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Before going to Del Posto I read the menupages reviews and the negative ones made me a bit nervous. but after dining there last night I can't wait to go back and do a tasting of just their pastas. We did the tri, where you pay one price and choose 3 pastas that everyone at the table gets a portion of. they were served piping hot and one at a time and each was more delicious than the previous. we also had entrees and they were very good, but the star of the show was definitely the pasta. all was flavorful but subtle and the pasta was perfectly al dente. We had the spicy crab spaghetti, orecchiete with red wattle and agnoletti with black truffles. I can't help but think the negative reviewers were looking for food bathed in garlic and red pepper flakes or in a tomato or cream base...for me Del Posto is definitely a refreshing break away from even the most sophisticated italian food you find in NYC. the bar scene is quite relaxing and comfy for a cocktail and the tables are spacious so you won't feel cramped even if every seat is taken. I would tell Mario to lose the curtains though, that is what gives the place that "Outer Borough Hotel" look. Find a more interesting window treatment please, the sheers are not working! Will be back for more pasta!

Fantastic evening, great food, impeccable service, and it was great listening to live piano music. Everyone was attentive and it was appreciated. The traveling tray of desserts totally ended an enjoyable evening. Disappointed we didn't get to say hello to Lidia, as we hoped to see her, but nonetheless they have put together a great fine dining experience. (But if you are looking for a traditional Italian meal, try their other restaurants.)

The tasting menu with wine pairing was a decadent indulgence like no other! Yes, the other reviews are correct in that you have to wait for your table despite showing up on time and having reserved a month in advance. The four hour dining experience was unique, but I don't think I'll do it again. A $900 dinner for four people is best left for company-paid expense accounts. Honestly, I felt a bit like an elitist yuppie as our dinner conversation turned to how many starving people could be fed for a month with the cost of each bite we ate. (I recommend that you do NOT have that conversation with your friends while eating at Del Posto.) Regarding decor, the main room is expansive, but we sat in the back room, which was a little too dark for my tastes. Overall, I'd recommend going only if someone else picks up the tab (e.g. corporate-client dinner). The prices are high and we New Yorkers only serve to extend the gap between rich and poor by frequenting places like Del Posto. But I did like the food.

I have to admit the experience was far more breath taking and exquisit than I could have imagined. We started out with several different apps, the proscuitto was outsytanding and have not tasted anything like it in a very long time, the 3 cheese platter was very nicely plated and the different jelly to accompy it were perfect. For the main course I decided to take a little more wild approach, and take my chances with liver..perfectly cooked, not too over done but cooked all the way, as liver should be prepared. We ended the evening with some proseco(italian champagne) and gianduia, I must give a hats off presentation to the food and the dining experience, I will definatly return, in my next visit to NYC. Buon Appetito

Had dinner at Del Posto last night…. In short: I don't recommend spending your money in the main dining room - Eat in the little known Enoteca (bar dining room) with it’s half price menu , better service, and same day reservations. Room: If you want to feel like you are dining in a “pseudo-posh” Hyatt hotel restaurant, with piano music playing grating on your nerves, a complete lack of flowers and other “warm” touches, than this is the place for you. Food: In short, nothing stellar. The descriptions raised your expectations so high that when the under seasoned foods arrived at the table, you almost thought twice about wasting your energy to help out the dishes by lifting the five pound, pink salt grinder (that took ten minutes to come once requested). If you have been to Lupa or Babbo before, you will surly be disappointed by the lack of flavor present in any dish at Del Posto. The only item that was great was the three aged parmesan cheese platter. Extra Narrative: We arrived on time for our Thursday night, 8pm reservation and were told that they weren’t ready for us although there were multiple open four tops in sight. Twenty minutes later, we sat – go figure..? Our waitress was laking in the aesthetic and personality arenas.

Excellent food, attentive staff, expensive but worth it. End of story. Now go eat.

The pastas were as amazing as I could have imagined. Our seafood salad appetizer was unexciting, but the pastas more than made up for it. The staff, which is enormous, did a great job of making the evening memorable. The free petit-fours and cookies at the end of the meal were a true treat, as was the free bag of breadcrumbs that we received as we left the restaurant. I would definitely go back.