Taverna Banfi

Ithaca, États-Unis

3.7

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+1 607-254-2565
Site :
www.tavernabanfi.com
Adresse :
130 Statler Dr, Ithaca, NY, 14853
Arrêts et stations de transports en commun proches
50 mStatler Hall
90 mSage Hall
260 mGoldwin Smith Hall
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Accepte les réservations
Oui
Livraison
Non
À emporter
Oui
Cartes de crédit acceptées
Oui
Approprié pour
Déjeuner
Parking à vélos
Oui
Adapté aux enfants
Oui
Adapté aux groupes
Oui
Tenue vestimentaire
Élégant
Ambiance
Elégant
Bruit
Calme
Alcool
Bar complet
Terrasse
Non
Télévision
Non
Service de restauration
Oui
Traiteur
Non

Aujourd'hui

Aujourd'hui 7:00 – 10:00
11:30 – 14:00
17:30 – 21:30
Fermé en ce moment
Heure locale (Ithaca) 04:08 vendredi 6 juin 2025

Horaires d'ouverture

lundi 7:00 – 10:00
11:30 – 14:00
17:30 – 21:00
mardi 7:00 – 10:00
11:30 – 14:00
17:30 – 21:00
mercredi 7:00 – 10:00
11:30 – 14:00
17:30 – 21:00
jeudi 7:00 – 10:00
11:30 – 14:00
17:30 – 21:00
vendredi 7:00 – 10:00
11:30 – 14:00
17:30 – 21:30
samedi 7:00 – 14:00
17:30 – 21:30
dimanche 7:00 – 14:00
17:30 – 21:00

