Barolo East,

214 East 49th Street, Manhattan, New York 10017

"We were in an Italian mood, wanted to stay local to our hotel (Benjamin Royal Sonesta), and hit the bullseye with this place. We are bar-sitters, but the table areas looked classy also. But, we chose the first seats at the bar, and had a fantastic experience. The bread, the salad, the Gorgonzola pasta, and the Bolognese pasta were all fantastic. Senka was our bartender, and Benny was the manager I kept bothering about how great a place he had. NYC has plenty of options, and I am no expert on all of Midtown. What I CAN say very confidently is that if you are walking, riding in a rideshare, staying ANYWHERE close to this place, and it is dinnertime and you are hungry, you need to stop by. No letdown will occur. Lots of pics below. Definitely recommend and see you there (next time wife and I are in NYC)."

"What an amazing surprise. Went with friends and was fantastic. Food and service great. Bar great. People great. Would recommend to all. Nice Italian on 49"

"Review is a bit late but we finally settled from traveling. We visited on 1/1/2024 for dinner and the whole experience was wonderful. The host was welcoming, and our waiter Paolo walked us through the menu, offered insight to the dishes and was very kind and attentive. The atmosphere was romantic, white table cloth, candle light, very elegant. Our food- oh my gosh our food- amazing. From the bread and dipping sauce, appetizers, salads, to the main course and dessert. Everything was so, so good. I really can’t express it enough, the pasta was amazing and I come from an Italian family, I mean it, it was so good. And their Parmesan!!! So good. Maybe I over did it on my dish but it was yummy. We didn’t have to travel to “little Italy” for classic Italian, this place is it. Bolognese might be a simple dish, but theirs was more than just delicious. I never finish a dish before my boyfriend but this time I did, it was delicious, and if I lived in NY I’d be there again right now. Thank you so much to the staff for making our first dinner as an engaged couple memorable, and thank you to the kitchen for such a delicious meal."

"We went on a busy Friday night and were able to get a table with minimal notice. The server was okay, had to ask another staff member to refill water and again where our cocktails were. Overall the food was great. The veal was fantastic, as was the burrata. The gnocchi had a perfect texture, just personally felt like the sauce needed a little more dimension. I think a veggie, pancetta, or something could complement the sharpness. The warm brownie at the end was the perfect capstone for a delicious meal."

"Came here for dinner on a Monday night at 8:30pm and the place was at about 50% capacity. We were the last people to leave at 10:30pm. I loved the food! I recommend the fettuccine and also the tiramisu for dessert. This is a perfect date spot, it was very classy and not pretentious."