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Went there during holiday in NY on the recommendation of a friend. Very disappointing. Restaurant was freezing cold - asked waiter to reduce air con 5 times, third time they turned the fan down, then ten mins later turned the power up again. Food was very average, not worth the money. Service was again very average and whilst they apologised for the cold, they didn't offer to move our table, offer us coffee or even simpler just turn down the fan. Would not go back.

Whoever said this restaurant is dissapointing is ridiculous!!! The food is amazing from start to finish! The service was very attentive...I am an italian from Brooklyn and I have been to all of the top places in nyc and I rate this right at the top!! dont listen to these people below, they are nuts!!! great great restaurant

After hearing great things about this restaurant my sister and I decided to give it a try. We dine frequently all over NYC and was excited to try this place. What a mistake. I'll start by describing my Mixed green salad. I couldve gotten a better salad at a diner. This salad looked like something thrown together from a salad bar, even included rotten leaves, and tasted even worse. I sent it back. My shrimp appetizer was ok, although i think one was raw. My main course had to be sent back as the sauce tasted like Ragu. The bread was good. My sister ordered a fruit plate for dessert. The portion was no bigger than something you get at a deli for 3x the price. I say save your money!

My BF and I went into Campagnola last night on a whim, without any knowledge of the hype built up around this place. I'm 100% Italian and have grown up spoiled in terms of italian food, so I guess I am a tough critic. This place has a very specific vibe, machismo Italian guys, either hamming it up, acting self-important, or gossiping in the isles, which I guess could be interesting as a novelty. I liked the cold antipasta that came to the table, but the bread was sub par. If you are going to give such good cheese, how can you give grocery store bought bread? And no olive oil either... The waiter mumbled through the specials, but somehow I managed to get the salmon cooked they way I wanted. It was decent. My bf had the puttanesca, which was average at best. I didn't care for the wine, which having only two red choices by the glass seems absurd for an italian place. My escarole was tough and tasted more like burnt garlic than anything. The tiramisu was average. The best thing I had was the cappucino, although if you like it steaming hot then you'll be disappointed. Then the bill came and WHOA! $130 for two and really, the food was just not that good.

Hot Antipasto for table not enough. Salad too much dressing. Calmari Fritti oily & quite chewy .not enough dipping sauce. Linguini with clam sauce bland. Penne with Vodka Sauce- over cooked. T-bone for two raw asked for medium rare sent back came back well done and burnt. (only thing we sent back) Rack of lamb fatty but very tasty. Chicken scarp was the best. All the veal dishes(chops) very fatty and tough couldn't cut it. Vegetables over cooked. Service extremly slow. One main dish wasn't served until 15 minutes after all the other main courses. The waiter kept apoligizing and kept saying not my fault it's the kitchen. No one came over to even offer a free cup of coffee. When we finally complained the head waiter said sorry there are off nights. We were quite surprised since one of our eight was a regular. Happy I wasn't the one who recommended this one. For these prices we expected to get better service and much better food. I will never listen to Hype again

went to this restaurant with 5 other people this past Saturday night for a birthday celebration. From the minute we sat down the waiter rushed our ordering. We barely were able to take a breath before each course was served. We all agreed that we had better Italian food at restaurants that were a third the price. Not one person at the table found the quality of the meal to be any thing but mediocre. Without us asking desert was brought to the table for the birthday girl. The surprise was the charge for this small desert tray- $120. This restaurant is very over rated, and definitely not worth the money!

We were 6 people for my wifes birthday. If you reserve the 7:00 seating, you are sped through by a specialist who knows how to get you done in time for the next seating and you feel it. We brought our friends here because I remembered the food being quite exceptional the 1st time we were here, which was a weekday. But this Saturday evening was somewhat ordinary although the prices were not. Don't let the waiters order for you, because they will bring out everything including the kitchen sink..and I found the Dover Sole to be quite less than ordinary. The 1st time I was there I had the Tbone and it was exceptional, but this time a bit tough. I approached the waiter to tell him it was my wifes birthday thinking that when we ordered desert, he would bring hers with a candle, but much to my chagrin, he brought out the 'Viennese' table with a candle on it, my wife blew out the candle and we were stuck with a $120 dessert. They didnt even take our coffee order until we asked them to after the dessert came, and probably did this to avoid a small dessert order. If you go there, bring alot of money and don't let them control your menu unless you can eat your weight in food. Bon Appetite and good luck.