thought Indian. But as we read the menu we decided to see what was next door. Neither of us had heard of Patsy's, so we read that menu. Decision made, Patsy's was the one. When we walked in it was a small dining area, but well lit and a warm atmosphere. When I was treated to my dinner, it was delicious. To make a long story short it was a nice evening in a restaurant that was new to me but known by many. I bought the cook book on the way out and thanked the owners who were greeting and saying goodnight to all the patrons, and was glad my friend and I had decided on Italian that night. Wonderful and even more wonderful was the staff that treated us as if we were the only ones there every minute of that night 5 years ago.
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We Love Patsy's.
itsmemick from 02050 | Posted on 12/2/08
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When we visit NYC each year...we make sure we visit Patsys...always nice...wonderful service...even Sal comes around saying hello.
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Right place, right time
steph_b from 1061 | Posted on 8/8/08
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We ate at Patsy's by chance on a Saturday night in June 08 during a 2 week visit to NYC. From arrival to departure the whole experience was fantastic. Good old fashioned service - professional but friendly. Unpretentious and flavoursome food. A place that would be justified in resting on it's laurels - but it doesn't. Patsy's does what it does well - a classical Italian restaurant. It will be a must visit on our next trip.
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Best of NYC
michaeld5 from 11102 | Posted on 7/18/08
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If you want the best Italian in the city, this is the restaurant to go to. Even if you aren't Frank, or Tony Bennett, or Rush Limbaugh, or the other 900 people they have pictures of on their walls, they still treat you well, surprisingly. Sorry to read the fellow down below had such a bad experience. Oh yeah, and the food, it's pretty darn good.
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A Classic like Sinatra
martin_chamois from West 50's | Posted on 3/21/07
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PastyÂ’s the West mid-50Â’s classic Italian eatery is most famous as one of Frank SinatraÂ’s places. It would be wrong to dismiss this restaurant as an old fashion (since 1944), perhaps tourist establishment. The family runs the place as a trust, and not only as a profit center, although it is also the latter. The food is classic and nearly perfect. The service is professional. The prices are right on. Perhaps the lighting could be turned down a little to give the rooms the same warmth the food and service provides.
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Still Craving Those Meatballs!
AntonioHernandez from 32835 | Posted on 1/5/07
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The spaghetti and Meatballs was the best we've ever had. Our 4yrs.old daughter could not finish the hughe plate that was served and we took it to the hotel. It was even better cold the next day. Everything we ordered was excellent.
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Some of the best pasta in Manhattan
Lahja | Posted on 11/22/05
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Pasta is not hard to cook. Simple pasta only needs boiling water. But the pasta here is homemade. SAuce is a little harder, because a lot of times it tends to be syrupy or bitter, or lack spices. At Patsy's, the pasta and the sauce is both very, very good. I do not really love the resturant itself, because it has to compare with a lot more splendid-looking places in manhattan. But the food is really great. The servings are not over-priced when you see them on the menu, but for the average person, they may be. They are really small, and so the plates are about 30 dollars per person. Wine is about 25-40 dollars, which offsets the other expenses, and so two people can dine for less than 80 dollars. For very good food, this is a value. I think this is a place more people should try, because a lot of more upscale italian places are terrible in the city.
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big mistake
asiegel | Posted on 1/24/05
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I read the reviews and thought this would be a good place to take my 20 year old son after the Knicks game. Big Mistake. Service was bordering on rude, once it was obvious we weren't going to have a big drink tab, they charge extra for pasta, which was out of a box with dull sauce, and 25 bucks for average Chicken Parm and no pasta is pathetic under any standard. My dish, a special with a spicy red sauce, was as dull and unimaginative as you could imagine. I did order a double espresso, which was a very over-extracted, bitter shot with hot water poured in it, costing an outrageous 6 bucks. Bread was also average, which is a shame, considering the bakeries in NYC. Never saw the desserts, waiter too busy. A big disappointment. We will never ever go back.
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