Del Posto

If there is a perfect place for dinner in NYC, it’s definitely my number 1!!! Never had anything better !!! Swear !
8 courses dinner, small bites and amazing taste of every served dish ! Yes Forbes 5*, but now goes into my top 3 best places I’ve ever had dinner definitely worse every penny !
Must go place

Probably the most elegant restaurant in NYC!
My boyfriend and I went to dinner last night for our 3^rd yr anniversary. What a memorable evening! From the moment we walked in and greeted by the lovely hostess. To the 2 distinguished gentleman bartenders-​so eloquent.
They way they spoke, so proper. Almost gave this illusion that we were transported to Europe for the evening! Jemma continued the flawless transition at the table as our server. And her team-​a young lady & a gentleman. Smooth, seamless service. I, myself, am a server in a high-​end steakhouse and was more than impressed by this magical experience. There are countless great restaurants in NYC, however, Del Posto is exceptional and on a level on its own!!!

Del Posto is classic, timeless, seamless and so underscored by Michelin (to me it’s at least 2 stars!). Upon entrance, guests would all make a stop upon the luxurious and impressive decoration — high ceilings, a winding staircase with lighted candles on each stair connecting to the second floor, behind which there is a Steinway & Sons piano. In the dining area, luxuries lamps, dark wooden bar in contrast with light ivory colored comfortable seats. Then comes the warm greetings from staff with the best service in town. Staff is extremely patient and friendly when it comes to order food and wine. My friend and I have limited knowledge about Italian food, so the waitress was extremely thoughtful when it comes to arrange our five courses meal. We requested to get the famous 100 layer lasagna that was not on the tasting menu. She didn’t disappoint us and manage to make it one of our dishes.
The complimentary bread with poached cream was absolutely the best I ever had. The bread cust is very thin and crunchy; and inside is soft and doughy. The cream just melt in my mouth. It’s smooth, creamy and light.
The assorted fish sashimi platter is beyond delicious. (Highly recommended!) The center piece — tuna, is beyond delicious. It’s so fresh that the meat has an amazing apple aroma. And tastes fruity, fresh and delicious. (What a wonderful bite).
My friend and I also deeply enjoyed the main dishes — seafood in broth and lamb chop. Everything is fresh, flavorful and satisfying.
About dining ambiance — It’s a quieter dining place where I can have a nice private conversation or enjoy the live piano performance.
Will def come back.

Wow ! …this is the best Italian restaurant in New York City.
But, don’t expect Lasagna, Pizza, or other stereotypical Pizzeria food.
This is the real deal…
Amazing service…
The real experience is IL MENÙ DEL POSTO — $ 149 — that’s when the magic happens …

The service is perfect. Perfect. The room is beautiful, expansive and really classy.
But.
The options are a 5 course meal where you select the courses and you share the 2^nd & 3^rd pasta dish with your companion. The 8 course meal is called the «Captain’s Menu» where the kitchen + your server decide what you’re having for dinner.
We selected the «Captain’s» and it was a mistake. First, it was too much food. Second, a couple of the courses were kinda «meh».
Go with the 5 course meal and maintain control of your destiny. You’ll be happy saving money and enjoying the selections you personally selected. Trust me on this one.

Best Restaurant Ever.
Food, Service, Atmosphere…
Everything about this place is awesome.
Very Expensive and worth every penny.

During a weekend trip to New York, my former native friend suggested we go to this venerable establishment. She warned me it would be expensive, but worth it. She was absolutely right.
We had the 5-​course tasting menu with wine pairings. My wallet is still recovering… as are my taste buds. Every single thing I ate was the best thing in the entire world. I couldn’t believe how simply yet stunning the food was, even though it looked and tasted complicated.
We couldn’t possibly manage a pudding but as we are both cheese lovers, we did order 3 pieces of cheese with our tasting menu. I think my poor friend only managed one tiny nibble before she declared herself too stuffed.
I can’t wait to go back to this place with my husband. If you have the money, the opportunity, and the time (it was about a 3-​hour meal), go here. You won’t regret it.

