Scavello's On The Island

I've been living on city island for 2 years.
I had no idea this place sells pizza.
Honestly, best pizza on the island.
Chicken marsala hero on point as well.
Looking forward to dining in one day... but you need to understand... the pizza is very good.
Thank you.

Cannot express how happy I was with everything that Paul Scavello did to make our daughter’s dreams come true for her wedding. Paul and staff were very professional and accommodating. They listened and went above and beyond making sure every detail was perfect.the food was exceptional and so much . People are still talking about the cocktail hour. Then the main course the steak could be cut with a butter knife and the flavor and cook was perfect. Then the Venetian hour was terrific. Paul surprised us by making the ceremony site more beautiful than I could have imagined it brought tears to my eyes. I can’t say enough to thank him and his staff . I highly recommend this venue.

The food was phenomenal and the staff was incredibly nice however there seemed to be a communication issue with the gentleman who was taking care of our table. We ordered 2 glasses of Prosecco which never came. Thank you for keeping $30 in my pocket. I also asked twice for my lamb chop bones to be packed to go and the guy kept nodding and laughing and my mother noticed he wasn’t doing it and called him back over and asked him if he was packing them to go and he said no. We asked for the dessert menu but all of the selections were too heavy after such a delicious meal so we said we weren’t having anything and asked for the check. I was hoping for a chocolate mousse or a crème brûlée but the only thing that didn’t sound like it would be too overwhelming was sorbet and I’m not paying $12 for sorbet. Ever.

Not a complaint but a heads up for patrons, the dining room is upstairs and the restrooms (George Costanza would approve) are on the ground floor so if you have difficulty with stairs this isn’t the place for you.

The atmosphere of the restaurant is ok. If you bring someone here who have problems walking or going upstairs it might be difficult. There is no elevator to get to the restaurant. Also the restrooms are on the first floor. You have to go back down stairs. The service was great. The food was ok. Wish the pasta for the lobster ravioli was cooked a little bit longer

We visited Scavello’s last weekend for dinner to celebrate a birthday. The experience wasn’t what we expected. This was our second time dining here. The radio played 106.7 with commercials every so often. The ambiance was dull and boring. I don’t think I would give this place a one star for ambiance and I’m forcing myself to round up to an overall three stars. Our server was somewhat pleasant, couldn’t tell because of the mask but was overall a bit inattentive. The food was a hit or miss. For example, the calamari was spiced and tasty but my king crab was blah. I’ve had better king crab, especially when they wanted to charge us $75 for 1.25lbs (this was later addressed once we brought it to their attention). The stuffed shrimp was mediocre when compared to other restaurants which used 90% crab meat to stuff the shrimp. The shrimp scampi was basic. Again, most of the meals were disappointing. Our cocktails were sub par as well. I had to add ice cubes to my mango martini since it was barely chilled.
The up side was the desserts with the exception to the cappuccino which was mostly milk. You can barely taste the coffee in the cappuccino and it’s mostly milky in color. I think the staff should be trained in making cappuccino and cocktails.
Unfortunately, there aren’t many good restaurants left in City Island. Costs seem to go up while quality keeps dropping. In NY, it seems the chefs are now the cooks who somehow graduated to wannabe chefs. I’ve been visiting City Island for over 25 years now.