Antika Restaurant & Pizzeria

Took out from this place three times and each time it was great! Their grandma pie is the best and has a lot of flavor. Ordered their spinach carbonara and Caesar salad which was also very delicious. Haven’t sat in their actual restaurant, but I’m sure I will be back and give the actual place a try. Definitely would recommend this place and it is a pretty decent Italian place.

I have NEVER had a bad meal at antika pizza. Everything is so tasty and fresh. Love their arugula salad with endives and Parmesan cheese. Best balsamic dressing I ever had. Their grandma pizza is amazing. I have had the calamari. The rigatoni bolognese. Caesar salad with anchovies. I have never been disappointed. Service is also great. Good selection of wines and beers. All the guests I’ve brought there have loved it. Reasonably priced too. Will definitely be going back as it is one of my top ten restaurants in Astoria! Keep up the good work

First time this past weekend with my brother, who was raving abt this place! And, i can see why! The food is really good and the pizzas are great! Very attentive service! Michele and Despina are awesome bartenders! IM ALREADY A FAN AND WILL BE GOING BACK! THE WHITE SANGRIA IS TO DIE FOR!

I went in there for brunch and it was pretty friggin’ perfect. My friend and I both ordered the scrambled eggs with home fries and it was absolutely delicious! We also shared the Nutella French toast which was also amazing!!! The Bloody Mary was spicy and yummy as was my friends mimosa. I can’t wait for brunch again so I can go back. Stat.

I absolutely love this place. I spent so long trying to find good pizza in the Washington Heights area, and this is the best! My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Delivery is timely — usually 30 – 45 minutes — and arrives warm. I’ve started looking for excuses to order, like having friends over to my apartment.
EDIT: I’d also like to add that they keep your phone number on file so that when you order, they already know your address. Seriously the best place ever.

I’ve only ever ordered delivery here, and each time I’ve had the eggplant parmesan. It’s not the best I’ve ever had, but it is the most expensive. Irritatingly, in the month between me discovering Antika and now, the dish has risen from $ 15 to $ 16. Eggplant parm isn’t expensive to make either– even at high end restaurants, it’s cheap (around $ 13). I think they know they’re one of the few decent options in Washington Heights, and they’re milking that. That annoyance aside, I’ll most likely continue to order here because their eggplant parm is decent and you get a pretty good sized portion

I’ve ordered delivery from this restaurant quite a few times and while the food is decent I must say they are one decent Italian Restaurant away from losing my patronage in this area. I have an issue with following:
1) Every time I order their pizza by time it arrives the pizza is always warm at best. You really need to invest in some sort of insulated bag.
2) The prices have gone up quite a few times since I’ve been ordering from here and for some strange reason I am getting less and less with each delivery. On 2 occasions I ordered an individual pasta dish and I didn’t get any utensils nor did I get any Parmesan cheese or crush pepper corn packets. After the second time of this happening to me I called Antika and a gentleman answered the phone. I told him what the issue was and he told me that Antika has new policies when it comes to the distribution of the seasoning packets and that my dish may not have qualified for those packets. He told me all this without even asking what it was that I ordered. So I assume a Penne Alla Vodka dish doesn’t deserve any Parmesan cheese.
Overall, I feel compelled to let everyone know about this because the prices do not reflect their service and when you’re squandering a good amount of money on food you at least want it to be worth it!

Great quality pizza made with good ingredients. The penne pasta is also great. Def a go to for Italian in the Wash Heights area.

At a work lunch, I found a chunk of GLASS in my salad. Our office manager called the restaurant at least 4 times, and Antika kept saying their manager would call us back, but he/​she never did. Really disappointed in this place. What if someone had broken a tooth or swallowed the glass?

As others have noted, this is a higher end pizza and Italian place in the neighborhood. I’ve eaten in a couple times and been pretty unimpressed. The service is fine, but the food is mediocre. I think I ordered fettuccini alfredo last time and it was super dry.
If I want to go somewhere higher end to eat or take guests, this restaurant doesn’t do it for me. I’d rather just go downtown and have a huge selection of places to pick from.
This sounds like a three star review, so why four stars? Their grandma pizza is unbelievable. I order it for takeout probably 3 – 4 times a month and it is always perfect. Fresh, crispy, and light on cheese but full of flavor. Not for people who like ultra cheesy gooey pizza, but perfect if you like a lighter pie.

