Zagat Rating
Zagat 2011
Food 22 - Decor 19 - Service 23 - Cost $62
"Spacious" and "gracious", Gabriel Aiello's "adult" Columbus Circle Italian serves "wonderfully prepared" classics in a "convenient" location that's "perfect pre-Lincoln Center"; "solicitous" service and "entertainment industry" celeb-watching make the "splurge" dinner pricing more palatable - and lunch is a bargain.
Zagat 2010
Food 22 - Decor 18 - Service 22 - Cost $62
”Convenience to Lincoln Center”, “consistently fine” food and service, the chance to sit next to “broadcast types from nearby CNN and ABC” and the presence of “gracious” owner-host Gabriel Aiello cement this “pricey” Columbus Circle Tuscan’s standing as a “NY institution”; go 8 PM or for lunch so you won’t have to “compete for attention.”
Zagat 2009
Food 22 - Decor 19 - Service 22 - Cost $59
A “long-standing favorite” among the “media crowd”—is the site of the East Coast Oscar party—Gabriel Aiello’s “warm” UWS Tuscan boasts “top-of-the-line” cooking, “excellent wine”, “diligent” service and “convenience” to both Lincoln Center and the Time Warner colossus; granted, it may be a bit “pricey”, but it’s sure a lot cheaper and less crowded at lunch, and Gabriel “couldn’t be nicer.”
Zagat 2007
Food 22 - Decor 18 - Service 21 - Cost $57
“Perfectly located” near Lincoln Center and the Time Warner colossus, Gabriel Aiello’s “well-run”, celeb-studded Tuscan features a menu “cooked and seasoned to perfection” delivered by an “unfailingly courteous” staff that has “curtain-time service down pat”; true, it’s a tad “pricey”, but cheaper (and “quieter”) at lunchtime.
Zagat 2006
Food 22 - Decor 18 - Service 22 - Cost $55
“If you want to avoid” Time Warner Center “glitz” and “tourists”, this terrific Tuscan “mainstay” is a “solid choice” that’s also “convenient to Lincoln Center”; bravos go to the “routinely” “tasty” cuisine and “warm” service overseen by “hands-on” owner Gabriel Aiello; busy at night, it’s more relaxed and less expensive at lunch.
