Reviews for Malatesta Trattoria in New York, NY

Overall ok experience here. Food was decent (nothing mind blowing) and for under $40 can?t complain. Food did come out quickly... and was hot. Only real downside was waiter took forever to come to table initially and then didn?t seem to interested intalking, just taking my order, which is fine but it was an overall disinterest in even interacting with customers. Probably agood Friday night date spot. Read more

This is my favorite spot in New York. My go to are: bruschetta, calamari and their spinach gnocchi. They also have great deals... for wine and the service is amazing. Def recommend Read more

Nice place to go if you?re craving homemade spaghetti bolognaise. It was very busy but we were seated in less than 5min. The... service was good and the waiting time was good. I?d definitely go back for the spaghetti!! The calamari was really bland though. Read more

This was OK. perhaps an off day but service was very slow. Took awhile to get our orders in, get our food, get dessert, get the... check, etc. I could tell the pasta was home made - i ordered the tagliatelle. It was a bit lacking in flavor. The dessert wasdelicious (tiramisu and chocolate mousse). I wouldn?t say this was a ?wow? for me overall. Docked two stars for the slow serviceand just overall average plates. If you want decent Italian at a good price point in the WV this is a solid option. Read more

Food here was good but not the best I've ever had. The calamari and red sauce specifically were EXCELLENT. So excellent a friend... drank the rest of the red sauce that came with our shared meatballs. Burrata was tasty especially with the saltiness of theprosciutto but nothing life-changing. My gnocchi with red sauce was delicious, specifically due to the red sauce. The gnocchiitself was light and fluffy as well. As for everyone else's dishes, I heard the spinach gnocchi with cream sauce was a bit tooheavy, and the ravioli was good but nothing super special. We did not enjoy the flatbread (?) special which was like aprosciutto and arugula tortilla sandwich. Overall would recommend this place if you're looking for good red sauce and amazingcalamari and to curb your Italian cravings, but not all dishes may completely hit the spot. Read more

Our favorite Italian place in the village. We use to eat here quite often when we did not have kids. Parking is a bit tricky as... most areas in the city. We came on a busy saturday night and the place was packed, we were informed that wait time was 1 hour (call ahead of time for reservation) but there was no wait at their outdoor dinning so we opted for that. The food came rightaway even with the place overflowing with customers shows that they are competent and always ahead of the curve. Wait staff washelpful in explaining items on the menu and are courteous. The food in my opinion was worth the price, average price of pastawas $16 but the ingredients were fresh and they all taste delicious. We had the Calamari for starters and it was the best!Cooked just right. (Not fried but, more like grilled whole squid) we ordered 2 appetizers 4 Entréés and all came in less than10 mins. Would definetly recomend this place. Read more

Was an ok meal. I love supporting local businesses but the respect should come on both sides. If you want people to pay money... for your food and tip you need to be able to provide a basic dining experience. For example: the bread was ice cold. Therestaurant was freezing. I get it tough times that?s why I?m leaving 3 stars. The food was okay. Pink sauce is more like milksauce. Grilled calamari was rubber. We ate and left so fast. As I was leaving the manager and another waiter were making fun ofcustomers and their requests I thought that was unprofessional and childish. Not a place I want to go back Read more

A group of us went there for lunch. Calamari was tasty and was a bit over cooked, little chewy for appetizer. We also had... mussels, Burrata and Prosciutto, and others. For main, my spaghetti was okay. Not much seasoning or taste. I?ve tasted betterspaghetti elsewhere. On the other hand, I also tried other dishes of others in the party. They all tasted better. Worthrevisiting when in NY City again. Read more