I Trulli

This was a very disappointing meal. I’ve had better Italian meals almost everywhere! They have taken small portions to a new low. The apps are tiny. One squid on a plate with some frisée… Pastas that were heavy. NOT at all «homemade». No one in our party of 7 said a word about the meal… being polite (it was a birthday celebration after all) prices for pasta may be in the NYC range, but we felt them rather high. Wine at $ 16 per glass was a rip, and we took cues from our waiter. Service was ok. Desserts blah. They rest on their laurels and location. We would not return.
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Always so good, classic, Italian food. My parents have been taking me here since I was little and I came back with a few friends of mine the other night and it was amazing yet again. I recommend the ravioli per Olivia, I don’t love pistachios but this one is so good! The staff is always super friendly and open and I 100% recommend this place.

Wonderful outside patio dining. The food was decent but nothing to write home about.
We started with the meatballs, burrata, and baked eggplant. All three came out at once and wished the staff had made more of an effort to time the starter courses so that we could enjoy without worrying about temperature. When it came to taste, everything needed salt and could have used more depth/​complexity and fresh herbs. Something was just missing…
We shared the pasta trio: orecchiette with rabbit ragu, cavatelli with broccoli rabe, and malloreddus. The latter was my favorite texturally and flavor wise.

I joined some friends for dessert on Saturday night. They said their dinner was EXCELLENT and I loved the dessert. The waitress was fun but not in your face, I loved my limoncello and the sorbet was really good. Chocolate cake was to die for. I would totally come here again.

I have been to I Trulli for lunch a couple of times. What stands out is the inconsistent service, because food is fresh and good. The service is very inconsistent, which does not seem to be a function of over crowding. Wait staff just disappears for long periods of time, so they missed a few drink orders at our table. Also, when we ordered desserts and coffee, wait staff disappeared for 15 – 20 minutes. Odd that coffee would take 20 minutes and then dessert another 10 minutes after that? Finally, I told the other guests to leave without me and just two of us stayed to wait for the check. This made for an odd business lunch and was too distracting to the party for me to consider hosting another working lunch there.

The restaurant specializes in cuisine from the Puglia region of Italy. However, many of the dishes are Southern Italian or Italian in general like malloreddus from Sardinia, cavatelli with broccoli rabe (they add almonds); spaghetti with meatballs and tomato; penne with ricotta, tomato and basil; eggplant parmigiana; veal Milanese; chicken parmigiana; broccoli rabe with pepperoncini. I got the fritto misto which is fried calamari and fish and the tomato and cheese panzerotti. For entrees, I got cavatelli with broccoli rabe and toasted almonds and my friend got malloreddus with saffron, sausage and tomato. We also got a meat and cheese plate. Everything was good. I also liked the focaccia, which is served as the bread, with ricotta. Service is a bit rushed, and the tables can be close together in the dining room, so not the most private place.

Ordered off of seamless. Spaghetti and meatballs had a hair in it not to mention there was no flavor to it at all. And the Cavatelli and broccoli rabe was the most bizzare bland dish and it was more like cream of broccoli with spinach. Do not recommend. Glad I didn’t try in the restaurant or it would have been a bad experience. They refunded the spaghetti and meatballs which is a plus but I would have rather liked better food.

Incredibly attentive service and amazing Italian food! I came here with some friends for a birthday and was very impressed. The service was excellent, all the waiters were very friendly.
We had the meatballs and calamari to start, which were both excellent and great to share with the table. I had the lasagna for my meal, which I usually don’t order at restaurants (can’t beat mom’s recipe!). It was delicious!!! So fresh and the sauce was amazing. I was very impressed. They gave us cake for my friends birthday which was very nice.
The ambiance is great — feels very homey and it was well decorated for the holidays. I saw that they have an outdoor patio which looks beautiful. Unfortunately it was too cold to sit out there, but I’ll definitely be back in the summertime to check it out!

Food really wasn’t all that great here.
Burrata was probably the best thing we got with sliced tomatoes and their pesto.
Rabbit ragu orecchiette was pretty good, bit doughy for sure.
Pistachio ravioli sounded great on paper, but there were quite some bits of shells in the pasta that were inedible. It also got really heavy after a few bites.
Maybe my taste isn’t made out for I trulli since so many people love these dishes?
Also the tip included in the total check wasn’t my favorite impression.
Try it out for yourself

one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had. The host was rude and snarky. Then we waited an inordinately long time for our food and when it finally arrived it was not only tepid but so over salted that it was inedible.
It was so noisy we had to shout to be heard across the table. Then to top it off the restaurant charges a 20% administrative fee instead of a tip. So you, the diner, can have no say in your satisfaction or in this case dissatisfaction with the food, the service and the ambiance — or in this case, the lack thereof.
With all the wonderful restaurants in New York I can’t imagine why anyone would waste time or money there

I Trulli is an Italian restaurant serving Pugliese specialties. To try are their orecchiette with rabbit ragu, which is also going to piss off a lot of vegetarians and those who are BFF with Thumper.
Another is their lasagna. Their serving sizes change depending on what time of the day you go. I am a shy chick, so I go to eat at around 3 pm — right after the office drones are satiated and right before the hip and cool crowd comes in for happy hour/​dinner. When you go when I go, the portions are more manageable but still satisfying. Get the cheese platter and the lasagna. The lasagna has a lot of meat so it is a complete meal by itself. It feels friendly and cozy at 3 pm, like visiting a friend at her house.

