Il Massimo Ristorante

If you haven't been to Il Massimo for brunch, you're not brunching right. First off let me just say the ambience, and decor are both beautiful. Secondly, I cannot say enough about the Mimosa Bar, and the Brioche french toast. The french toast literally melted in my mouth. Not super heavy. actually surprisingly light, and fluffy. The Mimosa Bar included an assortment of juices (we ordered pineapple, and orange), and a bottle of Prosecco, which was very good, I don't recall the brand. My brunch companion ordered the Crab cakes eggs Benedict & said it was amazing. We also ordered the Fried calamari to share, and it was so scrumptious. Definitely the best calamari I've ever had the pleasure of consuming. 🤗😋 The staff is friendly, and attentive, yet not overbearingly so. Delightful experience all around. I cannot wait to go back for date night.

First time here and I loved everything we ordered. From the second you sit down, you get yummy, warm complimentary bread with pitted olives. For appetizers we got the Calamari Fritti and Carpaccio di Manzo. The Calamari Fritti consists of pan-fried, delicious Judith Calamari with sun-dried tomatoes, spicy pepper rings, arugula, and lemon aioli. The Carpaccio di Manzo was divine! Thin Sliced Raw Beef Tenderloin topped with Horseradish Aioli, a bed of arugula, parmigiano and capers. Chicken Parmigiano Rigatoni was very saucy, slightly salty. The chicken was Breaded and Pan-Fried topped with San Marzano Tomato Sauce and mozzarella. Rigatoni was cooked to just the right level of al dente. The Linguine alle Vongole was my favorite! The linguine was cooked to al dente perfection with Local Little Neck Clams, Garlic, Olive Oil and topped with Parsley. Every bite was so delicious, clams were perfectly seasoned and tender. Ended our meal with a bowl of creamy, pistachio ice cream topped with a homemade shortbread cookie. What a wonderful night 💋

We had an excellent time here from the moment we step in. Greeted by the friendly hosts, our waitress is exceptional! We had the 3 course lunch, good value and the pistachio cannoli is my favorite. They even dressed up my husband’s Tiramisu with birthday wishes. When we leave the everyone said thanks and goodbye. Such a pleasant experience. Can’t wait to go back when their patio opens.

We arrived some time before our reservation. Ladies at front desk very nice, great smile, good welcoming at the door. So we went to the bar. Both bartenders very inattentive. Looks like they didn't care at all. We promptly were moved to our table. Server came and greet us quickly, nice and detailed oriented guy. Food big disappointment... Antipasto meat were sliced at least 2 day ago, only mortadella, salami and pancetta. I was expecting prosciutto, bresaola or some better cured meats.... the worst waste the spaghetti nero with aragosta, pasta was broken in small pieces, sauce had no flavor, bland. Was supposed to be spicy but nah! The buccatini alla Amatriciana was a pile of oil with the most acid tomato sauce. The stars are for the staff, kudos to the hostess and server!!!!

Rachel was amazing!! Was her 3rd day working there and you wouldn’t be able to tell. She had great recommendations and was so pleasant. Then there was Benny! She came to make sure all was good at our table and she took our experience to the next level. So helpful and accommodating. Perfect birthday dinner out. We’ll definitely be back. Hopefully Rachel will be there that night.