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Bramasole Italian

Bramasole Italian

2232 Jericho Tpke, 11040, New Hyde Park, United States

Fish • Pizza • Pasta • Coffee


"This Friday my husband and I visited this local restaurant to celebrate our 9th Wedding Anniversary. Unfortunately this will be the LAST TIME we eat at Bramasole. We arrived and were seated at a very nice table near the fireplace. The table across from ours was a 6 Top: 3 adults , a 2 month old infant, a 3 year old and a five year old child. One of the adults decided to give the 3 yr old their cellphone to watch a cartoon. The music in the restaurant was now drowned out by kiddie cartoons. Unfortunately the noise from the cell phone was too overwhelming.... especially for a anniversary dinner for 2 . Finally I got up and took Anna, the manager aside in the back of the restaurant to inform her of our displeasure. She admitted that she could hear the noise from the cell phone from where we were standing. To my surprise Anna was not willing to address the table of 6 that the cell phone needed to be silenced. Her solution was to inconvenience us and make US MOVE to another table. Stunning. My husband communicated his displeasure with to Anna 's solution when she came to our table. She simply offered to transport our food and wine to another table. I have 25 years experience in hospitality management. This was a coward 's way out of this situation and totally unacceptable. Things did not improve. Our second table was so close to the fire place that I was unable to tolerate the heat.....I had to remove my sweater and change my seat at the table. Unfortunately the gluten free pasta was NOT COOKED fully. At this point I did not mention this to my husband or the waiter. I just took it home . The food was underwhelming. The wine list seems to be shrinking. Our waiter , Milton was efficient. When we received our bill there was no comp on dessert or coffee to soften the fact that we had to move our seats due to the inconsiderate behavior of others. There are many other restaurants that will value our business. This one sadly is not one of them."

Cara Mia

Cara Mia

194 Essex St, 7041, Millburn, United States

Cafés • Pizza • Salads • Italian


"Always looking for a new culinary adventure and we chose Cara Mia in Milburn, NJ. Before we go, I checked the menu and the reviews. The menu is usually typical Italian favorites with some inspired restaurant unique dishes. Your daily specialties were interesting. Since this was our first experience, we decided to go with Steak Carpaccio, her Cara Mia fatuccine with shrimps, crab meat, scalions in a vodka sauce and Veal Parmigiana with angel hair. The restaurant has an outdoor weather. In the interior there are two small rooms that offer about 20 seats in each room. Our waiter, bus boy and m as manager was very friendly, attentive, friendly and professional. We gave a small plate of bruschetta and zucchini chips as soon as we sat with homemade bread. The service was timely with sufficient time between the courses. The Bruschetta was fresh while the zucchini chips were somewhat oily, but the fresh cheese made it delicious. Either you like it or not. The appetizer was Steak Carpaccio, a thin-cut fillet mignon with sprinkled provolon, herbs and oil. It was very fresh and very thin, so it melts in the mouth. Our ducks arrived in time. The Kalbsparmigiana with angel hair was a great dish. It was enough for two. It had three pieces of thin cut calfs. It wasn't too thin, but right. The pasta was perfectly cooked and the sauce was good. The Cara Mia Fatuccine a house creation is a restaurant favorite. When it arrived, there was plenty of crab on the plate. I love crab meat and very picky. When the court arrived, I discovered a fishy aroma. It once dispersed the vodka sauce mixed with crabs and shrimps. I assume that this is meat grains and is probably an imported product. I would like to stress that the taste was good and not taken from the court. I'd rather prefer fresh lump scrap, but that would have doubled the price of the plate. For dessert we chose Tufalo and Cannoli with cappuccino. Prices are reasonable and competitive. Parking is over the street in a city. Parking is done free of charge until 6 o'clock Monday-Saturday with Sunday. This is a small family business and worth a trip when in the area. Also it is BYOB."