Fresco by Scotto

“Absolutely adore this restaurant! The staff is very friendly and always makes my family & I feel welcome. The food is outstanding & the decor makes you feel like you’re in having dinner in Italy! A must try!!”

“We had a lovely dinner. The service was excellent and the food quality is wonderful. Everything is flavorful and fresh. The espresso martini was great. Highly recommend for an authentic Italian meal.”

“I highy recommend this restaurant. From the start, we first go in the girls at the front were so friendly so much so that I felt as if I knew them for years. Very nice. The food, we had the meatball, which was huge and it was fantastic! We also had some pasta bolognese which was also fantasic. Plus we had the pizza and it was just perfect. I can't say anything wrong. The atosphere, the serice all feels like family. We are waiting to go back in a couple of months. This place is not cheap but its all worth IT!”

“All the dishes we ordered were well done. Rigatoni, Dover sole and the calamari was perfectly cooked. The portion were between fine dining and a proper family style Italian restaurant. Service was prompt and friendly but the restaurant was very quite during lunch. The decor was fun and nontraditional in a good way. The prices were fair for midtown Manhattan. Value was okay as the portion were on the smaller side.”

“My girlfriend and I visited Fresco on Valentines Day after securing a reservation one month in advance. We were welcomed by the hostess and seated by the front door near the bar. I do not believe this was the "Main Dining" area noted in our reservation. It was very busy and consumed with the constant flow of incoming and outgoing patrons, and those at the bar brushing up against the tables. The smoke from cigarette smokers standing near the front entrance was prominent. Since it was Valentine's Day, we decided to just deal with it and enjoy the night. The table was nicely decorated with Valentine's Day décor. Our server introduced himself and handed us the food, wine and special Valentine’s menus but he didn't highlight any specials. He was the only server working the front area with about 8 tables. After sampling a wine, we ordered a Moscato wine and an Old Fashion. My date was surprised to receive the wine in a Champagne glass not a wine glass, particularly because everywhere we looked other diners were served with a wine glass. The Old Fashion was very tasty. She also ordered a diet coke but it took a second reminder to finally receive it. We ordered the "For the Table" Mama Scotto's Meatball appetizer which arrived fairly quickly and our server cut it for us. We appreciated that but would have preferred if he asked us first. The meatball was huge and absolutely delicious. As our main entrees we order the Rigatoni Bolognese and Filet Mignon Al Marsala. A kitchen worker delivered the entrees. They were both excellent. About hallway through my Filet Mignon, I finished the Old Fashion and waited for our server to order another one. Another 20 minutes past and our server was just too busy setting up new tables or helping other tables. He seemed only able to handle one request at a time because didn’t scan the area to determine if anyone else needed assistance. By the time he returned to our table I gave up on a second drink and requested the dessert menu. 10 more minutes elapsed before we received the dessert menu and another 10 minutes waiting to place an order for Tiramisu. We waited at least another 20 minutes before the dessert was delivered by our server. I suspect he forgot to place the order. The Tiramisu was delicious. Two hours into our dinner date we waited for our server to request the check. I asked my date to try to flag him down while I visited the Men's Room. The bathrooms were up a flight of stairs, which I’m sure is very challenging more senior patrons (and I’m 64). After returning the server still hadn’t returned to request a check. It took another 10 minutes and waving him over to finally request the check and more time to actually deliver it and process my payment. Overall, we were very pleased with the food and drinks but the service was extremely slow, and foot traffic overbearing. While I understand Valentine's Day is a very busy service, I don’t understand how a restaurant of this high caliber didn’t add more servers. I don’t blame our server. He was in over his head. Service = 2 Food = 5 Atmosphere = 3 Cost = 3”