Va Presto

New York, United States

3.3

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Telephone:
+1 347-325-0336
Website:
www.vaprestony.com
Address:
220 E 42nd St, New York, NY, 10017
b/t 3rd Ave & 2nd Ave
Midtown East, Murray Hill
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
400 ftE 42 St / 2 Av
670 ftE 42 St / 3 Av
810 ftE 24 St / Lexington Av
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Bitcoin
No
Good For
Lunch
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
No
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Dogs Allowed
Yes
Waiter Service
No
Caters
Yes

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Description

Specialties

Va Presto offers a complete menu of pastas, soups, sandwiches, and pizza that are healthy, organic and made fresh every day — and contain no preservatives or sugar. Our salad bar is also loaded with fresh, organic offerings. Everything is served fast in a casual setting, so you can eat here or pick up your order and go.

History

Established in 2014.

We have hired chefs and culinary staff from America and Rome to help us design a menu that features organic pastas and pizzas. (Our pizzas are sold by the piece, not the slice, because fresh, organic pizza dough isn’t pressed into a perfect circle, it takes a more natural shape.)

Meet the Business Owner

John S.

Business Owner

I have opened Va Presto as a Healthy Casual Italian Restaurant. The food is organic and without preservatives. Our fresh pastas are hand rolled daily in our store. We also make pizzas, salads, paninis and sandwiches. We have gluten free pastas, pizzas and sandwiches. Our store is open 6 days a week. Our catering department can organize any event or business meeting and deliver freshly prepared food to your office.

My family and I have been in the restaurant business in NYC for over 25 years (Fresco by Scotto).

We are invited regularly to share our cooking with national audiences — now, we invite you in to Va Presto to personally taste for yourself what all the fuss is about!

