Tony’s Di Napoli
“Softly lit with nice murals that softens the tone and makes you forget you are next to Times Square.”
“Personally, I like it here better than at Carmine's. Staff is friendlier and it's not as crowded.”
“And lastly we shared a pan fried seafood Lo-mein; we added back choi and it was one of best dishes I had!”
Tony’s Di Napoli
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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In town for a few days, going to see Aladdin, and trying to find a good restaurant in the see of Time Square Chains. Luckily my friend who lived and worked in the area know about this restaurant, and pointed us to it. Reservation was right on time, nice big round table for 8. We ordered a salad, standard but good fare. For the table we ordered eggplant parm (this was great), a chicken dish (dry) and spaghetti and meatballs (pretty good). We then ordered a few desserts. After a bottle of wine, bill was over $100 each….then you remember where you are!! Overall good stuff.
I was hoping for a better meal. The red checker table cloth, the southern Italian cooking, all spelled promising. The food however was ordinary and overcooked. No standouts among the four dishes we ate. If you need a quick meal in the theater district and don't want to spend a lot, this may do the trick. Otherwise, you can to better a few doors down at the Brooklyn Diner.
Family style chow until your gut bursts, but your taste buds will thank you. A must stop for tourists and large groups of 6 or more to sit munch.
I love the black ink linguini under a massive bed of seafood in their house Marina gravy. This is what Italian dreams are made of. The portions are colossal, family style. The variety is magnificent from Chicken eggplant, Veal saltimbocca, Large ass Veal chops, and the assorted Italian meat platter will surely trigger anyone's inner carnivore to pull the proverbial Tony the Tigers " There Great."
Elegant yet simple old school Pisano burnt yellow walls with dark wooden finish throughout both up and down stairs. Groups can get a bit rowdier down stairs from my experience, but the place in general is quite loud. Not a place for an intimate date night.
The bill can get painfully hefty as bottles of red and white complete the meal at hand. So, I'd be careful placing additional orders especially when it comes to the tantalizing Italians desserts, all encompassing chocolate and cream treats that will surely end any diet.
Fun and food combined = be back again and again.
Perhaps I had too much expectation, perhaps I came in during peak dinner time.
I was arriving at the Penn station that evening by Amtrak from north, and I know train tends to be late in the afternoon, I didn't want to make reservations for dinner until I know what time I may be able to arrive. I called this restaurant from the train to make reservation and walked from Penm station (I realized I should have taken a subway later).
When we arrived, they were really busy, people without reservation were waiting.
Service was slow, particularly our server. She honestly had difficult time keeping track. She came back twice after she took our order, asking if we decided what we wanted. When she saw my face, she realized she already took our order.
Pasta was good, good texture and flavor but not the best. Chicken and shrimp from main dish had good lemony flavor but lacking some buttery taste. Chicken was so dry, after two bites I couldn't eat anymore. My colleague from overseas ate most of it as he was trying to be polite.
She never came back to see if we liked our food until we asked for a check. I mentioned chicken was dry, all she said was "but you ate most of it". After that, I just paid and left.
I think this place do well for its location. So close to Broadway and Times Square, constantly getting more tourists from all over the world, they could care less for one disappointing customer.
Went for lunch with a friend and it was delicious. Normally it is more family style but during lunch they have individual size entrees. My friend and I couldn't decide what we wanted so we ordered 3 entrees. Spaghetti and meatballs, Tony's chicken, and penne alla vodka. Everything was so delicious. We hardly made a dent in any of it (our eyes were bigger than our stomachs) but the food was excellent and very fresh. Service was very quick which is perfect for lunch time and the waiter was very nice. I would go back again for lunch or dinner ! Pricing was reasonable. We split the bill and it was $30 each for 3 entrees.
What a great recommendation from Yelpers & friends who had been to other shows at Stephan Sondhelm theater! So close & convenient-we made dinner reservations for our party of 7 way before our play & they were fantastic about not rushing us & giving lots of pointers on how many plates we'd need, since none of us had eaten there & weren't family with their idea of family style eating. We ended up w/ 3 dishes (penne aka vodka, shrimp francaise, & eggplant parm) plus delicious bread & olive oil, a ginormous Caesar salad & split 2 desserts. Even with the drinks 5 people ordered, it was still only 33$ per person. Very reasonable for all that food & NYC theater district. Also, all of the food was top notch & even our group of tough Italian Mamas agreed with us kids that the sauce was superb. Now that's saying something!
This is one of the best Italian restaurants I have ever tried.
The food is amazing, everything fresh, tasty and the customer service is amazing. The restaurant has a live atmosphere and you will definitely enjoy dining in.
The food portions are big and each dish definitely is enough for at least 2 people. We ordered chicken Alfredo past as well as the Arugula Salad. Both were tasting great and we enjoyed them a lot. The server was really helpful and attentive to our needs, with great recommendations.
Will definitely repeat and recommend to food lovers.
If you told me that NYC didn't have an Italian restaurant by the name of Tony's, I wouldn't believe you. You could probably knock me over with a meatball.
My friend suggested we have dinner here and we didn't have a reservation. Even on a weekday evening, the place was packed and chaotic. Before we knew it, we had waited an hour. Finally, we were seated in the back of the restaurant. Luckily, we used the time to catch up. My advice is: if you have to get stuck waiting for a table at a restaurant, it's best to go with someone you haven't seen in a while, so once you are deep in conversation, the wait doesn't seem so bad.
Even though we knew about the giant, family-style portions, that didn't stop us from ordering a platter each. In hindsight, we should have shared one platter and an appetizer or something. Our two giant plates of pasta barely fit on our little table for two.
$30 Linguini w/ Clams, in white sauce:
Sometimes, restaurants skimp on the seafood, but not this one. My plate was loaded with clams, mostly shelled, and a few still in their shells, for presentation, I suppose. The sauce was a light and salty broth, but almost too salty, while the linguini was nice and smooth.
$28 Baked Ziti Bolognese, w/ penne:
Super cheesy & rich. It was baked with a whole lot of mozzarella and the meat sauce was buried underneath with a mountain of penne.
Everything tasted delicious, and this is coming from someone who doesn't often get excited about pasta. The noodles and everything stick together, so it was a little difficult to serve ourselves. Our waiter saw that I was having difficulty scooping up long strands of linguini, so he served us. We definitely ended up with a ton of leftovers. If I come back, I would definitely go with a group, with large appetites. & I would plan ahead and make reservations.