MenuPages

4.5 yr ago I went here to get engaged and they were in on it. The waiters and host were wonderful they placed the ring in my wifes dessert. she had no idea, and every yr we go back for dinner on our aniversity. The food is to die for and the service is outstanding

We wanted to take our friends out for dinner before they moved back to England and they suggested this place. The first impression was made within about 3 minutes of entering the establishment. There were about 4 tables being utilized out of the 25 to 30 in total. When I asked prior to being seated if the 4 of us could sit at the table in the far left corner, the waiter said that the table was only for a party of 7, basically “no you can’t sit there” (no one sat there for the entire 2 hours we were there). I didn’t want to make a big deal about it so I just accepted his answer and sat down where he escorted us to. After that the food and service were average for the entire dinner. I would say, nor excellent nor bad, but just average. THEN, it happened……we got the bill. It was shocking! We ordered 2 appetizers, 2 bottles of $60 wine, 2 cocktails, 1 cappuccino, a side of broccoli rabe and asparagus (of which there were about 5 of on the dish) and 4 orders of rack of lamb and the total was $497, not including the tip (take notice, we didn’t even have dessert). Now, don’t get me wrong, I have been to expensive restaurants in the past and haven’t minded when the bill came out to even about $200 a person, but at least I felt like I got something extraordinary. This place was just OK and that’s it, definitely not worth the price. There are much better places out there for the price and who would accommodate your seating preference if there was practically no one in the restaurant.

This is our favorite italian in Manhattan. Family owned (an offshoot of Il Mulino) without the hype. Great pasta. Wonderful sole. And they'll make any dish to order.

dinner at il giglio last night was very disappointing. the chef at il giglio should be ashamed to serve the 3 different pasta dish, as an italian i was shocked at the sauce especially at those prices. the fish was delicious but this is an italian restaurant!

I cannot believe this resto gets 26 food rating in zagats...based on that score, we went here expecting a great meal. We were extremely disappointed. Il Mulino was good, but this place is well below average. I don't anyone, besides us, were actually from manhattan (we live in the neighborhood). It was a B&T crowd and there was really no ambience. The food was edible but way below average. i ordered the pasta combo special (truffle ravioli and pappardele pasta). The tomato sauce tasted like it came from a bottle (and a bad one at that, like Ragu) - the truffle pasta was really bad. My husband ordered veal parm (recommended by the waiter as the best on the menu). When the bill came, we were appalled. $40 bucks for pasta that couldn't even live up to Frank or Via della pace, roc or Max in the hood. The veal was also $40! Unreal. We will never go back here again. There are so many better places in the city for food. It's an insult to foodies all around that this place gets such high zagat ratings...it really doesnt deserve it. We will never come back!

Although this was our first time at Il Giglio, the staff treated us as if we were regulars. The service here is unbelievable. Attentive AND personable is not something you see in NYC very often. The food was beyond compare. The subtlety of flavors in everything - pasta, seafood, veal - had us in awe. The ricotta cheesecake was the best I've ever had. All this topped off with grappa and their own Sambucca! We live in NJ and visit NYC often and have not had a meal like this before. Last night was a special occasion for us, but we will not wait for another special event before we go there again. Although considered pricey, this is one place where you get what you pay for. Some might say it was a bit noisy, but that 's just the way it is these days in so many restaurants, it didn't bother us in the least. We're not the stuffy type ourselves.

We went here for a romantic dinner at 7.30 on a weekday. Don't make that mistake! It was full of business-diners - very loud, and extremely crowded. They set up a table for us which faced the restrooms, and it was very clausterphobic. The appetizers were pretty good, as was the Veal dish. We made the mistake of getting a vegetarian pasta special, which turned out to be $40 ! (Moral: Note that specials are doubly priced). They also don't have a menu for prices for the desserts, so you're fleeced on those as well. Service was just ok: nothing special - they never asked us how our meal was etc. Bottom line: its great for a business dinner where you don't care for noise/prices. If you do want to go there for a special occasion, go post 9pm, when the crowds seem to die down.