Artie’s Steak & Seafood
“This is just an all around great restaurant that is generally frequented by locals.”
“The Hostess and server Judith was outgoing and funny, service was excellent!”
“Spiro the owner knows how to deliver with food and service and well trained staff.”
Artie’s Steak & Seafood
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
6 reviews
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Great drinks, great zuppa d'pesce. this is my all time favorite place on city island. i have to say I was really pissed when i saw Anthony Bourdain in the bronx on TV and he went to another restaurant on City Island, because this is the best one!
Man what happened? New owners? New chef? Very disappointing meal!
We popped in for lunch and decided get a few dishes to share; a cold antipasto platter, the shrimp scampi with rice, and a salad with filet mignon.
The antipasto was really sad and tired. It had marinated mushrooms, roasted peppers, olives, mozzarella, and prosciutto. Aside from the olives everything tasted stale and nasty. The peppers were super bitter, the mushrooms were rubbery, and both seemed like they came out of a forgotten and expired jar in their pantry As for the meat, it was dry (as if it was improperly stored in their fridge), and the cheese was totally flavorless. We were pretty disappointed.
As for the shrimp dish, the taste was OK, but the protein to starch ratio was way, way off. There were 4 or 5 tiny shrimp served over a massive plate of buttery rice. If you're going to just put just a few shrimp in a shrimp entree, you really have to make sure they're pretty good size, and also it wouldn't hurt to have them be fresh. These were clearly not. Finally, I loved the meat in the filet mignon salad, it was superb! But there were only 3 pieces of it, along with what seemed to be an entire head of lettuce and a few pieces of red onion.
In the end, all 3 dishes basically sucked. Total came to $50 for one of the crappiest meals I've had in a while. I'd hate to write Artie's off, but this was definitely one hell of a bad meal.
My friends and I took a trip to City Island for the first time, and choose this place after the higher rated yelp reviews. I must say, it was a great choice! The atmosphere is cozy and the food is exactly what you would expect from an Italian/Seafood Restaurant.
We ordered the coconut shrimp for an appetizer. I had the Atlantic Salmon with Pico de Gallo and the special salted caramel ice cream truffle for dessert. We washed it down with a nice bottle of Zin. My friends had Shrimp Scampi and Ziti with Broccoli for entrees with creme brulee for dessert, which they both enjoyed. The prices were normal for the fare and the menu was huge, so you could find almost anything you were craving.
The ambiance was nice. It's a cross between a bar feel in the front with a more intimate dining feel in the other rooms. We were stuck in a corner without any windows, so I can say anything about the views. The service was the best part. Our waiter, Roberto, was friendly and attentive. We had a great conversation with him, and he never rushed us out of the restaurant.
Overall, if you want some a vast menu of seafood/Italian options and accommodating service…check this place out!
Good customer service and good atmosphere but mediocre food. We ordered a variety of food but none of them came to par from what I would expect when I dine at City Island. I wouldn't come back again.
*This review is broken up into Overall Verdict (Summary), Experience/Venue/Service, and Course details.
———Overall Verdict:
Service: Okay to Average
Venue: Okay – relatively small, unmemorable interior
Food: Typical Italian seafood menu with average prices, but decently pleasing to the taste buds
Additional details: I thought the appetizers were better than the entrees
Verdict: It was okay. We all came here starving, yet I thought the whole experience and courses were just ordinary. I'd probably pass on this place next time.
———Experience/Venue/Service:
Came here with a large party of 10 on a Sunday night around 6:30pm without reservation. We were seated within 10 – 15 minutes. It was relatively empty; there was perhaps another two parties of around 5 patrons with us. The venue is a small, classy place but nothing outstanding in my eyes. Service overall was okay; I thought they were a bit on the slow side when attending to us and refilling our water. Our waiter was kind and friendly, however.
———Course:
We ordered the following:
=============Appetizers:
– Pan Roasted Maryland Crabcake: Sooooo tender and mouthwatering! With champagne, shallots, dijon and cream, these were devoured quickly – and I wouldn't mind just eating these for dinner.
– Fried calamari: Calamari is usually a hit or miss for me but this was very good! It was not-at-all rubbery, but so tender and decently flavored; I did not even need to dip this in marinara sauce. This also had us licking the plate clean.
– Eggplant Rollatine: I'm not usually a fan of eggplants, but these were quite delectable.
Overall, the appetizers were very appetizing ^_~. Yum, yum, yum!
=============Entrees:
We ordered three sets of Artie's Zuppa Di Pesce for Two (as featured on "Good Day New York") in all three sauces offered: White Wine and Garlic Sauce, Homemade Marinara and Fra Diavolo Sauce. This course comes with King Crab, Whole Lobster, Clams, Mussels, Shrimp, Scallops and Calamari served over Linguine.
The seafood were overall meaty and moderately succulent. See below for more details on each sauce (ranked from least to most favorite):
– White Wine & Garlic Sauce: This was pretty bland. Out of the two dishes, our group of 10 hardly touched this plate.
– Homemade Marinara sauce: For those who are not risk-takers with food flavoring and looking for something familiar and safe, go with this flavor. Half our group liked it, but the other half preferred the Fra Diavolo (including me) – and we had enough left over to take home.
– Fra Diavolo Sauce: This was my favorite and the most popular among our group – so much so that we had nothing left on the platter! This was spicy and tasteful. Some people in the party had mixed feelings, however, with the concept of spicy seafood. Nevertheless, I recommend getting this seafood feast.
The exterior is very inviting, as is the interior and overall ambiance. It has a very homey feel, without it being in a cramped space with limited seating. It is a HUGE restaurant to host big family events and office dinners. But, they also have romantic booth seating arrangements, where I noticed a lot of couples toasting and clinking their wine glasses away!
Considering that is in City Island, I was expecting loud and obnoxious decor, but I found its rusticity and simplicity to be soothing. A major plus, since I was there for a family get-together with a grandmother and grandpops.
The food is mediocre, though. The bread was cold, which it sometimes is, but was a bit on the stale side. Horror! We ordered a fried calamari and baked clams for appetizer. The fried calamari was excellent, but it's very difficult to mess it up, so they do not get brownie points for it. The baked clams were gritty!! They obviously did not clean it enough.
We continued onto our king crab, Maine lobster, and Zuppa di Pesce aka a 2-3 serving red sauce linguini topped with loads of seafood. The king crab had absolutely no meat in it, and virtually impossible to crack open even with the tools that they have provided us with. The Maine lobster was decent, but it wasn't as juicy and tender as I remember Maine lobster to be, which leads me to think that their lobster isn't from Maine. Maybe. The Zuppa di Pesce also had a few lobster pieces floating around, but it was mostly just cheap clams, mussels, scallops, and calamari. And the pasta sauce was just a generic red tomato meat sauce. We had to order more food, consequently. We ordered a chicken parm. Overfried batter with dry chicken. Gross.
Oh, and when the check came-a-comin', we noticed that they charged us for not 1, but 2 damn Zuppa di Pesce. We didn't even want to pay for the one we had!
I won't be coming back.