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20 avis sur Taverna Banfi

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Évaluation du lieu : 4
McLean, VA
Had a great dinner with friends here-​food is good but somewhat pricey. Our server was very attentive and polite.
I had the scallops with angel hair pasta in caper butter. Delicious and richly indulgent. Dessert was a very good chocolate tort.
Évaluation du lieu : 3
Syosset, NY
As a student, I was really excited to get the chance to eat here for free when an employer hosted a dinner. The service was absolutely fantastic, but the food did not live up to my expectations. The fried calamari had too think of a coating on it and it’s sauce was not as flavorsome and spicy as the menu made it seem like it would be. What disappointed me the most was the beef short rib. I barely ate it! I’ve had many short ribs at this price point and this one was by far the worst. It was literally sitting a pool of its own fat. It was soft but its flavor could not come out because of how it dripped in fat. If I was not with an employer I would have sent it back.
Évaluation du lieu : 4
New Canaan, CT
As a parent of two Cornellians I have been coming to Banfi for years. The experience has been consistently good. The service and the food are great. And I like the list of finger lakes wines by the glass. My favorite entrée is the short ribs which are unparalleled.
I love to see the students working every aspect of this restaurant. And it is interesting to see the diversity from Hotelies to engineers. And they are all committed to delivering a quality experience. I have several stories to support this but they are too long to mention. Suffice it to say that you will be well fed and well taken care of. I can’t wait to go back!
Évaluation du lieu : 5
Manhattan, NY
Wonderful food with generous portions, lovely dinner was had and it is fun speaking with the various students (from all the different undergraduate schools) who are working there.
Évaluation du lieu : 4
Costa Mesa, CA
Best focaccia on earth! My friends and I worked here as students at the Hotel School, so we had a chance to try everything on the menu. Great for brunch and dinner!
Évaluation du lieu : 3
Harrisburg, PA
At $ 45.00 per adult and $ 22.00 for kids with breakfast and lunch buffets in two different rooms, the set up was all over the place and a bit cumbersome. The food was fine and plentiful and the service was adequate. However, when it is pretty much self service and pretty pricey
except for clean up and beverages, suggesting tips is pretty tacky. I was put off.
Évaluation du lieu : 5
Ithaca, NY
Brunch is the best in town. Fresh food, well prepared, professional service.
Please check out their menu before make a reservation because they rotated menu every weeks (they have 4 menu). I am also like their smoked salmon, too and also salad.
Évaluation du lieu : 5
Woodmere, NY
This restaurant was so accommodating. We came here three times on our vacation not only because it was convenient, but also because they were so good. The food was delicious, the servers were on their game and kind, etc. They accommodated my gluten-​free friends so well. All the food is great and I recommend the buffet if you eat breakfast there.
Évaluation du lieu : 4
Napa, CA
Delicious weekend brunch, stocked with everything from pancakes to mini yogurt parfaits. My only reservation, is Banfi is overpriced for the quality capitalizing on visitors. Still it is one of the best restaurants in Ithaca and has very fresh and delicious fish dishes to indulge in for a classy dinner.
Évaluation du lieu : 3
Washington, DC
Ate here for a group meal where I didn’t pay, so take this review that way. I had chicken scallopini over mashed potatoes that was delicious along with some good red wine. It seems like a typical, nice hotel restaurant. Good food, nice atmosphere, but likely pretty pricey.
Évaluation du lieu : 3
Arlington, VA
Good food and good service, but high prices. If the cost was lower I’d give it 4 stars for taste and creativity. I appreciated that the server knew which entrée was vegan, and which dishes could be made vegan upon request. I had a crespelle — basically a black bean crêpe with quinoa and bean filling and some pesto and pea shoots. Good but not amazing.
Évaluation du lieu : 4
San Francisco, CA
Excellent NY Strip steak and even better dessert menu
Évaluation du lieu : 2
Brooklyn, NY
Yikes, came here last night for drinks and dinner, but woke up this morning bloated bigger than Bruce Bogtrotter from Matilda. The salmon must have been marinaded in salt, pan-​fried with salty butter and seasoned before serving with more salt. I have never tasted a more salty salmon. We sat in the lounge and had great friendly service from Cornell students, but alas, I have consumed a years worth of salt, and good service just couldn’t make up for it.
Évaluation du lieu : 3
Manhattan, NY
Have been here only for brunch, which is a reasonable Ithaca attempt at my favorite meal. As a brunch buffet you are faced with an array of brunch related foods that may or may not go with each other based off your choices. The best by far is the selection of desserts, which is the strength of the statler (when it comes to nothing else). It can be a great way to enjoy an all you can eat brunch with a terrific view, but if you’re looking for a real brunch you’re better off going to carriage house or mahogany grill.
Évaluation du lieu : 3
Del Monte Forest, CA
Taverna Bamfi has great food for dinner, but the brunch is severely lacking. I have been here twice for dinner and three times for brunch and every single time I am extremely disappointed with the brunch. The food is always lousy and just does not taste right. The dinner however is amazing, and I would recommend it to anyone wanting something more expensive in Ithaca (which has no fine dining whatsoever). It’s not really that expensive either, but I guess since it is Ithaca people are more price sensitive.
Évaluation du lieu : 3
Brisbane, Australia
If you come here for the breakfast buffet you will really enjoy your meal. If you come here any other time you will pay a lot of money for mediocre food.
Breakfast Buffet: For around $ 13 you can get the «on the lighter side» buffet. Now this is actually a pretty good deal because smoked salmon is in the «on the lighter side» section. Now the salmon is served in small portions on individual plates so you might feel self conscious if you take say 6 plates of salmon but I am not a self conscious person when it comes to enjoying myself at a buffet. Of course you should probably eat something besides smoked salmon (or not … I won’t judge), and yogurt pastries, fruit and various other «cold» items are also included in this less expensive option. If you fork over $ 20 you can add eggs, bacon, all sorts of sausages, potatoes, blinis and other hot items which are all quite good.
