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Had lunch here to avoid the diner crowd. While the food here was good, it was not amazing. We expected it to be exceptional, and it was basically just good Italian, nothing more. Service was polite, but didn't offer us fresh cracked pepper. I had to ask, twice. Hostess sat at the bar almost oblivious to what was going on. Bread and oil olive were very good. Food was fresh, but I don't understand the hype.

Excellent pasta on Cornelia st.

I have been to Po a bunch of times and it never fails me. The food is amazing!!! Wine is amazing, service is awesome...even the cappuccino's are top notch. I tell all my friends to go here all the time!

I have been eating at Po since it opened 17 years ago and the food is better than ever. I dont know what the last review was about beacuse the place is spotless, food is fresh and scrumptious, the service is attentive and freindly, and the Brooklyn location no longer exists. I will continue to eat at Po on a regular basis, as an overall experience they have it down!

We had had Guinea Hen about a year and half ago, and detected it was not at its freshest, but was still well cooked. Obviously, the restaurant's older recipes are still being used and it showed. Tested and true. Ownership has opened a new branch in Carroll Gardens and that seems to be where the focus is. Big mistake; never neglect your Manhattan flagship restaurant, because that is where reputations are made. However, more recently, as we were eating lunch during our most recent visit, a cockroach crawled up the wall next to us. While service is perfectly very sweet during slow times since Frank left, things seem to have gone downward. Aften ten years of going there for Saturday lunch, we will, regretfully, probably never return.

We were the first to arrive a few nights ago. The welcome was pleasant enough, although the hostess spent the rest of the evening sitting at the bar having private phone conversations. The service consisted of placing plates, filling water glasses and removing plates. No interaction whatsoever. We know Italian food having lived in Italy. This food was not good. The pasta sauce was so laden with fresh oregano that the taste was medicinal and overwhelmed everything else. Guanciaole was supposed to be in the sauce, it was plain old bacon. The pasta was undercooked, not al dente. We left most of it and weren't questioned as to why. We both had the sweetbreads which were decent, but the undercooked cauliflower and the chorizo were not only not Italian, they clashed with the sweetbreads. The chocolate terrine was the only good part of the meal. We thought that the prices were quite high for what we had--the limited wine list charges way too much for the so-so wines. $17 for the pasta (even if it had been good) was outrageous. Nobody bothered to say good-bye and thanks for coming--too busy talking to each other. There didn't seem to be anyone in charge. It's hard to believe that so many reviewers loved PO. We'll stick with Per Bacco where the food is inventive, authentic and delicious, and where the service is correct and friendly.

This is seriously one of the best restaurants of all time. Get one of everything.