Trattoria Dopo Teatro

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125 W 44th St (at between Broadway and 6th Avenue)
New York, NY 10036

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(212) 869-2849
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Excellent food! The staff were so nice and friendly. I accidentally spilled my water and they graciously moved the 4 of us to another table. The ambience was delightful! It wa...

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I cannot believe how poorly the owner and staff treat their customers. The food is OK, but they seem out of many menu items. We go to many neighborhood restaurants in the area, an...

My Favorite Lunch Spot 1/23/2006

I work in the area and I love going to lunch there. They are friendly, the service is fast and the food is delicious. My favorites are the open lobster ravioli, gnocchis and the pizzas. All their pasta is freshly made on the premesis. The also have a brick over, where the pizzas come out of. With the fast and friendly service and terrific food, it's a great lunch place. We just held a copmpany luncheon there and everyone was happy. Pros: fast & friendly servi, terrific food, good location more
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Nice Open Ravioli 1/19/2006

I took my mom here before going to see a play on Broadway. Right away, when you walk in the ambience of this restaurant puts you in a better mood; it's realy pretty and calm. A very nice hostess showed us around and seated us downstairs in the garden. There was a waterfall on the wall, beautiful. I had open ravioli with lobster so delicious. My mom had the linguine and realy loved it, and she is hard to please. I think the great wine selection might have helped! Our waiter was very good and knowledgeble, even directed us to the theater, which was nice. We had an excellent meal, that put us in the right mood for the play. Pros: Great pre theater, terrific food, wine list more
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Great Pasta 1/18/2006

I go to many restaurants, but this one has a very interesting menu. I had pappardelle with chucks of wild boar!!!!! It was wildly delicious. The meat was tender and very tasty. Pappardelle - very good. The service was attentive and friendly. I spilled my wine, they brought me another on the house without me even asking, which was nice. The decor is cozy and elegant, the tall ceilling gives the space a distinctive aura. Besides the location and the decor I highly recommend the food, if you are a meat lover, like me, I urge you to try the wild boar pappardelle. Excellent pasta as well. Pros: Interesting Food, Decor, Friendly service more
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Great food 1/17/2006

I went on a friends recommendation and wow... I had the best gnocchi ever. I highly recommend it. It was served with lobster and sundried tomatoes, realy excellent. The service was very good. Our waiter recommended a great desert and we went off to the theater. Impeccable service, great food and a nice wine collection all wraped up in a beautiful interior. Check out the downstrais garden. Realy impressive. Pros: Great food, Good service, Great location more
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You have got to try the risotto 1/17/2006

My girlfriend and I tried their risotto at a recommendation of a co-worker, who dines there often. We went and realy enjoyed it. The risotto was so delicious, sereved with shrimp, squid and clams. Excellent, I highly recommend it. The service was attentive and fast. The decor is very pleasant. They have a great wine list. We will definately be back!!! Pros: Great Risotto, Great wine list, Nice decor more
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""Wicked"" Good Time 1/13/2006

A group of my girlfriends and I went to see ""Wicked."" We needed a restaurant to go to before the theater and this one was recommemnded to me by a friend. I was a little aprehensive, because it was 9 of us and pre-theater restaurants tend to rush you, especially a large group like that. A few of my girlfriends are from Atlanta, so I wanted to show them a good time in New York. Boy was this place the right choice! The food was phenomenal and the waiter was the nicest, most attentive I've encountered in a long time. One of us ordered the worg martini and the manager replaced it on the house for the apparent mix-up. Well, phenomenal place really. The food was delicious, the decor gorgeous and the location fabulous. I highly recommend it! Pros: Phenomenal food, Bautiful decor, great location more
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A wonderful time 1/8/2006

