Il Brigante Reviews
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- Great casual Italian
Read More On Citysearch by Lostfan69 at nymag.com 10/13/2010 - Great casual Italian
Read More On Citysearch by Lostfan69 at Citysearch 10/12/2010 - Best pizza ever!!!
Read More On Citysearch ZannaKh 10/8/2010 - Good food and cozy interiors
Read More On Citysearch daysleeper24 9/17/2010 - Once is too much
Read More On Citysearch b1kts 8/19/2010 - Never again
Read More On Citysearch by b1kts at nymag.com 8/19/2010 - Terrible Service, forgettable food
Read More On Citysearch by ferarie328 at nymag.com 7/12/2010 - Not Just a Pizza Place
Read More On Citysearch by claremp at nymag.com 6/28/2010 - Tacky - Tourist Dive- silly little italian ornaments with the look of chinatown adorn this dump
Read More On Citysearch by YowPapa at nymag.com 6/25/2010 - The Seaport is a SEWER
Read More On Citysearch jurgensteinholz 6/24/2010 - Best Local Italian in Seaport Area
Read More On Citysearch by goodeatsnyc at nymag.com 1/23/2010 - the only real italian restaurant in downtownI've just discovered this pearl and it was such a pleasant surprise:good pizza and very light!
i haven't tried the rest ,but looking at some plates that went by they seemed good and smelled good.
No complaint really on the service: the boys were friendly and took good care od us.
Read More On Citysearch niki80 1/14/2010 - Bad service, decent foodWe live in the neighborhood and have seen the place before, so we finally stopped it because it looks nice--exposed brick, open oven, nice atmosphere. We ordered an appetizer and our entrees. They brought us our drinks, bread, and salad in a timely manner.
In the midst of finishing the salad, our waiter asked if we would move tables so that the restaurant could accommodate a large group of 10...
Read More On Citysearch lalapine 9/26/2009 - Best pizza in the area!
Read More On Citysearch by hungry_lola at nymag.com 9/10/2009 - Nice cozy place with delicious food!I love SEaport area on a nice sunny day. Last Saturday I found another jewelry hidden - beautiful italian rustic trattoria with a brick oven for pizza lovers. I am not a pizza fun, but it was just amazing-thin crust, crispy with fresh rucola and best prosciutto i've tried. And spaghetti carbonara was just perfect,
I love the seaport area and last Saturday I found a hidden jewel behind Fulton...
Read More On Citysearch CSMobileUser 4/6/2009 - Great choice in the seaportWe just moved to the Seaport area so are busy sampling the local bars and restaurants. This is tricky because the seaport area has a mix of good places (which tend to be the older places, there for some time and off the main tourist drag), so-so places (if you see Wall St types inside, they are probably past their prime) and bad (the ones who cater to the one-time-only visitor never expected to ...
Read More On Citysearch andrewgibson2003 3/26/2009 - Just like Italy... sighI just moved to the neighborhood and came in the other night to get a pizza. It was cozy, I sat by the oven. My boyfriend and I got these delicioius fried meatballs called polpeti, the meats and cheeses plate, and then we got the vegetable pizza and one with prosciutto and arugula. They were amazing, really the best part of the meal.... I will definitely be ordering from here all the time. Plus w...
Read More On Citysearch sailing163 3/25/2009 - Nice!
Read More On Citysearch by Niki80 at nymag.com 3/24/2009 - A Great Italian Restaurant, FINALLY!By far, the finest Italian food I've had in a long time. Try the egplant dish and a cannoli for dessert. Its to die for. The atmosphere is also really nice. I give this place 5 stars!!
Read More On Citysearch CSMobileUser5 3/9/2009 - blah yet expensiveSo sad to encounter such blah pizza. No taste. I had to douse it in salt to get any flavor. I had the same experience when it first opened and hoped it was a fluke. Nope. I'm resentful enough to sign up to this site to share how underwhelmed I was. The price points were several dollars too high for what the place is and then the quality blew. Go to Rays and save $70
Read More On Citysearch Pearlou812 11/4/2008 - Cheap ingredients but expensive bill. Sad atmosphere.I was at il Brigante two days ago for dinner with three friends. We didn't like the decor, quite tacky, but we hoped the food was decent. Unfortunately it was not. Pizza was ok but expensive and so is the wine. Cheap mozzarella and cheap ingredients in most of the dishes we tried, from pastas to fish. Service is inattentive and the atmosphere quite sad. Overall a bad experience.
Read More On Citysearch pieropnyc 10/3/2008 - the best bolognese in the city!Seriousy the best pasta bolognese in the city! Always consistent great food, I eat here at least once a week and love it!
Read More On Citysearch vanessanyc74 9/10/2008 - Overrated!!
Read More On Citysearch by Cubist at nymag.com 8/3/2008 - Romantic and CharmingMy husband, daughter and myself decided to try Il Brigante. We went on Easter Sunday night. I ordered the lamb shank and when it was brought over to the table the owner Vin ran over and asked me if it had enough gravy. I said it did but he insisted that I try it "his" way. He brought over a gravy boat and told me to cut small pieces of the lamb and dip it in the gravy. He was right. It was ...
Read More On Citysearch Moe68 3/29/2008 - Avoid the Bruschetta, Be aware of the Service!Eat at your own risk, service was terrible, as was the bruschetta. We returned the bruschetta because it was half onion and it still appeared on the bill...go figure. I would stick to the pastas!
