Trattoria Dopo Teatro

My wife and I dined at the restaurant last Friday. We had a pre-theatre reservation and arrived at 6 pm. The interior was like an older pizza place in Brooklyn and we were expeceting a solid, but not an elegant experience. Contrary to the reviews (that I suspect were given by the staff), the food was poorly prepared and served cold. The salmon dish was not fresh and looked as though it had been cooked in the morning and kept on a buffet table. The pasta was mushy, over cooked and poorly flavored. The best part of the meal was the bread. more

I took my girlfriend for a pre theater dinner on Saturday. I made a reservation for a romantic table in the secret garden. They were very nice on the phone and promised they would get us a nice table. The restaurant was very busy when we got there. The hostess ushered us through the crowed down the stairs to the secret garden, to a table in a little corner in an alcove, like a balcony, above the rest of the room. The room itself is so beautiful, full of frescos... wow. My girlfriend was so impressed. The food was terrific. I had the ossobuco and she had rigotoni pasta. The food was amazing, the service was impeccable. Their wine selection is great, I picked a nice bottle for us. The server served it in a decanter perfect. We truly had the best pre theater meal ever. The place looks small from outside, but then you go and discover there secret rooms. It is not only beautiful, but conveniently located (we went to see Spamelot,) has terrific food and great, friendly service. We will definitely be back. Pros: Romantic, great sservice, great food more

I dined here with a party of 6 and sat downstairs in the ""theater room"" I believe. We were jammed in real tight and felt as if we were sitting in a cafeteria. Constantly we were bumped into by servers because it was such a tight squeeze (we also had reservations). We went with the price fix menu and was really disappointed. We wish we had ordered from the regular menu. The fruit mousse dessert was garbage, definitely not a treat (go with the sorbet). Overall very disappointing and I had to wait too long for a cup of tea. Pros: Close to theatre Cons: Crowded, Price Fix Menu-a disappointment, Tight Seating and Noisy more

I have been bringing clients to this restaurant by my office for years; they have been consistently great. The food is amazing, best ossobuco in the area. Pasta with fava beans and pancetta is also highly recommended. They are always friendly and accommodating. Great, great place, business lunch or otherwise. Pros: Great food, friendly service more

I made the reservation for lunch in this lovely look like restaurant loaded with charming photo in the theatre district right by one of my company offices. Pros: WINE LIST Cons: FOOD & CUSTOMER SERVICE more

This is a restaurant my daughter takes her coligoues to since she works in the area. This was the first time my husband and I went. We had tickets to the theater, so we decided to try it. My daughter made reservations for us for Friday night. We were greeted by the pleasant host in the front and seated promptly. We were seated in a little alcove by the wall, very cozy. My daughter had her favorite, but we had take a while to go through the extensive menu. I had pasta with wild boar, which absolutely fabulous. I usaully do not take the time to write reviews, although I read them quite often. This dish was so good, I had to let everybody know. We were all very happy with our choises. My daughter had her favorite pizza Margarita, my son-in-law had the ossobuco, my husband had the delicous rissotto and I was thrilled with my wild boar pasta. All of this fabulous food promptly and in time for the theater. Wonderful, really. The restaurant was very busy and the music slightly too high for my taste, but the food more than made up for it. A really great choice! Pros: Food Thumbs up Cons: Music too loud more

We had pre-theater reservations at 6 p.m. and were seated immediately. The atmosphere was nice, but the waiter had a look of comtempt when we said we wanted the pre fixe dinner. The salmon was OK but the lasagne and penne pasta were bland and not even pleasing to the eye. Maybe ordering off the regular menu would have been better. The highlight (sarcasm) was dessert. Our chocolate cake looked like one slice of cake that they had sliced into thirds before serving us. I guess you get what you pay for! I would not recommend this place to tourists even if it is close to your theater! I don't usually take the time to write a review, but I just had to in this case. more

We had dinner there on Saturday before seeing ""Journey's End."" We selected the restaurant based on location (it's right next to the Belasco Theater) and the reviews. Generally speaking Theater Distric is not a place for great Italian, but this was truely wonderful. Black tagliolini pasta with shrimp and spicy tomato sauce was great, so flavorfull. My wife's Bucatini all?Amatriciana (pasta with pancetta, sliced onions and Pros: FOOD, location, service more

We decided to check out this restaurant before going to see Spamalot on Friday night. I made reservations for their Secret Garden; they were very nice and accomodating. When we came in, the restaurant was very busy. We were greeted by a very friendly hostess and seated promptly. She showed us to a table in the downstrais garden. THe space is very unique and truely gorgeous, but the room was a little too cold. Pros: Location/food/Service more

The food average - just average. The service below average. Our server was told we were in a rush and he still waited 45 minutes to give us our meal. A pizza and pasta - a meal that should have taken top's ten minutes to cook. That left us 7 minutes to eat and 7 minutes to get to our show. So even if the food was good - we really couldn't have enjoyed it... Pros: In the theatre district. Cons: Disorganized, didn't meet our time constrant. more