3.5÷5
Nice, intimate vibe with pretty solid Italian fare.
What I loved most about this place was the ambience. It’s really intimate and nice for family dinners and dates. Not loud and bustling like other restaurants in the area.
My meal was good, with the starter being the highlight. The insimino (?) was the special of the day – an octopus and calamari stew with black chickpeas – and it was lovely. Homey tasting with perfectly tender seafood.
My main course, the ravioli e Olivia, or the pistachio pesto ravioli, was good. Not super flavorful overall but a nice dish.
My dessert, the «apple cobbler» was not at all an apple cobbler. More like a tart, with puff pastry topped with apples. After being recommended it by the waiter, I was disappointed when it was just ok.
Overall, this place gets 4 stars because it’s a lovely place to come for dinner. Everyone enjoyed their meals, the atmosphere kept us in a really great mood, and the service was mostly good.
Come here for the nice setting, not to be blown away by the food.

We debated a while what should be the ratings of the restaurant and it ended up to be a 4 stars:
— appetizers: 4 stars, the olives and pretzels are really good
— bread: 2 stars, tasteless
— entrées: 3 stars, we all got different pastas, it was generally ok but nothing amazing
— deserts: 5 stars, chose the Chocolate cake, the lemom crème brûlée and the sorbets and it was amazing
— service: 4 stars, fast and on point
— price: 3 stars, a bit pricey definitely
The deserts saved the night and got the 4^th star for the restaurant, congratulations!

This is a lovely and charming Italian restaurant with a gorgeous outdoor garden in the back, where we enjoyed our Restaurant Week lunch meal.
First we were given water and our glass was always full. Then the waiter brought out a small basket of bread: There were 2 different types. One was foccaccia like with sun-​dried tomato, fennel, rosemary and other seasoning. The other was rustic brown bread. It came with nice fluffy and creamy butter.
I had the baby calzones for my appetizer. One had cheese and tomato filling, while the other was sausage and broccoli rabe. I think I liked the cheesy one better. There wasn’t enough of the filling in the other calzone.
For my main course, I chose the «straw and hay» pasta dish, Paglia e Fieno, which came with peas, pancetta (lots of it, to my delight) and cream sauce. It was truly delicious! The pasta itself were long strips of golden yellow and green colors and cooked to perfection. The peas were fresh and wonderful, the pancetta was incredibly flavorful with just the right amount of salt, slightly crispy with tons of great seasoning. It tasted amazing. The dish also came with lots of Parmesan cheese. It was very rich and filling.
My friend had the Pork Scaloppini which was pork medallions with bread salad of tomatoes, onion and cucumber. The presentation was really nice and I loved that it was so colorful, but I wasn’t a huge fan of the pork. It didn’t taste all that flavorful to me and was a bit too chewy. The salad was pretty tasty though.
Dessert was Torta di Cioccolato, chocolate cake with a scoop of coconut sorbetti. When we were first served dessert, my friend and I felt that the portion size was quite small, but it still satisfied us. The cake, however, was more like a mini brownie with chocolate drizzled on top. The ice cream was in a perfect small ball and there was toffee peanut brittle underneath it. I enjoyed the cake which was chocolate-​y, moist and slightly sweet, while the coconut sorbetti was refreshing and light.
Really enjoyed the meal, atmosphere and attentive service at i Trulli.

Stopped in for some wine and lasagna.
Great Service
Very Good food
Reasonable Priced
Oh…and Good wine!

Super friendly and welcoming staff both times I’ve walked in. Felt like I walked into a neighborhood secret. Big bar, nice snacks and great happy hour. A nice diversion, and I pop in when in this area. Very nice.

We recently came back to I Trulli after a long hiatus. The dining room is charming. The outdoor garden was closed for the winter. We sat adjacent to it and the view was still nice. Our waiter was nice and solicitous. We were served some pretty good bread and focaccia. The wine by the glass was very good– I had a couple of good glasses of Primitivo. The food was all really good. The salads were well received. I had a half order of orcchiette with veal ragu that was really good. The pasta with frutti di mare was really good. The lasagna was really good. I had pork milanese that was cooked perfectly. The service was good– attentive without overbearing. We had a relaxed dinner.
Really nice neighborhood restaurant. It’s not cool or cutting edge. It delivers a reliably good meal in a nice space with good service.

