Tony’s Italian Grill

We normally enjoy coming here once a month. Upon arrival we smelled a scented candle and saw a maple flavored candle in the entryway. We were all bothered by this (me my husband and two kids) we want to smell the anticipation of good food when we walk in!!! As we sat in the dining room we still smelled it and not our food. It became very annoying. There appeared to be 4 servers on the floor. It was a Wednesday at 6:30 and not really busy. I don’t know how many tables our server had but she seemed frazzled and although attentive with basics didn’t wow us. Amanda didn’t offer extra napkins, larger plates (we told her we were sharing) parm and hot pepper with the pizza and seemed to always be in a rush to get away. We were celebrating an achievement of my husbands and wanted to focus on that but kept talking about what we were missing from our dinner. It was disappointing. Our bill for 4 was over $ 100 and due to the smells that weren’t Italian and poor service we won’t be back anytime soon.

The worst Italian food I’ve ever had.
After reading such glowing reviews about their «homemade» spaghetti, my boyfriend and I ordered it along with the «homemade» fettuccini. I paid $ 5 for 3 previously frozen small shrimps on a stick. If that wasn’t enough to piss me off, the sauce tasted like salty brine. The sauce had no depth to it. Alfredo sauce is supposed to be creamy and rich but this was just thick and salty. My boyfriend who always eats everything off my plate couldn’t do it. He could barely finish his «homemade» spaghetti that tasted as if it came right out of the can. I take that back– that would be an insult to Chef Boyardee. We also had to wait 40 mins for the food and it was the worst thing I had ever ate.

Horrible customer service. Owner told our party of 12 that he was only able to give us one coupon because his computers were not able to accept two. He then proceeded to tell us that he should work for free. Good food, rude owner.

I want to give them more stars because I LOVE their pizza. I would recommend getting take out though. The past few times I have gone here the service has just been a little weird. I like to feel cozy in a restaurant and to me even though the décor is nice it doesn’t have that homey, cozy feeling. You DONT get free soda refills so every time you ask them to refill your tiny soda cup they charge you 1.50 (WHAT)??? It was also freezing the last time I was in which doesn’t make for an inviting dining experience. Also the servers that I have had recently just act like they don’t care much. So 5 STARS FOR THEIR PIZZA. Everything else there is less than enticing to me.

Was skeptical because we usually look for at least 4 stars but this place was excellent. Stopped for a quick lunch. Ordered personal pizza, eggplant rollitini, and homemade spaghetti from the lunch menu. Everything was excellent! Server was attentive and pleasant. Highly recommend.

Love Tony’s. Grew up going to the location in the K-​Mart Plaza. Every time I’m back in the area, I make it a point to go there. Best pizza! Best sauce… everything is great!!!

I love this place for lunch. They def take the cake when it comes to the «big salad» (Seinfeld fans, insert laugh here!)
Haven’t been here for dinner but I’m told it’s just as good. They have the cutest outside patio which I hope to take advantage of if this stupid rain would stop!
Also, they give a nice glass of water! Sounds silly but I hate when I get a Dixie cup and have to bug the poor waitress for a refill. Smart move for a business owner, keeps it efficient.
Haven’t tried the pizza as I am trying to minimize carbs for the summer but once we get back to winter with stretchy pants & big sweaters I thoroughly plan on devouring one all by myself!

The Pizzacat Doughs did a song about this place:
Tony wish your pizza was hot like theirs?
Tony wish your pizza was yum like theirs?
Tony?
My tour manager recommended I stop in here for some pizza, and I did. It was excellent, and really hit the spot. No, I mean literally, I was itchy, and the pizza enabled me to reach a spot on my back that I otherwise wouldn’t have, because it was a fairly large slice.
I have mixed memories of this. The service was lovely, the price was low, the slice was excellent. But I was in the middle of having a huge falling-​out-​by-​phone with my then-​girlfriend, and it was a very troubling time for me. It was the day of my first Binghamton concert… what a concert it was. I was a bit of an emotional wreck that day. It was the fourth concert of the biggest tour of my life.
Anyway, all that aside, it’s an excellent slice of pizza. The best one I’ve had in Binghamton and well worth stopping by to give it a try. You can tell them Fox sent you… just kidding, they wouldn’t remember me. Never even knew my name to begin with. I’ve been back here just once since then, and the slice was as good as I remember it. They also have all sorts of other good eats.

