Reviews Dante

Loved this place! The best spot if Negronis are your jam! Pick any one on the menu and it is a home run! They even have the Classic Negroni on Tap! My server Roberto was outstanding. I loved the Bianco Negroni, Classic Negroni and really loved the Unlikely Negroni! I truly cannot wait to return!

Walked in as a party of 2 on a Thursday night around 9pm and it was packed but we were lucky and got seated right away. They play the music really loud so we had to yell to hear ourselves over the music. The drinks here were superb as always. My friend’s Negroni was strong by well mixed and my drink was off the summer menu and really good. We also ordered the chicken parmigiana and side of broccolini to share and it was all amazing. The chicken parmigiana was really thinly pounded and not too heavily breaded. The broccolini was seasoned just enough and perfectly cooked. Both dishes were perfect compliments to our drinks. I’ll definitely be back but hopefully if I go a bit earlier the music won’t be so blaring.

Absolutely perfect afternoon cocktails outside at Dante! Attentive wait staff made sure our waters were re-filled and helped when we couldn’t choose from the lengthy menu. All around just the *most* lovely day! We arrived just as the kitchen was closing between lunch/dinner, but what we saw & smelled when leaving made us a sure bet for a return trip during meal service!

I loved Dante so much, if I move to NYC I decided I need to be within walking distance of this place. They have the most epic negroni menu, and you can’t miss the frothy OJ and grapefruit juice at brunch. I walked in and was able to get a seat at the bar with no reservation, but felt lucky given how busy they are during brunch on the weekend. A reservation is probably best. Highly recommend the breakfast pizza.

I’m reviewing Dante as a bar not as a restaurant (otherwise I would give it at most 3 stars). Overall, I would recommend to have appetizers and drinks but definitely not to have your main courses of your dinner/launch. We went with my wife on a Saturday night without reservation and we were able to get 2 sits at the bar pretty quickly. Food is a bit mixed: Good for quick bites joining your drinks only. 1) We ordered two appetizers, the focaccia - which was one of the best I’ve tried (super soft on the inside and crispy on the outside) - and the cheese selection - which was super high quality (one of the best I had in NY). This left us with super high expectations for the main courses. 2) We had 2 main courses: "Tagliatelle al limone with pistachio pesto & stracciatella" which was okeyish but definitely not a highlight of the Italian selection of NY. The gnocchi was horrendous: dry, hard and without flavor…I had better from an ALDI. Drinks: There is a great selection of Negronis and cocktails. Loved the Negronis and my wife really enjoyed one of her drinks. Would definitely come back just for the Negronis. Service was good but a bit slow. They seemed overwhelmed by the amount of people. The atmosphere had a great vibe. Definitely a good place to have some drinks.