We stopped in for a drink and a quick bite.
Loved the fast it was 6ish on a Saturday night and there were seats at the bar… for 4 people. Mind you it’s not all that big. They do have 2 bars from what I rememeber.
They had some HH prices on a Sat which is a nice score. Opted for a red wine (HH Price) and their meatball sliders… damn, they were good! Also had some cheese and meat app which were a hit.
Definitely a nice spot to have a couple of glasses of wine, chat and enjoy a delicious bite.
We did not stay for dinner but it is an option for future NYC trips.
ENJOY!

Booked I trulli last minute because I wasn’t exactly dressed for another restaurant I had originally wanted to go. We got here around 6PM and it was pretty empty. I came with an old coworker and we immediately saw the the back garden when we entered the restaurant. We decided to dine in the garden and it was so pretty outside. After reviewing the menu, we decided to do the 4 course restaurant week menu (for $ 10 more). We both got the mini calzones, the ravioli with pistachio sauce, and short rib. For dessert, I got the tiramisu and my coworker got the chocolate cake.
The mini calzones came in two. One is filled with mozzarella tomato and the other with olives and anchovy. I’m not a big fan of olives, but I actually did enjoy both of the calzones. Despite it being fried, it wasn’t too heavy or oily. For the pasta dish, I LOVED the ravioli. The pistachio sauce was AWESOME! I could lick the plate! Here is where the bread basket comes in handy to pick up the rest of the sauce. By the pasta course, we were kind of full. When the short rib came, we had hungry eyes, but full stomachs. However, the short rib was so buttery, it was just amazing. The sauce was a bit on the salty side, but it was wonderful when paired with the meat. I don’t like to waste food, but we simply couldn’t finish the meat. We were pretty darn close though, but we had to save room for dessert. So the tiramisu was ok. It wasn’t anything special. On the other hand, the chocolate cake looked really great and the coconut sorbet was so refreshing.
The service was also wonderful and the staff was very friendly. The atmosphere is pretty and the food is spot on. This is definitely a bang for your buck especially for restaurant week.

Our visit to ITrulli was like a guided tour through a village in Puglia, Italy, followed by an amazing evening meal in the family kitchen. Fantastic, awesome and then some.
We were seated outside on a spacious patio and this ivy covered setting added to the wonderful illusion of being in an Italian village.
The menu offers a traditional Italian meal progression — Antipasti (appetizers), Primi (pastas) and Secondi (entrees) — but with cuisine that is authentic and traditional, not Americanized.
The wine list is all-​Italian and deep, with a range of regional selections at multiple price points along with unique wines that beg to be tried. This list is shared with the wine bar, and offers decent by-​the-​glass selection.
Our party of six started with a few shared appetizers:
Panzerotti — tomato and mozzarella baby «calzones». These are made fresh by grandma (Dora) and are so light they should float off the plate
Burrata — Apulian creamy-​centered cheese with wild chicory. Great flavor combo with the creamy burrata
Pulpo — Grilled Baby Octopus, tiny marble potatoes, pickled yellow bean, and black olives
We washed down the first course with a 2006 Aglianico — fuller bodied but round and smooth with a hint of licorice on the finish. It was killer with the grilled octopus.
What great start! Off to course #2, knowing this was going to be a memorable gastronomic marathon!
Our table shared several pastas, accompanied by a 2001 Amarone. A little expensive, but this unique wine paired so well with the Malloreddus (see more below) — the combination was heavenly.
The ravioli and dumplings were also fresh & homemade — the texture of fresh pasta with the classic old-​world ingredients cannot be beat.
Ravioli per Olivia — ricotta filled, in a light pistachio sauce
Orecchiette — pugliese ear-​shaped pasta in a deep, rich Rabbit ragù
Malloreddus — sardinian saffron dumplings with sausage and tomato, Dora made on site
Despite the volume, the food was light and fresh, not heavy, and left us all looking forward to our entrees. Service was attentive throughout and the pace was perfect, allowing us to digest a bit between courses.
Our main meal was accompanied by a family made wine direct from Puglia. This tasty Sangiovese was medium-​bodied and structured, and paired well with our fish and rabbit entrees.
Branzino — grilled whole branzino, sautéed Tuscan kale, and cannellini beans
Coniglio — crispy rabbit with sauteed spinach and creamed sweet potato
As if this five hour feast needed another notch, we found it! We shared desserts and a terrific Vin Santo, a semi-​sweet Tuscan dessert wine.
The panzerotti was nutella filled, and the assortment of gelatos and sorbets made a perfect ending to a magnificent meal.
I cannot say enough about how this meal was like a visit to a rustic Puglian villa and ranks right there with my most memorable meals!