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Two words embody Rocco Ristorante: great service. During my NYU days, I’ve always been curious about Rocco Ristorante but for some reason never found myself there for dinner. When I saw that Restaurant.com had it listed as part of their gift certificate program last week, I figured this would be the perfect time to give it a try.
The interior was quite old-fashioned but it was built in 1922 after all so that did not faze us.
We were served bruschetta to entertain us as we made our meal choices. For dinner, I had the pork tenderloin stuffed with spinach, ricotta and some other savory flavors I cannot describe. My beau tried the sauteed veal with a light layer of eggplant, tomato caponata sauce and my dad had the veal piccata which was very tender. Overall, we were quite pleased with our meal and the flavors were outstanding. While Frankie’s is still by far my favorite Italian restaurant, the impeccable service would bring me back more often than not. After all, there just isn’t service like that anymore in New York.
