Cielo At the Mayfair
“Check it out if you are in the Theater District Right next to Book of Mormon.”
“Excellent service and lovely food in a cosy bar and restaurant just a stones throw from Times Square.”
“My Chicken Piccata was lemony and tender and piquant and all those things you want a piccata to be.”
Cielo At the Mayfair
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I brought my mother and grandmother here before going to Radio City. I was looking for somewhere to go that would be quiet enough for conversation and catching up, and Cielo delivered on that perfectly.
Our waitress was very attentive, and helpful as well. I had a question about the sauce of the Penne alla Stefano, and she was able to answer immediately, and this is what I ended up getting. I also ordered a cocktail, the Bee's Knees, and was able to order it with whiskey instead of gin (personal preference).
The rest of my table ordered pasta dishes as well. The bread basket was foccacia, and was more plentiful that we three bread-loving ladies could finish. Our food was brought out quite quickly, and based on the empty plates, I would say that we all enjoyed our meal thoroughly. Definitely can't beat the quality for the price in the Theater District!
We had a terrific pre-theater supper here on Saturday. Busy, but not crazy-crowded. The tables aren't crammed cheek to jowl. Lively but not noisy. The menu (available online) is populated with classic dishes that are thoughtfully selected. So it's a helpful page, front and back, not one of those perplexing books of endless options.
We enjoyed some starters for the table: first-rate fried calamari; really excellent bruschetta, plus prosciutto and melon. All five of us enjoyed our various main courses, including a 'paleo-friendly' one made with gluten-free pasta. My farfalle in a tomato-cream sauce was spot on, generously flecked with salmon.
Service, by Mel, was generous and professional. Mel showered us with attention and really made it a memorable night.
We come to NYC once or twice a year and we've found our go-to spot for excellent, by-the-book Italian. Heavenly, indeed.
Go to Carmine's or Ellen's Stardust– lol — you get the point!
Rudest service I've encountered in NYC.
Arrived after a matinee. Should have gone back to the hotel and boiled some water and poured some sauce.
Food was okay. The people are a zero. Lots of "badittude".
Word to the wise : AVOID AT ALL CO$TS. NOT WORTH IT AND THE NAME IS AN ILLUSION.
No mistake. We saw The Crucible and were seated under a large, hard blowing ceiling vent that caused our hair to look as if we were in a convertible. I also recall ordering a cappuccino, and having to ask for it and then it was delivered by the person that sat us under the blowing fan, dressed in black -certainly wasn't a waitstaff because she stood there with the cup across the table from me and the others and held the handle and expected me to reach over a few people and grab the hot cup as opposed to it being served to me. There were also dirty dishes/plates left on the table that we had to ask to be removed – ie appetizer dishes and soup bowls, when entrees came and table was overflowing. There were too many things that were wrong for me to forget. It was also my friends 30 wedding anniversary and there was little engagement from practically anyone working there.
I speak Spanish and Italian, so I know what cielo means. I was writing as if I expected to see some divine or unique place – as unusual and unique as the sky, but saw nothing remotely unique or special about it, especially the attitude of most all those working there. I don't even recall the food, it must not have been so good as to think the way we were treated was worth the taste. Basically- I can go to Carmine's or some other chain or large scale place and get the same fare with perhaps a bit more ambience – even if it's hyper pseudo – like Buca di Beppo. At least they don't have a gigantic blowing fan and impolite hostess/ waitstaff/servers. It's festive and the overall food experience isn't anything special, however, I can leave there with a smile as the "experience" is different as well as pleasant. Thanks for your apology. We won't be back however.
Perfect quick stop for a cozy, warm, homemade meal on the way to hamilton (4 blocks away). FYI book of mormon is right next door. Food came out 10 minutes after we ordered! We found out waitress to be very nice and helped us choose our entrees……We will definitely go back!
Service: awesome.
Food: on point. Creaminess was perfect, not too heavy, not too sweet. I got angel hair pasta with the wild mushroom cream sauce and capers on top. It's not on the menu but they'll do it if you ask. Super sweet staff!
Atmosphere: cutest little bar area. Definitely wanna drop by on a snowy evening for some drinks 🙂
Price: worth it.
Very happy with the experience and I will definitely be returning!
My mother, sister, grandmother and I dined here in September. We had tickets to the Lion King, so we decided to come here for an early dinner.
The food was good, but nothing fantastic. Standard Italian fare. My sister and I had the Carbonara, my grandmother had the gnocchi, and my mother had something with olives in it.
One nice thing was that they offered a carafe of wine if you didn't want to purchase a bottle. The carafe was the perfect size – about two glasses each.
We found this restaurant on yelp as we were looking for a dinner before the Broadway show. I believe the restaurant has upstairs and downstairs, and we went downstairs.
It was a Saturday night and we had no reservations, but they were able to sit us as there were only 2 of us. We were sitted in a small room with wood decor. There were 4 or 5 tables in total in that room and like in any other NYC restaurant, the tables and seats were very close to each other.
The menu is pretty basic Italian food. When I saw the menu, my first thought was that all the items on the menu can be cooked quickly so everything is probably fresh. And it was the case! We ordered bruschetta for appetizer and pasta carbonara and chicken piccata for dinner. The food was fresh and tasty.
Overall, I had better and more sophisticated Italian food before, but for a Saturday night in a theater district in NYC it was great. Great basic Italian food!
Btw my current profile picture was made at Cielo.
Went into this little place after arriving in the city late. We had a nice little table near the front window that was a couple of steps up from the rest of the dining room- very cozy spot. The chicken milanese was soooo good here. The red sauce on the pasta had the perfect amount of sweet and spice.
I read a lot of GREAT reviews of this place so I was expecting a little more out of it. Our focaccia didn't seem very fresh and one downside was I that I found the salad dressing a little bland. I would come back to try the homemade pasta instead. I bet that's their specialty.