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Dining room  - Caterina de Medici at The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY

Caterina de Medici at The Culinary Institute of America

4.8
4.8
2656 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian

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2 people
19:00
Booked 24 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
  • Good for groups
Truly authentic regional Italian cuisine prepared by CIA students under the instruction of world-class faculty takes center stage at Ristorante Caterina de’ Medici, a sophisticated dining room overlooking a stunning herb and rose garden. Dining at this grand Tuscan-style villa is a culinary escape to another world along the banks of the Hudson River.

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Tue–Sat 11:30–13:00 Dinner Tue–Sat 18:00–20:30
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Cash not accepted, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

Private dining

What 2,656 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.8Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Dutchess

    Best Overall

  • Dutchess

    Best Food

  • Dutchess

    Best Service

  • Dutchess

    Best Ambience

  • Dutchess

    Best Value

  • Dutchess

    Good for groups

  • Dutchess

    Healthy

  • Dutchess

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Dutchess

    Great for fine wines

  • Dutchess

    Romantic

  • Dutchess

    Good for special occasions

  • Dutchess

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Caterina de Medici at The Culinary Institute of America offers a unique dining experience with "outstanding service" and a "beautiful atmosphere" that evokes an Italian villa. Guests enjoy "delicious food" and appreciate the opportunity to support aspiring chefs. While some dishes vary in quality, the overall experience is delightful and memorable.

2,656 Reviews
  1. Elizabeth

    New York City7 reviews

    4.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Everyone's meal was delicious and interesting. Timing of service was a bit off and drinks ordered before the second and third courses didn't arrive until everyone was mostly finished with the course, so plan ahead.

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  2. Jazmin

    San Diego7 reviews

    1.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Sadly, this restaurant was really disappointing. I was so looking forward to this experience, but was definitely not what it was paired up to be. The appetizer which was a pasta carbonara lacked flavor and was missing Parmesan cheese and fresh pepper. No one came around asking for Parmesan cheese or fresh pepper. The octopus appetizer lacked flavor and was also not fresh. The entrée dish of Bronzino was too heavily crusted with pistachios. My dish of seafood with gnocchi and potatoes was odd for an Italian restaurant. The potato just seemed to be thrown in. The dessert was the worst part of the meal. One of the desserts was advertised as tropical fruit when in fact, the fruit was frozen and had pieces of ice chips in it. The tiramisu lacked espresso and the cream on the espresso was actually salty. This restaurant needs a lot of help before it could actually be successful. It’s a shame because the premise is nice, but the food was really awful.

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  3. Lizzy

    New York City12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and a surprising take on Italian food. I had a rare experience with sweet potato gnocci with duck and rigatoni carbonara.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Columbus2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everything was fine wonderful! Would highly recommend.

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  5. Regine

    New York City6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We loved the menu choices and the food was delicious! The servers were very polite and very helpful with their recommendations. We’ll be going back again soon!!

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    New York City1 review

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A wonderful experience. Setting, service, food and beverage were all excellent. Attentive, gentle and friendly staff. Highly recommend

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  7. Dan

    San Francisco2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service was outstanding. The duck dish was not good. Very tuff and not tasty

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  8. Amy

    New York State1 review

    4.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    It is always nice to visit. Over all, we had a very nice experience. The food was selection was great. The duck dish was particularly good because the meat portion was very generous which is greatly appreciated.

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  9. L

    New York State3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Delicious food, as always. Predictably wonderful, excellent service.

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  10. Mark

    New York State2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 9 March 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Very disappointed I have dined at the culinary a number of times last night we invited guests from out of town and were embarrassed by the poor service. The food was hit and miss the monkfish brodetto dish had no monkfish risotto was overseasoned the coordination of serving was poor it was as if there was no supervisors in the building . Fully half the dishes came home barely touched (good luck I hope the dogs will eat it) I doubt we will eat here again anytime soon.

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Caterina de Medici at The Culinary Institute of America is rated 4.8 stars by 2656 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 24 times today
Google Map for Caterina de Medici at The Culinary Institute of America

1946 Campus Drive, Hyde Park, NY 12538

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Tue–Sat 11:30–13:00 Dinner Tue–Sat 18:00–20:30
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Cash not accepted, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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