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   Ghiottone

   New York Area

   131 reviews

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   4.0

   131 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall4food4service4ambience3

   Lupa was everything I remembered from decades ago. It has a great formula and wisely doesn't change it. The antipasti were of the highest quality, and the main courses were a worthy follow-up. It's not a thrilling or surprising or even fashionable place, but it's a place where one eats good food and feels good. Nice value for the money as well.

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   MarieN

   Pittsburgh

   1 review

   vip
   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on August 6, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The food is amazing, the space exceptional. Make a reservation!

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   AOTANG

   New York Area

   11 reviews

   3.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on August 6, 2022

   overall3food4service2ambience3

   Not a repeat experience - small table for crowded party has us dropping utensils. 2 out of 4 guests got sick right after dinner.

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   KeithD

   New York Area

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on July 31, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Absolutely delicious as always. Had the caccio pepe and duck and all was perfect!

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   DavidK

   New York Area

   15 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on July 30, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Amazing, our server went above and beyond and gave us the most wonderful meal

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   DomS

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on July 30, 2022

   overall5food4service5ambience4

   food is creative, and simply delicious. Anna our server was amazing

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on July 30, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   My wife and I dined at Lupa for the second time in from Toronto for the weekend and for the second time had a great experience. In fact I wrote a similar review for the same restaurant a couple years back, which is not something I often do , so I feel like the fact we had great service, great food and a great time is not an accident. Cheers to Lupa and a special thanks to our server & bartender Kevin , my " tocayo" i learned , as we spent the evening dining at the bar. Good times . Until next time . K + C

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   eclecticguy

   New York Area

   94 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   94 reviews

   Dined on July 30, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   No restaurant in Manhattan cooks pasta to such an exquisitely perfect moment of doneness — and with such consistency. The staff is amiable and efficient, the bar man Kevin is a mixologist with an engaging manner. Great to revisit and see high standards being upheld.

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   Impeccable

   New York Area

   7 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on July 25, 2022

   overall3food3service3ambience2

   Starters were delicious and so was the wine. Main course pastas were only ok and the saltimbocca looked utterly unappetizing and came with no sides. Room was too loud.

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    SimoneM

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Terrific food , service, and hospitality as always. Thank you so much

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    Syvued

    New York Area

    27 reviews

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    2.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience2

    We ordered the spinach pasta with lamb ragu - there was mostly pasta - we never tasted the lamp ther was hardly any ragu in the plate. It was the special. When we ordered 60$ red wine - the bottle was warm - it was really lack of experience- And tact. The waiters/ busboys / were surrounding our table every 4 minutes to hurry us out of the resto. Horrible experience- so many better Italian Restaurents in the city. Still left a 20% tip.

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    donaldp

    New Orleans

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 21, 2022

    overall3food2service2ambience2

    Food did have much flavor. Very bland. Waiter disappeared.

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    StevenR

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on July 19, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    Lupa is lovely. Wines are fairly priced. Food is consistently excellent. Servers are always professional and friendly. I love it here.

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    MarcA

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on July 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Lupa has been solid for many years and I would say since coming back from Covid it’s as good as ever. The linguine with Clams was perfect and the DUCK never disappoints. Finally the wine list is extensive from every region of Italy including some value on the list. The staff was also great! Thank you for a great evening!

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    38 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on July 17, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    I had Lupa on my list of restaurants to try for many years but was discouraged because it was difficult to get a reservation, I knew I was going to be just a few blocks away on Sunday afternoon so I tried in succeeded. So glad I did. The food was delicious, Exactly the type of Roman Italian fare I wanted to eat. The service was attentive; the decor made me think I was in Rime again. I’ll surely eat at Lupa again, and so will my friend.

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    MonicaR

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 16, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    It was not what we expected. Food not great, my moms plate was with too much salt and garlic. No one care to apologize the only thing they wanted was for my mom to order another plate and not compensate for the bad moment. I WILL NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE

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    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    14 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on July 12, 2022

    overall4food3service3ambience4

    One of our favorite restaurants in NYC we showed up ready to enjoy some of our favorite dishes. It seemed to be missing some of the more interesting seasonal apps that we’ve enjoyed in the past. That was ok, but we made a grave error in ordering the pasta tasting. We love the pasta, but the portions were so big we were stuffed after round one, we had another 4 to go. So it started a feel a bit miserable. Plus many of the pastas dishes tasted similar with the thick creamy sauce that were kind of icky for a summer dish. We should have asked more questions before ordering or maybe the bar tender (we sat at the bar) could have given us a heads up on the size… anyway it ended up feeling like a wildly expensive pasta night without it feeling special or worth it. We are looking forward to coming back to Lupa, but won’t order that again.

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    MICHAEL

    New York Area

    21 reviews

    4.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on July 6, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience3

    Lupa is a favorite NYC restaurant but hadn't been there for a couple of years. The menu seemed more limited and it would have been nice to have more salad and seafood on offer.

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    MDNYC

    Austin

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 6, 2022

    overall5food1service2ambience3

    I’ve been going to Lupa for 20 years and it used to be one of my favorite restaurants. Alas, my last visit there was so disappointing that it will be my last visit. Doos was served at random with sides coming out with apps. Pastas took 20 minutes longer. During that lull we tried to order 6 different bottles from the list, each of which was sold out! We finally got a glass of wine and everyone at the table agreed that it was one of the worst dinner experiences we’d had recently.

