I came here with my mom after a nice afternoon of walking around Union Square and then Little Italy and SoHo. We each ordered a starter. I had the olive miste, and she ordered fried calamari. I loved the olive dish – which was also served with some lightly marinated eggplant and roasted red peppers.
We each had a pasta dish for our main course. I had the orechiette alla checca, which was really just orechiette with tomato sauce. Nothign too special. My mom had the trenette al pesto. It was good, but a bit bland.
The service was painfully slow, and the food wasn't anything super special or competitive given the area. Not sure that I'd return.
I ordered a seafood pasta dish recommended by the waiter. The pasta was under cooked and I found pieces of shell in it. I expected a lot better for the price. Only reason I went here was because the place next door which I found on yelp was closed for the evening. I wouldn't go back. A disappointment for a restaurant in Little Italy, NYC.
Not familiar with the area and so many choices, we came in because the guy outside was just too funny.
"We have Italian t.v."
Oh, okay…since we don't understand Italian. Inside, it's kinda kitschy but inviting. I liked the mismatch tables and chairs. They had a bunch of lunch specials and a full menu. I just needed something simple since we just had dim sum. I ordered the spaghetti and meatballs and the partner ordered the chicken parm. Both were decent and came with a marinara sauce.
"This comes with your meal" as the waiter placed two glasses of wine on the table.
Free wine? Sure! We then ordered two more and he recommended another wine, which came out in these large glasses. These were not free, but towards the end of the meal, he came by and refilled our glasses, "Just a little more for you."
Service was attentive and friendly. The refill was a nice surprise. It wasn't the best Italian pastas we've had, but it hit the spot. We might come back for a glass of wine and to listen to whoever plays the grand piano.
A group of friends and I went to Mambo Saturday afternoon to get a drink at a bar. We had stopped at a couple of other places in Little Italy and couldn't find a place that offered mixed drinks. We sat at the bar. The bartender was awesome! He was friendly and attentive. The drinks were excellent. We ordered a platter of antipasti and it was huge.
I'm glad I didn't read the other reviews before we tried this place or we may not have went and that would have been a shame.
This place really is terrible, but that doesn't necessarily mean you won't have a good time, but know that before moving on that the things this place will serve you are not good.
Walking through Little Italy, we got it into our heads we wanted pizza. And maybe margaritas. Margheritas and margaritas. This was something at least worth attempting.
Right on cue a man, trying to get people into this establish suggested 'free wine with lunch!' 'Can you make them margaritas?' I countered. He gave a less-than-confident answer and we were led inside (where I was also awarded a badge for ignoring highly rated places). A messy table, despite there really not being any other guests, we were in fact brought what ended up being free margaritas and a pretty terrible pizza. But buoyed up by a gimmick and it being a wet lunch still had a good time.
But now I've check margs and margs off my list, I can go find a proper slice.
I came here with my mom after a nice afternoon of walking around Union Square and then Little Italy and SoHo. We each ordered a starter. I had the olive miste, and she ordered fried calamari. I loved the olive dish – which was also served with some lightly marinated eggplant and roasted red peppers.
We each had a pasta dish for our main course. I had the orechiette alla checca, which was really just orechiette with tomato sauce. Nothign too special. My mom had the trenette al pesto. It was good, but a bit bland.
The service was painfully slow, and the food wasn't anything super special or competitive given the area. Not sure that I'd return.
I ordered a seafood pasta dish recommended by the waiter. The pasta was under cooked and I found pieces of shell in it. I expected a lot better for the price. Only reason I went here was because the place next door which I found on yelp was closed for the evening. I wouldn't go back. A disappointment for a restaurant in Little Italy, NYC.
Not familiar with the area and so many choices, we came in because the guy outside was just too funny.
"We have Italian t.v."
Oh, okay…since we don't understand Italian. Inside, it's kinda kitschy but inviting. I liked the mismatch tables and chairs. They had a bunch of lunch specials and a full menu. I just needed something simple since we just had dim sum. I ordered the spaghetti and meatballs and the partner ordered the chicken parm. Both were decent and came with a marinara sauce.
"This comes with your meal" as the waiter placed two glasses of wine on the table.
Free wine? Sure! We then ordered two more and he recommended another wine, which came out in these large glasses. These were not free, but towards the end of the meal, he came by and refilled our glasses, "Just a little more for you."
Service was attentive and friendly. The refill was a nice surprise. It wasn't the best Italian pastas we've had, but it hit the spot. We might come back for a glass of wine and to listen to whoever plays the grand piano.
A group of friends and I went to Mambo Saturday afternoon to get a drink at a bar. We had stopped at a couple of other places in Little Italy and couldn't find a place that offered mixed drinks. We sat at the bar. The bartender was awesome! He was friendly and attentive. The drinks were excellent. We ordered a platter of antipasti and it was huge.
I'm glad I didn't read the other reviews before we tried this place or we may not have went and that would have been a shame.
This place really is terrible, but that doesn't necessarily mean you won't have a good time, but know that before moving on that the things this place will serve you are not good.
Walking through Little Italy, we got it into our heads we wanted pizza. And maybe margaritas. Margheritas and margaritas. This was something at least worth attempting.
Right on cue a man, trying to get people into this establish suggested 'free wine with lunch!' 'Can you make them margaritas?' I countered. He gave a less-than-confident answer and we were led inside (where I was also awarded a badge for ignoring highly rated places). A messy table, despite there really not being any other guests, we were in fact brought what ended up being free margaritas and a pretty terrible pizza. But buoyed up by a gimmick and it being a wet lunch still had a good time.
But now I've check margs and margs off my list, I can go find a proper slice.