Fragole

Never before have I faced such a discrepancy between the quality of food at a restaurant. The appetizers were fantastic. My partner and I loved the calamari and brussels sprouts.

When the pasta came out, I could not have been more disappointed. This was the worst lasagna I have had in 8 years, and maybe ever at a restaurant. It had no ricotta and it was not baked long enough to be firm in any way. It was just a red sauce that was overly salty and suggested it was store-bought with ground beef that clearly had not been cooked with the sauce in between floppy layers of pasta. There was a small amount of mozzarella on top. I was astounded at the poor quality of this dish. It felt like a joke. When my partner's rigatoni bolognese arrived I noticed the sauce was orange indicating there was cream in it, rather than the dark red color that results from the meat stewing with the tomatoes properly. Her pasta was also overcooked and soft, nowhere near the proper texture.

The difference between the appetizers, which again were very impressive, and both pasta dishes indicates to me that this was not an issue of one bad day in the kitchen but a leading philosophy by the people designing the menu. They simply do not know how to make pasta here. It seems to be borrowed from an Italian-American's secondhand knowledge of food their family makes, rather than an understanding of the proper methods. Were I to recommend this restaurant, I would advise one steers clear of any pasta, or find it somewhere else. There are too many good Italian restaurants in New York for this to be passable.

Fresh, flavorsome food at very fair prices, great service,

Perfect neighborhood spot with fresh pasta and red sauce.

Highly recommend looking at the daily specials. When we last went was a spinach tagliatelle with meatballs.

has a great spice to it if you are looking for spicy.

If you are looking for a fresh pasta tasty red sauce with service that makes you feel like a regular then you will love it!

Delicious food , great service and always fresh ingredients. I had so many dishes at Fragole and you can’t go wrong with anything . Kitchen stuff works really hard to make sure every costumers leaves happy and full.
They also do catering with great prices and eye pleasing arranged food.
Highly recommend it !

I love this place!!! Unbelievable delicious food!! Fresh and tasty. Drinks was also great. And BIG appropriation for our waiter! He is the best!!!