Bocca Di Bacco
“I highly recommend this location for brunch and will definitely be returning.”
“My boyfriend ordered the Taglierini Neri Con Grancho (ordered it because we thought it would be a cool thing to try the squid ink pasta name and all).”
“I highly recommend Bocca Di Bacco (Chelsea)!”
Bocca Di Bacco
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Beautiful little Italian restaurant on the corner. We came in celebrating our best friends birthday and the decor and atmosphere of the place is beautiful. Low lighting, romantic but modern at the same time. Plenty of wine to choose from, and the food was delicious. The prosciutto was mouth watering. I ordered the fresh tortellini with asparagus in a butter sage sauce and I have been thinking about that entree for months now! It was the freshest, brightest most delicious tortellini I have ever encountered. Normally it's a dish I would pass up when seeing on a menu- thankfully I didn't. I can't wait to return here or one of their other locations. I just can't not share the deliciousness that is the tortellini with others.
Was told that I should check out their $1 oyster special whole recently in NYC. Beautifully decorated restaurant in the heart of Chelsea. I sat at the bar and ordered a dozen oysters. Overall, the presentation and size of the oysters was perfect. They definitely don't skimp with little oysters – these were on the large side, which my wallet and I appreciated. Would consider stopping back in for a larger meal in the future.
Don't less this spot fool you. Beautiful decor and spacious restaurant. However, the food is horrendous! We had our dog this evening so we decided to try Bocca because they had an outside sitting area. Once we were seated one of the servers said " keep your dog on short leash and don't let him bother anyone" ummmm, there was about ten people in the entire restaurant and no one sitting by us. Not to mention, I have a small miniature dachshund who is well behaved/trained. So rude!
Our sever was sweet as can be, but he could not make up for the horrible microwave type food.
Our appetizer choice was the bruschetta mushroom cheese bread. Our bread was hard as a rock toped with crusty cheese. The mushrooms beneath it were slimy. It was gross. I took a bite out and had to throw it out. For entree, I got the special fettuccine with truffle oil and white wine sauce (minus the prosciutto for kosher purposes). The pasta came drenched in slimy mushrooms no white wine sauce. I took one bite and it was so tasteless and smelly I had to return it. Our sever was sweet and offered to replace it, but I was so turned off I declined.
I explained the pasta description was not correct on the menu and it has no indication of mushrooms. My boyfriend got the Bolognese. His pasta was okay, but he left almost half. Very rare for a pasta lover.
Overall, our experience was horrible. We left hungry and disappointed.
We went to Bocca Di Bacco before the pride parade, and I had made a reservation a few weeks in advance. It was an extremely fun atmosphere with a DJ at the bar and extremely friendly and hospitable wait staff. The tables are big, so I never once felt cramped, and even though the place was crowded, the windows and doors were open, so there was fresh air and a great ambiance.
They had a drink special for pride, which was $20 for unlimited drinks on top of your meal. I thought that was a little steep at first, but they were very generous with the drinks and with extra champagne in our mimosas! A few people showed up to say hi, and they even served them drinks with no extra charge.
For appetizers, we got the fried calamari, which was pretty much what you would expect, and then for main course, most of us got the egg white omelet which came with a side salad and potatoes. I wasn't too impressed with my meal – the omelet was kind of bland, and the salad and potatoes weren't seasoned very well, but the friendly staff and fun atmosphere made it all worth it. I highly recommend this location for brunch and will definitely be returning.
My friend wanted to try this Italian restaurant with several locations in the city. We ended up in the theater district. We actually wanted the Hell's Kitchen. It was a busy night and even with reservations had to wait a few for a table.
The crowd was typical mid-town. Men in leather loafers or business attire. Women all dolled up for the evening with their Coach bags. Most if not all eating before their Theatre. Well, some might not make it.. One lady in a chic attire only a mid-westerner thinks what one should wear to a NYC show was so plastered she could barely stand. She just decided to sit back down….there goes Mamma Mia at 7pm.
We got a nice cozy table only by squeezing through a mass of people between the bar and people eating on the other side. The waiter was quick to get to us. The menu looked good with assorted meat, seafood and pasta dishes. We started with some cocktails to jolly up the meal. The grilled octopus appetizer was very well flavored tender. The seafood special past came with half a lobster and I got the grilled Branzio(Not the whole fish. Just the fillet). I'd have to say food wise was very good. The server was attentive water always filled.
I'd have so say while the many Italian restaurant in the city. The food quality and service was very good but Bocca De Bacco seems to me like another Italian chain like Biaggi's, Buca de Beppo and Maggiano's.
We went here after Pride in the summer and got seated immediately in a lovely corner outdoors spot. The inside is huge with a dancy atmosphere. The staff was sometimes inattentive – we had to wait for things, or call them over to ask for something. The food is average. The only thing I loved was the octopus salad which was great. The calamari app was over fried. I had a crab and shrimp linguini, which was a little drowned in its sauce. The other dishes my friends had were good to ok – the fish was nice and tender, the steak pasta ok, the béchamel sauce way rich.
Just a short review…walked by the place, so we thought…our legs are tired of walking and it was getting late. Best decision! Six different entrees, six winners. Decor was great, service was great…food was great! Next time I'm in town, I'm hitting this joint!
Our waiter was the type of Italian who had slick-backed hair, spent extra time doting on the women in our party and occasionally added an extra vowel to the end of words. He had the chiseled chin of someone moonlighting in a Hell's Kitchen restaurant while waiting for an acting career to take off.
He took us through Bocca Di Bacco's specials, including a seafood pasta that would up being by entree. We did make our way through some appetizers and a bit of wine during the meal as well. I appreciated the restaurant letting us sit minus one member of our party, as it was Thursday evening and there was plenty of people in the restaurant. For the restaurant, this led to us more ordering for food, for us it meant with didn't have spend 10 minutes outside in the rain.
The food was solid, dependable Italian fare. The flavors were a bit dull, there was a bit too little seasoning on my pasta, and it lacked the lightness that comes from the city's best pasta joints. In a neighborhood that frequently emphasizes decor over cuisine, flash over substance, it was a step above the norm, but still just average.