Probably the best restaurant — other than El Presidente — in the CUMC complex! I just went there the other day with a colleague, and we both had small-​size NYC pizzas (I had the one with mushroom, and the other dude had the one with just cheese). YUMMY! No excess oil, no overly stale and tough crust. Décor is nice and chill, and owner comes around to check on you and make sure everything’s OK. This place definitely moves the average rating needle up in the CUMC complex. Which is… not saying a whole lot, but it gives you hope that progress can occur. #progress

I work at CUMC/​NYPH and frequent Antika quite often. Favorite dishes include burrata, classic Cesar salad (lightly dressed and with anchovies!!), fried calamari (rings AND tentacles!!) with spicy-​sweet marinara, and the pappardelle in cream sauce with wild mushrooms and sun-​dried tomatoes. In fact, last time I went, I couldn’t finish the pappardelle, took home the leftovers, but left them on the bus. I. WAS. SOOOOO. MAD!!!
Service is always on point. The bread is DELICIOUS!!! But the main attractions are the authentic Italian entrees (as they SHOULD be!!) I have nothing foul to say about Antika. Not. At. All.
Only reason why I’m not giving 5 stars is because I’m not a huge fan of thin crust pizza; however, make no mistake, the pizza is tasty as well. I just prefer a thicker crust. Oh yeah, they don’t (or didn’t when I asked) have too-​shelf spirits, only «house» options.
Seriously, you really can’t go wrong with Antika. You just can’t.

Update: very happy, I went back to antika and the manager was great, this place is very traditional Italian foo, I love it! Thanks so much for fixing the problem with the hours of service.
In the last review: I only choose 2 star because of service, Food Is great, this message for the owners or management, I was there at 8:45 pm on Sunday July 17^th, there was a table with 8 people in the restaurant. Shortly after we were in the manager walked away and send a server to tell us they were closing in 10 min, I know is Sunday and I use to work in the industry, but your sign clearly stated Sunday’s till 10 pm, grrrrr I love antika, and seems like server and the manager did not want to serve us!!!

Five Things I Know After Eating at Antika.
The pies are very solid.
They use the good pepperoni.
They should put more basil on the margherita.
I should not eat an entire pie to my face for lunch.
It might not be worth heading all the way uptown, but if you’re in the area it’s pretty good.

The skinny: outstanding food, pleasant service, cozy atmosphere, solid delivery.
The ramble: I’ve lived in Washington Heights for more than 3 years. At this point, there aren’t many restaurants above 145^th Street that I haven’t visited. One of those had always been Antika. I don’t know why. It fell through the cracks. Now I’m making up for lost time, and have eaten there 4 times in as many weeks. #fatass
The grandma-​style pies are delicious. Saucy, cheesy rectangles of satisfaction. The basics are great (pepperoni etc) as are the specialty pies (vodka, etc). I’ve tried a pasta or two, and they are insanely rich and delicious. The apps are great too (calamari, fried eggplant & zucchini, etc). To be honest, there hasn’t been a single item we’ve ordered that hasn’t made us happy.
Antika is my new go-​to uptown pizza place. I’m just sad I didn’t give it a chance years ago.

Great atmosphere. Wonderful customer service.
I tried to claim the deal made available via the Unilocal app, but they did not have the equipment to process it. Boo!
My party and I opted to create our own pizza. Grilled chicken and artichoke hearts toppings made for a healthy and filling dinner. Though I was full, and after walking several blocks in the cold for some Italian food, I looked forward to dessert.
The chocolate fudge cake was delicious, sweet, with a hint of orange. I would definitely return for more when I’m in Washington Heights.

Great pizza, just don’t call for delivery. This is not a place you order out-​ONLY EAT IN. The food is always perfect when you eat in. However, when you eat out the toppings are not a plentiful for delivery and the pizza is overlooked, bordering burnt. I want to
Give it 3.5 stars overall. 4 for the dine-I’m quality and 3 for delivery.

If you’re looking for high quality brick oven pizza and excellent Italian food… look no further! I’ve been coming to Antika since they opened. I believe they have another location in Astoria and hopefully will expand even more.
Must try the Grandma’s Pizza ($ 21) ! This is my favorite item on the menu. The pie feeds 2 – 3 people. I love the complimentary fresh bread they serve. I have to stop myself from ordering more.
I tried the Expresso Martini ($ 12) and was wowed! It was a perfect combination. The place is cozy and quite classy. Perfect for the area which needs more places like this.
My only negative is that they don’t offer any lunch /​drink specials. I know this is a bit fancier compared to the rest of the places in the area, but I think they’d get more traffic through the door if they had better deals. They are on the pricier side and I could see why some wouldn’t come here everyday.

Our group of 6 loved Antika. We stopped in on a Sunday evening and there was no problem getting two tables pushed together. Of course everybody loves bread baskets with olive oil and Parmesan cheese. The bread, oil, and cheese here were the best I have had in recent memory.
Service was very prompt and courteous. Be sure to check in on Unilocal because it will score you a free soft drink. Our group shared a large vodka pasta dish as an appetizer and ate it with the bread… the two were a perfect match.
We all shared the grandmas pizza with pepperoni. It’s not your average New York style pizza. It has that great fresh taste. We all enjoyed it soooo much.
Our group reported a bill of $ 66 which included gratuity (added automatically for groups of six or more).
We will totally go back again next time we are in NYC.

The pizza, the people, the atmosphere. A family business that does pizza right. I take all of my out-​of-​towner guests here for amazing Italian food. Try the grandma’s pizza – and be amazed!