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20 reviews of Va Presto

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Place rating: 2
Manhattan, NY
I really want to like this place because it is so convenient for me (it is in my office building), however, they just can’t seem to get it together. The food is pretty good — breakfast is easy (good bagels and eggs, always tastes fresh) and for lunch they have great options (paninis, homemade pasta and pizza, salads, etc).
But the service is AWFUL!!! This morning, I went to get breakfast and I was the only person there. It took 20 minutes to make an egg white wrap and the guy making it had NO idea what he was doing. And this is a normal occurrence — basically a bunch of employees standing around while customers wait ridiculous amounts of time for their food that should take significantly less time to prepare. Also, at lunch, the salad guy is always staring at you and inappropriately flirting with the customers — it makes the whole experience VERY uncomfortable.
Overall, I think this place could be really good but they need some serious customer service help and employee training.
Place rating: 3
Manhattan, NY
I found Va Presto through a Groupon Offer, which made my meal a great value. I highly recommend the amatricana sauce. Pros: many pasta (fresh) options, quality ingredients, clean facility; Cons: service– which is why it loses a star. However, I look forward to trying other menu items in the future and redeem the rest of the groupon offer.
Place rating: 5
Reston, VA
I don’t get the poor reviews; we really liked it here. We watched someone make fresh penne in the window and so decided to come in and try it. The pasta was amazing, as were the obviously homemade meatballs. Simple, fresh and delicious.
Place rating: 2
Manhattan, NY
Literally the smallest amount of food I’ve ever seen in my life. I was hoping for a little more than lunch for ants.
Place rating: 5
Manhattan, NY
The Quick: Great delivery experience. Authentic Italian food with a flair enhanced by healthy salad options and an outrageous Nutella pizza pie. Good portions and quick delivery. New go to lunch spot in midtown east.
The Details: Nutella. Pizza. Enough said. Sweet and chocolatey, on a heavenly pizza crust. If you’re trying to be less gluttonous, (I’m always trying to lose 5 lbs) I suggest the Mediterranean salad loaded with goat cheese, or the quinoa salad which was a huge hit with my group. We ordered an array of different items and absolutely devoured everything.
The other favorite was the lasagna which had a sweet yet savory flavor to their sauce– very interesting and addicting. The portion looked average but was very filling and easy to share.
The delivery was quick and our delivery guy was so friendly– it’s the little things in life. I would order again for a team lunch or salad for myself. Recommend.
The Damage: Since it was a big group order, it’s hard to say. Looking at the website, everything is very reasonable especially for Midtown. Go try!
Place rating: 3
New York, NY
Stopped in here quick… the atmosphere was fine. It was nice and big. We got coffees… they do have decaf and offer soy milk for free. The food was alright and the only option they had for a bagel was plain. Good prices.
Place rating: 3
Manhattan, NY
Va Presto offers a good selection of quality pastas and pizzas for lunch. Their owner/​manager is always greeting customers to make sure they know how to order and where to order (pizza counter or pasta counter).
Overall, the pizza tastes like its made with fresh ingredients. This is a great option if you work or are traveling in the 42nd and 2nd area. I also think they offer a discount if you work in one of the buildings surrounding the café.
Place rating: 5
San Antonio, TX
Stopped in for happy hour at the bar while visiting NYC. The bartender was great and the beer was cold. Next time we come back gotta stop in.
Place rating: 3
Manhattan, NY
Ordered lunch here for delivery
. Pizza was surprisingly good. Would definitely order that again. Had the lasagna too. Tasty but the portion size was too small for the amount charged (4″ x 3.5″ square). I’m hungry!
Place rating: 1
Manhattan, NY
I ordered one of their make your own pasta meals. Spaghetti with parmesan cream. The sauce itself was tasteless, and the pasta was overcooked and tough/​chewy. You would think that the pasta they have laid out behind the glass screen were all fresh, but it was far from fresh. The pasta that you get straight from the box is even better. I thought I would try this place since it’s quite new and seemed authentic, but boy was I wrong. Returning to Patsy’s nearby instead for quality pasta dishes.
Place rating: 1
Brooklyn, NY
Overpriced. Greasy. Flavourless. Tries to be authentic but totally isn’t. I gave this place a couple of tries but I’m done. Save your money and down the street to Ground Central for a decent coffeehouse experience or Patsy’s for Italian.
Place rating: 2
Jersey City, NJ
Handmade pasta was what intrigued me.
Then I saw meatballs and I became excited.
Truthfully, I was nervous to try it
And I said, «this better be good !»
The portion size was ridiculously small.
Last time I checked, I am not two feet tall.
The meatballs lacked flavor and too soft for my taste.
Thankfully the marinara sauce was not as thick as paste.
Are you ready for this… $ 14 !
Are you kidding?
«Damn!» is what my NewYorker friend said.
I won’t be back.
Place rating: 5
Clearwater, KS
Just what we needed. A quick and delicious fresh pizza with all of the toppings! Staff was outstanding.
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
Stopped in and grabbed two slices — the margarita and spinach/​cheese/​broccoli — delicious! Staff was very friendly
Place rating: 5
Gravesend, NY
I have had a lot of pasta in the city that has been freshly made that day, but I have to day that this place has the freshest pasta I’ve ever tasted ever (and I’ve been to some expensive Italian restaurants). I had the ravioli with parmigiano in a cream sauce. AMAZING. Just enough cream sauce that wasn’t heavy at all and was the perfect ratio to the pasta. My lunch came out to $ 14.15 for freshly made pasta and a bottle of water. That’s a great price for the city. The staff was also very helpful and nice. I would come back here for lunch as often as I can.
Place rating: 4
New York, NY
I came back here after my original experience because the food was really tasty and I wanted to give it another shot. In general the customer service was a lot better than the first time and the food was hot and fresh. There is a nice area upstairs to eat and you can even see the staff freshly preparing the pasta.
Place rating: 2
New York, NY
This reminded me of institutional or hospital food. The maid to order pasta was the correct bite, but flavorless, with watery tomato sauce. For $ 1.50 extra per meatball you can have a flavorless «meatball» with gristle in it. Not even the grated cheese on top gave flavor. With drink this small/​modest portion cost $ 16. Never going back.
Place rating: 5
Fremont, CA
I was in NYC for a couple days last week and came upon the place where the pizza was delisissomo. I took the owners advise and tried the special which was the barbque chicken pizza and was happy, crust was crispy and the toppings great!
Also went to the bar and met a great guy named Micheal, which happened to be the bartender and gave him a bad time about not having the Warriors on the TV and we had a great repoir after that, I wanted him to meet my daughter but due to the time constraints with our schedule that didn’t happen.
When I was enjoying my pizza in walks Clay Aiken, this is a great place for a drink and food and sit and people watch. I will come back to visit the next time in NYC for sure! The people at Va Presto are great and food was too!
Kathy A.
Fremont, Ca.
4th generation Niles, California native
Place rating: 4
São Paulo, Brazil
Actually a surprisingly pleasant morning breakfast joint.
We went in not expecting a whole lot as the place seemed deserted but the hot and fresh breakfast (egg whites in a croissant) really surprised us.
The service was quick and almost everything is self-​service so one can do things at their pace.
A good ‘around the corner’ Diner/​Joint.
Place rating: 1
ROOSEVELT ISL, NY
Really, this place sucks.
I looked in the window at lunchtime and the place was empty with lots of staff standing around. OK, I figure, should get good service. Oh, how wrong I was. This place is a complete disaster, overpriced, slow, poor portions. There’s really nothing endearing about it at all.
Avoid like the plague.