Aperitivo Pizza Bar

Always reliable and quick. During nice days a great lunch terrace and a place to enjoy a decently priced lunch in the middle of the bustling city. Pizza or salad, I have never been disappointed

I wanted get the proscuitto pizza or all the pizzas for that matter. Had the beet and goat cheese salad, the cheese plate and decided on the braised meatballs. The portions are large and every taste fresh and well seasoned. The meatballs served were a total of 4, so large I couldnt finish due to the cheese plate and beet salad I had prior. I will go back! Cant wait!

I went with another group for lunch and they decided on Aperitivo which is two blocks from where we work. This was only my second time here after joining Unilocal over a year ago and in those days I hardy took any photos and I should have cause I don’t remember what I had, But I remember my friend had Linguine Allo Vongole because she had clams, lol.
The service is OK and the food is real good but I feel they don’t have a killer dish or a must have item and when theirs another Italian restaurant or two on every block surrounding you I feel you need to stand out it you want your customers to tell other to come here.
This is the only restaurant I know in this neighborhood that only give you olive oil with the bread. The other places givee me butter, bruschetta spread, or a dipping sauce with the bread.
I ordered the Linguine with Sauteed Shrimp in red sauce and the linguine was cook perfectly and tasted good with the red sauce. The sauce has thin slices of garlic that I could see with about 6 medium to large shrimp also cooked welled and tasty in the same red sauce. The portions are not skimpy and most of us did not finish our meals.

Delicious Food. I took off a star because the appetizers and entrees took extremely long. We were a table of 6 and 5 of us received our entrees. The 6^th plate came out 10 minutes after ours. Generously they removed her order from our bill for the inconvenience.

Any decent pizzeria restaurant should offer an edible pizza and minimum level of service. Unfortunately, this place fails to meet even such low standards. Unless you are a fan of dry, stingy with cheese, slightly burnt pies for over 20 dollars and have plenty of time to waste while you are enjoying tap water. Actually, the only bright spot were the bus boys who would make sure that you stayed properly hydrated.

The only saving grace for this low review was the food. Wonderful taste but the most rude and unwelcoming service ive ever had. Whomever our waitress was needs a lesson in manners and decorum. Even if youre having a bad day or a difficult table prior to your next, never let the patrons who pay your check see it on your face. I will not be returning.

Went there for a lunch with coworkers last Friday. Service was awful: No butter or oil served with stale bread rolls, had to ask for pepper for the pizza (but the server brought black pepper NOT red pepper flakes). We had to ask about 5 times for beverage refills. The waitress was MIA the entire meal and did not ask us how our meal was not once. We tried to flag her down numerous times, but to no avail as we had to scream to her attention. One of my coworkers ordered salmon medium and it came out well done; the waitress tried to convince us to order it well-​done (the customer is always right don’t question our opinions’). Our waitress had an attitude problem and it was like she was doing us a favor waiting on us. My coworkers raved about this place as they had been there numerous times. This was my first time going and I for one will not be back. I would give this place a half a star if it was possible. We ordered a couple pizzas and a salad for the table; it was nothing special. If you are looking for a pizza place I would recommend the $ 1 slice pizza places a few blocks away.

Great food and atmosphere. Would definitely eat here again. Next time you’re in the Big Apple, make sure this place is on the list. The food was a delight to masticate on.

This place was pretty darn good. We got this pizza I can’t pronounce and this pasta I can’t pronounce either. Both of them I enjoyed putting in my mouth, chewing and then swallowing. If ever in the area again, you can bet your bottom dollar I would put more of their food in my mouth. Yum!

It’s all about the pizza here. They have both individual sizes and a larger size suitable for two. The spinach appetizer was tasty and made us feel a teensy but healthy before downing the delicious meatball pie. Excellent wine list and full bar.

