La Palina Restaurant

I can't give enough positive feedback about La Palina. If I could give 10 stars I would. While visiting my daughter I wanted some authentic Italian food and found this place one mile from her home. The minute you walk in it was like being with family. The staff (possible owners?) are so attentive, funny and kind. The food is better than my mom's and my naunie's (sorry mom) which I didn't think was possible. The prices are fantastically fair for the quality and portions given. We started with the calamari which was fresh, delicious & perfect. We ordered 2 meatballs (I wanted to try everything), chicken parm and linguine Alfredo. All were THE BEST I have EVER had. No one makes meatballs like my mom used to and they were better! The chicken was tender and delicious. The red sauce, drinkable. The Alfredo sauce to die for. The BEST. The Italian bread and garlic bread... fabulous! We made a reservation. The place was packed. Vibe was old school, Italian music, buzzing with laughter and chatter. We will be back every time I visit my daughter.

Prices are high for the food they are serving, but options are limited for Italian restaurants in the area. (There is another one less than a ten minute walk away, you might be better off going there). Service is fine, food is alright. Just can't get over the high prices of the specialty dishes.

Was on my list for a long time. My overall reaction is not impressed. Stuffed mushrooms oreganata were good. Had spinach in them for a different kind of stuffed mushroom. Baked clams were good but I've had better. Shrimp fra diavolo with linguine was passable. Nothing great. Sauce nothing to write home about My friend had the pork chop with side of spinach. She said also it was good but nothing amazing. Desert your standard tortoni Decaf coffee eh. The side of French fries and pot croquettes which they said was on the house looked and tasted like it was left over from the day before !

The whole time I was here, I felt like I was a bug that needed to be squashed immediately. From the haughty wait staff, to the busboys, it felt like I did not belong here. It was almost as if they cater to the regulars, which it appears they do. As for me, I was treated like a second class citizen, despite the first class prices of the menu items.That is a shame because the food is pretty good. I got the fried calamari and it tasted fresh and the marinara sauce that comes with it tastes homemade as well. The veal parmigiana also is pretty good along with the side spaghetti. Unfortunately, unlike the calamari, it is a small portion, so I deduct points for quantity.The free bread along with the garlic cheese bread here is not great. I think the bread is stale. That, or it hardens too quickly, likely because of the moisture of the air hitting the bread, hardening it too quickly.They also upcharge for paying with a credit card. Buh.I will not be returning.

Best fried calamari in the universe, house salad just like Grandmas. Sunday sauce should be every day. Fun and talkative staff, fantastic Super Bowl party!

The goat Italian restaurant! Literally anything you order is ridiculously amazingly good. I'd start with the baked clams. I go to the rigatoni filetto Di Pomodoro. I've followed up with a pork chop with vinegar peppers. Boom! The service is excellent and the ambience is impeccable.

La Palina is my favorite old school Italian restaurant in Brooklyn! Growing up it was La Palina Joes of Ave u Carolina's, Garguilios and Fiorentinos. Three are still standing. I've done a tour of many of them recently including Nortg Brooklyn's Frost & bamontes but here's what's special here.. The room, updated but classic lots of lore & chairs I remember as a kid still there. The original servers still there & most important the food. Family style potions.Ate:Always great breadTerrific gratis garlic breadAntipasto Fried calamari Good house redChicken scarpielloPork chops vinegar peppersFilette de pomodorro over rigatoni Broccoli rabeHousemade ricotta cheesecake The filette de pomodoro is classic with prosciutto & not to be missed ! Scarpiello was super vinegary& was a perfect match to a their house red. The antipasto had the freshest melt in your mouth mozz. The kitchen & the waitstaff are very coordinated & the family loved it!!

I love this place. Genuine Italian-American favorites and hospitality. And tgey bring the Sambuca with your espresso.

Gotta love a place that still makes great old fashioned food in unparalleled style. I used to go at least 2-3x a week until I saw I was gaining lots of weight & I didn't work out enough. Oh well, I guess that's what comes with aging. Their service is also very good & helpful when it comes time to decide which food/drink to have because they're all just too good. Oh well, that's about all I can say; these days I can walk there, & not worry if I can get parking! Oh, I'm serious when I say that their food always hits the spot!

My go-to place for consistently good food, good service, nice atmosphere, reasonable prices. And valet parking! This place never disappoints!