Ristorante Caterina de’ Medici

"I have been trying to get to this restaurant for years. My wish has finally come true! The building itself teleports you to a beautiful restaurant in Italy. The service is fantastic as provided by current students of the CIA. But the truly outstanding feature is undoubtedly the food!!! I had a cold salad of grilled veggies including Brussels sprouts, blue cheese and balsamic vinegar. The main course was beef short ribs tender enough to cut with a dull fork! Totally memorable. My dessert was one of my favorites-Tiramisu. Creamy, luscious and satisfying. Don’t walk, run to this restaurant. NOW!!!"

"The tuscan style interior is warm and intimate with various metal decorative touches, chandelier, and center piece olive tree. Getting a window spot would be amazing, but we were seated in the center of the restaurant. We had a few light mishaps with who ordered which drink and dish (a few were mixed up). Otherwise, food was amazing! The homemade cavetelli was cooked perfectly, and I really enjoyed the earthy-herby canneli bean sauce for our perfectly cooked octopus antipasti. Short ribs and broccolini were also cooked perfectly; the honey nut squash purée was extremely smooth. The salmon was probably the dish that least impressed us, as the kale-quinoa and truffle sauce almost felt a bit heavy. I'd give everything a little bit of slack since I heard the students did just switch to new posts; Overall I'd definitely come again to try new dishes."

"Unprepared for lunch guests the afternoon we arrived. Limited menu items because they ran out. Never told us until we were seated, having drinks, and tried to order specific dishes. Would have been more professional and helpful to tell us what was not available when we first entered."

"We had a fantastic experience and amazing food. We went for lunch so we could order more things. Seared Sea Scallops were the best we’ve ever had! We also had the Beef Carpaccio, Cavitelli Lamb ragu, Mussels, Potato Gnocchi, and Seafood pasta. No room for dessert"

"Every dish was beautifully executed. My pizza was delicious, but a strong taste of anchovies bothered me. Pavlovas was amazing! Their menu is changing regularly. The students are doing a really good job!"