Armando’s
“We were here on a Sunday past noontime, and had lunch on one of the tables placed on the space outside their storefront.”
“Actually, the only complaint I have about this place is that they don't honor the OpenTable points system when you reserve that way, but such is life sometimes.”
“The staff was friendly The Involtini di Melanzane appetizer was delicious & the Fettuccine San Marco was superb.”
Armando’s
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Awesome old school Italian joint in Brooklyn Heights. Nice ambiance, solid food, and reasonable prices…it makes sense that this place is an old standard.
You can't go wrong with the chicken parm here (pictured below). Thin chicken cutlet, delicious red sauce, and fresh mozz. My only complaint is that I wish I'd had more spaghetti to go along with it. The bread, caesar salad, and my friend's pasta entree were all solid too — simple classics and no complaints! Actually, the only complaint I have about this place is that they don't honor the OpenTable points system when you reserve that way, but such is life sometimes.
Armando's is not somewhere I'd go if I'm *really* looking to impress someone or have the best Italian food in the city, but it's still a place I'll return to. It's not "sceney" or formal but with its low lighting, candles, and comfortable atmosphere it would make a fine choice for a date or family affair.
This restaurant was absolutely amazing!!! I had the risotto di fughi and my wife had the spaghetti carbonara. TO DIE FOR!!!! As a Brooklyn native, I always come back to check out the new restaurants – even though this place as been here since the 1930's.
Please keep in mind, this is the real deal – not the new and improved "fu-fu" authentic Italian so you will pay top dollar. A dinner for two with one drink each will cost about $70 minimum.
Sat outside for lunch and loved it. Service was good. Had an ice coffee and they even refilled it for free. They have a lunch special $15 pasta that comes with a salad, such a good deal considering that their pasta is good and the salad is fresh. I had the broccoli rabe and sauage orechiette which i loved. Not too heavy. My husband had a lamb ragu paperdelle which he said was also good but too meaty. His fault for ordering lamb, really. And their coffee is so good.. dont fall for the starbucks across the street.
I was traveling for work and visited this restaurant at the recommendation of the hotel porter. The atmosphere/decor is totally late 1980s/early 1990s (hard for me to tell exactly) and the restaurant is fairly loud and crowded (not much space between tables) and it lacks a "warmth" (not physical warmth – more emotional warmth) that I've come to expect in nice Italian places. It doesn't seem like a great place for a date, but it was fine for me & my boss to have dinner. It seemed like there were several business meetings there at the same time as us (around 8pm on a weeknight).
We ordered the restaurant week menu, which we were pleasantly surprised to see have more competitive prices. The food was all good: 3-4 stars. Nothing that really knocked it out of the park except for their homemade ricotta cheese – totally awesome stuff right there. My meat was a bit overdone, but still good.
Service was ok – a bit rushed. Wine list was good.
I would return if we wanted fairly good Italian food within walking distance of the Brooklyn Marriott. However, I'm more likely to want to try something new next time I visit.
i really loved this place. went here for lunch on a mildly chilly day. sat outside.
started with a tomato bruschetta. the sauce was tangy and had a nice creamy taste to it very soothing.
then we ordered La Carbonara Vera, penne pomodoro, spaghetti all'arrabiata, Pappardelle alla Bolognese, all tasted great just a simple plate of pasta made fresh and tasted great, i dont like going to the same place twice in ny since i dont live there but i would def go there for lunch again as it was great and the server had an italian accent and treated us like family so that made the food experience great.
My friend and I are not big on Thanksgiving so we opted for a movie then dinner. The only restaurant open was Armando's aside from the diner up the street.
To our surprise, they had a menu tailored just for the occasion at $50 per person. Not bad for an appetizer, entree, and dessert…or so we thought. Sadly, we were disappointed with our meals.
The sliced bread and olive oil were great. My appetizer, the green apple salad (baby spinach, gorgonzola, and toasted walnuts) had no apples? Weird! The dressing was way too much and I should have asked to hold the cheese.
Next round was the appetizer…red snapper al cartoccio (cherry tomatoes, yellow peppers, kalamata olives, red onions, red potatoes). I LOVE red snapper, but this was just ick. It tasted really fishy as if it were jelly. I was not impressed.
Final round was dessert…pumpkin pie (toasted hazelnuts, house made whipped cream). Though it was a great way to finish my meal, it was truly a waste of money. The pie wold have been a home run if it were warm and not cold then topped off with cool whipped cream. I knew I should have ordered the tiramisu (lady fingers, espresso, mascarpone).
I think the restaurant looks amazing. I loved the ambiance, but I'll have to return for a regular meal to reevaluate my experience with their cuisine.
I entered this restaurant on a whim with a friend. We were both hungry and didn't really have the patience to keep walking in search.
Outside menu looked decent, albeit on the pricey side but again we were just hungry.
Seated promptly as they had plenty of seats available around the 530p hour on a Saturday.
Waiter came by quickly to drop off menu.
My issues with this place were more so with the service:
1) Waiter had NO sense of the menu. We asked him repeatedly about his opinion/recommendation…just his thoughts about items on the menu and his rude response was either due to his language limitations OR he really doesn't know the menu.
I was torn btwn the dish with lamb ragu vs spahgettt with tiger shrimp. I asked his adviced and he literally just repeated what the menu description said.
My friend asked similarly about the Lasanga vs the Salmon….he said "one is pasta and the other is fish"..Really? Thanks Captain obvious!
My friend wanted to know about a particular red wine listed, same waiter simply said "Try the Pinot noir". He didn't answer her question. She didn't ask about the pinot noir. If she wanted Pinot noir, she would have ordered the Pinot Noir!
Funny how he wants to give wine advice but not food advice.
2) Same Waiter (in same discussion period) bites my head off by ending with a statement that he can't give recommendations because his opinions are HIS and he can't tell us what to get because if we get something and we don't like it..then we would want to return it and blame him
He barked that out at us.
I was really surprised. It's NOT like I told him to pick a meal FOR me. I was pretty narrowed btw 2..just needed more info as to the flavor of the dishes so I can make my own final decision.
3) I tried to flag down Another waiter who seemed to be more in charge…tall guy with mohawk. Just to ask him briefly about the menu because our guy was no help. Mohwak says he can't because he is "quite busy". And he never even tried to return later or defer help to another person.
A man who looked like owner was walking around and honestly I wanted to call out to him but I didn't want to get our waiter in "trouble". The guest next to us also noted the place just appeared to be in disarray.
We ended getting side of Polenta…which was really good actually. That's why I would give it 2 stars. Polenta saved it from a death of 1 star!
I got the spaghetti with Tiger Shrimp and my friend ordered the Lasagna. We both felt meal was nothing to write home about esp given the price as well.
That coupled with unpleasant wait service just leaves me to not recommend this place.
I ate here a couple months ago but am writing now because I'm shocked this place has only three stars. I had the roast chicken which was honestly perfectly cooked. The server was super calm and knowledgeable and helpful. Great place for dinner in Brooklyn heights.