Siena Ristorante & Bar

Loved everything about it! From the decor to the fresh pasta and pizza. The zucchini chips were thin crispy and plenty of salt just how I like it. The famous eggplant parm app was well balanced and full of flavor. The special of ravioli and risotto were spot on delicious. The gnocchi was exactly what I traveled to Brooklyn for a fresh simple gnocchi, still don't understand why everyone doesn't make fresh gnocchi!! Last but not least the pizza which took a little to long to come out was just great! Note pretty cool to have a kosher dairy place with a nice full bar in back that one would actually want to see at to eat and drink!

Overall a pretty good experience here on a busy Thursday night. Upscale vibe, very nicely designed, and most seats are within booths, making things more intimate. The food itself is kosher/dairy/Italian but elevated and modern (most reminiscent of Cipriani). There were some service and other issues, but the fundamental premise is good. Trendy crowd, great location, good food. We ordered family style, got eggplant rolatini, hen of the woods (grilled mushrooms topped with parmesan and pesto), and the mushroom salad (more of arugula topped with charred mushrooms and farro). We also got two pizzas, the dough of which was very impressive and made me think what kind of oven they have back there. We got Margherita and, you guessed it, more mushroom and goat cheese (which was excellent, and topped with truffle oil). The tuna steak came with a peppercorn crust and red wine glaze that was excellent, even good well done. Branzino was very good as well. The fettuccine Limone was good, reminiscent of Lil Frankie's, but with some kind of green mixed in. Overall a heavy emphasis on mushrooms, but we didn't mind. The real critique here is that they seemed to be missing a maitre'd or real manager to handle the crowds that were coming in at 9pm. The staff was hardworking, but unprofessional. They first told us we didn't have a reservation (although we put down our credit card), then told us our 9pm reservation was made for 9:15. Recommend using Resy, OpenTable or a similar service. There seemed to have been 3 different groups all with a 9pm reservation, and only a single open table. We had a reservation for 7, but they seated us on a 6 seated table. They asked us "tap, bottled or sparkling" - we said tap, but they kept bringing us bottled. $37 for 5 bottles, or $49 with tax and mandatory 20% tip. Would not happen at a more professional establishment. Could use some work here. Cost was $160 per couple including tax and tip for family style, sharing mains and a bottle of wine. Not bad and pretty good value. Dessert was excellent, especially the ice cream brownie thing.

Delicious food and great atmosphere! The fish and pasta are the best in Brooklyn. The other reviewers who are mad when they walk in without a reservation and are told they can't be seated don't seem to understand that this is a small restaurant with limited seating. Just because you see some empty tables doesn't mean they are available. If you didn't make a reservation, don't be surprised if you're seated at the bar, especially on a Thursday or Sunday night. It never bothered me to be seated at the bar because I understood when I walked in without a reso that I may not even be seated.

Excellent restaurant. My favorite in all of Brooklyn. Very classy. Great menu. Really nice atmosphere. Make sure to make reservations in advance (at least Thursday and Saturday night). The place is packed which speaks for itself.

Great classy restaurant, delicious food! We always order the pizza and pastas whenever we come here but the tuna au poivre will always be my favorite and never disappoints!

I don’t usually eat dairy because it usually hard to find a good kosher dairy restaurant.... but Siena on kings highway in brooklyn is absolutely amazing the food is unreal and sick.... the tuna au p. (Seared tuna with red wine sauce) out of this world.... and I’m not a big drinker but the Moscow mule / Golden goose and the ruby red cocktail.....AMAZING.....Staff is usually overwhelmed by the high demanding customer when it gets busy...but still make sure that ur getting the best service the have to offer.... just ♥️♥️♥️ Siena