La Bussola Ristorante
“After a delightful conversation with Carlo, we tried a fabulous Napolieon which was beautiful to look at and a fabulous sweet taste treat.”
“We loved every dish from our cold antipasto, Osso Buco and the Napoleon is to die for.”
“I always try to not gorge myself, so I can eat dessert, but my eyes are always bigger than my stomach.”
La Bussola Ristorante
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
3 reviews
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Wonderful home cooked Italian food.
My parents discovered this gem a few months ago after seeing a movie across the street and had a nice, quiet dinner with the whole place basically to themselves. A few weeks later they returned for take-out and the food again did not disappoint. Upon that visit my mom noticed they were going to be celebrating 33 years in the business, and so the restaurant decided to bring back the prices from 1980. How great?! My family went last week (without me) and had a fantastic time. 3 appetizers, 3 entrees, a bottle of wine and desserts/ coffees came to a little over 100. What a joke! They loved it here so much that they returned last night and thankfully decided to bring me along. WELL! The food was UHH MAZE ZZZING, just as they had said. The sauce is… ugh… no words… *pinch forefinger and thumb — place on lips — extend hand * mmmm perfecto! My eggplant parm was huge and delicious, cooked soooo perfectly, with ample sauce for me to eat with bread alone and to accompany my delicious entree. I love how it didn't come with a pasta- instead, I ordered a side of escarole sautéed in garlic and oil. Yummmo. My sister's pasta fagioli looked, smelled and tasted so out of this world, it gives my grandmother's a run for her money. (Thank goodness she is old and doesn't own a computer/ is not on Yelp and will never get a chance to see this post, otherwise I'd be in serious trouble right now!)
Treat yo self and get the cannoli- definitely shareable between two people. Nice wine, very hospitable staff, and plenty of space in the dining room. Would be a great venue for a dinner party. Can't wait to return here for dinner again!
By far one of the best Italian restaurants I've ever been to.
We've been coming to this place for over 15 years as a family, and my parents come here regularly for their "dates" (gotta keep it fresh, ya know what I'm sayin)
The staff here is phenomenal. They're courteous, accommodating and charming. They do a great job of making suggestions based on what you like; for example, they know that my father has a food allergy, and last night prepared him octopus in a manner that wasn't listed on the menu or the specials (he demanded artichoke but they didn't have it).
Their regular menu has a lot of selections – I'm not always thrilled when a menu has a bunch of different things because I want to eat everything, all the time, and sometimes the meals can be lacking if they try to make too many different things, but here every single thing that we've ever ordered off this menu has been cooked perfectly. And they always have a good selection of specials – which, if you hear something you're interested in, my suggestion is to take them up on the special, because you can always come back for the menu items, but they might not always have crusted rack of lamb over a bed of broccoli rabe and potatoes. Sounds generic? Try tasting it…but not off my plate or I'll bite your finger off.
I always try to not gorge myself, so I can eat dessert, but my eyes are always bigger than my stomach. Their dessert menu – aside from the cappuccino, espresso, etc., has Tartuffe, creme brulee, chocolate cakes, souffles…oh my.
Men, if you want to impress a chic, and you're on the North Shore, come here. Tell them you're on a date, and I bet they'll help you seal the deal. Its small and cozy, and there really aren't any "bad" tables. When its warm out, there's outside seating, valet parking, and huge parking lot directly behind it from City of Glen Cove. Good wine and booze selection…and they know how to make a martini (hint)
Due to special promo tonight, we waited about 45 mins pass our reservation time. It was packed elbow to elbow in the tiny bar area inside the entrance. After seated, it took another 10 minutes for our menus. This pace set the tone for the evening. We waited 1/2 hour after our appetizers for our entrees. From our reservation of 7:15, we got out at 10:25. Why did we endure this? Because they rolled back prices to like 1984 or 1980, I think. Baked clams were about $5, chicken bussola, $9. The apps were better than the entrees. Clearly the staff was overwhelmed, food came out Luke warm, chicken was overlooked, shrimp rubbery. Dessert was delicious. We had chocolate mousse, tiramisu and tartufo. For this promo, portions were small like 3 shrimps in the shrimp cocktail. The tartufo was only half a portion. They actually cut it in half and we were served half a portion. A small bottle of prosecco was $15. I'm not sure if I would come back when they're running promos again because the wait was so long. In addition, we had bread plates dropped, our prosecco tipped over by server and a fork dropped on a guests arm. Not sure what that all means but definitely overworked or clumsy.