Had dinner with family and enjoyed every bite of pizza. Had a salad and a craft brew to wash it all down. The server was not all with bit the food was the star. Will return again some day.

Very nice setting. That is where nice ends. Waiter was inattentive even though the place was empty. I had chicken parm that was ok but the pasta was dry and looked like it had been around for a few weeks. My friend had pasta Norma and it was so bad we sent it back. Then we ordered cappacino and dessert. It never came. I will not go back.

My girlfriends and I had our annual Christmas dinner here last weekend. We had great service, were pleasantly surprised during the happy hour at the bar where they brought out free appetizers which included pizza strips and fried ravioli. We then went to our table and all really enjoyed our meals. I had the steak salad and the rest of my friends had pasta dishes which they all enjoyed.

Tony’s is the place we go when ever family or friends come to town. The food is good, and the wait staff is great. Many people swear by the pizza, however we usually go for dinner. The menu runs the spectrum from sandwiches to great, traditional dishes. I recommend the gnocchi, which is excellent, as is the eggplant Parmesan.
The restaurant has a nice traditional atmosphere and is very inviting. It’s not so completely upscale or stuffy though, to push it into the «formal» category. It’s a generally inviting place for groups and casual diners.
I have repeatedly, and without hesitation, recommended Tony’s to friends coming to the area.

Great experience and food at Tony’s! Over the weekend, Tony’s was host for my dad’s surprise 80^th birthday lunch. All 30 attendees commented it was a hit. The appetizers, Bruschetta and Crispy Green Beans were super yummy. Everyone ordered off the menu and the service was quick and efficient. Meal reviews were all good. I heard the kale salad my sister-​in-​law ordered was perfect. The doggie-​bag of eggplant parmigiana and rigatoni I ate later that night was tasty too. Wait staff was pleasant and helpful. I will visit Tony’s in the future when I am back home in NY visiting my folks.

I came here for lunch after using Unilocal to look for a place to eat.
Atmosphere:
Nice restaurant to just hang out and enjoy a meal with friends or by yourself. …
I was here alone. Customer service was okay, no issues there…
Meal:
I ordered the steak and cheese sub which comes with the homemade chips.
The sub was okay, a little salty for my taste… Not the type of bread i would have liked for that sub either…
Chips were cold in a they’ve been sitting out for awhile kind of way.
Customer service: Good
Overall: I’d probably return to try something else on the menu

Penne Norma!!!

Here is a follow-​up report. We wrote a letter (snail mail) to the manager of the restaurant at the same time this review was written. It is now more than a month later and we have received no reply. Our daughter has written them on Facebook and I have sent them 2 messages on Facebook and no reply to any of these. This restaurant obviously does not care about their customers. We advise everyone to stay away and go to other restaurants that actually want to please their customers.

Only option in town.
They make a good steak, and the bartender was quite attentive.

Had one of he worst meals of all time. Hostess forgot us at bar without an apology. No one could bring our appetizer to the table, although it was hardly worth moving. Fried calamari that tasted like fried rubber. My linguini with «cherrystone clams» actually had 4 little neck clam in a sauce that would embarrass dishwater. At the end of the fiasco, no staff apologized, offered a drink or dessert. In short, an experience I will strive to forget. Would give it zero stars if that option existed.

I’ll start with the bad first. on this particular Friday afternoon we were only one of 3 groups in the place and lunch took a little longer than it should have to order. 1) they advertise «express lunch» and it sure did take a while… 2) there were at least 2 waiters covering the 3 tables and ours disappeared a lot. He was cute and all but that doesn’t matter if he’s never around.
The food on the other hand made up for the service. Chicken Aioli Panini = yum! Totally messy. but moist chicken and delicious roll! and the meatballs were also moist and flavorful. If you find yourself in lil ol Endicott NY then stop by.

I’ve had pizza all over the world and Tony’s is definitely the best.
I crave the cheesy saltiness! Their pasta is awesome, too — cooked perfectly al dente.
My husband is from the Binghamton area so whenever we’re back we hit this place and, man, I dream about it. Last time we visited, a couple of weeks ago, we ordered a medium pizza with mushrooms and rigatoni parm. Our dining friends had salmon and ravioli with meatballs. All were happily satisfied. The leftovers were even better. Gurgle Gurgle. The service was great and there was no wait to be seated!
There’s not much more to say about this pizza lover’s dream. Except for #1 IN THE WORLD.