Cafe Capriccio

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   Peter

   New York City

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Restaurant and staff were excellent. They did a great job accommodating our larger party. Many items were not available. The steaks were very tough but everything else was fantastic. We will be going back to try some of the offerings that were not in stock last night. Looking forward to returning.
   

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   Monica

   New York City

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Very attentive service and outstanding food. I can’t wait to have the leftovers!
   

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   Ingrid

   Detroit

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 20 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner there. Even the tiramisu was wonderful— a top notch dining experience. We will definitely return.
   

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   Mark

   New York City

   13 reviews

   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always consistently great food and service is second to none.
   

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   KellyC

   New York City

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on 12 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Enjoyed our dining experience very much, the food was amazing and worth the trip! This is one of our favorite restaurants and encourage others to try!
   

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   Bruce

   New York City

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 12 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Nice mocktail selection, wood smoked meatballs were good not great - could’ve been hotter (both temp and flavor), didn’t notice wood smoke flavor. The tagliatelle home made pastas were cooked perfectly. The cheesecake desserts were ok, not great. The bread was great, but butter or higher quality olive oil would’ve improved the experience.
   

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   Margery an Larry

   New York City

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 8 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We love it here! Service and food were outstanding! We couldn’t ask for a nice experience!
   

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   Karthik

   San Francisco

   6 reviews

   2.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Been here many time but this this was a let down. Got a horrible table in the middle even tho I was called and asked if I wanted a north by the live music and I agreed to that . My table and me kept getting hit by servers with no apology.
   

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   bdr

   New York City

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 2 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   You want to love Cafe Capriccio—the staff is fabulous and the ambiance is welcoming. The downfall is an enticing menu that just doesn’t live up to its own descriptions and led to an uneven meal of delicious! and huh? The Pear Salad Fresh (pears, goat cheese, summer greens, white balsamic vinaigrette $13) had neither summer greens nor goat cheese. Arugula was a fresh and lively (though unmentioned) replacement, but is peppery spiciness overwhelmed the delicate pears. The hard gated cheese added nothing to the mix. The Burrata, (fresh tomatoes, basil & arugula $13) came with the same fresh arugula and some remarkably ripe and tasty tomatoes (despite the frigid December weather) and a creamy burrata. Nice and wonderfully fresh for a cold wintry evening. The Duck and Mushrooms (Duck confit ragu, seasonal mushrooms in a rich wine sauce $28) came with the lovely house-made pasta (perfectly cooked), but was let down by a blasé tomato sauce that was neither one thing nor another, lacking the winey richness promised and incorporating a rather unconvincing duck confit (a tad overcooked rather than meltingly tender) and some well-braised mushrooms. The Shrimp Pasta (Jumbo shrimp & tomatoes in a white wine, lemon & garlic sauce topped with toasted breadcrumbs $30) was pleasant but bland and slightly over sauced. It came with the same wonderful pasta. For dessert, the Torta della Nona was disappointing, its custard thick and gluey and the requisite pignoli nuts nowhere to be found. The Tiramisu was classic, light and flavorful. A Sunday night often isn’t the best day of the week to experience a kitchen’s best and this very uneven meal pointed that out very clearly. But you think you might want to go back to Cafe Capriccio anyway for the convivial warmth and generous hospitality of the place.
   

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    Jeannette

    New York City

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 24 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    Iconic Italian restaurant. Efficient service and the menu was ordinary.
    

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