Malatesta Trattoria

Overall ok experience here. Food was decent (nothing mind blowing) and for under $40 can’t complain. Food did come out quickly and was hot. Only real downside was waiter took forever to come to table initially and then didn’t seem to interested in talking, just taking my order, which is fine but it was an overall disinterest in even interacting with customers.

Probably a good Friday night date spot.

Nice place to go if you’re craving homemade spaghetti bolognaise. It was very busy but we were seated in less than 5min. The service was good and the waiting time was good. I’d definitely go back for the spaghetti!! The calamari was really bland though.

Food here was good but not the best I've ever had. The calamari and red sauce specifically were EXCELLENT. So excellent a friend drank the rest of the red sauce that came with our shared meatballs.

Burrata was tasty especially with the saltiness of the prosciutto but nothing life-changing. My gnocchi with red sauce was delicious, specifically due to the red sauce. The gnocchi itself was light and fluffy as well.

As for everyone else's dishes, I heard the spinach gnocchi with cream sauce was a bit too heavy, and the ravioli was good but nothing super special. We did not enjoy the flatbread (?) special which was like a prosciutto and arugula tortilla sandwich.

Overall would recommend this place if you're looking for good red sauce and amazing calamari and to curb your Italian cravings, but not all dishes may completely hit the spot.

Was an ok meal. I love supporting local businesses but the respect should come on both sides. If you want people to pay money for your food and tip you need to be able to provide a basic dining experience. For example: the bread was ice cold. The restaurant was freezing. I get it tough times that’s why I’m leaving 3 stars. The food was okay. Pink sauce is more like milk sauce. Grilled calamari was rubber. We ate and left so fast. As I was leaving the manager and another waiter were making fun of customers and their requests I thought that was unprofessional and childish. Not a place I want to go back

A group of us went there for lunch. Calamari was tasty and was a bit over cooked, little chewy for appetizer. We also had mussels, Burrata and Prosciutto, and others. For main, my spaghetti was okay. Not much seasoning or taste. I’ve tasted better spaghetti elsewhere. On the other hand, I also tried other dishes of others in the party. They all tasted better. Worth revisiting when in NY City again.