1157 North - (Near Elmira, NY)

Richard Ondreicka My wife Shirley and I have come to Il Poeta for years, before heading into the city to go to theatre. Its a romantic, intimate place to eat where the food is always made to the highest Northern Italian standards with homemade pasta and gnocchi. Chef Mario hails from both Cipriani Restaurant in Venice Italy as well as NYC where he worked alongside his Papa Luigi who taught him everything. Weve had their calamari, mussels and clams, Caprese, croquette di eggplant, and Linguini with clam sauce with zucchini. Chicken breast parmesan crust white wine and lemon sauce, veal scallopine with mushroom and bacon (to die for) and Salmon in a mustard pistachio crust and spinach. I do want to try the pork tenderloins with wild mushrooms next. Put it this way, after reviewing and eating at multiple restaurants up and down Metropolitan ave we chose to celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary here with a party of 25 people. Everybody loved the food, and the service was excellent. Mario provided me a choice party menu at a price we were happy with. I wouldnt change a thing. The family raved about the menu and we all plan to come back again. Thanks Il Poeta

Maria Lisanti This place was recommended to me by a good friend. It is on the opposite side of staten island from my home. I had to go see for myself. I was so impressed by the food. It was absolutely delicious. Nice size portions and the staff was friendly and so helpful. I must recommend the paini chicken buffalo with fresh mozzarella.

Nicole Tedesche Vegan, plant based & Gluten Free ! I believe everything is homemade & Excellent food thank you! I ordered the falafel burger, baked fries and macaroni salad. Moonshadow Kitchen is pick up only, order online. Spent roughly a little under $21.00 with tip

Shane Mulheran Absolutely loved Lolita’s Pizza. The service was great—super friendly and helpful, and their recommendations were spot on. That’s how we ended up ordering the Sweet & Spicy Ricotta Pizza, and it was unreal. Perfectly balanced heat, creamy ricotta, and a crust that’s crispy yet soft in all the right places. Every bite hits. You can tell they really care about quality and flavor. Definitely coming back to try more, but this pizza alone is worth the visit.

Lee1977 Seneca We were looking for a place that served fish fries other than Sunday and I had eaten at Colter Bay back in the 1980s so I knew they had good food. We moved to Tennessee 4 years ago and missed the local food here in WNY and we werent disappointed. We enjoyed the fish fry and the beef on Weck.

Michael LaBarbera Was there prior to a show at the landmark with our group and had a wonderful experience! Staff was energetic and fun, the restaurant is lovely inside, cozy and clean atmosphere. The food and drinks were delicious all around and I was very impressed with portion size to price. The Reuben fritters and wings were the stars of our lunch show. Highly recommend going if you havent and continue going if youve already been. Maybe Ill see you there, Enjoy!!