I Trulli
“My favorite dish (besides the owner) the orchiettia with rabbit ragu…..delish!!!”
“We started with the Ravioli per Olivia, ricotta filled raviolis with a pistachio sauce.”
“Very pleasant garden area and in winter, the fireplace makes for a cozy dining experience.”
I Trulli
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Coat Check: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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I love this place. I came here once before for a company dinner so I decided to come back for lunch during Restaurant Week. This place introduced me to the best tasting Moscato ever!! It's called moscato d'asti. Love this stuff
Okay let's get on with the food:
PROS:
– Ravioli per Olivia – basically cheese ravioli with green sauce (possibly pesto sauce) this contained some nuts and it was very delicious. The nuts helped deepened the flavor and add texture to the dish. Very filling. [4.5 STARS/ 5 STARS]
– Bucatini All'Amatriciana (Thick Spaghetti with Pancetta, Tomato, and Pecorino) – it was my first time having such thick spaghetti. It was thick and fresh. It was also a bit bouncy/chewy – like it was fresh made. Apparently, the pasta are made fresh daily by mother of the family! Just a tad bit salty but nonetheless very good [4 STARS/ 5 STARS]
– Moscato [5 STARS/ 5 STARS] – I can probably drink a whole bottle of this stuff!
– Service was prompt and wonderful.
– I also loved that they served bread in the beginning. I really like the Pan con Tomate.
THE OKAY:
– Panzeratti Duo (calzones for appetizers) its fried similarly to zeppoles however it has fillings. One of them had cheese and tomatoes and the other one had anchovies and olives. I preferred the cheese and tomato one however I felt like they could have filled it up with more tomatoes so it'd be more flavorful. I'm not wild about the calzone with the olives and anchovies. I typically don't like anything with olives but it was actually edible here and I didn't feel like I had to pick it apart.[3.5 STARS/ 5 STARS]
– Tiramisu – It was wonderful however they layered the top with too much cocoa powder. Almost coughed on the powder. It's much better after you scrape off a couple millimeters of the powder. [3.5 STARS/ 5 STARS]
CONS:
– None really. Place is just that good.
– Actually wait there is one. The 2 person seats that are beside the walls are angled a little weirdly and if you were heavy set, I don't think it'd be easy getting in to sit down comfortably.
Booked I trulli last minute because I wasn't exactly dressed for another restaurant I had originally wanted to go. We got here around 6PM and it was pretty empty. I came with an old coworker and we immediately saw the the back garden when we entered the restaurant. We decided to dine in the garden and it was so pretty outside. After reviewing the menu, we decided to do the 4 course restaurant week menu (for $10 more). We both got the mini calzones, the ravioli with pistachio sauce, and short rib. For dessert, I got the tiramisu and my coworker got the chocolate cake.
The mini calzones came in two. One is filled with mozzarella tomato and the other with olives and anchovy. I'm not a big fan of olives, but I actually did enjoy both of the calzones. Despite it being fried, it wasn't too heavy or oily. For the pasta dish, I LOVED the ravioli. The pistachio sauce was AWESOME! I could lick the plate! Here is where the bread basket comes in handy to pick up the rest of the sauce. By the pasta course, we were kind of full. When the short rib came, we had hungry eyes, but full stomachs. However, the short rib was so buttery, it was just amazing. The sauce was a bit on the salty side, but it was wonderful when paired with the meat. I don't like to waste food, but we simply couldn't finish the meat. We were pretty darn close though, but we had to save room for dessert. So the tiramisu was ok. It wasn't anything special. On the other hand, the chocolate cake looked really great and the coconut sorbet was so refreshing.
The service was also wonderful and the staff was very friendly. The atmosphere is pretty and the food is spot on. This is definitely a bang for your buck especially for restaurant week.
We came here with my best friend and her mom because we couldn't find a street parking at Hotel Kitano to do lunch there. When we arrived at I Trulli, it was empty. Everybody in NYC decided to be on diet. As we all know, most restaurants in NY are usually less crowded in the summer. The restaurant is beautiful and spacious, which includes a garden section in the back completes with wooden roof slightly open to let the sun in. The garden is nice for any events. My friend's mom and I ordered eggs with vegetable combo in a hot plate (like frittata), hubby got himself some Margherita pizza, my friend had beet salad citrus starter and then a plate of ravioli with pistachio. Everyone enjoyed the meal. I tried the pizza; it's ok, nothing great and nothing bad. They have 4-5 pizza selections on the menu. Antipasti section was pretty amazing. My meal was cooked to perfection and it was delicious. It was hot in temperature and stayed hot forever. Go for it! Can't say no to cappuccino! There're 2 restroom the patrons could go to and on both sides of the dining area. Somehow this restaurant looked familiar to me. Perhaps I had visited this in the past, the pre-review era time (years ago). Whatever the case is, enjoy your lunch!
