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This was absolutely the best meal I've had in the past couple years. Any reviewers bashing the food are clearly delusional. As an appetizer, my two friends and I had the baccala, mussels, and oxtail. After much debate (they were all amazing) we decided the oxtail was the most memorable. As a main course we tried a special tube pasta with a boar ragu, the roast chicken, and the saltimbocca. The pasta was great but the saltimbocco was incredible. The roast chicken was an unadventurous order and it was ultimately the least exciting plate. For dessert we had great moscato and an ice cream/espresso dessert which was fantastic. Even if you get stuck with a lousy waiter (which can happen at any restaurant mind you) the food will be incredible. I have a new favorite restaurant in Brooklyn and maybe, dare I say...all of NYC?

As a first generation Italian, I used to shy away from eating Italian food out, because it's so rare to find anything that comes close to authentic (at an affordable price). Then I went to Al Di La. Their food tastes like home. I took my mom there over the holidays, and she said that if I had told her we were in Italy right now and not NY, she would have believed me. The pastas are heavenly; the tripe, divine. And the desserts, breathtaking--honestly, you won't want to breathe, you'll just want to eat. At Al Di La, I eat as often as I can.

The food, wine and atmosphere at Al Di La is absolutely amazing. But for some reason the staff seems to have a bit of an attitude problem. Yes, we know the restaurant is beyond popular and doesn't need our business. But that is no excuse for snooty service! If the food wasn't to die for I would never come back.

We had the soup of the day (cauliflower), 3 pastas and the risotto . all were excellent. service was attentive without being too overwhelming.. great.

The food was no less than amazing. Every bite was distinct and had a flavour of it's own. Food was prepared so that you can taste the basic essences of each ingredient while complimenting the dish as a whole. It makes me sad to know that I won't be able to eat there until my next visit to Brooklyn, USA.

Dont understand the hype. Seriously. The building? Falling apart. Looked and smelled dirty (and I'm pretty forgiving)... service? meh, I dont care about the service as long as I get what I want, so I guess it was okay. The prices are alright, me and my husband eat for 5 ppl and the bill was no more than $300... ahhh and the food. The ONLY really important thing in a restaurant..... well, the one thing I LOVED LOVED LOVED was the bread. The rest? we ordered 4 apps, 3 pastas and 3 main courses, and EVERYTHING tasted like rosemary. and I LOVE rosemary. but every bite tasted like I was taking a nibble at a rosemary bush. point is, I'm not going back, and unless u like to eat shrubbery, yea. you get my point.

Most of the dishes we tried were on the salty side, this included the tripe, duck (evening special) and monk fish. wasn't too impressed given all the raves.