Reviews for Matteo's of Howard Beach in Queens, NY
Ate at Matteo's Howard Beach last night for our anniversary dinner. Let me tell you, it was the best meal we have had in a... while!!! My husband started with the Lobster Bisque Soup, which he said has nice chucks of lobster in. I started with theMatteo?s chopped salad, which would have easily fed 4 people as an appetizer. Then we shared the bucatini carbonara and the vealMilanese special, washed down with a bottle of Riesling. I wish I new my waiters name, he truly was a gem, huge heart and lovedhis job. Our glass was never empty, our plates were never empty, got the whole wait staff to sing happy anniversary over apistachio tartufo. We loved the table side service and the hospitality. The only downside was there was a party upstairs and wecould hear the muffled music over the music that was trying to play in the dinning room. Definitely won?t stop us from comingback. Read more
I love their pasta, is very fresh and taste really good, nice place and good service. Something that I don't like is when you... got the bill to pay, you usually don't going to understand because they still writhing and that's bad because you don't know ifyou are paying right. Read more
Food was fabulous!!!! The decor was stunning. Only huge downside was my husband and i, who were sitting next to each other, had... to communicate via texting because we could not hear one another. Even though the restaurant was only half full, it was SO SOVERY LOUD!!!!!! Almost felt as if some tables were having a contest of who could talk and laugh the loudest. I have NEVER beenon a restaurant this upscale and this loud at the same time. it ruined an otherwise wonderful meal. Read more
Very friendly family owned restaurant.
I visited this pace to celebrate my nieces birthday after all the amazing reviews. We were a total of over 15+ people and spent... over $1,000. My issue with this place is that they state the plates are ?Family style? but, can barely feed 2 people at best. Iordered the most expensive cuts of meat to serve 2-3 people and was only offered 1 side that barely fed a single person. I hadalso asked about substitutions and was told yes for any of the substitutions I asked about. The food also lacked flavor and Ibarely finished anything because even the sauce for the shrimp scampi was like water. Prices also vary by the employee you askand that was a HUGE RED FLAG. When it was time for the check we received a paper with chicken scratch handwriting that was notreadable. When you are spending over $1,000 the least you would like to see is an itemized receipt. Then , I saw that ALL thesubstitutions incurred a full price charge. If we would have known that, we would have stuck to the original side instead ofpaying for an entire new meal just for the cost of the side. To top it off, they add a huge gratuity even if service ismediocre and charge a large percentage for debit and credit. After arriving home and going back and forth with the manager andassistant regarding the actual prices of our meals we gave up and promised to never return to this place. Save your money! Gosomewhere else where you know what you?re paying for and is actually worth it! If you do, please ask for a decent receipt whereit looks like an actual adult is writing. Read more
My fiancé and I have been dying to try this spot around our neighborhood. They did not disappoint! Everything tasted so so good... and the vibe was so calm/homey. Best Valentine?s Day dinner! Read more
First time visiting with no reservations. We were welcome with a party of five. The atmosphere was absolutely fantastic,... Godfather movie setting. The service was on point, very attentive.The food was good, nicely presented with very little waitingtime. Yes I would revisit Matteo's. Read more
If you're interested in a fantastic Italian meal in the Howard Beach area, it's going to be tough to find a much better option.... We had 8 people in our group and no reservations (we literally pulled into town an hour prior) and they sat us IMMEDIATELY. Ican't even get that kind of service at home in western NY, let alone anywhere in the NYC area. The staff was amazing and superfriendly, the atmosphere is what you would expect for fine Italian dining and the food was outstanding! It was more than whatI'm used to paying for, but I expected that being where it's located. My only regret was not saving room for dessert! Get theircalamari and thank me later! Read more