Great place to get a cocktail. I enjoyed an expertly crafted old fashioned. Others enjoyed wine which I am happy to report was excellent. Only negative was they wouldn’t allow us to order dessert which made no sense since we were sitting at the bar at a table which would have been appropriate for eating dessert. Ridiculous. For that I cut two stars.

I don’t think words can properly articulate the expertly crafted dining experience of Del Posto. You just need to go. (Drops the mic, and walks off stage)

Michelin Star/​NY Times 4* (only a handful w/​4*).
Executive chef Mark Ladner (James Beard Best Chef 2015).
Impeccable service.
= Still, imo, one of the best Italian restaurants in NYC.
The End.
: A
Note: Go read the April 5, 2016 NY Times article on Del Posto; Better review than I can ever write. And, yes … they pull out the chair for you everytime you leave or return to the table, which wasn’t really necessary.

This is my third time at Del Posto. Each time I have been slightly disappointed — not because that the food isn’t good. It is. But at about $ 200 -$ 300 a person, you expect a great meal and it is here that Del Posto falls short. With that said, we had a very good meal. The pasta dishes were very good, as were the fish and lamb dishes. Desserts were worth ordering even if you anticipate the many chocolates and sweets that come with your meal.

There’s no doubt that the food is good quality, we left uncomfortably stuffed, and the service was probably the most over the top, attentive service I’ve ever experienced, but the dishes were definitely hit and miss.
We had the tasting menu with 3 pastas along with probably the best fresh baked mini baguette like breadsticks with a delicious whipped buttery cream spread. In addition to the antipasti, secondi, 3 pastas, bread and dessert, there were quite a few amuse bouches and extra desserts that came in a fancy rotating jewelry box like centerpiece of which each drawer had different delights.
I started with: LOBSTER alla Cesare — Grilled Romaine, Sweet Sour Onions & Pane Grattato and while the flavor was nice, the lobster was a little tougher than expected.
BAULETTI — Roman Sheep’s Milk Ricotta & Black Truffle Butter — Very creamy filling and a strong earthy truffle flavor. Pretty good, but a bit heavy on the truffle flavor.
Sweet Potato CAPPELLACCI
Brutti ma Buoni & Toasted Sage — Quite good, and a bit sweet with a hazelnut dusting.
Traditional Del Posto GARGANELLI Verdi al Ragù Bolognese & Parmigiano-​Reggiano
— Probably the most simple flavor but also maybe my favorite. Balanced and not too sweet or strong flavored sauce and just very fresh and tasty.
Burnt BEEF Rib Eye Charred Onion Salad & Eggplant alla Pizzaiola — The crust was delicious and crusty, but the beef itself was a bit chewy and tougher than expected. More on the medium side than medium rare, I thought, and I was not impressed with this one overall.
Dessert — Apple Arrosto Hazelnut Cake & Sage Gelato — Sounded heavenly and the sage gelato was delicious and unique, the rest of the dish wasn’t very good. The cake was bland and dry, and the apple arrosto was similar. Fortunately they brought out a plethora of other small sized dessert bites, of which the sour canteloupe jelly bites were my favorite.
Service is on the slower side, as the meal took 3 hours, but there are so many courses interspersed throughout the night that you never feel hungry.
A really fun and enjoyable night with great wine and food, but some of the more basic dishes weren’t as well made as you might expect at a place like this.

Pop in to grab an excellent three-​course lunch at Del Posto, from world famous Iron Chef Mario Batali, for only $ 49.00 USD (a serious bargain, especially by New York standards).
The food and service are excellent.

