Monte's Trattoria
Monte's Trattoria
Haystack carbonara special
Spaghetti Carbonara
Interior
a large group of people sitting at tables
Exterior
neon signs for restaurants
Cheese cake
pasta, food
menu
Exterior
Outside.
menu
My fist restaurant visit after 2 COVID Shots. I always liked this place there are tables on the street but close quarters
Garlic bread
Outside
Fettuccine Bolognese
Old menu hung on the second floor. To have these prices again!
Outdoor dining
Bread for the table.
Chicken Piccata
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Andrew C.
Dec 25, 2024
This is one of those old school joints that has been in the neighborhood for over 100 years. Literally! Those are the kinds of places I love... just your basic, no nonsense type places that don't invest in all of the glitz and fancy stuff. We each had caesar salads and both commented that they were among the best we've had. My fun companion had the chicken picatta and thought it was very good. I had the shrimp marinara and thought the same. Cheesecake was meh but the tartufo was excellent. It's a very small and tightly packed restaurant and unfortunately our table was right by the door and it's so small that people standing and waiting for tables are essentially on top of you watching you eat dinner, and that wasn't so pleasant, but I guess you could say it's part of the charm so can't ding them for that.
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Jesse Y.
Oct 27, 2024
First time back in about 20 years and is exactly how I remembered.Impeccable staff, great food, great ambience, and overall could not be happier with my meal and service. It's no reason this Trattoria has been around for over 100 years in the West village.
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Alan L.
Oct 7, 2024
Traditional Italian comfort food.Walking into Monte's is taking a trip back in time. The menu may not have changed for 50 years.I enjoyed the Lasagna. The cocktail menu also may be the same as it was 50 years ago.The was helpful and attentive. The room was comfortable.
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Marcus O.
Feb 16, 2025
Monte's Trattoria is an old school Italian restaurant that serves classic Italian dishes. They are low on pretense and fairly high on food quality. Basic Italian dishes such as fried calimari, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken parm., and eggplant rollatini are all fine in flavor and size of portions. Wine comes in either bottles or carafes, garlic bread is served... you get the point. Service is chummy if not "professional" and that also is fine. What it really is- It's real food served by real people. Italian ricotta cheesecake and fresh strawberries for dessert put the explanation on the night. Value extended was good with exception of fried calimari starter ($25) which may have been a double portion? The trip to what Italian restaurants used to be like was actually very refreshing and reminiscent of simpler times.
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Jim S.
Dec 27, 2024
This is such a popular restaurant that has been open for over 100 years. There were many people standing and waiting to be seated at their tables. The dining room and bar are small but it feels like you are in a home. The food was delicious and excellent service. I look forward to visiting again.
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Jason D.
Jan 2, 2025
This is one of our favorite restaurants in NYC. The food is always amazing. The staff is even better. They always ensure a wonderful dining experience. The atmosphere is authentic New York Italian.
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Elena W.
Feb 17, 2025
Where do I even begin!! I came with my friends for a PRIVATE DINING experience last night which we were all so excited for because it was planned MONTHS IN ADVANCE but the experience was in fact NOT PRIVATE. When asking the manager what happened and why there were people in the private dining space, we were faced with extreme rudeness and even told my friend to shut up!! That is so mean!!Honestly the waiters were extremely sweet and I had no problem with them, only the managers terrible attitude ruined me and my friends' entire experience .NOT ONLY THAT, an HOUR after we finished dining I had THE WORST STOMACH PAIN and ended up THROWING UP so idk WHAT WAS IN THAT FOOD!!!!Never coming back
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Kristina L.
Feb 16, 2025
I have never been so appalled by such terrible service. Don't consider booking private events here because apparently it's not private! In ALL our communications, we clearly stated and were ALL under the same understanding that we paid for a PRIVATE ROOM, including Peter. Peter was disrespectful towards multiple people in our party and out of spite, sent more people to our private room after we asked to clarify the situation (he told us to our faces that he's going to send people to the empty tables upstairs just because we wanted to inquire why our private room wasn't private). I don't recommend coming here if you want your night to be ruined by the small portions and the even smaller patience of the owner here.
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Rita H.
Feb 16, 2025
We reserved the upper floor for a private party but when we got there, there was another group who was just sat. The Owner, Peter, was extremely rude and arrogant. He was aggressive towards my friend and told her to "shut the f**k up" when we were inquiring about our booking. He also sent other parties to the upper floor out of spite. The portion was tiny and the service from Peter was unacceptable - I would not return to this place again. My friend who talked to him left a more detailed review but it got deleted...
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Julie l.
Feb 17, 2025
Not friendly for people of color. The managers is very rude and the other customers were all glaring at us (the only POC there) while trying to talk to us and mocking. Servers tried their best but the food is overpriced and mid.
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