Excellent service and food. Servers are good but need to respond to requests like speaking up as my husband has bad hearing.

The tuscan style interior is warm and intimate with various metal decorative touches, chandelier, and center piece olive tree. Getting a window spot would be amazing, but we were seated in the center of the restaurant. We had a few light mishaps with who ordered which drink and dish (a few were mixed up). Otherwise, food was amazing! The homemade cavetelli was cooked perfectly, and I really enjoyed the earthy-herby canneli bean sauce for our perfectly cooked octopus antipasti. Short ribs and broccolini were also cooked perfectly; the honey nut squash puree was extremely smooth. The salmon was probably the dish that least impressed us, as the kale-quinoa and truffle sauce almost felt a bit heavy. I'd give everything a little bit of slack since I heard the students did just switch to new posts; Overall I'd definitely come again to try new dishes.

2nd week of the semester, so understandably the service wasn't yet up to par, however, the food was excellent, the restaurant itself is beautiful, and I have faith that the students will learn about superior service.

The menu is comprehesive with great choice selection; complimentary flavors from course to course. The student service is top-notch and very conversive and friendly; knowledgeable. It's fun to order and enjoy a bottle of wine or champagne to give the students experience with less often ordered items. Overall, its world-class dining in the Hudson Valley with educational benefit. I've enjoyed celebrating birthdays the past 4 years at CIA restaurants and each occassion a fun memorable event.

Food was fantastic. On par with the top restaurants in NYC. The service was only marred by the inexperience of the student staff but that earnest eager inexperience is part of the charm. The atmosphere is perfectly nice but feeling a tad dated now for the fancy aspirations and price tags. Still a fantastic meal and fantastic cocktails.

Absolutely wonderful! I started with the Suugo Suqaar which was a bolognese with a levante twist, the Brodetto alla Siciliana which actually had a warmer tone closer to middle eastern flavors rather than Sicilian but it was amazing none the less. But it was their interpretation of the tiramisu which stole the stage. Having been to over a dozen Michelin star restaurants, I would expect to savor such flavors in a Michelin restaurant! The Umm Ali that we had in Petra, Jordan being my all time favorite dessert, this warm tiramisu is a close second and I’m not even a big dessert person.

Excellent student-run Italian restaurant on the Culinary Institute of America campus. The pre-fix menu is reasonably priced and perfect for a dining experience. Not only was it a perfect amount of food, but we were also able to taste a wide range of the culinary prowess by sharing!

I have been trying to get to this restaurant for years. My wish has finally come true! The building itself teleports you to a beautiful restaurant in Italy. The service is fantastic as provided by current students of the CIA. But the truly outstanding feature is undoubtedly the food!!! I had a cold salad of grilled veggies including Brussels sprouts, blue cheese and balsamic vinegar. The main course was beef short ribs tender enough to cut with a dull fork! Totally memorable. My dessert was one of my favorites-Tiramisu. Creamy, luscious and satisfying. Don’t walk, run to this restaurant. NOW!!!