Manducatis Restaurant   

I have dined at Manducatis since 1979 and the food is always excellent. Besides the great Italian food, the family is very friendly. Check it out, you won't be disappointed!!!

The food was delicious, but the service gleefully horrendous. We were made to wait for a table for 2 next to a wall next to the kitchen portal, while numerous tables for 4 remained vacant. Then we waited for 15 minutes for a menu after being seated, and then another 15 before anyone took our order. After we finished our meal, we had planned on having coffee & Sambucca, but no one ever came by. Finally, we flagged down a waiter & asked for the check. If they treat you like family here, we must have been the unwanted step children. We will not be going back.

The food critic for Newsday promised me the treat of a lifetime. She was not lying. She told Ida to bring what she thought would fit the occasion. I have never had a better meal in all of my years on earth. I recommend Manducatis to all of my friends every chance I get and I live in Long Island City where there are plenty of Italian restaurants.