Best Pre-Theater Restaurants in East Elmhurst

We ate here on the recommendation of friends who joined us for a lovely Saturday meal. The atmosphere is a small space with lots of conversations , very warm and inviting. Staff was gracious and attentive. But the best part was the food. I enjoyed the trout almondine and my husband had the mushroom ravioli. Both were excellent . We will be recommending this place to others and I hope to return!

The food was excellent, absolutely delicious and I loved the appetizer bar !!! We lined it so much the first time we went that we went back to have dinner before we left to the airport to go home. Best spaghetti and short rib meatballs I’ve ever had , the calamari was cooked perfectly and ong the house made fettuccine and red shrimp was amazing!!! So delicious. The pizza was so good and tasty with a hint of sweet. The second time we went we had the steak and frites and was cooked perfectly and tasty , I had to have to spaghetti and meatballs again and we also had the fettuccine and red shrimp again and a Cesar salad . Seriously the best meals we had in New York !!!!! The service was excellent too. I made reservations walked in and we were seated within five minutes of arrival. I recommend to everyone and look forward to going back to New York and Bond 45. Clean and super cute decor and location is great in Times Square.

We reserved 5 pm dinner between our matinee & 7 pm evening shows at the Music Box and Golden theaters. The food was great, the service was impeccable, and we had no trouble at all getting from theater to restaurant to theater with plenty of time to spare. This is the place for your total Broadway experience!

Barbaresco never fails to deliver a delicious meal and gracious service. One of the few places left in Manhattan where you can reliably get a delicious meal at a reasonable price. My dining companions who had not eaten there before were equally impressed and happy to have a new place to go to for delicious Italian cuisine in a comfortable, relaxed setting.

This was our second time dining at Marseille, having dined there last year during our annual visit to NYC to see the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. That visit was very good, and this visit was excellent. The food is excellent, and the service is outstanding. I had the risotto to start, and the shortribs for my main course, and my companion had the salmon. All were done to perfection, and perfectly seasoned. For dessert I had the fresh berries with cream, and she had the raspberry sorbet. A couple of the things I liked about the restaurant was they did not have a laundry list of specials, which can be annoying to me. They also don't have a "diner" menu that encompasses four or five pages. It's just two pages, which tells me they prefer to concentrate on what they do well. Our server, Emilio, was attentive and knowledgeable, and I didn't spend an inordinate amount of time trying to get his attention. If your in Midtown Manhattan, and you wish to dine in an excellent French restaurant, go to Marseille.