Classy Italian comfort food, w/ superb pastas & a great wine list. Better ambiance & easier to get into than hyped spots.
This Italian eatery offers a refined yet comfortable dining experience, with many praising its quality comfort food and classy ambiance. It's often cited as a superior alternative to other popular, and harder-to-get-into, Italian spots. Expect a menu featuring expertly crafted pastas and other Italian classics, though some have noted it can be a bit loud.
The restaurant is highly praised for its authentic Italian cuisine, with a particular emphasis on homemade pasta dishes like agnolotti, pappardelle, and fazzoletti, often described as superb or the best. Other standout dishes include porchetta sandwiches, roasted oysters with crab fat, and octopus carpaccio. While most feedback is positive, a few diners reported negative experiences with food quality and one individual mentioned becoming ill.
"Highly recommended dishes include various homemade pastas such as agnolotti, pappardelle, and fazzoletti. Standout appetizers like octopus carpaccio and roasted oysters, as well as the duck breast and apple cake, are also frequently praised."
Overall, customers have a very positive sentiment, frequently recommending it for its excellent homemade pasta and superior quality Italian cuisine. A few negative experiences regarding food quality and noise level were noted, but they appear to be outliers.
Important Note
Some diners have noted that the restaurant can be quite loud.
"This commenter found Da Toscano to be 'super mediocre' with a poor wine list and offensively priced items, alongside mediocre food quality."
Negative"This commenter believes that the Babbo from the past few years, prior to being acquired by Starr, was not as good, and suggests Da Toscano might have been better at that time."
Positive"The original poster ended up going to Da Toscano and expressed hope to try Babbo next time."
Neutral"The original poster's dinner companions were pushing for Da Toscano over Babbo."
Neutral"A brief comment expressing a positive sentiment towards Da Toscano."
Positive"Da Toscano was listed as a recommended Italian restaurant."
Positive"Recommends Da Toscano as a potential restaurant for a group dinner."
Positive"The duck breast is highly praised by the commenter. They also consider the tiramisu sundae to be one of their top three favorite desserts."
Positive"The commenter states that the pappardelle is the best dish at Da Toscano. They also find the agnolotti, tagliatelle with crab, and duck breast to be excellent."
Positive"This commenter suggests getting the focaccia and various pastas, with agnolotti, pappardelle, and tortellini being their personal favorites. They also recommend the cheesecake."
Positive"This commenter sarcastically suggests paying the check so one can leave Da Toscano to eat somewhere better."
Negative"The commenter notes that the desserts at Da Toscano are very large."
Positive"The commenter recommends several dishes from Da Toscano, including bread and butter, octopus carpaccio, agnolotti or fazzoletti, and apple cake."
Positive"For a group of 8 people, the user suggested considering Da Toscano as a dining option."
Neutral"Da Toscano is listed as a dining recommendation."
Positive"This restaurant is recommended."
Positive"Da Toscano is listed as a recommended Italian food spot."
Positive"Da Toscano is reiterated as the author's favorite among four options."
Positive"Da Toscano is recommended as an incredible option that is surprisingly not too busy, and can be combined with a show at the Comedy Cellar."
Positive"Da Toscano is recommended, with a note that setting an alert for it is advisable as reservations appear fairly often."
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