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On a recomendation from a friend we went here for a special dinner and what a mistake that ended up being. I dont know why we stayed as we waited a long time in the bar area for our table. $45 for 2 glasses of prosecco? Our meal was mediocre gresseball cusine.. $50 Ravioli ?(a special the waiter nelected to tell us the price)$48 for veal melenaise. The wine list was a lame collection of overpriced and expensive selections(3 to 4 under $100 all the rest are $$$)..all in all when the check came and we realized we were in for $360 before tip(that $ includes our prosecco) Never will i go back here..

There are plenty of great italian restaurants in NYC. Il Mulino is good food but the whole fine dining experience just does not hold here. You wait more than half an hour given that you have made reservations which should be certainly unacceptable for any high-end-claiming-to-be restaurant. It's a fancy trendy place so they overbook it and it becomes a take it or leave it situation . for the same reason it is very cramped in there, way to many tables than there should be. The food is tasty but too overpriced. The service is friendly and helpful. Go ahead and try it but i won't be returning here.

We love Il Mulino! This is by far one of the BEST Italian restaurants in NYC. It is always crowded ( with a great group of people from all over) but, with regulars as well. The service could not be better and you will always bring home a doggy bag. Great wine list too!!!! All in all we give it 5 stars. Not cheap but worth every penny.....enjoy

this is the creme de la creme of italian food. it's very expensive, but they have the best pastas i've ever had, and they will custom make you anything you want. you get tons of cheese, bruscetta, and other very tasty starters which can almost fill you up before you order. the restaurant is dark and cozy but hasn't been redecorated in about 30 years. it's also an older crowd, but still a fun place. the excellent food makes up for any other shortcomings.

I recently took my girlfriend to NYC for both of our birthdays. One of the nights we went to Il Mulino for dinner as suggested by my parents. This is hands down the greatest Italian restaurant I have ever been too, the service is impeccable, the apps they bring out when you sit are delicious but make sure you do not fill up on the them. We got the grilled octopus as an app which was good, but the Veal Parm I got as an entrée was phenomenal. They cutlet took up my entire plate I couldn’t finish it all and I eat a lot. Tortufa for dessert, and complimentary grappa. We were not rushed at all, I believe we spent around 2 hours in the place. Great experience I would recommend anyone with some $$ to spend to go there, great to impress the ladies. Il Mulino I will be back.

I ate at Il Mulino about 5 years ago and again recently. 5 years ago I had the veal parmigian and recently the veal chop and canneloni. First the service. Both times very attentive, my water glass was never half empty. Next the atmosphere: dark cozy and intimate which I like. Now, the food: The veal parmigian was one of the best I ever had; it was high quality and it filled the entire plate. Being over $40 though it matched the price and the value was average. On my recent trip my veal chop was $65 and although fresh, moist well cooked meat, it was of average size (not oversized portion) and somewhat bland. The $26 canneloni was also average to small portion (2 on the plate) and did not taste like gourmet food but something more pedestrian. Which is why I rate the meal a poor value despite service/atmosphere. Regarding the stuff they bring you before the meal, there is lots of bread, in fact a huge basket of bread that stands in stark contrast to the small portions of everything else. The fried crisps are overgreased, overcooked and oversalted and I'm someone who normally likes greasy stuff. The sausage amount was so small, they shouldn't even have bothered. 5 years ago they gave me much more which is why I went back despite prices. But there was less bread then.

I'd read about Il Mulino for years and finally 2 friends and I went for dinner. It's a beautiful place, but everyone was extremely rude, bordering on hostile. It's hard to enjoy (very expensive) food when you are made to feel so unwelcome. BTW, there was a celebrity there, and his table received the kind of attention (and special dishes) that made it clear what their priorities are. It was actually kind of laughable -- until the bill was served in the middle of coffee. Never again.