We stopped in for a drink and a quick bite.
Loved the fast it was 6ish on a Saturday night and there were seats at the bar…for 4 people. Mind you it's not all that big. They do have 2 bars from what I rememeber.
They had some HH prices on a Sat which is a nice score. Opted for a red wine (HH Price) and their meatball sliders…damn, they were good! Also had some cheese and meat app which were a hit.
Definitely a nice spot to have a couple of glasses of wine, chat and enjoy a delicious bite.
We did not stay for dinner but it is an option for future NYC trips.
ENJOY!
3.5/5
Nice, intimate vibe with pretty solid Italian fare.
What I loved most about this place was the ambience. It's really intimate and nice for family dinners and dates. Not loud and bustling like other restaurants in the area.
My meal was good, with the starter being the highlight. The insimino (?) was the special of the day–an octopus and calamari stew with black chickpeas–and it was lovely. Homey tasting with perfectly tender seafood.
My main course, the ravioli e Olivia, or the pistachio pesto ravioli, was good. Not super flavorful overall but a nice dish.
My dessert, the "apple cobbler" was not at all an apple cobbler. More like a tart, with puff pastry topped with apples. After being recommended it by the waiter, I was disappointed when it was just ok.
Overall, this place gets 4 stars because it's a lovely place to come for dinner. Everyone enjoyed their meals, the atmosphere kept us in a really great mood, and the service was mostly good.
Come here for the nice setting, not to be blown away by the food.
Orecchiette (Rabbit Ragu) was disappointing.
Summer '16 Restaurant Week we both had the Pulpo, which was magical. The fennel aioli, mustard and punch of acid was beautiful with the tender sliced octopus, delicious. Both dessert courses of tiramisu and panna cotta were pretty good as well.
However, my main Orecchiette was nonchalant. Some of the rabbit pieces were VERY dried out. The sauce lacked depth and I kept searching for flavor. Most of the pasta was overdone and mushy while others were severely underdone and chalky-tasting; it was pretty unpleasant trying to finish this with the overload of butter melted into this "ragu"
You can find better Italian in NYC.
Recommended:
Super friendly and welcoming staff both times I've walked in. Felt like I walked into a neighborhood secret. Big bar, nice snacks and great happy hour. A nice diversion, and I pop in when in this area. Very nice.
This is a lovely and charming Italian restaurant with a gorgeous outdoor garden in the back, where we enjoyed our Restaurant Week lunch meal.
First we were given water and our glass was always full. Then the waiter brought out a small basket of bread: There were 2 different types. One was foccaccia like with sun-dried tomato, fennel, rosemary and other seasoning. The other was rustic brown bread. It came with nice fluffy and creamy butter.
I had the baby calzones for my appetizer. One had cheese and tomato filling, while the other was sausage and broccoli rabe. I think I liked the cheesy one better. There wasn't enough of the filling in the other calzone.
For my main course, I chose the "straw and hay" pasta dish, Paglia e Fieno, which came with peas, pancetta (lots of it, to my delight) and cream sauce. It was truly delicious! The pasta itself were long strips of golden yellow and green colors and cooked to perfection. The peas were fresh and wonderful, the pancetta was incredibly flavorful with just the right amount of salt, slightly crispy with tons of great seasoning. It tasted amazing. The dish also came with lots of Parmesan cheese. It was very rich and filling.
My friend had the Pork Scaloppini which was pork medallions with bread salad of tomatoes, onion and cucumber. The presentation was really nice and I loved that it was so colorful, but I wasn't a huge fan of the pork. It didn't taste all that flavorful to me and was a bit too chewy. The salad was pretty tasty though.
Dessert was Torta di Cioccolato, chocolate cake with a scoop of coconut sorbetti. When we were first served dessert, my friend and I felt that the portion size was quite small, but it still satisfied us. The cake, however, was more like a mini brownie with chocolate drizzled on top. The ice cream was in a perfect small ball and there was toffee peanut brittle underneath it. I enjoyed the cake which was chocolate-y, moist and slightly sweet, while the coconut sorbetti was refreshing and light.
Really enjoyed the meal, atmosphere and attentive service at i Trulli.