Read More On Citysearch AndrewSaxon 1/21/2008 - Lovely Little Trattoria!My initial solo visit wasn't as good as I'd hoped, but since then I've returned on several occasions with my husband and friends and we all really enjoy Il Brigante. (My husband & I even trek over from Battery Park City when the weather's nice.) The food is excellent - I'm especially fond of the ravioli that "chokletice" dissed. The carbonara is excellent also. The place is small, but that's part...
Read More On Citysearch Martrese 8/14/2007 - Terrible customer serviceCo-workers and i decided to try this restaurant for lunch. Big mistake! We waited over a half hour for our food to arrive- we ordered pizza. It seemed that our order was never placed by our waiter, and when the waiter realized the error, he reacted by avoiding our table and making eye contact, as did the rest of the staff- including the "manager". When we questioned the wait, the waiter blame...
Read More On Citysearch clownface 7/21/2007 - Nice local restaurantI have been here a few times with my boyfriend and we always have a nice dinner. The place is small, never too crowded and there is plenty of attention given by the waitstaff. Also, the food is always very good. Is it the best? No, but it is local and better than all of the surrounding seaport alternatives.
Read More On Citysearch allgoodusernamesaretaken 7/19/2007 - Bad executionMy boyfriend and I went to this restaurant and had really high hopes that this would be a great neighborhood restaurant. We were greatly disappointed! The decor is rather tacky and the food was poorly executed. I ordered the ravioli (which the claim to be homemade) in a butter-sage sauce, which arrived completely undercooked and flavorless. My boyfriend's pasta was pretty good, but nothing to...
Read More On Citysearch chokletice 7/16/2007 - fabulous
Read More On Citysearch by rivkee at nymag.com 7/15/2007 - you can find much better spots in the city.
Read More On Citysearch by jacfoti at nymag.com 5/29/2007 - Poor food and ServiceMy husband & I gave this place a second chance. However, just as the first time, the food was tasteless and the service-poor. We ordered the antipasto platter & some of the listed foods on the menu which should have came in the platter-such as certain cheeses - was forgotten- as so in the eggplant parmigiana- they forgot the mozzarella. The pizza was truly disappointing- though the crust was c...
Read More On Citysearch sujo 5/2/2007 - Charming, inviting environment with superb, fresh foods.My husband and I went to Il Brigante last night and
had a lovely evening. The space was charming and
intimate, the atmosphere calm and relaxed. We found
the service to be excellent - all our needs were met
before we could even anticipate them. Our waitress
was warm and genuine while still allowing us privacy.
The food was just perfect - clean, fresh flavors from
the salads to the eggpla...
Read More On Citysearch chrispal 4/29/2007 - Simply terribleI wish I could tell you about the food here, but unfortunately my girlfriend and I did not get the chance to order. We were promptly seated and given menus. The waitress then came over about ten seconds later all ready to take our food orders. We told her that we needed a minute and that was the last we saw of her. Forty minutes later - after she had taken orders for numerous tables seated af...
Read More On Citysearch streeters 4/15/2007 - Authentic Italian fare in a charming atmosphereI came in on a Friday night with my boyfriend to grab a pie, but what I got was a lovely romantic dinner. We were greeted in Italian by the owner who instantly made us feel welcome, ushering us to out seats. He recommended a thin crust pizza with mushrooms, king prawns, and the swordfish special, which was out of this world! The wine our waitress recommended was a perfect. Throughout the din...
Read More On Citysearch stroscio 3/28/2007 - finally, great food in south street seaport areai am so thrilled to see a terrific new cozt place to have nice meals in this area. for years all the restaurants catered only to tourists and this place was a breath of fresh air. the owner / manager greeted us when we arrived (table of 5 with no reservations!) . italian pop music playing, the fire was visible in the wood burning oven, and the place was busy. overall the atmosphere was great. the...
Read More On Citysearch samrood 3/27/2007 - Wonderful ExperienceThe menu at this new Italian restaurant is wonderful, the fish was good, the pasta dishes were varied and the pizza comes straight from the oven just like Italy. The service was friendly, and at the same time not overly aggressive. There was a nice mix of people there on the Tuesday night that I went, overall a great atmosphere and fantastic food. I can't wait to go again.
Read More On Citysearch laurenbatch 3/27/2007 - Best homestyle Italian foodIl Brigante is a warm inviting restaurant with delectable regional dishes from Italy. The service is superb and the owner manages it as though he were hosting a dinner in his own house. It's impossible to leave without having had a chat with him. The salads are delicious as are all the antipasti dishes. The fish is extraordinary and the pastas have unusual regional twists. Dessert is a real ...
Read More On Citysearch esperonella 3/27/2007 - Best Pizza anywhereBEST PIZZA EVER!!! The location is great, the owner is friendly and nice, the service is great. Oh, by the way, the price is very very reasonable too. I went to Brigante last week, and boy I had a great time there. I went with three friends, we ordered pizza, appetizers, salads, sea food dishes, wine, and desserts. Oh my God, we had such a great time, and to our surprize, the price was much ...
Read More On Citysearch hsiaorumble 3/27/2007 - Food is great, service is AWFUL.
1. we were seated and given menu's asked did we want to drink "New Yorks Finest" (the water)
2.) Our obviously inexperienced waitress with an attitude didn't bother to ask us if we wanted drinks so we had to ask another employee.
3. they only had one type of beer, amstel light, they were out of peroni
3.) She left in the middle of taking our order only to pawn off another discarded meal from ...
Read More On Citysearch jlp_nyc 3/26/2007 - Will be your new favoriateAwesome new restaurant; everything we have tried has been divine; one suggestion is printed wine list rather than the wait staff trying to repeat everything they have available
Read More On Citysearch mb555 3/20/2007
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