Fratelli's Croton

I took my girlfriend for her birthday -- it was a Tuesday night so only a few tables seated and very quiet. We liked the atmosphere in the back room, lighting and white linen were elegant. Service was exceptional -- extremely attentive, polite, yet unobtrusive, and not rushed at all.

We enjoyed all of the food and drink: my rye Manhattan had the perfect balance of sweet, dry and bitter. While my gf loves Italian food, I'm not the biggest fan; I get tired of the ubiquitous standards. But they also had some very interesting alternatives. (I can't speak to whether or not these were "authentic" Italian, my main concern being whether they tasted good.) Among the specials, the fresh figs stuffed with blue cheese over prosciutto with a balsamic reduction sounded like it might be cloying, but the sharpness of the cheese and saltiness of the prosciutto created a perfect balance that was really delicious; and the linguini with mushrooms and sirloin had a pleasant earthiness and wasn't heavy. "Dry scallops" and jumbo shrimp over arugula risotto with a white wine sauce was also delicious. The flourless chocolate cake with a scary-pink but excellent raspberry cream drizzle, while not quite as good as my sister-in-law's (that's a high bar!) was very good.

This is not the place to go for a cheap meal (although much of the more standard fare is quite reasonable), but with two entrees and sharing one appetizer and one desert, we were both pleasantly full. I can't speak to the noise levels on a Saturday night, but from our experience I would definitely recommend.

If you’re not familiar with the area - don’t worry about parking as there is ample street parking and municipal parking to the side of the restaurant. Top notch ambiance, food and service. Ordered the mussels, octopus, salmon and veal dishes, everything tender, properly seasoned and mouth watering succulent.

Highly recommend Fratelli's, phenomenal service and incredible food. I had the Oysters Rockefeller app, who knew cheese and seafood paired well together!?

My favorite dish from there is the Linguine ai Frutti di Mare, Fra Diavolo

10/07/2023
Updated review, not much of an update. Service is still great, atmosphere is great, and the food is phenomenal. My favorite place to eat in Croton. Ravioli Al Porcini was 😋😋😋

Fratellis is excellent - went there for early dinner on Tuesday and they were busy, not full capacity but hopefully you catch my drift- that should speak volumes especially on a “snow day”

Even though certain Americanized pasta dishes like vodka sauce or Alfredo aren’t on the menu or specials- the friendly waiter can accommodate. Everything we had was made fresh, you can tell when you’re having canned sauce and there was zero hint of such. Baked clams were amazing- more on the little neck size but the blast of flavor make up for it

Wife had the chicken Alfredo with the homemade pasta (off menu request) and I had the pork chop with roasted potatoes and broccoli rabe in a reduction sauce. Both dishes were amazing. Tiramisu was in house too 👌👌

With the myriad of Italian restaurants in Westchester, this is a top 3

We decided to try out their happy hour $2 oysters and $7 prosecco, delicious combo. Also tried the eggplant rollatini appetizer, it was yummy. Gone before I could take a pic. Only wished the bread was served warm.