Morso
“Pino Luongo is a charming host and his management, Esma and Niccola are accommodating, warm and exceptional in their duties.”
“The Osso Bucco was perfect, falling off the bone onto the perfectly cooked risotto below.”
“They also started off with these homemade hot popovers and fresh ricotta, which is reason enough to make a reservation.”
Morso
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Went to a birthday party here for someone and it was very nice. The staff was very attentive to make sure everything was going just fine and the food was pretty tasty. We had a lot of appetizers which included rice balls with dipping sauce, meatballs and skewers with shrimp. I had a pasta dish that was linguine and had a lot of clams and a delicious sauce also which I quickly gobbled up. I forgot to mention the salad that was served as the first course was also noteworthy.
This isn't a typical place I would choose on my own, but I was being treated to brunch so off I went. It's a really cute, secluded restaurant nestled behind a luxury apartment building in Sutton Place. It was a beautiful day so we sat outside and it was so nice and quiet for a Sunday 1pm brunch, unlike the rest of Manhattan! Though their brunch options are extremely limited, I enjoyed the mushroom and onion omelette and added pecorino. What I really loved about it was that it came with salad on top! The omelette itself was like a pancake, and they put the pecorino chunks on top of the salad! A nice touch, and elegant presentation.
The wait staff was very attentive, though it did take some time for them to take our orders. Overall, it's a low-key spot with a luxury vibe, and the residents of the apartment building get a discount too!
Really enjoyed our meal here. Servers were especially attentive but I am not sure whether that was because our dining companions were regulars. I'll bet the place is even more lovely in the summer as there is a really nice patio that they open it as it gets warmer.
The menu is extensive Italian and something whichever I found was unique is that the pasta entrees can be ordered in both large and small sizes; a real boon to an appetizer stuffed gullox for sure. They had so many daily specials that the servers had to write them all down. I had the soft shell crab special, but it was just average – covered in a caper sauce which was quite good. The artichoke salad was memorable. The bread service skipped the traditional butter or olive oil and instead presented with homemade ricotta. That was a really nice touch which I have not seen before.
Several entree pastas were excellent including one with chorizo instead of veal which I thought was tremendous. Regular spaghetti looked OK but the sauce looked like tomato and milk and was lacking in acidity. It wasn't bad, just different. Table also had calamari, but I'd have rather had the squid. There was a kale side dish (these days obligatory for most restaurants – I hear Mickey D is going to nix the Shamrock shake in favor of Kale. That ought to be interesting). But I digress. It was good. All in all, a very acceptable cute little Italian.
Had the pear tart. It was almost like a cake instead of the flaky crunchy brown-sugar concoction I was expecting. I think they missed the boat on that one. Check it out. You will probably not find James Beard sitting next to you but maybe that's a good thing.
Larry, signing off.
My experience here was complete ambivalence to the food was below mediocre.
I realized why there are so few yelp reviews at this restaurant: the clientele is not of the generation that writes reviews on yelp.
This place is located right across the street from Gustavinos (which is BEAUTIFUL inside if you haven't been).
I try to find places near the 59th street Bridge for my grandma who doesn't walk that well to get into the city easily. Morso seemed like a good idea, pretty good Yelp reviews, suitable price range, etc.
We get in and are seated outside in a lovely outdoor garden. The restaurant isn't as small as everyone made it out to seem. It has about 30 tables in it. We waited for my mom and brother to arrive and looked at the wine list, which wasn't very impressive to me.
We decided to stick with tap water and waited on menus, which came. Service at the beginning of our meal was great but as the meal progressed, service got worse and worse. It was hard to come by a waiter, they definitely looked under-staffed tonight.
We ordered the vegetarian pizzette with goat cheese, and the fried green tomato special salad to start. The pizzette was good. The fried green tomato salad was just ok. The ingredients were fresh, the tomato just ok (nothing like the real stuff down South).
We had some high hopes for the meal. I order the soft shell crab dinner, which honestly was probably the worst dish i have had in a long time. The crab wasn't meaty enough,, didn't taste very fresh and cooked in way too much better and chipotle sauce that was just kind of awkward. The vegetables with the crab tasted frozen.
My brother got a piece of bass with lasagna on top of it, which was easily the best, most creative meal on the table. However, my bad dish was enough to make me never come back here again.
My mom and grandma got the chicken dish, and while the chicken was cooked very well and was juicy, the topping was spicy. the couscous that came with it was creative though. which i gave them points for, however, i don't think it worked that well.
The kicker of this meal that annoyed me the most was that the hot water in my tea wasn't hot. I know waiters hate to make tea because of this reason but if you don't want to make it, don't put it on the menu.
And finally, the bill was expensive which was more annoying.
Don't go here. I was ambivalent, service wasn't good and there are far better places to spend your time and money and calories in manhattan.
Came to this place on a whim with my boyfriend. We were looking for something cute in the neighborhood and since we've tried almost all the "italian" joints, I picked this one. We were quite surprised when we walked in because its bigger than it looks from the outside. They have a nice outdoor area that was closed that night but would be great for a warm day brunch. We sat in a corner as we usually like to do and noticed that there were plenty of "regulars" at this place. I came to realize this is really a neighborhood joint.
All in all this place is just OK at best. Expect the service to be that of people who don't enjoy working there. Not once did they willingly check on us. Anytime we needed a server they had to be waved down, and I HATE doing that because its rude to me. My pasta was bland and my boyfriend's osso buco was dry.
I cant say I wouldn't return out of sheer convenience, but i wont recommend it.
I came to Morso on a weekday evening for a large work dinner. We had the little area in the front window, with the large table that sits 12-14.
To start we had some little pizettes, which were very tasty! There was a plain cheese and truffle one, and also a prosciutto one. YUM. For dinner, we could choose salmon or steak — I had the salmon grilled and it was cooked to my liking. And finally for dessert, we had coffee and tiramisu.
Morso is a little out of my way (all the way on 1st Ave), but if you're looking for a tasty and quiet dinner in the area, I recommend it.
Came here for NYE and although I was a little disappointed with the selection for holiday menu, I was thoroughly pleased with the service and ambience of the night. We made earlier reservations so it was just us and a few older couples who were obviously regulars due to their first name basis exchange with all staff members. Each table had new years festive dressing which was awesome given that we were heading to a bash later on in the night.
The scallop oyster appetizer was amazing, perfectly seasoned and breaded.
Unfortunately the entrees weren't as amazing for the price tag. The osso bucco with vegetable risotto was large (good thing) but poorly seasoned (at least to my taste). It was very bland. My boyfriend got the raviloi which was actually pretty good. They had a live band playing who were amazing and the bartender is really great!
From the beginning to the end, this meal was fantastic. I came here with colleagues for a goodbye dinner, and it was a real surprise. I work in the area, and never knew Morso existed. Most everyone ordered cocktails, but I split a bottle of the house red with one colleague, and it was actually really great.
For the appetizers, we split a series of them, the only vegetarian one was an asparagus gratin. It was delicious.
They brought out two different bread courses – one was an asiago bread, almost like a popover.
I am eating some fish, so I had the trout special for my main dish. It was SO delicious. The trout was beautifully cooked, with perfectly crisped skin. The trout was presented on a bed of warm, hearty lentils and garnished with a cream sauce that was divine.
We opted out of dessert as we were all fuller than full, but we did all delight in some of the comped cookies.
I can't wait to take friends and family to Morso to experience another fantastic meal.