Reviews for Mercato in New York, NY
Probably closer to a 4.5 but rounding up to a 5. We came here for dinner before a Broadway show and enjoyed our apps, entrees... and dessert! Everyone we interacted with was very friendly. A place always gets bonus points from me for some free bread andthis one came with a lentil olive oil dip! Read more
The place has a very country Italian vibe with waiters talking in Italian accent as well. I enjoyed the vibe. Food was... delicious, good portions and fast service. Tried their cocktails, which was not sweet and well made. Fettuccine and gnocchi wasamazing. Also do try their tiramisu. Went on Saturday night, 10 min wait without reservations. Highly recommend makingreservations. I definitely recommend this place. Also it is a Michelin star restaurant. Read more
The bread is very soft and tasty. We ordered Ravioli Di Ricotta, which tasted creamy and astonishing; and also ordered Gnocchi... AL Ragu, which is also great. The two reason I rated 3 were the space was too tiny and not very comfortable because your tablewill be very close to the other table. Very noisy since lots of people there. In addition, the size of food is quite tiny. Read more
I came in wanting to try this place. I settled for some pasta and mushrooms. I was really hungry late at night after a long day... of work. I asked the waitress if she could specifically make sure that the noodles were very soft and well cooked as I likedthem soft and well done. She said they were made fresh and were soft. I then said could you please ask the chef to boil thenoodles for a longer period of time so that were and cooked well. She then said ok. I ordered some spinach as well. Few minuteslater pasta arrived. I was thinking no way this could have been cooked well and sure enough pasta was not cooked well and stillon the chewy side. Not only was the pasta not cooked properly as requested but can still be seen by the eye and camera in thedark. Comes down to a few things. 1) Waitress didn’t care and didn’t tell chef 2)Chef didn’t care and didn’t followorders. Then spinach arrived tasting as bland as possible. How difficult is it to boil the pasta for an extra 5 minutes beforeyou ask the customer to tip you 20-28% for not following a simple request? Read more
Went here for dinner tonight. They sat us at a small table in the front near the window. The place has some cool character to... it, with brick walls. Service was okay, nothing special. The food was mediocre. They told us about a special appetizer whichwas fried dough with sprinkled cheese and marinara sauce. It turned out to be a couple tiny pizzas and was the most expensiveitem on our bill, $22. What a sneaky move that was. The sliced bread was dry and came with some odd lentil and oil mix in abowl, that tasted pasty. I asked for butter and the female server immediately said they don’t have any. What kitchendoesn’t carry butter?! The three meatball appetizer I had was awful. Mushy meatballs that tasted like too much bread crumbsand it came with hard dry bread. The rigatoni Norma dish had too hard noodles and lacked flavor. My Diet Coke was 3/4ice. Needless to say this place is far from authentic Italian food. A total rip off. Read more
All of the dishes were so fresh and tasty. We decided to order family style and each take a portion. We still had enough food... for leftovers. The lasagna was the perfect meal to end a long day in NYC. All desserts are made in house. A very cozy treat andwould definitely recommend for an authentic Italian meal Read more
Nice staff and authentic atmosphere. All the food was very nicely prepared. The traditional lasagne and the gnocchi with Ragu... were particularly tasty. The espresso coffees were delicious! A perfect ending to our lunch. They use a Sicilian coffee beansbrand. It's real proper Italian coffee! Read more
Service was good. I liked the fresh bread and lentils. My margarita was made very well. We ordered the lasagna and the gnocchi... with pork/beef. Filling and cooked perfectly. Would recommend this place for couples. Read more