Overall, an outstanding dining experience.
The lady and I decided to come here last month (¾/​16) after receiving a gift card from a friend, which was extremely appreciated. I made reservations by phone a month (to the numerical date) in advance to make sure we ate at a reasonable time on a Friday night. The restaurant also accepts reservations via OpenTable, though not all reservations are available for online booking. I wore a suit without a tie while my girlfriend wore a dress, and we were comfortable in this attire.
The restaurant is upscale with beautiful décor. The first floor includes the bar and dining room, and there is additional seating upstairs that is accessible by the grand and centrally-​location staircase. Notable restaurant features were the elegant woodwork, table settings, and music played by a talented employee on the piano. Service was professional, and we appreciated our servers’ knowledge of the food and wine menus.
The food was excellent. We ordered from the Captain’s Menu, which was an eight-​course tasting menu. The meal began with two complimentary starters and bread. The bread and cream spread is in strong contention for one of my favorites to date. The tasting menu courses were delicious with the truffled beef carne cruda, bauletti, and burnt beef rib eye with eggplant being the highlights in my opinion, though all courses were enjoyable. There were four different types of dessert, including a complimentary box of assorted desserts and a take-​home gift, which were enjoyable as well. The restaurant also features an expansive wine menu. We ordered the Isole E Olena Cepparello 2011 Toscana with the help of our waiter, which was tasteful.
We really enjoyed our experience at this restaurant, and I highly recommend it. Looking forward to coming back again soon!

Everything about this restaurant is 5+ Stars! The service, food, ambience.
Our server was the real deal. She’s from Sicily. I couldn’t understand much of what she said, but it sounded great. Haha
Every course & chef sample dish was exquisite!
By far the most incredible dining experience I have ever had.
Highly recommend for a very special occasion.

Just a phenomal experience that we had for my birthday night in the city.
Love Italian food and this was fantastic
Mario Batali knows what he is doing
The tasting menu was just incredible
The décor was clean and very romantic
The service was out of this world they cater to your every need
We were especailly tickled by the pocketbook footstools
Make your way and try this diamond in the rough…

We chose Del Posto for a special 70^th birthday celebration. Despite being a great spot with a lot to offer, our meal on this particular night fell short.
The room is beautiful but it’s a lot like the New Yankee Stadium. It’s new, comfortable, spacious and luxurious and it tries to capture a nostalgia of old New York. They are both nice but each somehow feel a bit inauthentic at the end of the day.
The service was excellent from start to finish. My only beef was with the sommelier who’s cheapest bottle of wine started at $ 450. Shame! shame! That’s poor form.
Food wise the winners were the Veal Saltimbocca, the lamb and the sweet potato cappellacci.
Items that did not impress were the traditional ragu Bolognese (pasta over cooked, soggy) and the Lobster (overcooked and tough). The desserts were forgettable as well.
Overall, for $ 150 per person tasting menu there should be few if any shortcomings.

I am not denying the fact that Italian is probably my least favorite type of cuisine (as I don’t really eat cheese), however it did not preclude me from rating Del Posto a full score. It is one of the four NYT 4 starred restaurants, and the other three are Per Se, EMP and Le Bernardin.
Without hesitation, my friend and I opted for the 8 course Captain’s menu; however there were some complementary bites offered at the beginning of our tasting. The lasagna was by far the most impressive course as each layer was hand made and laid on top of each other with cheese filling in between. Tomato sauce beneath further added towards its flavor! However, the other main dishes were less than outstanding. Another piece of highlight came at the very last — chocolate cake with coffee sorbet. The combination of sweetness and bitterness provided me a non-​descriptive type of feeling and I simply could not help.
Del Posto certainly is not flawless; yet it represented itself in a unique way. My opinion probably was a bit biased towards the downside due to my lack of interest in cheese; however I do recommend this place to anyone who tries to probe into high end Italian cuisine.

Elegant, refined, 5 star Mario Batali flagship in the meatpacking district.
Black and Gold interior with a classic old money feel and shaded natural light.
Ordered the Captain’s Tasting Menu and the chef graciously adapted the dishes for my Vegan preference.
1^st ~ Winter Salad Medley. Market vegetables expertly served in various states or raw and cooked with bits of crunchy coarse salt and tossed delicately in a vibrant olive oil.
2^nd ~ Brown Rice Porridge. Essence of coconut, Roasted Cauliflower and Avocado.
3^rd ~ Hand Cut Chifferi Rigate, green pea pesto, cashew cream sauce, and toasted pine nuts.
4^th ~ EVOO preserved artichokes, sun dried tomatoes, basil, arrabbiata sauce.
5^th ~ Tasting of Mushrooms with a hazelnut ragu.
Dolci ~ Dark and White Chocolate Soy Ice Cream Cake with Chocolate Cookie Crumbles, Dark Chocolate Bark, and Bing Cherries.
Finale ~ Homemade Almond Joy, Chocolate Cake Pop, Candied Chile Pecan, and Sour Patch Kid inspired Cara Cara Orange Candy.
Italian food of the finest quality and no mystery why it received a 4 star review from the Times. A true pleasure.

