Cascina Ristorante

I read many of the reviews on this restaurant, and the bad ones scared me, but we took the leap and hoped for the best. We had a birthday dinner for 17 and this was one of the few places that could accommodate us (uh oh). I'm sure there are better, and I've been to a few, but there is absolutely nothing to avoid here. The food was sensational, the decor was lovely and the service was really great. If you need top tier ambience, a super fashionable address, or a too-cool crowd, go somewhere else. For everything else, you will like if not love this restaurant. more

A very good place to eat. The pizza is great: very thin crust, light on the sauce, and covered with fresh ingredients. Pastas are also very good. The atmosphere is also a notch above the other Italian restaurants on Ninth Avenue. Great service, even though it can run into the 'Italian' mode sometimes (they like to leave you alone.) Very friendly and accomodating. I once saw the manager send entrees back to the kitchen because the table had not yet finished the appetizers, and it looked as if the entrees were fresh and new when they did bring them out. The obviously care about the quality of their food. Pros: Thin crust Roman style pizza more

The other night I went with my friends to Cascina Restaurant to celebrate my birthday .The food was great ,the atmosphere was fantastic with the nice fire wood .At the end of the night we order a fantastic fruit cake .Was a wonderful birthday ,thanks cascina I will be back soon. more

I was very DISSATISFIED with the service from the very beginning. \r My family and I went there for the first and the very LAST TIME. The hostess was very disreputable and looked altogether totaly disinterested and lazy, the table was too small and unstable and the atmosphere\r was unpleasant and I would never recommend this place to any of my friends. more

Last night I went to Cascina Restaurant with my Fiance'.A beautiful lady take us to a nice table .A gentleman came to us efter the waiter took our order , for our surprise was the General Manager ,he take care in every step. That was very nice ,at the beginning we start with the squid fried, then I order Pizza Margaritta and my Fiance' a delicious Lasagna to enclosed a glass of Red Wine at the end Chocolate Cake and Coffee. Cascina, in my opinion is a Restaurant that everybody should visit. Is a Family Restaurant with a Great Service. more

i have been in Cascina Restaurant for the fist time 2 days ago. It was my husband's b'day and i wanted to celebrate it in a very unforgetable way. \r I checked out the wine list. Too many wines, didnt know which one pick up.\r Then the very kind young manager came to me and understood that i needed help.\r He was great and helpfull.\r We picked up an uncredible Amarone Bertani 1976, the same year of my husband...\r He extoled the wine from the bottle to the decanter. He did a good job and explaned us the process of the wine. I learned more.\r So, now i know that if i have to choose a VERY GOOD BOTTLE OF WINE, the only thing i have to do is.... GO TO CASCINA RESTURANT!!!!\r \r The restaurant has a very good managment with a particular attention for the guest. Congratulation!!!!\r Alexandra C. Pros: wine list and managment more

I proposed to my girlfriend at this beautiful rustic italian restaurant. The staff paid every attention to detail to make this once in a lifetime moment special. The food had bold flavors with fresh ingredients and lavish portions. The wine selection was excellent and I can't say enough about the staff.\r And the waiter didn't forget to bring to the table an homemade tiramisu' with a candle on top for my girlfriend.\r My girlfriend was so please and happy with everything and I can't wait for my next visit.\r \r Good job cascina. Pros: excellent service more

We went to Cascina for lunch on a Saturday on the recommendation of the CitySearch rating and what a disappointment that was. First, the waiter was annoyed when we asked him questions about the menu. As for the food, the lobster salad was unimpressive, the anti-pasto was mainly Oscar Meyer cold cuts, and the broccoli soup needed lots of salts to make it flavorful. Then, the cream that came with the coffee was curled. And to top it all off, the waiter got into a loud shouting match with the restaurant manager. Pros: Door attendant pleasant and courteous Cons: Bland food. Excitable waiters/management. Curled Milk. more

I went in this restaurant few times and always I found the service and the food really good.\r I had the most simple Italian dish as spaghetti al pomodoro.\r You can find this in every Italian restaurant in NYC but nobody can beat the taste and the freshness of the one had at Cascina. Bravo. Pros: Traditional Italian more

If you never been in Italy, you should try this restaurant. The food, the atmosphere, the friendly service and the Italian managers make you feel just like in Italy.\r We had a wonderful appetizer as fried zucchini blossom flowers stuffed with mozzarella in fresh tomato sauce.....superb. After we had sea bass with olives, potatoes and Vermentino wine sauce......delicious.\r We heard comments from other tables about how good is the pizza.\r Avoid the noisy crowd from the pre-theatre.\r Wonderful wine list..... all Italian wines. Pros: Food, service Cons: Noisy pre-theatre more

Seriously, I don't understand where all these glowing reviews are coming from. This place was awful. It looks like a cute neighborhood place but the food is beyond underwhelming. Every dish was terrible - stuffed mushrooms were leathery and tasteless, mixed greens were limp and lifeless, calamari was clearly freshly defrosted and underdone. The stuffed chicken breast was a deep fried chicken tender with a bit of spinach (unseasoned) on the inside, served with a slice of lemon. \r \r Honestly, there are a million neighborhood places on 9th Avenue better than this one. Don't waste your time. Pros: Close to theaters, cheap Cons: Atrocious food more

