La Taverna

I came here for dinner. It was simply OK
I had the chicken fiorentina which was not very memorable. I even had trouble recalling the item I had. Just OK. I didn’t think the veggies blended well with the dishes.
Same goes for the artichoke rissotto. Nothing really special there.
For sharing we had the fried calamari and that was really delicious; crispy and not greasy nor soggy.
I came to this place because other dining options in the area were full. I don’t think I’ll come again

Delivery was fast and my order was perfect!

They changed a lot over the course of 3 years ! The staff is always different and the food has gotten more expensive. The taste isn’t the same either BUT it’s still good enough to have for lunch or last min dinner plans.

Great neighborhood Italian spot with delicious comfort food, reasonable prices and great service. We go here quite often and the garlic bread, chicken parm and carbonara are quite delicious. If you are looking for delicious comfort food in a low-​key environment, this is your spot.

Had the linguini vongole and my husband the fettuccine Alfredo. Was quite good, quality food. Our delivery came very quickly. Also got the cannoli which was yummy. Would definitely order from here again.

Really happy I live near this gem! Their Homemade gnocchi is delicious, as is the classic chicken parm. All the prices are great, as is their cocktail list.
People are friendly, and it has a nice, comfortable atmosphere. They have been changing up the interior lately and it looks very charming. Good for a date or a big group.
This is 5 stars because of the price, cleanliness, casual yet comfortable atmosphere & great american-​italian comfort food.
More people should know about Taverna!

Great American-​Italian food. The prices are extremely good (low), for the quality. Drinks are also very reasonably priced. It’s a nice setting for a family dinner that won’t break the bank or a nice mid-​week meal if your craving Italian. I’ve always had good service when dining here. We come pretty often!

Delicious & great value (cheap)! Love this neighborhood joint. Had Eggplant Parmesan w/​great red sauce, substituted veggies & roasted potato instead of pasta. This is now part of my Greenpoint rotation. Excellent, attentive waitstaff.

My review of 2 stars is due to the poor service my friends and I received tonight. I have not had such poor customer service in years. The 3 ladies who were working tonight had such sour faces (especially the terrible bartender), they were not helpful when we had questions on the menu. To make matters worse they would disappear & not come back to check if we needed anything. They took forever to bring our drinks. And I think they were looking up how to make it.
The food here is great however the experience is overshadowed by the staff & lack of hospitality.
I ordered delivery from here before & the woman who took the order had no idea what she was doing. I ended up getting the wrong thing & nothing was done about it when I called back to complain. If things don’t change this place will lose business and loyal customers.

I’ve been to this restaurant many times. always had a lovely experience. Agnes the waitress is always there with a big welcoming smile, and remembers your favorite dish from the last time you were there. The price of the food is very reasonable, nice and comfortable décor and the happy hour on some of the coctails are two for one!

Absolutely love this restaurant. The food is fresh and delicious. The wait staff courteous and efficient. They make an effort to know you! Their delivery comes prompt and still hot. I’ve been a patron since they first opened. You cannot go wrong here. My favorite dish Chicken Luna Bianca no longer on menu but make for me every time I ask…

So we had a local relative take us here for lunch. What a great little place. Excellent food and two of the best servers we’ve had. Very Italian — we were alone in the place and it would have been a perfect place for us to be «hit» by the mob — but I digress. Great food and service for a reasonable price. I would come again without question.

Not sure how this place got above average reviews. We ordered the mushroom risotto that was pretty mediocre. The angle hair tomato garlic in olive oil which was garbage. The spaghetti with meatballs was bland and the meatballs reminded me of a public school lunch. I’m not 100% sure there was any real meat in there. The garlic bread was fine but at the end of the day it’s pretty hard to fuck up garlic bread. Lastly, we ordered the breaded artichoke hearts — I should have known better on that one. The only thing I can think of that they can use in their defense is that we ordered delivery yet we live very near to the restaurant. Really though, I should have just bought some noodles and a jar of Classico.

This is a great place! I’m a regular all the way from Staten Island and La Taverna never seems to fail me!
Keep up the good work!