Preis Leistung in keinem Verhältnis. Die Kellner verkaufen ohne es anzumelden und am Ende steht das 3-​fache auf der Rechnung. Nicht machen!

It’s been many many years since I’ve been to Del Posto, when I had a lunch that was hard to forget. Dinner proved to be even better food-​wise, but also much, much, much more expensive.
RESERVATIONS: I had a reservation on Monday at 7pm for a group of four. I made this a couple weeks in advance.
THE SERVICE: Spot on. You have a different server for everything, from providing a stool on which the ladies can put their purse, to pulling out your chair, to bringing out your food (multiple servers on that front), to knowing the wine menu, to taking your plates away, to pointing you in the right direction for the restroom. Every one of your needs is met every minute of the meal.
THE COST: About $ 600 total for dinner for four. ouch. We got: 1 glass of wine, plus a separate (and fairly expensive) bottle, 1 anitpasti (starter), 4 primi (pasta), 2 secondi (entrees), 1 dolci (dessert). Del Posto is so fancy that they don’t list prices on the a la carte menu — only for the prix-​fixe. However, we did get an amuse-​bouche with three bite-​sized items for everyone, plus two free dessert courses and takeaway chocolate bark boxes for the ladies.
THE FOOD (see my photos for additional info!):
Recommended to us: Truffled Beef, Agnolotti, Bauletti, Burnt Beef
Must-​haves: Truffled Beef (antipasti), Orecchiette (primi), Red Wattle Pork (secondi).
* Amuse bouche — 3.5 stars
The fried balls were the best. The radish wraps were a bit bland, and the soup was sour for me.
* Bread basket, with pork lard and butter — 4.5 stars
Great basket! So many bread options, all fresh and delicious. The spreads were loved by all.
ANITPASTI
* Truffled BEEF (carne cruda w/​crispy salsify chips) — 5 stars
Fantastic! Perfect balance of truffle oil, crisp, and tasty beef.
PRIMI
* ORECCHIETTE (w/​lamb neck ragu, minted pea purée, & dried chanterelles) — 4.5 stars
This was the pasta of the night for my friend and I. The orecchiette is much thicker, and also more al dente, but done really well. The ragu is dry and has a slight crunch to it, the pea added a nice contrast (and was great when you got a whole pea that burst with flavor in your mouth!).
* Pork and Veal AGNOLOTTI (w/​sugo finto & cauliflower cacio e pepe) — 4 stars
Another popular pasta, the two boys liked this and the bauletti the best. The little bursts of pulled meat were great, and the cauliflower surprisingly added hugely to this dish.
* Roman Sheeps Milk Ricotta BAULETTI (w/​black truffle butter) — 3.5 stars
This was the most bland pasta for me — there was too high a ratio of ricotta filling to sauce. That filling, while soft and fluffy, had very little flavor. It would’ve went great with a sharp red sauce. The two boys liked this and the agnolotti the best, enjoying the ricotta and the olive oil after taste.
* Traditional Del Posto GARGANELLI verdi (al ragu bolognese & parmigiano-​reggiano) — 3.5 stars
The boys liked this one the least, but I enjoyed it. The garganelli was quite thin, the flavor was lighter, and the meat went well (though there were some chunks of just fat that I had to pick out).
SECONDI
* Red Wattle PORK (w/​wilted mustard, fermented apple & truffled pan gratinato) — 5 stars
This pork was AMAZING. Incredibly tender! Everyone loved this. The subtle sweetness of the apple, complemented incredibly well, and it formed a trifecta of perfection with the other sauce (white w/​black speckles).
* Burnt BEEF (rib eye w/​Watercress & Potato Chip Salad) — 3.5 stars
The char was interesting, but the meat itself was quite sinewy. Definitely overshadowed by the pork on our main course.
DOLCI
* Butterscotch SEMIFREDDO (melon agrumata & crumbled sbrisolona) — 3.5 stars
Good butterscotch ice cream with the crumbles on top. I found the dried/​rehydrated (as our server described it) melon to be way too sharp and couldn’t handle too much of it.
* Complimentary Cookie Jar Dolci — 3.5 stars
Good cookies, and loove the porcelain egg.
* Complimentary Mini Doughnuts Dolci — 4 stars
Great doughnuts w/​thick lemon cream.

