Sant Andrea Cafe
“We retreated back into the cold and we're making our way towards 6th ave when we stumbled upon Villagio.”
“Two of us had the Risotto Fruitti Di Mare, and one had the Linguini Del Selvaggio.”
“I'm not a big seafood fan, but ate this meal with great pleasure.”
Sant Andrea Cafe
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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Villagio is the ultimate Italian restaurant.
Customers in Duck Dynasty gear to business suits, filled the room, all admiring the delectable food and wine offered. The "bread" for the table consisted of some tortilla like slices, baked and crisped awaiting the tomatoes in oil to top them (which I did with pleasure). For an appetizer, we had the taste grilled octopus, and followed it with chicken Alfredo and lasagna – both served in the perfect sizing to fill us up. The wine bottle cost us around $60, but we were celebrating my birthday and decided it was worth it. We were so buzzed, it lasted almost the entire day.
If you love true Italian cuisine, this is the place to be. It's good for dates w/ friends, family, or romantic settings with a view of the park and white table service.
Just had dinner here last night with my family and it was spectacular. An Italian restaurant located directly on Central Park South, near the Ritz Carlton. It's a little on the pricier side, but so worth it. I ordered the Fettucini Alfredo with chicken and was blown away. We got the Mozzarella Burrata to share as an appetizer which was also delicious. Not a bad thing to say about this place! The wait staff was so friendly and very attentive. There were tables available outside but it looked like it was about to rain so we played it safe and got a table inside. However, our table was close to the floor-to-ceiling windows that they keep open in the summer, so it was still really nice!
Their quinoa pasta with tomato sauce hit the spot. It was perfection.
The cosmo cost $18. Not worth it in my opinion.
They gave us a basket of bread and then a plate of even more complimentary flat bread. Waiters were very nice and the interior was very bright and pretty.
Next to Central Park, outdoor seating. Classic service. I love the spaghetti pomodoro so much. It mixed 3 kinds of tomato sauce. It's absolutely amazing from the display to the taste of both spaghetti and sauce. Big win. One of the best Italian spaghetti I had in nyc. The bread didn't come with olive oil that's surprising. Overall 4.5 star.
I came here with my boyfriend for our anniversary dinner. The restaurant itself is beautiful and it was really nice to sit outside along Central Park South which is something I never do!
The place was packed on a Friday evening, with some locals and plenty of tourists. The staff is very professional.
We started off with the caprese salad, a classic favorite of mine. It was beautifully presented and I loves that the mozzarella had the basil layered in. It was missing a key ingredient of mine, a high-end, aged, sweet balsamic vinegar. To me, that makes a caprese salad. This version was served with a basil olive oil which was tasty, but it wasn't balsamic!
For my entrée, I went with another classic, and my favorite Italian dish, chicken parmigiana. I still cannot believe the size of the dish. It fed me for an additional 2 meals after this dinner. Unfortunately, size isn't everything! I know many people would say, but it's just chicken parm, but it wasn't anything special and I get chicken parm everywhere I go! It was extremely mediocre.
My boyfriend had the ossobuco, which was also a massive portion, and also beautifully displayed, with bone and all. It was great, lots of flavor and the meat pretty much melted in your mouth. I wasn't a fan of the risotto side underneath, but he enjoyed it!
Overall, I enjoyed the evening and meal, but I won't place it on my list of places to return. It's tough to top some of the amazing Italian restaurants in this city, but if you're looking for a nice night on the park, or are just near CP looking for a high-end restaurant, this is definitely a nice option.
Was just OK. Skip it and go somewhere else! Ordered chicken parm – portion was great, but was pretty mediocre. Fiance ordered fettuccine alfredo and his was pretty good. Waitstaff wasn't great, but hostesses were nice and accommodating.
Personally I'm not a big fan of Italian; as I always tried to stay away from cheese and starch. But this one caught me with its decent taste.
We had a group of ten people so had to admit the fact that finding a spacious place was difficult. So we were pretty happy with Villagio. We shared a bunch of appetizers – grilled octopus, fried octopus, some salad. I'd say my favorite part would be the main dish – linguine pasta with clam sauce and garlic, and real clam! Garlic always tastes so good…
Our server was also very responsible and checking on us occasionally. Overall a good experience and I'm suggesting Villagio to Italian food hunter.
Late afternoon snack time. Glasses of wine with the tuna appetizer, which was fantastic. I was scared of a tourist trap being hard by Central Park. No need to worry. Excellent spot and wish we could have gone to a full dinner here.