Il Violino

Excellent food and drinks. We were promptly seated at a table with a view and the staff couldn't have been more accommodating even though it was a pre theater crowd and the place was bustling! Lovely little restaurant!

The food was great and the service was fantastic. We arrived at 5:15 and the place was 25% full. By 6 it was packed and they handled the crowd quietly and efficiently. Definitely going back.

Great time for everyone

A good neighborhood Italian restaurant that has friendly faces, good food and does not charge outrageous prices

Excellent food and service . Get a window seat good wine list

Il Violino is a very pleasant Westside Italian restaurant. Particularly the window tables provide a relatively quiet environment. The food is very good, and they are willing to adapt menu items. Three of the four at our table had spinach ravioli with pomodoro sauce instead of cream sauce. The service is friendly. The manager/maitre d' pays close attention to all his guests.

I have been to this restaurant several times for a pre-opera meal. It never disappoints. We always opt for the prixe fixed menu. The pasta is homemade and its reasonably priced. It is close to Lincoln Center and I am always confident that I will make curtain time. This time I thoroughly enjoyed the minestrone, verde salad and the John Dory. It was all deliciously prepared, a word of caution, it is alot of food. We were absolutely stuffed. Our server was very personable and knowledgable about the food. I look forward to going again.

Perfect place for dinner before the opera! Nice menu with good variety of choices & reasonably priced. Service was courteous & attentive without being intrusive. Pleasant ambiance - quiet & relaxing atmosphere. Food was perfectly prepared. Will definitely go again, recommend highly!

Food is really good. Love the atmosphere too

I chose this place because it had the traditional Italian food my son likes, it’s close to Lincoln Center, and prices are reasonable for the neighborhood. It did not disappoint. My price fixe meal was even better than I had anticipated and the main course had more food than I could finish.

Had dinner before concert at Lincoln Center. Super convenient to go from dinner to concert.
Food is very good and well prepared. Attentive service. A bit “cozy “. But this is New York and I don’t downgrade the restaurant for tight space.

Great Service!! It was my boyfriends birthday, and the Matr'D and Server sang Happy birthday! Very cute and homey!

very nice for a good price! i sat by the window.

We had happened on Il Violino three weeks before, looking for a place to get dinner before a NYPhil concert. Although we had to stand at the bar for a while, we managed to get seats there and had a great dinner. This time we made reservations for lunch, although it didn't look as though that was necessary. The Saturday brunch was also excellent as was the service, both interpersonally and in delivery speed. It was great sitting by the front window and watching the NYC pedestrians, which included two people who had been dining at the bar with us three weeks before--proving that Il Violino is, first and foremost, a neighborhood restaurant. We enjoyed being part of it and look forward to doing it again.

On the way to the symphony had efficient service to get there on time!

We had a very enjoyable pre-theater dinner. The food was delicious and the portions were just right. I ordered the grilled salmon which came with nicely cooked vegetables and mashed potatoes. I requested double vegetables and no mashed potatoes and it wasn’t a problem. My husband had the fettuccine carbonara and it was very well prepared. The requested glass of prosecco was actually a small bottle, a nice touch. For dessert, an excellent tiramisu was served. The restaurant was rather busy and service little slow when we needed the check.

Always a good choice. Food is uniformly good and reasonably priced. Highly recommended.

This is one of my favorite restaurants. Always a good experience.

Classic Italian American cuisine, and perfect on a stormy NY night. Pasta Fagioli was like Nonna's, and the lasagna bolognese and pollo parmigiana were perfect choices. Portions are very healthy!

Had the calamari, caprese salad, pasta with mushroom and shrimp and sea bass. All were excellent, well cooked and seasoned but the pasta was memorably delicious. Service was very prompt and courteous. I would definitely return.

Great Local place with authentic Italian food and service.

Disappointed. Altho' we had a reservation, the only seats available were next to the door on a frigid nite or in the aisle leading to the kitchen. The place is crowded. Service is good, the waiter recommended lovely wines, but stiff. The calamari appetizer was not crisp and hurt for lack of seasoning. My osso bucco, however, was very good and my husband's filet of dory was good, just uninteresting. There are so many really good Italian restaurants here that one need not settle for this one.

Very reliable food and service. Well priced. Salmon and padta primavera were delicious.

One of the few "reasonably priced" restaurants in the Lincoln Center neighborhood. Food is generally well prepared, and one can depend on having a full meal without rushing before going to the opera, ballet, or a concert.

The food was horrible. My daughter's spaghetti was not cooked. The tomato sauce tasted like paste. They didn't drain the water from the pasta in my dish, it was soup-y pasta. This is not Italian cooking. The environment was ok. Location was the only good thing about this restaurant.

I have dined here before but will never return! Service was terrible (on the verge of rude). The food was less than mediocre, and I was embarrassed because I invited friends for lunch and wished I had chosen a different location. BEWARE - AWFUL SERVICE and BAD ATTITUDE!

Always an exceptional place to eat before the Ballet, Opera or any activities being held at Lincoln Center. The food is always good and fresh with excellent service.

Nice place with great food & decent service.

Delicious Braised Lamb and tasty Brodo di pesce though other dishes not as good. Staff very pleasant. Nice atmosphere. Not uncomfortable for a single person arriving early. Opera sounds in the background add to people watching through the windows. Cozy.

Service this time was mediocre, indifferent.
For example, asked for bread 3x before receiving.

Excellent and somewhat unique Italian food. Great selection of pasta dishes that went beyond the ordinary. Service was excellent. My only issue was with the pricing of the wine list. While the food items on the menu were priced normally, the wines were marked up excessively. I ordered a bottle that I buy for $13 and they had it listed for $48.

Food mediocre. When we asked for more bread, waiter said they ran out. This was at 9:45 p.m.

We wanted to try it because if the reviews. Not impressed at all.

There are so many really fine restaurants on the upper west side. Go to one of them!

This is the third time I’ve been to Il Violino before the opera. The food is always delicious and the servers helpful and friendly. If you let them know you need to make the show, they get you out in plenty of time. Lovely atmosphere and wonderful experience all around. A little cramped, but no more than usual in Manhattan.

Good option for Lincoln Center area—reasonable prix fixe menu, but when we tried to substitute pasta for mashed potatoes on the regular menu the answer was NO—that doesn’t seem right in an Italian restaurant, ambiance good at window table, not inside. Wine by the glass high priced

A great experience and amazing food.

Maybe the best lasagne I have ever had! My husband agrees. The prosecco was cold and delicious!

Everything I wanted in a quiet neighborhood place. Simple, fresh well prepared food.
Only wish there were more wine choices on the lower end.
Will certainly be back.

Very generous portions for prix fix but very narrow space between tables .

Nice neighborhood fancy “diner”. The menu is limited but good. Unpretentious and good sized portions good for family or just a bite. Not a place to go to to try and impress someone but the glass windows on the street make for good people watching.

Last minute reservation
The food was good. Lots of choices
They didn’t mind that we shared, no extra plate charge
Service was good and we had plenty of time to make our performance