Maria Restaurant, New Rochelle NY

There are very few restaurants that I have been to that manage to get the drinks right, the appetizers right, the entrees right, and the desserts right. This restaurant manages to do it. This is one of me and my boyfriends favorite restaurants. Exceptional!

When we walked into the restaurant we were greeted by an extremely rude hostess which set a bad tone for us. We almost left but decided to sit at the bar and order a drink. The bartenders were so nice so we decided to stay and eat at the bar. Food was really good! Would def come back again.

My expectations for this place were pretty high based on reviews but was a let down. Everything was only okay. Several appetizers were ordered to get a feel for the flavors and the two we enjoyed most were the Burrata & Beets and Salmon Tartare. Overall food was quite bland. Servers were attentive but they were more preoccupied keeping tables open rather than improving the experience of existing diners. We had many dishes, so instead of adding an additional table as one waiter suggested, they took away our bread (which we were going to eat with our apps), bottle of water, and uncomfortably crammed as much as he could. Pricing is justified when all the elements of the dining experience are present- certainly not the case here. Atmosphere and service are alright, food is okay, and we had dinner on what felt like plastic plates. Not interested in returning.

Very nice little Italian restaurant with tasty, elevated food, good cocktails, and solid service.

Highly recommend the smoked rosemary negroni for a cocktail. It’s very unique, not too sweet, and just very nice drink.

I had the baked clams to start. A half dozen dressed nicely and buttery yummy.

For a main course, I went with pasta and did the gnocchi with short rib ragu. I loved gnocchi’s texture and savory flavor. The short rib was tender and tasty, though the flavor of the ragu wasn’t quite to my taste (it was nicely done, just a bit sweeter than I prefer).

All-in-all, this is a great place for some solid Italian.

Nice atmosphere. Food ok. Chic scarp and mushroom ravioli and apps great mushroom risotto mediocre. Service good. Would go back.

Food was delicious but the service was terrible. Aside from general lack of attentiveness and checking if our food was any good, they had a number of issues.

One drink we ordered initially was forgotten until we reminded them.

We asked for a soda and glass of wine mid meal, then had to remind the server of this order. They brought the soda but instead of wine they brought a glass of sparking water in a wine glass. The sparkling water was another servers drink! They brought a bottle of flat water to make up for it, which was kind of ridiculous.

We went around 3 pm and I think they were between shifts/down staff, and the food was delicious, so I'm giving 3 stars but I hope they train their FOH staff better because they could've handled the mistakes much better.

Chicken Parm/pasta. The pasta was overcooked and the chicken was over fried. Some pieces were like leather.
Real deal calms we’re tasty.
Lamb chops needed seasoning-salt but none on the table.
The expression gelato saved the day!

Amazing chef. Beautiful and comforting atmosphere. Incredible staff. The experience is far more than the price

The food prep was unique and innovative. I had duck breast with soba noodles. Excellent. Son had pork chop parm, an nancy had black liguini with seafood. Very good. Wine wonderful. Great service by Loris. Top notch.

I have to be honest for the prices? I think it's a little expensive. A three time bib gourmand recognized restaurant. They're obviously doing something right

Service and hospitality could use some polishing. As if they were never trained, but the food was very well executed.
$240 for 2. On the pricey side. But again, the food was very good.
Dessert was a let down.

The Food is Great, Staff is awesome. Gio the owner and Chef is one of the best people you'll ever meet. Family atmosphere. I have friends that drive hours away just to have dinner here.

Definitely 5 stars! Cute small and romantic venue just perfect for a romantic date! A Michelin star btw! The device was good the food just outstanding! The italian donut is fire; not too sweet, not plain and not too sugary is perfect ; you must try it. The octopus was cooked to perfection but I didn’t like was on a bed of beans; but I ate it either way. As an Appetizer we had the meatballs they were juicy And tasty and also
Baked clams. Reservation is strongly recommended for weekends. My experience overall is rated 10/10

You will not find a better dining experience in lower Westchester. Gio and his staff are tops.