Arte Cafe

Arte Cafe was fabulous as always. The wait staff is attentive, remembers what you like to drink and I highly recommend them.

A great place to eat when you don’t want to be rushed and want a quiet place to talk. Lunch special is a great
Value and the food is high quality.

consistently good here with just fair service and wish the loud conversations could be muffled by the space.

Nobody does it better on the upper West side then Artie café!!! They really go out of their way to deliver a quality service with amazing food and a big smile!

My husband and I loved our meals!!! He had salmon and I had the branzino, but my friend who is Italian thought her pasta had no taste and thought her salad needed blue cheese. Her husband was happy with his pasta selection.

We (a group of six) were nearby - waiting for a table at a busy place that doesn't take reservations - and found Arte Café on Open Table with immediate availability. We grabbed the opportunity and were delighted that we did! Friendly staff at Reception, prompt service at the table, delicious food and wine - couldn't have asked for better meal and at the last minute, too. We'll be back!

I attended a small birthday party in the early afternoon and everyone enjoyed the delicious food. Our server, Wilson,
was extremely attentive. The ambiance was lovely. The lunch prix-fixe menu had a varied selection and was
reasonable. We were all very satisfied with our entrees. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Service, food and value was very good. They have an atrium area suitable for parties

I like that place. Trued pasta with clams and it was great. Like their Ceasar salad.
Almost every months I go there, always nice quiet, you can talk and hear your friends.😃

A cute spot. Could be an amazing experience if they trained the wait staff in customer service. Needs some marketing or a HH to bring people in. Could be so much better!!

The food was acceptable, though not more. I picked the restaurant primarily based on past experiences at their outpost @ The Block. For a Friday nite the restaurant was not packed and reservations would not be needed. It may be the nicest restaurant close to the Cerritos Center, though there other choices nearby.

Previously reviewed. Wilson excellent, friendly, accommodating waiter.

On visiting NYC once a year I am compelled to revisit this buzzy restaurant with it’s delicious food, great ambiance & friendly, helpful waiters .

We were seated near an outside door and were cold for a while. Service was ok, but food was quite good. It is a 7 block walk to Lincoln Center, so it is convenient. I will be back as it is considerably better than some other places we have eaten prior to the curtain.

Arte Cafe offers everything you want and need from a good restaurant rather than to "be on trend". Great location, inviting and comfortable atmosphere: smart but not stuffy, superb service and fresh, Italian food made with care and high high standards. Recommended for locals and visitors alike.

New Neighborhood Favorite!

Sat in the rear over flow room which made us feel abit disconnected from the main Dining area .service was very good .we all had wine and dessert and were very happy with it choices .would def return

Great food, excellent choices, friendly staff, pleasant ambience, keep going back.

Consistent quality at good prices. Great pre-theater value. No fuss, no muss. No music to interrupt long awaited conversations with friends. Adult friendly restaurant. Might have had one bad meal over a 30 year span. The bar is in a separate room for those who care about handcrafted cocktails.

There food is text book perfect! There grilled octopus dish is better then the ones I had in Italy. The linguini and clams is the best I’ve ever had. The chicken and veal parm are perfection. Pastas cooked al dente and the new bartender makes amazing cocktails! They have indoor and outdoor space and on top of all this the price for manhattan and the quality is so fair! We LOVE this restaurant!

Always a terrific place whether for lunch or dinner.

We went there on New Years Day. The steak was tough and grizzled with fat. It was ordered medium rare but was virtually raw. The lamb shank was also very fatty. Both were covered in thick gravy in hopes that the real appearance of this food wouldn't scare you off. The price of drinks was off the chart even otherwise relatively cheap wines. This restaurant was once just a relatively inexpensive local spot. Now they're charging very upscale prices for very low scale food. This place is definitely off our list.

We chose Arte Cafe for NYE and could not have been happier with our decision. Everything was perfect and the food was delicious.

Pase fin de año en familia , excelente . Todo , recomendable

Wonderful experience on a very busy night (New Year's Eve) Our special guests also had a great time. Staff was exceptionally nice--other restaurants could learn from this! Food was well prepared, generous portions and excellent value. We are coming back soon.

We frequent Arte Cafe and typically love the food on their regular menu and have had great service. This year we decided to go for NYE and their 4 course prix fixe and I left feeling underwhelmed. First, the waiter brought us the wrong bottle of wine and didn’t show it before pouring (thankfully it wasn’t a more expensive bottle!). I thought each course was pretty meh. Waiter didn’t ask how we wanted the steak cooked and mine came out basically still alive. At the end of the meal the waiter brought the check and we inquired about the glass of Prosecco that is included in the prix fixe and his response was “Oh, yeah. Did you want that?” The place wasn’t any more crowded than it is normally but hopefully it was just a fluke.

Cannot beat Arte Cafe's food quality for the price, best value to food quality in Italian on the UWS.

We love Arte’s and try to eat there every time we come to NY. Our meals were delicious, especially the Branzino! Wonderful bread, good service, inviting atmosphere and reasonable noise level.

I recently reviewed Arte Cafe and gave it a 5-star rating. I have to subtract at least 2 stars. Four of us dined there Saturday, December 29. We asked for a bottle of their California Chardonnay (the only CA Chardonnay they had on the menu). We were told they did not have any. We then asked for a bottle of Pinot Grigio; again, we were told they did not have any.
I asked to see the manager and identified myself as a very long-time diner at their restaurant (my husband I have been going there since they opened). I expressed my disappointment that they did not have either our first or second wine choice. The manager was very apologetic but not very helpful. We settled for a Sauvignon Blanc, which was meh.
Extremely disappointed with management's reaction, which was exactly zero. I would have thought, given our long history, the manager would have comped us a round of drinks. They did bring over a delicious little chocolate-flavored aperitif, which we enjoyed and appreciated.
I would have made a run to a local liquor store and picked up some Chardonnay and Pinot for my customers. Alternate choices were nil.

Bar is excellent as well

Excellent restaurant

The food was very good and the portions substantial. Other reviews said the service wasn't great but we found the service to be fine. Several in the group brought some food home. Over all, I would go back.

Great ambiance and restaurant . I highly recommend it.

Very enjoyable, great food, excellent service. Very nice staff.

I have been to New York three times and each time I go out of my way to eat at this little gem which was suggested by a long time local. They had a great lunch menu that went on into the afternoon. We had a lovely starter, main course, and dessert, for less than twenty dollars each. Great house wine as well!

The food was good. We did have an issue with the French fries being cold but besides that everything was delicious and we were all happy. The service is super slow. Don’t eat here if you’re in a rush and need your food pronto. After 45 minutes I had to ask someone passing by to check on our order. Not sure what happened to the waitress who took our order but we never saw her again. I still like this restaurant despite the slow service and cold fries. They are very pleasant and try hard.,

The food was just OK, I don’t think I would be going back any time soon.

Holiday show & dinner

Great place for a work holiday lunch. Everyone really enjoyed the food and atmosphere!

Food is OK, BUT because of such consistently bad service and loud noise levels hard to enjoy.
Such a shame, since it could be a neighborhood Gem with the proper attention to details.