Palisades Park Restaurants

We plan our trip to NYC around eating at Carmine’s. This time we ate at the upper West Side location. We usually eat at the Times Square location. But this year it was booked solid for Christmas a month in advance. We were wowed again with an awesome meal at Carmines at 91st Street. We had the garlic bread with cheese. We always ask to add the cheese. So wonderful. We also split the lasagna. It is the best we have ever tasted. We brought over half of it home. I would recommend either Carmine’s to anyone wanting authentic Italian food at its best.

Reservations are a must. Crowded at the bar but much more serene in the restaurant proper. Good food reasonably priced. Seasonal menu available. We chose from both. It’s a classic. Enjoy!

All was good except for the table lamps that were old and kept going out of battery. They needed to be changed several times but all didn’t last any more than 5 min so we gave up asking for it to be changed. The Korean server and the hispanic staff were very nice and apologized. It was a bummer because the reason why I chose this restaurant was because of the ambiance since it was an important dinner. The past 2 times I dined there it wasn’t a problem though. Otherwise food was good and they put our group in a room so it was quiet.

Food was delicious. We went during their jazz night. Band was lovely and played some classics. Small crowd, intimate setting depending on where you chose to sit.

We arrived very early for our 7 PM reservation, as we were coming from LI and couldn't judge traffic. The young woman who greeted us couldn't have been nicer. As soon as a table was available, she seated us to wait for the other 4 members of our family. Everyone was pleased with their food. Pasta was cooked perfectly and my grandson devoured his meat balls. My shrimp oreganta was fresh and delicious. Cannoli for dessert were crispy as they should be. Our waiter was attentive and very personable. If you need a restaurant near the GW Bridge, try Francos!