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   NYCDiner

   New York Area

   3 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Everything about the restaurant was excellent! The food was delicious and the staff couldn’t be nicer.

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   Roger

   New York Area

   34 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   34 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall4food3service3ambience4

   For being a smaller restaurant by Tom Colicchio (sp?), Vallata was just ok. Everyone was amiable and accommodating. Yet, despite the fact that Tom wasn't there cooking, no one, evidently, had learned anything from Tom himself. Have they even watched him on Top Chef? Because if they had paid attention to what he says about the food prepared by the competitive chefs on the show, our meals would've definitely been seasoned properly.

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   HollyK

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

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   Where do we begin? This started because we wanted to visit one of “Tom’s” restaurants-we left planning to return for the food, the vibe, and the service. Our server was efficient, kind, and informative/educational- we even met two chefs who explained the seasonal ramps and the secret to the velvety Bucatini Cacio E Pepe! Tom, all of your team receives the best praise -

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   Jannnetc

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

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   fantastic pasta and house wine deal, the apricot short bread was so amazing.

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   2 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall3food5service2ambience4

   The server was very nice and attentive. But, we waited a very long time to get our food. The server apologized for the long wait between our appetizer and our entrees. It seemed there was an issue in the kitchen and based on the comments from what appeared to be a manger, other tables were complaining as well.

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   Richard

   New York Area

   13 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   13 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall3food3service3ambience3

   Except for the busboy, the staff seemed overwhelmed at times. Food was not up to expectations. Pasta appeared to be sitting in kitchen too long before being served.

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   ElleC

   New York Area

   177 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   177 reviews

   Dined on May 16, 2022

   overall5food4service4ambience4

   Delicious pastas for a great price (especially the $29 pasta & wine deal!)! Friendly informative service, good wines, and buzzy atmosphere!

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   TK719

   New York Area

   424 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   424 reviews

   Dined on May 16, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   This was my first time dining at Vallata, and I had a most wonderful experience. The gemelli with pesto sauce and the cod fish were both delicious, and the chocolate cake was out of this world. The setting is lovely and the service was outstanding. Another great addition the Gramercy area dining scene.

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Seattle

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 14, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Exceptional from start to finish!

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This was a birthday celebration and Vallata made the night so special. From the hostess saying happy birthday to the guest to the menu saying happy birthday on it with the guest’s name, and finally to the waitress bringing a scoop of gelato with happy birthday on the plate, the guest felt very special and it was a wonderful evening. The food itself was amazing; the arancini was delicious and the pasta cooked Al dente and delicious as well. The drinks were well done and the ambiance was perfect. The waitress did not rush us so we could take our time celebrating this occasion. Thank you so much to all the staff for an amazing night we will not forget! Definitely coming back to this great place

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    Occasional

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience2

    Pasta was very, very good. Service was disjointed and a bit awkward; none of the servers seemed to really know or understand the menu, which is entirely in Italian. Our server was nice, though! But would have rather not had to Google all the words.

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12. RH

    RobH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Cacio e Pepe and aracini was phenomenal. Can’t wait to come back!

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13. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 11, 2022

    overall3food5service3ambience4

    Great food, service needs a lot of improvement. Took almost an hour to bring the drinks to the table. Would definitely come back because the food is that good

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    EricR

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 11, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience5

    Great time. Everyone loved it!

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    BenLap

    Fort Lauderdale

    140 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    140 reviews

    Dined on May 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Simple, delicious food. Vallata delivers in every way. The servers, William and Olympia, were informative and friendly, and clearly enjoy working there. Tom Collichio himself was cooking tonight, and spoke to me as I enjoyed my meal at the bar. I had the cacio e Pepe pasta and the meatballs. Both were excellent, essentially perfect versions of each dish. The value is remarkable here, with $21 pricing on each dish. The bambolino was a perfect, not too sweet dessert. William explained to me that Vallata is Tom’s ancestral hometown in the mountains of southern Italy, east of Naples, and that this restaurant is his “passion project.” It shows. Everything is done right, and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.

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    RebeccaG

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    We had a fantastic meal at Vallata. Staff was very attentive and made sure we had a special night. The Sunday Gravy was fantastic and gave us a chance to taste a wide array of the menu.

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    SarahG

    New York Area

    18 reviews

    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fabulous Sunday Sauce dinner!

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    Westfieldfoodie

    New York Area

    22 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on May 7, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience4

    Ambiance and service was very good. Food was good but not as great as I remember. Kale Salad was soggy and not flavorful. Cod was tasty in broth but fewer vegetables than described. Sorbet was too sweet. Perhaps an off night.

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19. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 6, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    All the staff is great and the food is incredible just like other restaurants from the chef Tom. Great experiences. We’ll return every NYC visit!

