Il Divino

It's Thanksgiving Evening and a friend suggested this restaurant for some good Italian cuisine. He had sent me Il Divino's info on Yelp and it automatically told me this place is good! It's right in Hell's Kitchen on 9th Ave between 49th & 50th Streets. Very casual dine in atmosphere, not your swanky NY style restaurant where you'd be required to dress smart casual. Another friend had come along to have some drinks and he was going to skip dinner.When all 3 of us had arrived, to our surprise they weren't that busy for a Thanksgiving evening. We got seated easily and greeted by our server immediately. First, we decided on drinks. One friend ordered beer, another ordered champagne, and I ordered red wine. Complimentary bread came next.So what did I order for dinner? There was a pre-fixe menu made special for Thanksgiving. This included an appetizer, entree, dessert and a glass of Prosecco. I chose Lobster Bisque to start off, followed by Turkey Tradicionale, and Pumpkin Pie was the only option yet perfect for dessert.Really authentic Italian restaurant, this place is legitimately amazing! Also would be a place to grab drinks at reasonable prices too. This location is walking distance from Times Square and just one stop away from Port Authority/42nd Street Station! Atmosphere is warm, lighting is dim, service is quick, servers are attentive with a full bar. My food was satisfying to celebrate the holiday. l'd most definitely come back again soon.

I always walk by this place and tell myself I'm going to try this place. Well last night was the night. I decided to give it a shot. Upon entering this place it was really nice a little on the small side. They had decorations due to it being Valentines Day. They had a live singer singing it was nice. We was sat pretty quickly the place was packed due to Valentines. The waitress approached us and ask us if we were ready. I got the bruschetta for appetizers and rigatoni beef bolognese for my main. My partner in crime got the penne alla vodka. Let's rate this food the bruschetta was plain bad there wasn't anything good about it point blank period the tomatoes looked like they were going bad and before it went bad they decided to use it on our bruschetta. Now boom our main come in. I didn't like mines there wasn't anything really bad about the plate it just wasn't for me I had rigatoni before but the beef had flavor the sauce was better this place rigatoni was just salty ASF! They didn't even put no RICOTTA like bruh. Anyways my PIC penne alla vodka was decent thou that's probably the only good thing I actually kinda enjoy. Maybe this place wasn't for me but maybe it will be for you. I probably just picked all the wrong stuff or maybe they were just too busy and were trying to get as much food as they can out. BRUSCHETTA 0.5/5RIGATONI 1.7/5ALLA VODKA 3/5

The man + I visited this little neighborhood restaurant nearly 2 years ago (Nov 2022) on our way to a show. Unfortunately we were super rushed at the time but the amazing service + staff really stood out to us. So when we returned to NYC this week for another show we made sure to stop here again, with plenty of time this visit. We weren't disappointed!We started with the calamari which is always a favorite, but often has too much breading. Il Divino's calamari was PERFECT and the sauce (a simple marinara) was good enough that I wish they sold it in stores. For entrees, we split the sole and pesto gnocchi, both of which were delicious but the flavoring on the sole was absolutely exceptional!Like before, the service was friendly and fast.B O T T O M L I N E :Go! This place is definitely worth a stop!

I enjoyed our service and our server. He was a sweet man. Delicious bread with some garlic oil. Yum. We ordered bruschetta (4 pieces) and calamari for apps- both quite good. The sauce with the calamari was spicy but flavorful. I ordered spaghetti a la vongole- it was flavorful and yum. Everyone seemed to enjoy their meal and wine we ordered. So many good places to eat in NY and this can be one of them.

Great service and food and extensive wine list. Views are amazing. Go here if you want to splurge with a special someone. Make sure to stop by the bathrooms on 5th floor. The staircase is decorated with photos of celebrities who have been there.

It's been over a year and back in town and decided to dine at II Divino in our old neighborhood, Hell's Kitchen. Had always walked by while living here, ironic we're only dining here now, lol. But it was excellent, really really good. The Food, Service, old school ambiance and all at a reasonable price. We had the Calamari Fritti, Fettuccine Carbonara, Rigatoni Bolognese and delicious warm bread. Everything is made fresh at the restaurant which one can taste with every bite. Camilia our waitress was top notch. Without a doubt, hands down recommend II Divino for an authentic Italian meal in a laid back chill atmosphere.

We loved our dining experience at Il Divino! Service was excellent, our wait staff was quick, helpful with the menu, explained the specials and always refilling/cleaning! We had the fried calamari and bruschetta for appetizers. Entrees I did a spaghetti pomodoro with grilled chicken and my friend did the penne vodka with grilled chicken. We will definitely be back!

A great place for a good solid meal with outstanding service by all the staff all the way around . The chicken we had was great, explosive flavors and plentiful, their drinks are equally outstanding and are recommended by all . I loved this place , it was chill and I enjoyed our visit here and will soon come back in here when I'm back in beautiful New York City .

Hit the spot. Fresh bread. Great service and location. Marcel was on top of it! The food is very good but not the very best Italian pasta I have had in this town! The calamari was good but the penne vodka was not the best.

The food was delicious! The service was excellent.went there by surprise and glad we did. The atmosphere and music was so nice. Definitely stop here before your broadway show,