Best Restaurants with a Wood Oven in Carroll Gardens

We came here for my girlfriends birthday and loved every minute. The restaurant is beautiful, and the food is excellent. The highlight, however, was Nicholas, he is a fantastic waiter. The right amount of attentive, always made sure our glasses were full. My girlfriend was feeling a bit indecisive on her birthday so we asked Nicholas for suggestions. First the wine, he nailed it, I don’t often like white wine but his suggestion was perfect. He then suggested the margarita pizza, again nailed it. We were thinking of doing something with more toppings but the simplicity of the margarita pizza made it stand out. Oh! And Nicolas made my girlfriend’s birthday feel special by singing and bringing out a dessert with a nice little piece of chocolate saying happy birthday. Nicolas is a server every restaurant wants. My *only* complaint is that I think they could get rid of one table in the restaurant and the spacing would be much better. We sat in the tables along the wall, you know the ones with the booth on one end and the chair on the other. It felt a bit too much like I was dining with the people next to me rather than my significant other on her birthday. I understand one more table can make a big difference for income, but it was a tad too tight.

Consistently good. I bring all of our guests here who want great Italian food and we are never disappointed. We do family style—not fancy—but always a great time.

This was my second time at Pappas! It was such a fun amazing experience. The food is good and the staff is amazing. Can’t wait to come back again.

We come here every year when we’re in NYC. Service and food are both outstanding!!

LOVELY VALENTINE’S DAY! I definitely recommend it!