Cellini Italian Restaurant in Midtown Manhattan

Excellent service. Excellent food with great ambience. We visit the city every year and I very much enjoyed it.

Came to Cellini for a vendor party and it was very good.The restaurant has a very welcoming interior, has a coat check, and very nice decor. We had our gathering upstairs and it was the perfect size for the attendees. Throughout the entire four hours, the staff kept coming out with amazing hors d'oeuvres (pizza, steak, tuna, classic, Chicken Fiorentina, sausage, meatballs, riceballs). In another room, they had a buffet with salad, pasta, gnocchi, and amazing garlic bread.The bartenders were busy the entire evening and kept everyone very content. I am very confident, that the downstairs main restaurant will be just as memorable as how they host events. If you're ever invited to Cellini......run there. You will be throughly impressed with every aspect of your experience.

Efficient, prompt service during the lunch hour of a packed house! Bread, olive oil and balsamic start you off. My friends went with the Rigatoni Bolognese and the seafood medley respectively. YumI went with the Beet Ravioli special which was delicious! I'll be back for dinner- no complaints...

I found myself at Cellini for an educational work dinner. Being an Italian restaurant in Midtown, I went in with low expectations but also an open mind since I always try to approach new places from a positive mindset. That being said, I was looking forward to checking this spot out and learning something new. Cellini serves up Italian food - like many Manhattan restaurants, the space is kinda tight inside - it was crowded when we arrived but were led to a private room on the side so we were away from much of the crowds. The room was interesting - it almost looked like an add-on to the space. There were two doors to enter that both looked like ones found in residential homes (one was actually a sliding door as seen to enter onto a patio). This room was tight but since it was just us it worked - plus they did up the decor nice. To my surprise, we were actually given free reigns to order our apps and mains off the menu - these dinners are usually prix fixe so it was a refreshing to see; there were, however, some small starters and dessert that were set. We started with margherita pizza on flatbread and sausage; these were both tasty - both were solid offerings. For my actual app I went with the tre colore salad; this was fine - nothing too outstanding and I thought the portion was a smidge too small. For my main I had the Chicken Fiorentina which was boneless breasts in a white wine sauce topped with mozzarella. It was paired with mashed potatoes and spinach with garlic. The dish was pretty good - it had good flavor with the spinach being my favorite component. It was a solid dish overall albeit nothing too outstanding. For dessert we were each given a sampling of three items: ricotta cheesecake, tiramisu, and a chocolate mousse cake. The desserts were fine - the ricotta cheesecake was my favorite, the mousse cake was just okay, and the tiramisu was good albeit a little too strong in espresso flavor. Service was good, and overall I thought Cellini was a solid Midtown Italian spot - I wouldn't be against returning, but I'm not necessarily running back.

A good Italian restaurant with great food. Decent wine list. The service is great and the ambience is okay.

Great food and wonderful service with wonderful prices for high quality fresh authentic Italian food beautiful place in a beautful part of manhattan

Went to Cellini with a group of four and was ushered to a table upstairs. Once there, the wait staff was quite terse with us and didn't really attend to us for the majority of our meal--hence the three star review.Food-wise, no major complains. We ordered the octopus (which wasn't exactly what I was expecting/wouldn't order again) and for my main I got the Spada alla livornese (center cut swordfish). The swordfish was super tender and definitely worth a recommendation. As a side note, I'd suggest trying to ask for a larger table (if yours in unsatisfactory). Our table for four was barely able to fit everyone's entree.

Delicious home cooking, excellent service,I just love this place!! What an amazing experience.Highly recommended for lunch and dinner.

Amazing service and great food! Bread to start was delicious. Reminded me of a North End restaurant in Boston. Highly recommend!

Found the yelp reviews misleading. Led to a disappointing last meal in NY. This is not Italian food. The carbonara had onions! The sauce on the veal parm was orange because once again there was an almost 1:1 ratio of tomatoes and onions! I'm sure there is much better Italian food to be had. For context, travel to different regions of Italy regularly. We did not hear any Italian spoken at the restaurant.