Scalini Fedeli

My wife and I went to Scalini Fedeli for our second wedding anniversary. I was a little skeptical because 5 of the 7 first courses on the menu on their website feature mushrooms which I'm not a big fan of. But we decided to try it out after hearing a lot of great things about it. We were definitely very impressed. I ordered a pasta dish with a game sauce made with venison, hare, Barolo wine, and chocolate. It was fantastic. The pasta was perfect and the bits of game meats were chopped so finely that there were pieces in every bite. My wife ordered the Ecuadorian shrimp in a roma tomato sauce with fresh mozzarella and prosciutto wrapped melon. The sauce was very light and tasty and the shrimp were very sweet. For the second course I ordered the sliced duck breast with foie gras. It was hands down the best duck I've ever had. It was cooked perfectly, was tender with a nice crisp skin. My wife ordered the filet mignon and we were both shocked by the two large filets that were brought out to her. Pros: the food, service, ambience, menu size, parking (valet) Cons: the sorbet, a little too expensive to go there every week more

This used to be my favorite local restaurant. My husband and I celebrated many special occasions at Scalini and thought the bad food and service six months ago were only an accident. Well, we were wrong... We visited the restaurant a couple of weeks ago and left promising never to come back. What happens when you send your foie gras back because it is undercooked (ice cold center)? First you are told that is how it is supposed to be served. (Oh yeah, they tell the customer that they wrong). Then, you get back the same piece you had sent back to the kitchen, but now it is BURNED (like black burnt chunks of coal). As my husband said: ""Are we at a diner? I have never seen a restaurant cook the same piece of meat that was sent back."" more

! I took my boyfriend here for his birthday. It took almost 3 months to get a Saturday night reservation but it was well worth the wait. The food was phenomenal and the service was attentive but not overbearing. I can't wait to try out the Tribeca location! more