Standard delivery spot for me in the neighborhood. I enjoy their salmonella veggies on the side. Comes quickly normally. Never have eaten there in person but once stopped in to see what it was like and I remember they had a special for in house dining only. Plain place, wood tables, good to go to if you just want a simple meal. Place didn’t feel old school Italian to me or anything just standard kind of American.

Agnes and Alexandra handled a busy Friday night crowd. And they were after a long ride into #BKLYN only with a #espressoshot from a beautiful display of imported café machinery… yes, it’s perfection !
Lots of take-​out orders. Good sign. and they deliver!
And will someone remind me whats the purpose of an#hashtags again?

I came back to try the gnocchi. I liked it but it was border-​line mushy. I prefer pasta & gnocchi al dente, to the teeth. The fresh garlic was nice, but the sauce had not enough tomato & too much cheese. But since the soup was sooooo delicious, the service charming, at $ 10 total it can’t be beat! Next time, I’ll have soup & salad. The salads look fresh & tasty. A decent glass of red wine & Bobby Darin singing «Mack the Knife» in the background, this is pretty much a perfect lunch. Just be careful not to over-​cook the gnocchi Mr. Chef!

La Taverna is an excellent Italian restaurant with the most delicious dishes (a la carte) I can’t say which is my favorite as all of them are equally as good. I live on the Upper East Side and know a lot of very good restaurants in the city, with «La Taverna» being my very favorite restaurant at the top of my list! Why? Well, first the service is very professional and fast. A perfect place for the perfect date! The price is very affordable. If a guy wants to impress a girl on a first date without having to spend a fortune, this is the place to go. The atmosphere is very romantic and sophisticated, the food is cook to perfection. Just don’t let your date see how much you are paying once the waitress brings you the receipt, and she’ll think you pay double and be more impress with your good choice and taste! The best place in town!

Very impressed with our weekday evening dinner at this restaurant. The prices are very low for a dinner out which no one is used to these days. I had the chicken parm which is served with salad or pasta. The salad was your typical chopped romaine, nothing special, and the chicken was definitely flavorful. Portions were huge. With an entrée you also get fresh warm bread with butter and the soup of the day which was a lentil soup. I couldn’t believe all of this food was only $ 11.
Drink menu is lacking and they definitely don’t have all the proper licensing yet, but they’re getting there. Also, it took ages for our food to come out which was kind of annoying. But I’m happy to have discovered this gem in the hood and will be coming back. They do private parties as well which could be great!

Coming here was a bit of a leap for me — reviewers have been pretty divided, agreeing on only two things: it’s cheap, and there’s one waitress. I can confirm both of these.
The décor was warm and welcoming, a bit dimly lit, but nice. Strangely, the place was just about empty when came in shortly after 8 — the lone waitress looked up when I entered and seemed confused at first, as if she wasn’t quite sure what I was doing there. In a few minutes, I’d feel the same, but I’m getting ahead of myself.
I’m seated and brought a menu pretty cooly — an attitude that would prevail all dinner. Just shy of rude, but definitely not friendly. I went for the chicken parm, which came with house salad and spaghetti. So, bit by bit:
The bread was hard, like it’d been cut a few hours ago and was left out to wait for me. The salad was alright, but there was something very off about the dressing… I’m not a big salad guy, but I know when something’s too weird to eat, so I left most of it. The spaghetti was alright, the chicken parm was a bit bland, a bit overcooked, but equally passable. None of my plates were taken away until I’d finished the entrée though — I was left to reach around old plates to get things, and to use my salad fork with my chicken.
I had a one star review pretty well set in my mind until dessert, when the staff member working at the bar (Not a full bar mind) came by to wait on me insead, since the other waitress wasn’t going very far very fast. This one was warm, smiling, and I wound up ordering the belgian chocolate mousse cake, which was by miles the best item in the restaurant. Her and that cake alone brought this review from one to two stars.
So basically, get in, get some cake, and get out. In bang for your buck, you get what you pay for.