King Umberto - Elmont, New York

Nissa M.

The restaurant is stunning. Absolutely gorgeous and beautifully decorated. This is very much a catering hall more than a restaurant. Definitely recommend for large groups or if you plan on hosting a party like baby shower, bridal shower, birthday, even maybe a casual wedding. This place could be perfect for you.

Reason for the mid tier rating is because the food was just OK. Not bad but also not great either. It's very much the quality you'd expect from like a catering hall. I enjoyed it but it just didn't blow me away that way I expected it to.

Drinks were strong and yummy.

Nora

We came here for lunch because we took our cats to see the vet in the area. If not because of my cats, we wouldn't be here, although we heard about it from Hubby's friend, who also owns a lot of cats. We returned for lunch again the second time because we found an excuse to bring another cat to the vet. I need to adopt and rescue more cats to keep coming back.

Eric was our waiter twice and was very attentive and professional. He's the man! Everything was so good here. We had seafood salad, pizza with broccoli rabe, and seafood pasta, which was enough for two. We also tried their baked clams, which were good. We had chicken scarpariello, and this was amazing! Another dish we tried was spaghetti in clam sauce. Everything was the best here, especially the seafood pasta.

The restaurant has a pizza section and a regular restaurant on the other side. It's a nice restaurant with comfortable seats. We had a great experience dining here. We loved the food, and the service was excellent! We’ll come back!

Mara C.

Exceptional dining experience, staff is friendly and professional, food first class, large group handled with ease. The ambience was relaxing. Such a great place.

Alex D.

Came for late night food and had delicious daily specials, ribs with gnocchi and chicken with artichokes with fresh salad!

Anne M.

Went to a surprise 60th birthday and the host couldn't have picked a better place! The atmosphere was elegant yet lively and transformed you into an outdoor garden with twinkling lights, foliage, and chandeliers. The servers were friendly and attentive. The food was very good, especially the appetizers. They were served by the servers but any extra was offered to whoever wanted more. We had baked clams, caprese, fried calamari, and these wonderful fried squares that were filled with capilini pasta and cheese. I've never had anything like this and they were exceptional. Their penne vodka was also very tasty and my husband had a breaded and fried pork chop with prosciutto and mushrooms. I had a shrimp dish which was also breaded and fried and although it wasn't what I expected it was still very good. There were plenty of tables with families, friends, and date nights that were not for a party. I would definitely return for another great meal. They also have a valet lot but there is a shopping center across the road that you can park in too.

Nydeco 1.

Took my family of four to dinner last night at King Umberto's expecting an amazing dining experience.  BOY, were we disappointed! Although the room was beautifully decorated for Christmas and the waiters were prompt and attentive, the food, of all things, was where King Umberto's failed, big time.  We started with two appetizers, baked clams and a pot of mussels pepate.  The clams were flavorful but surprisingly tiny.  The mussels, on the other hand, had no flavor whatsoever.  We tried stirring the pot and laddeling the broth over the mussels, but even the broth had no flavor so it made no difference. My son ordered veal marsala, his favorite dish. When it arrived, it came with the smallest side of pasta I've ever seen.  We were all in disbelief. How could the kitchen staff serve such a miniscule portion of pasta to a customer? They should be embarrassed. My son said the marsala sauce was nothing more than gravy with mushrooms.  The chef must have forgotten, veal marsala requires real marsala wine in the mix. My wife had the Italian classic, linguini with clams.  Upon arrival it looked fantastic, with a heaping mound of clams over pasta.  After nearly 15 minutes of pulling clams out of their shell, she finally got around to eating. While tasty and garlicky, she said she'd had better, and it didn't help that her dish was by now, cold.  My double stuffed pork chop with cavatelli on the side and my daughter's cavatelli in a white bolognese sauce, both from the Specials Menu, were good, but not at all "special."  In the end, our check came to just over $200 which struck me as quite hefty given that we did not have wine, soda, or dessert. I wouldn't have minded had King Umberto's provided an outstanding meal and dining experience, but we left shaking our heads in wonder.

One last thought, upon arrival, I approached the front desk and checked in with the hostess. We were right on time for our reservation. Normally, the hostess at a fine restaurant will greet her customers in a friendly and welcoming manner. Not this one. For whatever reason, she never broke a smile and coldly directed us to wait off to the side. Maybe she was having a bad day, I don't know, that's really not my problem. She should have done her best to greet us warmly and make us feel welcome.

Kelsea

As an English girl in New York I needed to find the best pizza.. and it was here!!! The pastries are top tier and don’t get me started on the fried Cannellini 🤤 service was great, would definitely recommend!

Stephanie A.

Went for Valentine’s Day and it was so cute and food with drinks were priced reasonably. They even took a Polaroid picture of us free of charge ! Very nice night will be returning:)