I've been there with my wife the last time the first days of June,\r I really had an italian experience, warm place, i've forgot to be in NYC,we started choosing from an awesome wine list a bottle of Barolo, I've eaten an amazing steak from the special of the day and my wife has eaten the redsnapper.Simply everything was great from the service to the food.\r We'll come back soon..\r Good job casina.\r Cristofer\r more

I went to this restaurant few years ago and I was not to much impressed.\r I return for dinner last week and I notice an impressive improvement overall.\r We order a bottle of nice red wine from a wonderful wine list and the food following was amazing.\r We finish our dinner with a smooth grappa di Moscato, I never saw in other restaurant such a huge selection.\r Bravo.\r Pros: wonderful food and wine at reasonable prices Cons: avoid the noisy Pre-Theatre crowd more

My wife and I stop in here to eat very often. We both love the pizza and the atmosphere. THis place just ooses warmth and hospitality. I have had almost all the pasta dishes on this menu and I recommend all. THe eggplant appetizer is one of the hidden gems; it's actually baked in the brick oven, just great. The wine selection is spectacular. Really great food served in a cozy, friendly atmosphere. I know we will be there, you should too. Pros: food, cozy atmosphere more

I've been here 2X and completely satisfied both times. The food was great - had risotto, liguini with clams, tasted a peice of salmon dish, and have had a couple desserts (all very delicious and great endings to my meals). Next time I'm feeling Italian I will not hesitate to come back. The service has been warm and friendly too. I thoroughly enjoyed my meals. Pros: Main course, desserts, wine selection more

I LOVE THIS PLACE. My friend and I go here about once a week, and sometimes twice on the weekends. Bottom line, the food is fantastic, the owners/servers are friendly and you feel welcomed. The owners are also straight from Italy and the wine is harvested in their own Italian vineyard. If you like white wine with a hint of sweetness, I recommend the Frustanerra. In the beginning, you are given bread which is served with delicious olive oil and I find that it's a nice compliment to the wine. I have had almost everything on this menu, but actually not the pizza. I have noticed the rave reviews for it. Judging by the delicious aroma of the brick-oven, I'm sure it lives up to it's name. GO HERE! Pros: Welcoming and Delicous! Cons: I haven't encountered any and I've been here at least 20 times. more

We went here because we're checking out places w/ private rooms for an event we're planning. Cascina's cuisine, cozy atmosphere & private rooms seemed like a possibility but this place has no idea how to treat customers considering having their event there. When we arrived, either the chef or one of the cooks was sitting outside - he was very friendly &, later, he directed me to additional restrooms downstairs - he was the most personable one there all night! Our waiter was busy w/ other tables for a while after we were seated, so as we sat looking around w/ our menus closed, a bunch of other waiters & a manager stood by looking at us. None of them reassured us that our waiter would be coming soon, or offered to get us water, drinks, bread, nothing. Our waiter wasn't too friendly at first, even after we disclosed we were considering having an event there. It took a few visits to our table for him to be warm & personable (maybe he was frazzled by the few table he had?! Oh well, better friendliness later than never, I guess...). After the meal, another waiter showed us the upstairs private rooms but he didn't know anything about rates, policies, etc. The manager started to walk upstairs & we thought, great, he'll talk to us all about it. But the manager saw us, turned around & went back downstairs! Even after seeing that we were interested in renting the room! We were appalled, why should we chase after this guy to find out information about having a party there?! He saw us & IGNORED us! Even the hostesses were bored outta their skulls, standing lifelessly & saying nothing as we left. Do they staff this place w/ their ""B Team"" on Sunday nights?! All that aside, the food was good - delicious pizza, tasty specials. If I were starving & happened to be in the area during a blizzard or some other reason to go inside, MAYBE I'd dine here again (my husband refuses to), but it's doubtful. There are many other places in this city that know a thing or two about great service. Pros: Pizza, Specials, Private rooms (though no one talked to us about 'em...) Cons: SERVICE, MANAGEMENT more

I would recommed it to all. I loved the service and the cleaniness. The pizza was the best pizza I ever had. It was amazing. Pros: Ambience and service Cons: Parking more

I just moved to Hell's Kitchen a few months ago and I love Cascina. It's my favorite Italian in the area. The atmosphere is amazing. Check out the brick oven centered the dinnig room. It's an ideal place to a latenight hide-away romantic dinner. The food is great. Pizza is great. Do not miss the wine list. It redifines cozy and comfortable. Pros: food, cozy atmosphere more

We went to cascina for a pre-theater dinner. Wonderful. The atmosphere was cozy and nice. Pizza was the best we ever had. Pasta was very good. The menu was extensive and very interesting. We will definately be back to try the rest of what they have to offer. We were very happy to have found the restaurant. Great wines too. We highly recommend it. more