Da Marino

This place was close by to work for a lunch celebration for our manager's birthday. You really have to becareful not to miss this place since it's a basement like entrance and there's a scaffolding above it.

Inside was a long bar...dim....the seatings are after the bar...the there are murals on the wall portraing outside of Italy....it's beautiful and a thoughtful concept of the murals.

Food:

Agnolotti Della Casa - So Fresh and delicious!!!
Lasagna - So Fresh and delicious!!!
Penne Sapori te - So Fresh and delicious!!!
Pollo Con Funghi E Marsala - So Fresh and delicious!!!

As you can see, everything was so Fresh and delicious!!!
The portion are just right

Da Marino is a wonderful little gem in the theater district, wonderful food, atmosphere and especially delightful staff. It completes the New York Broadway experience, don't miss it!

Da Marino is an excellent Italian place in the theater district, the perfect place to go before a show. It definitely feels like an old style Italian restaurant and there was live piano that set a great mood. They also have a lot of those celebrity photos on the wall.

They have a great wine list, so we ordered a nice bottle of red. For starters, we started with the caprese which was outstanding with nice fresh tomatoes and the perfect mozzarella.

For the main course, I ordered the lobster ravioli special that was in a butter sauce. This was excellent, the pasta was nice and fresh and the sauce was the perfect complement. I also tried some of the cheese ravioli in red sauce and this was great as well.

For dessert, we had the cannolis. Simply wonderful. I was glad we had time for dessert with plenty of time to see Hadestown. Definitely worth visiting.

I used to like "Italian" food. At least I thought I did. Big family night? Go to the Olive Garden. Sigh. (Living in Southern California will do that). Then I spent two years of my Navy career working in Naples, Italy. Now when my family says they want Italian food, and my Daughter says "let's go to Olive Garden," I just shake my head. We have actually found a few very good Italian restaurants in the Southern California area, but none are as good as Rome or Florence, or Da Marino.

We recently helped our son move to NYC, and while there, was referred to Da Marino by a friend who had been there several times.

Now, when my wife says she wants Italian food, I almost start looking at tickets to JFK. It's THAT good.

I have had the best food Italy has to offer, from Florence to Rome to Naples to the Amalfi Coast. Our visit to Da Marino put us in the heart of Italy (the country with the best food on the planet), and they met the standard.

Conveniently located a block from Times Square and in the heart of the Theatre District, perfect for a pre-Broadway meal. The owner Craig is also a retired Navy veteran, so we had some commonality there.

Frequent guests to the restaurant are a veritable who's who of NYC and Hollywood, with Martin Scorcese and Robert De Niro (among others) known to dine there, and countless other signed photographs from notable patrons adorn in the walls. If Scorcese and De Niro find Da Marino to be up to the standard for Italian food, I'd say that's a ringing endorsement.

Upon entering, we were taken with the old-world look and feel of the decor, and greeted by Tom, the most gregarious and likable Maitre D' in the Big Apple. The hospitality of the entire staff is exceptional.

There is a full cocktail bar (at which was produced an impeccable martini), there's a robust wine list (house Chianti was exceptional) and the appetizers were magnificent (Caprese and Calamari). Dinner was beyond compare, we ordered Pappardele Bolognese, Linguini with Clams and Linguini di Mare, which were all amazing. Linguini with clams was the best I have ever had, and I am very particular about that dish.

Live piano music made for a perfect ambiance, and our sever Josh was wonderful.

Dessert was cannoli and tiramisu; I had basically given up on tiramisu outside of Italy, but have now found the one place in the US I can really enjoy it. Light, delicious,

...perfect. Tom said the cheesecake is always extremely popular, but we had no room ... so we will be back for that.

I rarely if ever write restaurant reviews of this length and detail, but Da Marino was well worth the effort. It was the finest Italian restaurant experience I have enjoyed outside of Italy.

Can't recommend this wonderful restaurant strongly enough.

If your expectation is an overpriced and touristy spot in the Theater District, you will probably be pleasantly surprised by a visit to Da Marino. A party of 6 - my girlfriend, my 2 sons and their signification others, we arrived with a 5:30 reservation preceeding a 7:30 show at the Winter Garden (about 500 feet away). Staff informed us that it would be a close thing, so they seated the two of us right away to get things going.

The pasta dishes were very good -- the chicken parmesean, chicken marsala and sauce on the mussels was a little on the salty side, but still tasty. Carbonara could have used a bit more pancetta (and is typically better with guanciale), but it was still pretty darned good. Overall, good quality food, but the star of the show was honestly the NY strip - cooked and seasoned perfectly.

Service was prompt and excellent - we finished our meal by 6:45 and had plenty of time to get to the show!

Price was competitive for the area - pasta dishes in the mid $20 range and appropriately portioned - the chicken dishes in the mid $30 range were on the smaller side, but when paired with the side pasta were adequate.

Would certainly return here in the future.

Always wonderful food and attentive service. Robert has maintained this wonderful vibe that Pasquale established so many years ago. It's like you're stepping into Calabria w the cuisine and hospitality. Service remains strong and food keeps the quality standards set. All while the lovely and talented Marcia creates the mood with her piano playing and singing. She was able to accommodate our special requests as an added bonus. I'm so happy it's still opened after all these years. Xoxo

The ambience was wonderful with a live musician playing easy listening music. I ordered the gnocchi and was delighted. Tiramisu to go was also delish. Highly recommend!!!

Tucked away close to the Broadway theatres, I had a delicious meal at Da Marino with my husband and inlaws. My lobster ravioli was outstanding and my three companions were equally pleased with their dishes, particularly the chocolate fettucini, which was scrumptious. The penne saprite (with shrimp and crunchy asparagus) and rigatoni buttera are also to be recommended. Photos of actors from Broadway shows line the walls and the ambiance is cosy with a good jazz pianist entertaining everyone. I will go back!

Best Italian restaurant in NYC! Great food, superb service and friendly staff.
We will be back again and again.
You will not be disappointed.
-Mike Deegan

The restaurant welcomed us in last minute after a late broadway show. Very appealing to the eye as soon as you walk in. Out appetizers were delicious and the two main courses of chicken marsala and chicken franchese were huge portions cook to perfection. Dinner was topped off with dessert and coffee. Our server was extremely professional and said next time we return drinks were on him. Looking forward to our next visit.

This is one of those restaurants where you don't think it'll be great because its near Time Square and so it must be a giant tourist trap right? Well shockingly no because this place was actually so good. Made a reservation day of and was able to get a good dinner time spot. Walked in and there was live music playing in the background, swoon!

- Linguine Carbonara - The best carbonara in NYC in my opinion is at Olio e Piu, but I have to say that Da Marino may have the second best carbonara in NYC. The pasta was made perfectly al dente and there was so much of the yolky sauce covering every bit of it. Also, the portion sizes were huge!
- Grilled Branzino - I love fish, period. Anyways now that this is out of the way, the sea bass was grilled quite well, but the star was definitely the sautéed spinach which was so weird because I never thought I would ever say that, but that spinach was crazy. It was so full of meaty flavor, I loved it. I feel like usually I only associate sautéed vegetables being made well in Asian cuisine so this surprised me a lot, but I'm glad I learned something new.
- Calamari - At first I was a bit skeptical about the calamari because it didn't look like it was fried particularly well but it was actually so good. The marinara sauce had chunks of tomato in it which I loved and the squid was incredibly tender. What a surprise.
- Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese - Can skip. I guess if you're looking for something light to go with all the other heavy dishes, you could order this to give your palate a refresher.

Overall, regardless of the location, this place is legitimately good. Will definitely come back to try more of their dishes!