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Spiga

200 W. 84th St., New York, NY, 10024
nr. Amsterdam Ave.
212-362-5506

4.6 "Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
40% Would you go back?
40% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
20% Would you go on business?
20% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 5.8
Service: 4.4
Décor: 6.6
Value: 4.8
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Delicious food, subpar everything else

krodster from 11102 | Posted on 5/19/09

Overall Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 10
Service: 6
Décor: 6
Value: 6

Went here once with a boyfriend when our standby was too busy (Celeste's around the corner). The food is amazing, we split 3 dishes (which they kindly separated onto 2 plates for us and served as 3 courses) and had some amazing food. The service was less than stellar (a bit slow and they're quick to turn you out) especially given that it is so pricey (even for the area). If you're not picky about your service then it's fine, the food almost makes up for it.

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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Sad decline of a great restaurant

nrogersumich from 10014 | Posted on 2/14/09

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 1
Service: 1
Décor: 3
Value: 2

Very disappointing dinner at what used to be a favorite. Zucchini timbales, which were once bright and fresh, are now blanketed in a thick layer of green-can grated parmesan. A mushroom lasagne came drowned in what I swear was a can of Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup. When we asked where the second scallop was in the special soup “with two grilled scallops”, the waiter told us it may have sank in the soup (it hadn’t). Gone are the days of cocoa gnocchi and “mushrooms three ways” – this new owner has soiled Spiga.

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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Bait and Switch

Akrishna from 11215 | Posted on 2/14/09

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 1
Service: 1
Décor: 7
Value: 1

Spiga has a wine list that begins with what would be considered "an expensive range" for wines that would normally be considered table wines. When we asked the waiter about the difference between two wines on their wine list, the waiter said that the two wines were essentially the same. Why then have two identical wines at different prices? He then went on to offer us a more expensive "special" wine. Of course, the special was also more expensive. Speaking quickly, he tried to push this on us. Spiga's wine list isn't just expensive, it's over-priced.

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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

A must

gontamaria from 10010 | Posted on 6/22/07

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 9
Décor: 10
Value: 10

I highly recommend Spiga to everyone who likes tasty, innovative, and elegant food as well as subtle flavours. This is one of my favorite Italian restaurants in the city. The menu is creative and very interestng and makes the difference with too many other Italians where you will find four different types of pasta with tomato sauce... The food is just amazing, their meat is juicy and tendre, the pasta always fresh, and for gnocci lovers please try the ones with chocolate in winter! The tuna with peppers and pinapple in the summer is also delicious. The staff is very friendly, and the wines list very rich. Excellent experience, always a pleasure going there!

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140 out of 309 people found this review helpful.

too rushed

xingminlu from 10017 | Posted on 5/11/07

Overall Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 7
Service: 5
Décor: 7
Value: 5

I liked the food. It is small portioned, but delicious. What I have a big problem is that they seemed to be rushing you out of the restaraunt. The minute you finished one course, they shove another on you. And the restaurant wasn't even that busy. I feel very rushed and cann't relax in a restaurant like this. Would not go back.

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157 out of 366 people found this review helpful.

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