Antica 'Ancora'

Antica 'Ancora' reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Christina

   Amarillo3 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 5 January 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   From the minute we arrived, it felt like we were slightly unwelcome. The Maitre’d didn’t bring wine/drink menu, and did not understand English. My order came out a different dish than what I ordered, but could see that the chicken was overcooked, then both my and my husband’s chicken were overcooked. It never felt like we could get the waiter’s attention. Overall, a very lackluster meal for $178. The waiter was very apologetic for messing up the order and gave us a free dessert, but we didn’t really want it. I would have preferred that he comped us a drink or one meal.
   

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   Edward

   New York City4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 17 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   The food and ambience was excellent. We had a private room with a square table that doubles as their wine cellar. It had walls with wine bottles from floor to ceiling in glass cabinets. That brings us to the wine service. We ordered 2 bottles for the table and the house Montepulcino was decent. What really annoyed me was how they pours almost full glasses without asking permission. My glass had a little wine in it because as the host I tasted the bottle. But because of a medical condition I have been advised to avoid drinking. So that glass was a total waste. My partner drinks very lightly and she would never want a refill and would have asked the first glass to be a half. My staff is not about to drink a lot at a company dinner. What added insult to injury is that I asked one waiter to ask permission to pour and then a second waiter went ahead and did the same. Clearly bad training or intentional to drive up the cost. Neither asked me for permission to bring out the second bottles (we also had a white). This is classic “clip” joint behavior which put me on edge.
   

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   Arbi

   New York City42 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 4 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Top notch food and service. Delicious Squid ink Lobster pasta, my wife had their Ossobuco Special. Fantastic wine selection. Delicious dinner, will be back.
   

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   Anthony

   Austin50 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 14 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great place to get a nice Italian dinner or lunch.
   

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   Omayma

   New York City1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 8 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   It was delicious, but the bathroom is on a different area
   

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   George

   Toronto20 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 18 October 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Filet was fantastic! Perfectly cooked and surprise value spot in financial district.
   

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   Vincent M VIP

   New York City75 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 29 September 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Nothing but good! Service food cleaness decor all great highly recommend it
   

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   Michael VIP

   Sunshine Coast8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 26 September 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely perfect to step out of downtown NY into an Italian gem.
   

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   Tom

   Phoenix24 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 4 September 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Service and food were outstanding. Both our meals were perfectly prepared. Service was timely and polite. Great ambiance and vibe. We live nearby and will add this to our list of favorites
   

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    Roland

    Philadelphia43 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 1 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Jose, my waiter was very attentive. I started with the Cesar salad, which was delicious and the accompanying bread was amazing. My entree was the snapper with shrimp, which I really enjoyed. It came with roasted potatoes, and I ordered the broccoli also, which was very good. I recommend this restaurant if you are visiting nyc and staying in the area.
    

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