Buona Notte

My wedding and reception was held here and it was FABULOUS!. The food and service was fantastic!! The food was so fresh and delicious, my guest all raved to me about how much they liked the food and how excellent the service was. My family is Italian (some off the boat) and all were very impressed with how delicious the food was. THANK YOU THANK YOU to Buona Notte and StaffI for giving me a memory of a lifetime!

We just got back from NYC and we had dinner at this place on valentines day recommended by friends it was amazing the stuffed chicken was great and the price was reasonable for NY. A must visit

We just got back from visiting NYC yesterday and one of my favorite experiences was this resturant! the food was excellent and i thought the service was great! the atmosphere was wonderful also! plus the price was very reasonable.

Just got back from a trip to NY's Little Italy and wanted to write a review about the restaurant we chose for our meal, Buona Notte. Overall, the food at the restaurant was fairly good (great calamari), however, the service was horrible!! The waiter could not be more unfriendly or unwelcoming! He would disappear for about 45 minutes at a time leaving us with empty glasses. We got to the restaurant at 7:00p.m. and didn't get our meals until 910p.m. (one of our dinner attendees didn't get his meal until we were all finished with ours). Waiter had an attitude when we asked him for the check, which we didn't get until abou 9:45p.m. Unbelievable! This was our first time in Little Italy and we walked around the streets and saw people getting much better, friendlier service than we got at the other restaurans. We stopped at Il Pilazzo for dessert around 10pm and we were treated like gold - great dessert, great service and the people around us who were eating dinner had food that looked delicious! I won't be going back to Buona Notte. They could have a good thing going if they learned how to treat patrons better -

This place is wonderful with delicious food, but the host who screams outside is a detriment to this establishment. He seated us in a back room because we had a baby with us on a day that was 96 degrees outside. It had little airconditiong and we were extremely uncomfortable. I would go back if the host was no longer there, because the food is very good. The pasta was served hot and it was delicious.

We have been going to Buonna Notte for several years and the food and service have always been excellent .We have even gone during San Genarro a few times and it was still just as good. Their outdoor garden is a great place to eat and makes you forget you are in NYC , especially when the sun goes down. The prices are great and they even have a very afforable (and good) selection of bottled wines. They never rush you and are always friendly. The tables in the front of the restaurant are great for people watching.

So in our first trip to little Italy (~8pm Saturday night), we walked down Mulberry st. to find an obnoxiously loud (which we mistook for being friendly) man outside shouting outside this restaurant. We figured all the places on Mulberry must be decent at the very least. So we went inside. After being seated, we were ignored by the waiters for some time. I ordered the fried breaded mozzarella appetizer (not good) and the bowtie pasta with salmon & pink cream sauce. Others I was with ordered the bolognese and the carbonara. My dish in general was very salty, the salmon was overpowering, and the spices, sauce, and general flavor was not very compatible with one another. The cold bread basket was served at least half an hour after we ordered our food, and was served with our entrees. There was a mandatory 20% service charge that was included with our bill, which I felt was unacceptable, considering the quality of this dining experience.