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    Saverin

    New York Area

    241 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    241 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2022

    overall3food4service5ambience4

    An odd luncheon. Handsome place; empty as a tomb. Only one other couple the entire lunch. Wonder whether it had anything to do with the truncated menu from online offerings. Began with a very tasty potato foccacia($1 higher than online price); a nice pasta with ramps, green garlic and allegedly pepperoncini which was invisible). Portion was skimpy. A lamb sausage with a few sprigs of thin broccoli rabe stalks was also good but small for $28. My friend complained about the low pour on my glass of red and front man graciously topped it off. A $12 draft beer was unavailable The bomboloni for dessert was delicious and our exceptional waitress brought along 3 incredibly fine cookies. Summing up: our food was fine; service superb, but small portions and quite high prices might have something to do with the empty restaurant, though master Colicchio was in attendance throughout. Don't like OT's choice of yes or no below.

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    alial

    Baltimore

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 4, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fabulous dinner. Relaxed, welcoming and gracious! For me the sign of a good restaurant is when they let you sample a wine that you want to try but are uncertain. Bucatini cavil e Pepe was outstanding. Meatball were generous, light , moist and flavorful. We will be back

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    RichH

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on May 1, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Celebrated a birthday Vallata after having visited on a date months before. During both visits, the service was outstanding, food was absolutely delicious, and the atmosphere was comfortable and welcoming yet sophisticated. This time, we went with Tom’s Sunday Gravy — very generous portions, extremely hospitable staff. From cocktails to salads to sauce to sweets, everything was so so good. Would absolutely go back. Thank you.

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    dinnerdiner

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Comfortable surroundings and excellent food

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    William

    New York Area

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful clean, interesting food. Service was excellent, too.

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    EricR

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 25, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience5

    Overall very good experience at Vallata. One of the better new restaurant openings in NYC!

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26. CA

    ChristineA

    Atlanta

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My partner and I dined at Vallata for our anniversary, and we were blown away by the attention to detail that they paid to us! Highly recommend this restaurant, especially for a special occasion.

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27. KM

    KellyM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 21, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Food was filling and delicious! Even our picky 12 year old enjoyed her meal!

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on April 20, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great pasta, server was excellent

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    nyproducer

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on April 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Love this restaurant. Had "that's amore": their great deal of any bowl of pasta and a glass of wine. Fabulous!

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    CaleahM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    I would definitely recommend this restaurant to a friend. The food is reasonably priced and great; the open kitchen concept is a great way to engage with the prep and cook process. The drinks were on the more expensive side but also very tasty. The staff were all very helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. I wasn't fond of my table because I was kind of shoved into a corner with a plant right up against me, but that's a minor issue and I'm sure if I had complained to the staff something would have been adjusted.

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31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My favorite Italian restaurant in the city! The paccheri can’t be beat!!

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    RefinedSite

    New York Area

    32 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on April 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Go-to home cooking with a flair. This is not a load’em up red sauce place. It elevated home cooking with service to match. It deserves 5 stars from Nonna!

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    GD72

    New York Area

    17 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on April 16, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience4

    I'll definitely be returning to Vallata. Food was very good with some dishes outstanding: the lamb sausage, and ricotta cavatelli. Disappointed with the confit tuna appetizer though. I look forward to trying more dishes, especially the pasta.

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34. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 13, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent service and amazing food! Superb experience!

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35. PA

    PAnderson

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Delicious food! Wonderful staff! Our group felt very taken care of and safe! Will definitely go back for sure!

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    DougD

    New York Area

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing flavor profiles elevate this casual dining experience. Pretty classic Italian menu but the preparations are super delicious. The staff is friendly and attentive. Christian took great care of us. The open kitchen means you can watch Amanda prepare the food, and she stopped by the table to say hi. We had great meal and will definitely be going back.

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37. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent from beginning to end! We’ve been to both Craft and Valatta many times and have never had one bad experience.this was our first lunch and I highly recommend it if you are in the area. Excellent service, food, ambiance… perfect.

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38. NM

    NickM

    Phoenix

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great atmosphere and food. Bartender was awesome!

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    MichaelL

    New York Area

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The appetizers were pretty good - potato focaccia was very tasty (but no oil or butter?) - although I’d probably order that alongside the pasta dishes to sop up the sauce next time. Salad was good, not overly dressed. Pasta was fantastic. Perfectly cooked and a not too much so you can have a main dish. Again, maybe save the focaccia for this course. Pork shoulder and meatballs were great as well. With the three courses you’re full but not overly full. Where I think the restaurant needs work is the dessert course. I had the course listed as cannoli and partner had the cookies. The cannoli was more of a doughnut (I probably didn’t read the description well enough) and the three cookies were 12 dollars. Skip the cookies. They’re the size of Pepperidge farm cookies and they’re good, just not 4 dollars each good. I might be convinced if it were cookies and gelato (maybe). So not worth it. The cannoli/doughnut was ok but I’d never order it again. If the other desserts don’t grab your fancy then skip that course here and go elsewhere.

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40. R

    Robert

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Quite a social center for 30-somethings looking for excellent food, service and fun. But menu is limited, space is somewhat awkward and crowded, noise is high and service is earnest, friendly and professional but a bit chaotic, with a half-hour delay in seating a reservation.

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