Carmine's, New York City

Carmine's is great!! Hardy appetites and good Italian food in the middle of NYC. Remember, don't fall for the temptation for the breadsticks. Since they're so good, you'll fill up on them, and you won't have enough room for the food. Try to get half-size when you can. Good for families and business groups.

Favorite Dish: The Titanic is the best thing in there. It's just a big ice cream sundae, but uses more ice cream and toppings than you'll use in a month. Even a half-size was to big.(It might be the other great food, tough.)

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There are two locations for this restaurant. And the Theatre district one has much better food overall than the one on 91st and Broadway. This place is SO busy you need to really plan ahead and not have a large group.

It is a family style restaurant where dishes are delivered for the table and everyone gets some off the main plates. As the orders are truly huge.

I was most recently back to the location on Broadway at 91st street and was for the most part disappointed. The company was fantastic and we had quite the good time but the food itself was hit or miss for me.

Favorite Dish: Highlights of the food here to me are the desserts. The Titanic and the Strawberry Shortcake were good.

I really enjoy the calamari here and the penne ala vodka is good as well.

At least at the 91st street one I'd avoid anything off the grill.

Beautiful and classy place. Location is perfect. The food is amazing, the waiters are very kind to foreigners and the price is very honest comparing to the size of the dishes, which are very big. what makes it so special? Four peaple can order only one dish, like a salad, for example, and will leave completely satisfied.

Favorite Dish: The caesar salad for sure!!!!!!
All pasta are exellent, try the al mare topping.

This is situated just off Time Square and from the outside looks nothing - once inside it is amazing . YOU MUST BOOK in advance at this popular restuarant , otherwise you will end up sat in the Bar ( like we did ) for ages waiting for a table , although this was enjoyable with all the people watching we did
The meals are amazing , but don't make the same mistake we did and order a lasange each , One dish will serve at least 4 people . the food was excellent , the service brilliant and the price was equally good

Would definatley recommend this place to anyone

Favorite Dish: Lasagne and Tiramsu

This restaurant is found just of Time Square. Suprisingly big when you walk throught the door to e greeted by their helpful staff. Downstairs is amazingly Big, I was shocked in fact how big it was, but not overly impressed by its decor. Luckily enough for us it was pretty full and we where ushered up the stairs. Greeted by not less than 4 waiters we were the first to sit in a beautifully italian style decorated restaurant. Nothing at all like downstairs this restaurant was "A la Carte" styled. European in every factor bar the menu being on the wall. The Food was simply fantastic, Served on platter sized plates always ment for two(although each plate could feed three), it was had a real romantic old style to it. Sharing your platter and just taking as much as you dare.

Favorite Dish: Being warned that the Dishes where especially large I of course as the Irish man decided to step up to the plate ! Ordering the house special of the day a Aubergene and bacon pasta, ad to start a Green salad. My eyes nearly fell out when seeing the size of the starters plate... !! As large as the main course dish. It was compiled of fresh Iceberg Lettice, some tasty olives, sliced red onions and some rather strong Tomatos. The dish's size and glory was only stolen by it's fantastic Dressing, full of flavour and every crunch was excentuated by its dressings bite. The main course the house special of the Day (1 of 4 ), truly words can not describe how big this was a meal could have fed a family, shared between me and my beautiful host for the week. I attempted my best to do the chef proud and a glass or two of the house chianti (A most pleasing Italian, not dry or to beefy) later finally gave up. An amazing dinner one no food lover visiting New York should miss !

I don't like to American cookies. Because very oily. i must eat to Middle eastern cookies.

Favorite Dish: My fafavorite cook is 'kuskus'. it's same to turkish foods. ingredients are broth, kuskus, pepper, margarine, chickpea and salt.

Family style portions of Italian dishes come lavishly prepared. Noise level is high as families chatter happily with one another over meals, so expect an atmosphere filled with laughter and talk. Service can be slow at times, but waitstaff makes up for it in friendliness. Celebrated a birthday here once- waitstaff came out with a cupcake and a candle and the whole group sang "happy birthday" with much gusto.

Wait can be long at certain branches, such as the one on 44th Street. Personally, I frequent the one on the upper west side more because it's more convenient and much shorter lines.

Favorite Dish: Chicken Cacciatore is delicious- white wine and chicken stock, with tomatoes and basil. The veal parm is also great.

We liked Carmine's so much we went there twice! We went to both locations, in the Theater District and in the Upper West Side. The wait staff was friendly, but very busy, so don't plan to be checked up on much. But the food definately makes Carmines worth visiting. The Garlic Bread is a must! We had Chicken Parmesean with penne pasta the first time and Lasagna next. Both were very good. And if you like frozen drinks you must try the frozen Cosmopolitans! They were to die for, even at $10.75. The Theater District location also had frozen Appletinis!

The main courses are very large, so plan to share, it's expected.

We did have a wait the first time we went, I would recommend reservations. The second times we did call ahead and sat right down, no wait.

Favorite Dish: Chicken Parmesean