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    eleni

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on July 5, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience3

    the food was reallllly good, i would definitely come again, they even accomodated 2 extra persons for us

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    Oldtimer

    New York Area

    33 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    33 reviews

    Dined on July 2, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    we had a lovely evening and the service is great. Starting off I was very surprised they had no champagne available. We were seated way in the back right under a loudspeaker so it was a little bit too loud. Also the food was very good but not really great. I think the last time I went which was a long time ago it was really great. Still super fine restaurant though.

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    acdiner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 2, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience2

    The service needs improvement. The servers are not as experienced and polished as they used to be. It seems they lack training. Servers should not interrupt while dining and must be careful when serving beverages and food. Also, my cacio e pepe pasta was lacking pepe!

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    joel

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on July 1, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    Terrible experience. Squashed, very greedy seating. Bad attitude of wait staff. Could not order an appetizer of olives to have with a glass of wine until the entire order was taken. We ordered specifically for each of us. I ordered a salad and fish. My wife ordered a pasta and sides. My salad came and nothing else came for ½ hour. Then it all came at once and filled the table. All in all most disappointing and would not recommend to anyone. I do not thing that this was a one off. I think that Bastianich is not paying attention and the result is what we experienced. Disgusting!

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    ShaunB

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 29, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience5

    some of the best pasta I have ever had, amazing cocktails as well

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 28, 2022

    overall2food1service3ambience2

    Overly salty Carbonara.

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    jeffg

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 28, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    haven’t been there is many years.. hasn’t changed, great as always.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Sydney

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 26, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience5

    Great value

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    AgnesA

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 26, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    I love Lupa .. its timeless

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    Primo

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 24, 2022

    overall1food1service3ambience3

    This once lovely place is now just slinging food. It’s sadly become below average. Save yourself a trip and some $$$$.

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    frequentdiner

    Minneapolis

    220 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    220 reviews

    Dined on June 22, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Spectacular Italian cuisine in a comfortable, if intimate, setting. The Cachio e Pepe is perhaps the best in the City.

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31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 20, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience5

    The fact that ALL the old staff is gone can clearly be felt. Service was average at best. Not knowledgeable, courses came out before we were finished with previous ones and had to be sent back etc etc.

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    NYCGourmand

    New York Area

    201 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    201 reviews

    Dined on June 20, 2022

    overall4food3service5ambience4

    Pastas were excellent and flavorful; the roasted duck was dry and dull. I had to pour balsamic vinegar (remaining from the focaccia dipping) all over it to give it some spark and flavor. Don't know what happened with that order in the kitchen. Probably should have sent it back and just ordered another pasta. I'd tell diners to be cautious about ordering this item in the future.

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    WesW

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on June 20, 2022

    overall2food1service4ambience4

    It was an off night for Lupa. After many, many years (seriously) of coming here, it was an extremely disappointing experience. Arriving Sunday evening at 10:15pm prior to an 11pm posted closing time, there were few guests in the restaurant. After ordering, the server returned to let me know that the chef wasn't happy with the side of broccoli rabe I had ordered, so I opted for the "appetizer" of crispy brussel sprouts as a side to my entree. They were served lukewarm, and were any thing but crispy, as they were swimming in balsamic vinegar (which I detest and was not part of the description of the presentation). I had ordered the saltimbocca, which has been a popular choice of others whenever I've been here. I ate less than a third. It was woefully undercooked, i.e. raw. Unfortunately the server never checked in with how our meals were. When he eventually did, I told him I would take the rest home and cook it myself.

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Lupa is a favorite and never disappoints. We went there for Father’s Day. The Escarole salad and Bavette cacio e Pepe are favorites - always great. The service is always great, very attentive.

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    Lori

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Well seated, nice wait staff, very good food

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    Bianca

    New York Area

    52 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    52 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall3food4service4ambience2

    Good food, short menu. Tables are stacked like sardine cans, we felt as tho we were on the west side bike lane. Extensive wine list. Service was great. Marco our server and Ishmael at the bar were great, as well as the manager Giuglio. We had a good time and will be back.

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    IBoogie

    New York Area

    31 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    I love Lupa and always will. Overall, Quality has suffered some as of late. Still love it tho.

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    PhilF

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Always fantastic food. Amazing wait staff. Mike is a great server. Kevin is a great bartender. Grazie !

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    NeilB

    London

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Lupa was recommended by a friend as a perfect place to help celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary and my daughter’s 21st birthday, trip to NYC. The food was excellent, Italian at its best and as good as I’ve had anywhere, including many trips to Italy. What was exceptional though, was the atmosphere, the brilliant staff and their fantastic service and wonderful attention to detail. Thanks Lupa for a really special night for my family. A place I’d recommend if you want an amazing experience.

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    AMA4

    Chicago

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on June 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Ab-so-lutely Delicious- every dish was amazing! Service and food timing was also perfect. A favourite for our family and definitely a must-eat at restaurant when in NYC.

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