We have been checking out restaurants that have private rooms for an event we're having later this year & decided to dine here on Valentine's Day to try the food & see the private rooms. True, there is a bit of a ""cattle call"" feel at most restaurants on V-Day due to increased volume (the pleasant hostess didn't even show us to the table but directed us & another party to a general vicinity...which was fine because we got to choose our tables but still). Tthough our waiter was very busy, he was nice and accommodating. The various wall frescoes in this restaurant provide a gorgeous setting for a meal. A wide variety of food; many dishes have seafood in them but there's plenty without ( if you want something without the seafood, I'm sure they would oblige, they were very accommodating to us re: food requests). The meal was great - particularly loved the Bucatini all?Amatriciana (pancetta & noodles) - cooked perfectly in a savory sauce, absolutely delicious. Must admit that the pollo ai porcini was just OK, not great (the sauce was pleasing but the actual chicken was just good). & it was a little disappointing that the open raviolo is only served after 8PM (we were 15 mins too early) but I guess that's their choice. Enjoyed it all w/ a yummy kir royale (the Valentine's drink special). Fabulous tiramisu for dessert (though must say that they didn't have a few of the things that were on the dessert menu). We had told our waiter before the meal that we wanted to talk to someone afterwards about the private rooms, & promptly after we finished our meal, Bart, the manager came over to speak w/ us. Bart was informative & personable, he really made us feel comfortable about possibly having an event there. Gave us a whole informational packet. This is the frontrunner for our event but even if we ultimately choose another place, I definitely want to eat here again - I want to try their risotto & cheesecake since I didn't get to the first time! Pros: FOOD (excl chicken), Ambience, Service, Private Rooms Cons: Chicken just OK, can get crowded more

my family and i went to dopo teatro before our 7 o' clock show on Sunday. To our surprise, Dopo Teatro was good especially their pastas and pizza. Their la caprese and pizza caprese were fantastic. The food came out fast which was good since we had a show to catch. Dopo teatro was one of the better restaurants i've gone too before seeing a show. obviously, if you are expecting babbo or il mulino type italian food here, then you'll disappointed. but, as the saying goes.. you get what you pay for and at dopo teatro you will be satisfied. Pros: close to theaters, food & service more

We made reservations on Sat at 7:30 for 6 people. We were seated right away at a round table in the dining room. The food was just unbelievable. I had the chicken with porcini mushrooms in a wine sauce. The chicken was so tender, the sauce was delicious and the mushrooms solidified all the flavours, simply amazing. We ordered a couple appetizers to share, everyone loved the food. The mushrooms with soft polenta was especially good, so was the antipasto platter. My friends were raving about the pasta dishes and the ossobucco. Pros: Amazing Food, Friendly and fast service Cons: Crowded on Sat pre-theater more

We came to have dinner following our friend's advice. We had a wonderful time. The restaurant is beautiful. We were sitting upstrais in the main dinning room, very cozy. Our waiter was great, he helped us with food selections and recommended a great bottle of wine. Skip the bread, it is not the best, and it will save you room for what's to follow: wonderful food. The ossobocco was splendid. Our complements to the chef. Pasta with wild boar - a must... What a treat to find a place that serves great food in beautiful and comfortable surroundings and won't break the bank. A great deal. Pros: Graet food, great service, great prices Cons: Bread was not good more

We stopped in before the theater on Wed. It was terrific. The food was really amazing. My pasta dish was great. Sicialiana, wow, full of flavour, so tasty. My husband had a steak. He said it was very good. We looked at the wine list, well, it was very confusing. They have such tremendous varaiety of wines, it's difficult to find what you want. Most of the wines are Italian, which I guess is fine, if you like Italian wines. We prefer the French wines, of which they do not have such great variety. Well, our waiter was knowledgeble and helped us to make a good selection. We are very happy to have found this restaurant, the food was truely exceptional. The service was attentive, but not overbearing. Really great overall. Pros: Excellent food, great service, good location Cons: Confusing wine list, mostly Italian wines more

Bravo, this restaurant serves fabulous, authentic Italian food. I'm still wild about the pasta with wild boar... Amazing. Pasta was great. We all loved the food. 4 of my friends and I ate here on a friends recommendation. The food was truely amazing. The atmosphere is nice. Service could use improvement, but they were very busy, so it's somewhat forgivable. The pasta with wild boar.... amazing. Pros: Great Food/Nice Ambience more

I went to Trattoria Dopo Teatro for lunch today because of its convenient location and good reviews, but I was quite disappointed with the quality of their food. I ordered the penne with italian sausage and wild mushroom, and it didn't taste that great - the sauce was slightly too watery and the pasta was on the soft side. My boyfriend ordered their pizza, and as mentioned in previous reviews, the crust was too soggy. This place is alright if location is one of your main considerations, but I won't recommend it to others and will not make a trip over just to eat at the restaurant. Pros: convenient location, good service Cons: low quality food more

My husband took me here for our anniversary before heading off to see Spamolat. We had an amazing evening. The restaurant was so romantic. We had a beautiful table downstrais in their garden room. We ordered a wonderful bottle of wine. The food was amazing, I had the open ravioli, my husband tried the steak. We both loved our choices. The service was impeccable. We are definately going to be back. Just wonderful. Pros: Wonderful food and wine, impeccable service, romantic atmosphere more

They serve the best pizza ever. I read a lot of reviews and searched among friends and this is my ultimate pizza place find. The restaurant is beautiful, the decor remainds me of an Italian villa. My friends had pasta dishes and raved about them; my boyfriend had the steak and really liked it. The wine selection was impressive. My friend is a wine lover, not often impressed by wine lists, but here he really went wild. He picked a wine for us, it was delicious. Pros: Great Pizza, Nice decor, Friendly Service more

Found Dopo Teatro on Citysearch & decided to give it a try. My wife & I went on a Thursday night. It was a good crowd but the service was still very attentive. We were seated in the indoor garden downstairs which was very nice. They have a great wine list to choose from & we got a bottle of Merlot...good recommendation from the waiter. I had a veal dish and my wife had Linguine Montecristoi. Both were excellent. Glad I happened upon this on Citysearch Pros: Wine List, Delicious Cuisine more