CAFFÈ del CORSO

"**Hidden Gem** This place is wonderful. They have delicious coffee. Our dinners were phenomenal. The service was remarkable. There was 1 gentleman at the front register and he was waiting on every table and he did it with ease. I cannot wait to come back to try more meals. **update*** February 2024 I am still in love with this place. The food and service are just phenomenal. I cannot get enough of this hidden gem. I reccomend this place to everyone."

"The parking lot is huge and empty as lots of businesses have moved away or closed. The restaurant may be right at where Hot Pot used to be. The owner did a great job furnishing the restaurant. It's bright, spacious, cozy, modern, and very inviting. The dessert display made everything look tasty. I saw someone sharing an amazing steak photo and felt inspired to check this place out. Perhaps that was another menu at a previous time. If it ever comes back, I'll be there! Anyways, we came in for a slice of mango mousse cake and an ultimate chocolate cookie and a cup of coffee. The desserts were great. The coffee tasted regular. Perhaps I'll try espresso next time for the extra kick! The person who worked there was very nice, but I could understand the comments that the customers may need to go the extra mile to get noticed sometimes. I tried to get a napkin and couldn't find any on display anywhere. When I walked toward the person who worked there, he was first helping other customers. After he was done helping, he just turned away. I remembered my extra napkins in my purse so we survived this one. Hopefully, by having more business, this part gets better and better. As for pricing, it depends on what you are looking for. I think if you get more meals like orders(e.g. salmon), the pricing is reasonable. If you just want something small, the pricing is on the higher side. From my years of observation at this particular business lot, I deduced a high rental fee for the businesses. It's been a very challenging spot for restaurants/dessert shops to survive. BU students don't travel to this particular lot that much. I would encourage ambitions aiming for a high end restaurant in Vestal because there's none. Maybe Caffè del CORSO will eventually transition into one? Good luck"

"The reviews are true. Excellent restaurant. Magnificent flavors. One may even say outrageous flavors. Appetizer, bufalo toast: exquisite. Main courses: impressive flavors and presentations, desserts: perfect."

"We stumbled across this and wish we could return. Octopus was superb, tender, tasted like octopus as seasoning and dressing was a good compliment. Ceasar salad was ok and the only reason I gave the food a 4 star as I felt (personal choice) there wasn't enough garlic, as I love garlic. Portions are generous and the staff is very friendly and courteous."

"Foods are obviously impressive!! The price with regular menu is decent, but the special menu is very expensive but I think it’s worth it if you don’t mind to go for luxury food sometimes. My steak was in special menu and it was $45, but really good! My strawberry cookie has strawberry paste in it, I was surprised! Highly recommended."