My husband took me here for my birthday dinner, before taking me to the theater. We had a wonderful time. The food was exquisite. I haven't had italian pasta like that since our honeymoon in Tuscony. My husband had the pizza, which was great. We were seated in the downstrais garden, that is so romantic. I had such a great experience, I want to let everyne know. If you have a special dinner planned this place won't disappoint. A great pre theater place and a very romantic one. Pros: Wonderful food and wi, Romantic ambience, great location more
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Great Place for a date! 12/6/2005

My boyfriend took me to this restaurant for the first time 3 yrs ago on our first date. We had a great time then and ever since. We go there quite often mainly for the fabulous food and the romantic ambiance, but I recommended it to a few friends for their first dates and they all love it and are still together. We all decided the place makes for a great date spot and it's like a good luck charm! I especially recommend the downstrais for a romantic dinner. As for the food, my favorite is the pizza with 4 different cheeses and the chicken balsamico, my boyfriend loves the veal. The food is really great, the atmosphere so nice and romantic plus there is something in the air. I highly recommed it for dates. Pros: romantic, great food, love the wine selecti more
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Romantic atmosphere 12/5/2005

My boyfriend took me there for a dinner prior to a show. The whole experience was wonderful. The ambience resembeled that of the romantic movies. We were seated downstrais in the secret garden. We had a table in the corner, by a water fall wall on a elevated balcony... fabulous. If that wasn't enough, the food added to the evening. I had the Chicken balsamico, which was really delicious. We shared a desert and went off to see a show. It was a perfect evenning. If you're looking for a good date place, I highly recommend it. We definately will be back. Pros: Romantic, Wonderful food more
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Fantastic Food 12/1/2005

I had pre-theater dinner there with 10 of my friends. It was great. They took our reservation only 3 days prior to the show. We were seated promptly, even though the restaurant was busy when we arrived. The staff was so cordial from the moment we got in. Our waiter was attentive and very funny; he made us feel very comfortable. I had the black tanglierne pasta w/a delicious souce. Everyone was raving about the food. The pizza was out of this world. We all had a great time. We got out on time and went to see Wicked. There are not many places that will make a pre-theater dinner for 11 a good experience, they did an amazing job. I highly recommend it. Pros: fantastic food, great atmosphere, attentive service more
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awful 11/6/2005

The food was definitely not cooked fresh. A dish that said it would require an additional 15 minute wait was on the table before we finished our salad. The meal included some clams which tasted awful. Other people at the table ordered dishes with chicken breast that was definitely precooked and reheated. The chicken was dry and tasteless. The coffee was like mud. We all had the feeling that we were being rushed out for the evening theater crowd. It was also pretty expensive and not worth the money. Pros: seated promptly Cons: food, service, rushed more
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DO NOT LOOK AT BAD REVIEWS...it's fantastic! 11/5/2005

Every year for my birthday, my mother and I go to a broadway show, always stopping for a bite in the theater district. We found out about this place online, and decided to try it for pre-theater. It was amazing. The atmosphere was beautiful, very charming and romantic. We opted for theirs amazing prix-fixe pre-theater menu. The choices ranged from Farfalle Aurora to Spezzatino di Pollo al Funghi to Grilled Salmon in Brown Butter Sauce. Both my mother and I opted for the salmon. The first two courses were a delicious green salad and bruschetta, the entree and then dessert, which was equally as amazing. Our waiter caitered to our every wish, even buying me a special desert for my birthday. Overall it was perfict! It was the best place to celebrate my sweet 16! I reccomend it to any group of people looking for a great time in NY! Pros: Great Food, Great Service, Beautiful Atmosphere more
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Undercooked Risotto 9/1/2005

Risotto is one of my favorite dishes and I have had it many times. However, when I had it at Trattoria Dopo Teatro, it was very undercooked - it was actually crunchy! When I said this to the waiter, he just said that's the way it's supposed to be and refused to take it back to the kitchen. I could not eat the dish so I just shared my friend's pasta dish (which was fine). I was just shocked that a waiter would disagree with me when he hadn't even tasted the dish. Because of this negative experience, I will never return. Pros: Nice atmosphere, Convenient location Cons: Undercooked food, Bad service more
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Great Food, Great atmosphere, friendly wait-staff 6/13/2005

