Asti Caffe

My husband and I made reservations for a Thursday evening dinner. Upon arriving, we had a couple drinks at the bar while waiting to be seated. While my drink was good, it was not prepared as described on the drink menu. Once seated we found that our server was also the bartender and she also was covering other areas. It was quite obvious from the wait that the restaurant was under staffed and therefore our server was overwhelmed. Regarding the food, we had the meatball appetizer, which again was not as described on the menu, but was good. We enjoyed them but probably would not order them again. The salad was a small dinner salad and quite typical. My husband had a cup of chicken riggies soup which he said was quite good. I ordered the Carbonara with chicken and my husband the Gnocchi. We found both meals to be good yet nothing exceptional. Unable to eat more, we regretfully passed on dessert.

The food was unbelievable — we had their Utica Greens and they were some of the best we’ve ever had. This was followed by two of their specials — roasted duck breast and rack of lamb, so delicious!! Not only was the food incredible, but the service was the best. We had the best server, Jeffrey, who was hilarious and helpful; he is an advanced sommelier and gave us spectacular wine pairings for our dinner. We will definitely be returning here and recommend it to anyone and everyone!

Best Utica Greens in the city !!!! And I’m from Utica- so I know a bit about this. All their food is really great. Small and very comfortable. Authentic. Try it. You won’t be disappointed.

Dinner reservations for four at 6:15pm on a Tuesday evening. We arrived at 6pm to a full entrance. Seated in a timely manner. Served water and menus, not asked if we'd like a cocktail until our order was taken approximately 15min later. We were served our bread and soup after waiting a while. Upon finishing, we waited, waited and waited for our meal; 2 hrs from the time we were seated until we received our dinner. I understand that they were busy; that they had a large party upstairs, but 2 hrs to wait for the entrees? The table of 4 seated next to us were equally dissatisfied. We each spoke with the manager expressing our concerns.
Corrections definitely need to be made.
On a positive note, the seafood chowder was delicious. The bread was delightful! The entrees were good.

Went to lunch the past couple of days while I'm doing work trainings. Small but elegant lunch menu with a great price. Comes with either soup or salad, bread with oil for dipping and then your meal. Phenomenal!! I was the only one in the restaurant as I arrived only a few minutes after they opened on one day. And the service was wonderful, very courteous and attentive. Highly recommend!!