Came here with a large group for some pizza and drinks. I was really excited because it’s been hard to find a quality specialty pizza place in Manhattan (all my favorite spots are in BK). When I read the menu for Aperitivo I was looking forward to the visit, but I’m giving 2.5 stars here.
The Good:
The ambiance is spot on for an upscale restaurant, and even though we sat outside, I felt like we weren’t on display to passer-​bys of Midtown.
The Okay:
The pizza. We got a number of pies and I tried them all, and while I wasn’t disappointed, I was not amazed either. The pricing was also fairly reasonable.
The Bad:
The service. The wait staff was sub par for a few reasons:
I wanted to share the «Prosciutto Pie» with a friend of mine, but they brought us the «Aperitivo Pie» instead. While they are similar (have Prosciutto on it), they’re two different pies. When we told our waitress we asked for the Prosciutto pie, she immediately got defensive and said we definitely did not. It turns out she got confused because we asked for a large Prosciutto pie, because «specialty pizzas only come in one size» (I thought they were all specialty pizzas?). Also not sure why when we ordered she didn’t mention that.
Then when the runner was setting the pizzas down, he put the wrong food in front of the wrong people. I asked him to please move the pizza I ordered to my end of the table (we were in a large group, I don’t think this was unreasonable). He rolled his eyes so far into his head I thought about smacking him so they’d stay there (I didn’t :])
I wouldn’t come back based on poor service alone.

Terrible service. No management. Waitress never came to check up and seemed irritated the whole time. Random tables got bread and others did not.

Absolutely horrible service. I have never experienced such bad service. Finally walked out and went to a restaurant that was busier but with worlds better service. Only positive was the experience gave is something to laugh at later.

Food was good service is not. Said to staff twice no towels in bathroom. No response. Waiter irritated seemed with any requests. Never came to table to check after entrees. We were very nice and asked if loud music could be turned down slightly. Not allowed to.
Seemed disorganized and more interested in taking to each other versus customers. Ordered second wine. Sat and waited for 10 to 15 minutes before asking again. Staff needs a lot of service training but food quality was good. Cleanliness of bathrooms in lower level subpar.
Would never return.

I am embarrassed to admit after 1.5 years of living in this neighborhood I just tried this place. It was great!
We ordered a delivery pizza and it was cooked perfectly. Don’t listen to the other reviewers complaining about it being «burnt». Anyone who prefers «west coast pizza» should bug off since clearly they don’t know pizza.
The pizza is excellent but I can’t comment on the service or the décor of the place since I got delivery.
I will be back for more.

The service was poor and the food was average. Over priced pizza. We only came here because nothing else was open on New Years Day. Do yourself a favor and find something more authentic. Many better options on regular business days.

Aperitivo is great. People are friendly and prompt. Food is good. You must try the Nutella pizza with strawberries for dessert… be prepared to take some home it’s so rich and so good. Perfect dessert to share among a group.
I’ve had so many meals there, it’s hard to count. Whether you’re enjoying the seating outside the energy of the main floor or the ambience upstairs. You will enjoy. It provides whatever feel that you are inspired to.
The bartender makes awesome drinks. I’m a repeat offender at Apertivo and I’ve also introduced it to some friends and coworkers.
If you’re midtown east, check them out.

A few friends grabbed dinner here, and the food was great, while the service was so-​so. I think our (very eager) server was in training, and she had another server supervising her, which ended up with them checking in on us twice for each point in the meal. Our server was very eager, and was asking us if we wanted more wine when our glasses were still pretty much full. And while I ordered one glass of wine, our server brought out a different (and more expensive) glass for me (and, of course, charged me for the more expensive one).
The pizza was good and big – crispy crust on the outside, chewy on the inside. We ordered two appetizers and one large pizza, and it was plenty for four people. I really liked the grilled calamari – a nice alternative to the fried variety.

I had a poached chicken salad with avocado, which was pretty good, but the chicken to greens ratio was off. Too much protein and dressing for very few greens. Overall a pretty filling salad but the place is just drastically overpriced.
The ricotta pizza was delicious and reasonably portioned BUT later we found mold on the crust of our leftover slices… Such a shame since the flavor of the pizza was so good.
I’ll probably never come back because of that.

I’ve been here twice and am disappointed at their pizza. A lot of corner joints have better dough…
Plus for accommodating larger groups. Minus for lackluster pizza. It’s not that cheap either.