A group of us came here for dinner last Friday night. I arrived 20min late (traffic was a B****). My friends where seated comfortably at the bar area and we were brought to our table right away. The place is beautiful, reminds me of old steak houses — classic and romantic! Service was impeccable — it was a chilly night so a couple of the girls and I requested for hot water, our cup was always warm :) also, they always made sure the girls at the table were served first and at the same time!
We choose the Captain’s Menus, bc it was a Friday night and we didn’t want to make any decisions lol. Out of the 8 courses, I REALLY enjoy 4, the other 4 was just OK for me. I’m more of a meat eater, so I am probably bias but I was honestly not impressed.
1^st: Fin Fish — 5 different type of raw fish (sushi). I’m not much of a sushi eater, but my friends all say they enjoyed it
2^nd: Insalata — veggies of the day, just OK again
3^rd: Ravioli — sheep’s milk Ricotta, delicious! one of my favorite 4
4^th: Lamb Neck Ragu — DIVINE! my favorite course of the night! the lamb was tasty along with the minted pea purée… YUM!
5^th: Poached Lobster — generous portions and great flavor! one of my favorite 4
6^th: Burnt Beef Rib Eye — cooked to the perfect med rare! another one of my favorite 4
7^th: Warmed La tur — the honey was great! but i think with all the meats before, I just couldn’t each anymore bread
8^th: Mixed dessert — we each had something different and they even gave us 2 additional plates of mixed chocolates, tarte and lollipop to share. however, i wasn’t super impress with any (maybe because I was already very full)… And i’m a dessert lover, sigh.
Overall, based on price I feel I should be able feel at least more than half was amazing, unfortunately I did not. Don’t think I will return again, but I def do not regret going… After all, it is Mario Batali’s restaurant and the dinning experience was something to be recognized!

Finalmente conheci o Del Posto! Despertou curiosidade quando assisti o filme Simplesmente Complicado. Bom o ambiente é bem intimista, o atendimento foi impecável e a localização é em meatpacking district, bem abaixo do high line! Faça reserva com antecedência! Vale ressaltar que é um restaurante caro, mas que vale a pena conhecer! Pedimos o menu de 5 pratos, com direito a uma entrada, duas massas, carne e sobremesa. De entrada pedimos o steak tartare trufado, lula e lagosta! Tudo deli! De massa escolhemos uma trufada e a outra de ragu, que era o tradicional da casa! Eu pedi a massa glúten free e estava incrível! De carne pedimos porco e lagosta! Vou falar q eu deixe o prato pois estava muito cheia! A sobremesa não sei os nomes pois pedimos para o chefe escolher! Eu amei uma rosquinha de maçã, estava muito crocante!!! Não esqueça de experimentar os pães da entrada! Eu comi 3! Tava tão gostoso que fiquei cheia, já no terceiro prato rs!

Es un restaurante muy elegante y formal. Es grande pero muy bien decorado y tocan el piano muy agradablemente. La atención es impecable. La comida es excelente, hay varios menúes fijos pero nosotros comimos a la carta. Es muy caro. Tanto al principio como al final te llenan de atenciones.
Muy recomendable si estas dispuesto a pagar el precio. No le pongo 5 porque aunque la cocina es excelente ningún plato me pareció original.

Del posto é maravilhoso, o ambiente, a comida, o atendimento. Possui uma excelente carta de vinhos, vale cada dólar, serão muitos.