Il Campanello Restaurant

Good food. Not so good service but the wine selection will make out for it. thanks Il Campanello
. I had a fun time. OHH say hello to alex for me.

We ( group of 7) went there for dinner at around 6:00 on a Saturday night, after an early show at MSG. The resaurant was quiet and kind of empty. Everything we ordered went wrong that night. We first ordered apps. mozzarella sticks with anchovy sauce on the side - the sauce was on the sticks so we sent it back. There were 2 orders of penne ala vodka. Pasta dishes were very small and overpriced. The penne pasta was VERY undercooked and it was very hard to eat. I ordered the filet mignon medium wel and it came back rare and bloody. i sent it back to get cooked some more and it came back burnt and hard to chew. They even gave us a different wine than we had ordered. At the end of the night, we voiced our concerns with the manager and they took off 2 of the pasta dishes off our menu. Horrible night that was very pricey. Everyone left hungry and very disappointed.

The place was empty, should have been our first clue. The food was not good, the $9 Caesar salad was nasty, chicken was dry and the pasta dish was blah. The staff was polite and the bread was good....that's all! They started to tear down the tables for closing while we were still eating, not good.

Food was decent, let me say it again, just decent. The service.. I can get better service at McDonalds. First, they have kids as waiters instead of seasoned waiters, can't even open a bottle of wine. If I wanted applebees I would have made reservations there. I tried to order two different things and they were out of it. Finally I ordered the meat combination, the meats came cold inside and hot inside (microwave?). Ok if you want to take a high school date or for a college get together. Forget it for business or a romantic dinner. And the picture on this website... it lies... the industrial factory ceilings with exposed sprinkler pipe are a disgrace.

I've been to Il Campanello twice and both times were enjoyable. The food was good and the staff was very pleasant. I think the best parts of the restaurant is that for the area, it was extremely nice inside (which was quite unexpected) and it's huge! We definitely didn't feel like we were cramped or sitting on top of eachother. I'd definitely go back for another evening.