Allora Ristorante

“Lovely authentic Italian restaurant! I liked the Paparadelle and the sourdough bread a lot. The Negroni was good as well.”

“Attentive and kind service and to top it off the food is a smash. Had a lobster dish that was genuinely delicious. I never order the same thing twice but may have to come back for that. Thoroughly enjoyed and recommend”

“Two weeks ago I visited New York and made it a priority to try some restaurants, especially Italian cuisine, which I’ve always loved. A friend recommended Allora, and it ended up being one of the highlights of my trip. The wine list is impressive, and the food was outstanding. I ordered the filet mignon with a Hawaiian prawn on top — the steak was perfectly cooked, tender, and full of flavor. You can really taste the quality and care in the preparation. I had a glass of Amarone della Valpolicella that was so good I ended up buying a bottle to take back to my hotel. The service was warm and attentive without being overwhelming, which made the whole experience even better. I would absolutely come back. Highly recommend if you’re in NYC and looking for great Italian food and an excellent wine selection.”

“I went to dinner with a friend and it was one of the best experiences. The food was absolutely delicious, the place felt very cozy, and the service at Allora was excellent. Everyone was very professional and attentive to every detail and to everything we needed. We definitely look forward to coming back soon.”

“The comments on the predatory upselling are true. They are extremely aggressive in upselling menu items, often in a shady manner. On multiple accounts, they offered a "sample" of different menu items for our large party, only to bring out full sized portions for each individual person. They attempted this several times presumably to rack up our bill and we had to be adamant to prevent them from continuing to doing so. It seems a part of their ploy is to speak rapidly and make decisions on your behalf to add unnecessary upgrades to your meal. They quickly poured 3 bottles of spring water to our bill despite us saying well water was fine; they poured our wine bottle out to our entire party despite us explicitly asking for it to be saved for one half of our table, so as to encourage ordering more bottles; our waiter offered "half" of one dish and "half" of another only to bring out (and charge for) two full dishes for one guest; you can imagine that many of these small tactics would add up to rack up a much larger bill than expected. I will say the appetizers were all very flavorful, but the main courses were average at best. The Mt Etna chicken dish was not as advertised; what was supposed to be cherry tomatoes and balsamic reduction came out as a simply weird takeout Chinese-like mixture. The entire restaurant was empty save for one other party, and I have a feeling their predatory tactics are a reason why. Avoid this place if you're a large party; or if you desire more respectable Italian cuisine.”