I come here all the time. The food is fantastic, and the wait staff is incredibly friendly. A waiter always buys me a drink or a dessert when I'm there. They have a large menu, the Carne is a little pricy, as always, but well worth it. The black tanglierne pasta is incredible, probably the best on the menu. If you're brave, you could try the rabbit. The atmosphere is fantastic and they play excellent music. (if you like frank sinatra.) Pros: Great food, Big Menu, Great atmosphere Cons: Semi-expensive more
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Great Pre-Theatre 4/2/2005

Went here on a date after hearing nice things from friends. We were promptly seated downstairs by the indoor waterfall which was very nice. It looked like it would be a great place for a private party as well as a date. As for the food, it was very good. I had roasted salmon and my date had veal....both were very tasty. The service was very attentive. I'd recommend it to others. more
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Ruined a perfect night 3/23/2005

Went here on March 23,2005 for a special night out with my daughter after a broadway show.Was not impressed with food at all.I ordered a pasta with shrimp,clams, and mussels.There were 4 mussels 4 baby clams and the smallest shrimp I have ever seen in my life,the kind that would come out of a can.There was absolutly no taste!When the waiter came over and saw a full plate I told him I was done.He wondered why I hadn't eaten and I told him I didn""t care for it.No one really seem to care!My daughter had plain pasta with marinara and she said it was so bland.Won""t be back.To many real Italian restaurants in Manhatten. more
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felt like a dope-o for going here 3/4/2005

took prior reviews to make a reservation. We were seated downstairs barely still in the restaurant and there was a table of about 10 (mothers and their mid-teen aged daughters) who were SO loud it was destroying any ambience that was in the place. I spoke to the manager who did not have the guts to ask the table to stop shouting (he said there was nothing he could do) even though 4 other tables of diners were being disturbed and sent over his poor waiter! The other tables let out a sigh of relief when the shouting stopped--manners anyone? Chicken was dry, lasagna was average, manager was indifferent. Pros: location for theatre Cons: indifference, slow service more
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Great atmosphere for a large party! 2/21/2005

After researching a ton of different restaurants, who wouldn't take or hold a reservation for 18 people, I finally found this place & wow!! It was my sister's bachelorette party, and they were so great to us!! The wait staff could not have been anymore solicituous! It's a fun place with good music, good food, & a good price! more
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Delicioso 2/1/2005

My wife & I went here after hearing good things about it from friends. The ambiance was very nice. We sat downstairs in the indoor garden by the waterfall, very romantic. The wine selection was great and the food was even better. The waiters were courteous and attentive. We'll be back more
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Authentic Italian cuisine with beautiful decor

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  • At Trattoria Dopo Teatro, we bring to you not only authentic Italian dishes but a stunning decor to admire as you enjoy your meal. As the best Italian restaurant in Time Square, we provide not only somewhere to relax as you take in all the sights, but a place to grab a nice Italian meal before you catch a Broadway show. Our private rooms can accommodate 20 to 300 guests. Our location in the Theater District makes Dopo Teatro the best Italian restaurant in Time Square to stop at for a satisfying meal. We offer both a pre-theater lunch menu and a pre-theater dinner menu crafted especially for those who are looking to experience a delicious meal before heading to a show. Mention this ad and you will receive a 20% discount.

Editorial

  • Due to its prime Theater District location, this cavernous Italian eatery is often overlooked by locals, and is instead frequented by tourists trying to zip in and out before a show. What a shame,...

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  • Hours: Mon-Sat 12pm-12am Sun 3pm-12am
  • Payments: Discover, American Express, Diner's Club, Master Card, Visa
  • Neighborhoods: Midtown, Theater District - Times Square
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