Dinner: The gnochi is greasy, and the sauce lacks the right balance of salt, acid and sweetness. The actual gnochi itself is heavy and not the right texture. I have ordered a fish dish here that was over cooked and bland as well. I really have never been satisfied consuming any dish a la carte from this restaurant.
Évaluation du lieu : 4
Ithaca, NY
First off the only thing keeping this from 5 stars is the price.
The food here is amazing, seriously amazing and the lunch buffet is awesome! I love eating here but for someone who is always on a budget this is not a place I usually go if paying for a group. It was $ 18 for the lunch buffet. I’ve been to Florida resorts and paid less than that for just as good buffets, if not better. So that was a surprise but if you’ve got the money I’d definitely hit this up as it is one of the best places to eat on campus!
Évaluation du lieu : 4
Wynnewood, PA
I’m a bit torn between a 3 and 4 here. But, overall nothing has been terrible so I’ll go with the higher star.
I’ve been here a few times to enjoy the breakfast buffet and most recently came here for dinner with my girlfriend.
The breakfast buffet has just about anything you could expect at a buffet. I remember everything being well stocked and looking fresh. The server was good about making sure we had plenty to drink and our plates were cleared quick enough.
While the place gets very crowded for breakfast, dinner time seemed to be a totally different story. With so many restaurants, you’d expect the higher end restaurants in Ithaca to at least stand out, but none of them really do. Taverna Banfi is another OK «high end» dining establishment in Ithaca for dinner.
The décor is nice and oddly with the lights dimmed it feels different enough from breakfast time. Service here was quick. And that’s almost a bad thing. We arrived a little over one hour before the restaurant’s closing time, and I could tell them really wanted to be out at closing time. How would they treat someone that came a half hour before closing? They weren’t rude or pushy, but one course came out on top of the other and we didn’t have time to fully finish each. Not a huge deal, but a couple extra minutes isn’t going to kill you. Other than that service was ok. Our waitress didn’t really seem to want to be there, but she was still attentive and friendly.
The food is pretty good. Everything was cooked well and tasted good. I was a bit surprised at some of the things that had ran out of the menu, but I guess it happens from time to time. I was also surprised at how much push back they gave when my girlfriend had to substitute a few things to make it safe for her to eat. Just a bit odd when places trying to be high end say they can’t possibly make something lactose free or substitute it in a way to make it safe.
Overall it served it’s purpose. We were tired after a long day and didn’t want to go far for dinner. Staying in the hotel was a great convenience and we weren’t disappointed. I don’t expect much from many places in Ithaca and so when they’re at least good I’m pretty happy.
If you’re at the hotel though, both breakfast and dinner here are quick, easy and satisfying.
Évaluation du lieu : 4
Houston, TX
BREAKFAST. The breakfast buffet here is phenomenal.
High-​quality and locally-​sourced ingredients. Savory bacon… baaaacon. The sausage is special, and the eggs are fairly good. Particularly impressive is the smoked salmon. I always go for smoked salmon when I’m anywhere in the great State of New York, it never disappoints. A good selection of fruit and plain yogurt to accompany it.
At around $ 20 (less if you stick to cold items), this is one of the best breakfasts I’ve had anywhere. The fact that I get to enjoy it every single day I stay in Ithaca? Priceless. I went out on a later flight home just to enjoy one last meal in the city that is just plain gorges.
I’ll admit, I haven’t been here for lunch or dinner in a long time, so the review doesn’t factor that into account, but given my success breaking my fast in the morning I would expect them to be superlative at satiating someone any time of the day.
Évaluation du lieu : 3
Buffalo, NY
Taverna Banfi is A-​OK. We entered on a Saturday morning after spending the night in the Statler Hotel. We just missed the breakfast buffet, and honestly, breakfast, but were told we could order off the regular menu. The host was not terribly hospitable, really, but perhaps our arriving as the buffet was being broken down was frazzling her. No matter, we got a terrific seat and were treated like royalty by the servers tending to our needs. The servers each would receive five stars if they could be rated separately from the restaurant: they were working hard, courteous, enthusiastic and clearly A students.
We ordered buttermilk pancakes with blueberries, which came (slightly overdone and too brown, hence dried out) beautifully displayed with plenty of hot and juicy blueberries and a lovely arrangement of fresh fruit pieces and Cornell maple syrup; and a garden frittata, nicely done with garden goodness, basil, and mozzarella cheese mixed together for a delicious combination. The potato of the day though, sorry to say, gets two thumbs down. They appeared to be shoestring potatoes, but alas, they may well have been actual shoestrings. Beyond crispy, not good. Could be the slim pickins this late in the morning (11 o’clock-ish). Tea was very good, I add this because often, tea drinkers do not get proper service. The tea came with a darling little individual bottle of honey, very nice. Coffee was just what you might expect at an upscale restaurant.
Now the music: the blasting, hideous piped-​in music was awful to have to listen to. Really wrecked the atmosphere and beauty of a couple on a weekend get-​away. Understandably, it was supposed to be in keeping with the Italian theme, but it did not make the cut. Something more subtle — and quieter — would have been a better choice. Perhaps it was more suitable for happy hour?
In conclusion, while in Ithaca, I would suggest a different restaurant than the Statler Hotel’s for breakfast. You can surely find breakfast for less than $ 40+ for two. The money you’ll save can go towards a nice dinner somewhere else.