Parma

I am from Parma, food is authentic and wonderful. Some people should just get over themselves like the couple whose review is just plain mean. And everyone should remember we are all going to get old someday God willing. So lighten up, and enjoy. The folks here prepare wonderful food, and if it is not to your liking, tell them; no need to post it on the internet. Karma.

I've lived on the UES for over a decade and never been to this place-- we stopped by on a whim and the man behind the bar assured us that we would enjoy it. So, we stayed. And we did! It was the best gnocchi I've ever eaten and I've eaten gnocchi all over. They were amazing-- like little butter pillows. My partner's linguini with pesto was great-- but the gnocchi with porcini sauce was the standout. Fantastic! Our waiter was lovely and although it was not as romantic as we'd hoped, the food made it all worthwhile!

Incredibly overpriced for what I described as airplane food and my wife described as diner food. The seafood filled ravioli was mushy (I would bet they microwaved it) and the baked clam appetizer was tiny and flavorless. The presentation of the food was rough - not in a rustic, homestyle way, but more in a I don't give care kind of way. Most annoying was that our waiter was text messaging throughout the evening.

The decor is awful and the service is lackluster. Still we continue to go to Parma for the fine food. The restaurant is undoubtedly living on fumes and its customer base is growing very old; however, if they redecorated, engaged some younger staff and changed the menu a bit I think they could be a winner all over again. Nothing too dramatic would make it well worth a visit.

We went there on the recommendation of friends. There were 6 of us. The salads were limp and lame -takes real effort to make a salad that poorly. The pastas were laden with sauce and heavily overcooked. The place is old and tired looking -reminded me of restaurants my parents used to go to when I was a kid in the 70s. The waiters are all crusty males with really no sense of service -the food was brought by bus boys who had to ask who ordered what -at a restaurant where we paid $100 a head (with two bottles of wine and two desserts for a table of 6). The place does have some neighbourhoody old world charm -but the price (in the form of inedibe food, ok service, and exhorbitant prices) is too high. The evening wd have been wasted if it had not been for the great company, the fun time we had and the laughs we shared (despite the food).

I had stopped coming for 20 years, but returned. The food for a least the last year has been fresh, tasty, and the portions very ample. It definitely needs a rework on the interior, but I think this is what most patrons expect and don't care. The service is better the longer they know you. The green sauce for the fresh asparagus is out of this world, try it on grilled fish or shrimp.

Great food for a semi-expensive but semi-reasonable price. It's a great solid Italian meal when you've got that craving. I love the agnelotti, and delivery is usually right on time.