Caterina de Medici at The Culinary Institute of America

Caterina de Medici at The Culinary Institute of America reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Gwenn

   New York City2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   FANTASTIC lunch!!! Great food! Great service! All the servers were professional, courteous, friendly and efficient. Great time!!
   

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   liz

   New York City27 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing. Food, Servers all surpassed previous visits. $50 3 Courses a steal!
   

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   elsje

   New York City11 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always a special treat to visit the Medici at the CIA. We had only one time slot available. First to arrive at 11:30am. That meant superb service. Our appetizers were : CAPPELLETTI RIPIENI. The pasta was a la dente, but delicious. I choose the chicken cutlet. It was layered with a raddicio salad, goat cheese, walnuts, mozarella cheese in a tomato sauce. Yummy ! My husband had the duck. Two very thick slices. One was tough and chewey. Dessert was CREMA DI PANE AL TIRAMISU. A creamy custard with a crunchy cake underneath, Very tasty.
   

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   Elizabeth

   New York City7 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Everyone's meal was delicious and interesting. Timing of service was a bit off and drinks ordered before the second and third courses didn't arrive until everyone was mostly finished with the course, so plan ahead.
   

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   Jazmin

   San Diego7 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Sadly, this restaurant was really disappointing. I was so looking forward to this experience, but was definitely not what it was paired up to be. The appetizer which was a pasta carbonara lacked flavor and was missing Parmesan cheese and fresh pepper. No one came around asking for Parmesan cheese or fresh pepper. The octopus appetizer lacked flavor and was also not fresh. The entrée dish of Bronzino was too heavily crusted with pistachios. My dish of seafood with gnocchi and potatoes was odd for an Italian restaurant. The potato just seemed to be thrown in. The dessert was the worst part of the meal. One of the desserts was advertised as tropical fruit when in fact, the fruit was frozen and had pieces of ice chips in it. The tiramisu lacked espresso and the cream on the espresso was actually salty. This restaurant needs a lot of help before it could actually be successful. It’s a shame because the premise is nice, but the food was really awful.
   

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   Lizzy

   New York City12 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and a surprising take on Italian food. I had a rare experience with sweet potato gnocci with duck and rigatoni carbonara.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Columbus2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was fine wonderful! Would highly recommend.
   

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   Regine

   New York City6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We loved the menu choices and the food was delicious! The servers were very polite and very helpful with their recommendations. We’ll be going back again soon!!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A wonderful experience. Setting, service, food and beverage were all excellent. Attentive, gentle and friendly staff. Highly recommend
   

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    Dan

    San Francisco2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 12, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Service was outstanding. The duck dish was not good. Very tuff and not tasty
    

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