Cute place with friendly staff. Bread basket delivered nice and warm. I ordered the penne Romano and although it was a large portion size, there was barely any chicken in there and I was a little disappointed in the lack of flavor in the sauce. Considering 1 pasta bowl was $32, I expected a little more from my dish. read more

Cafe il Villagio - Penne Romano - Italian Near Me - Babylon, New York

Went here with my daughters and they both got the baked ziti which they liked. I ordered the lasagna. It actually looked like a big blob of mozzarella cheese when I got it. So I started eating it and literally had to search for the meat and noodles which were unidentifiable. I'm not sure why I didn't send it back! It was awful. I've eaten here several times before and no complaints the other times. Did the cook change? Ugh read more

This place is owned by a rude woman who apparently doesn't like money. My wife and I just wanted coffee and dessert and they turned us away saying their "policy" is they don't serve dessert and coffee only. I could understand if the restaurant was busy and they needed the table, but it was 8pm on a Thursday and the place was empty. I asked to speak to the owner, she said she was. She just lost customers. I'll tell all the service industry people I know never to eat here. She had no idea but I was planning on leaving a nice tip, and now I'll never eat here, nor will my family or friends. I manage a successful Italian restaurant and this is not the way to do business. read more

* Overpriced meal that has bland flavor. * Overpriced drinks. The drinks, margarita and wine, barely meets average. * LONG wait time for food to be served. * Loud place Positive note: Servers are trying their best... definitely understaffed. Good job to servers. read more

I've been dining at this restaurant for a decade, and it remains my top choice. I absolutely adore the inviting ambiance, the delicious food, and the fantastic location. Each visit feels like a special occasion! read more

This may be Babylon's greatest secret. This small Italian restaurant packs a whole bunch of flavor. This place is traditional in ever sense of the word. And if you come here, bring your appetite. You will definitely not leave here hungry. I've frequented this restaurant quite a few times and every time, I have had great food with amazing service. Pro tip: MAKE A RESERVATION! This place is VERY small and only has a few tables for dining in. There is a good chance you will not be able to enjoy a meal here if you do not call ahead. The food is amazing. It is so close to how my grandmother use to cook it's eerie. On my last visit we had the following: cold antipasto, baked clams, fried calamari with cherry peppers in a spicy sauce, shrimp scampi and finally cassatelles. Growing up my grandmother use to make these all the time and it's rare to find a place that does it. If you don't know what a cassatelle is, it is pastry dough with a sweet ricotta filling. It is literally one of the best desserts ever. They don't always have these available and when they do they are first come first serve. Pro tip: Ask if they have cassatelle at the start of your dinner. If they do have them available, I would ask if they can put an order on the side for you. You will thank me later. No matter what you get here the food is amazing. If you grew up in an Italian-American household like I did, you will feel right at home. If you didn't, you still will enjoy some very awesome traditional Italian cuisine! Mangia! read more

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We don't live close but heard good things about the food so we took a drive. The service and the food was top notch. I couldn't believe the size of the portions, honestly. We couldn't even finish half our meals. I would recommend getting there by 4-4:30. We left at 6 and the place was packed. read more

Cafe il Villagio - I forgot the name of the seafood dish but it was so good! - Italian Near Me - Babylon, New York

Smaller, family run restaurant near the south end of Deer Park Avenue Good food Good service read more

Beware of celiac or gluten allergies They have gluten-free pasta, but marsala is loaded with wheat read more

The food is awful! And their price gauging on Christmas Eve was disgraceful! I'm shocked this place is in business as long as it has been to be honest! I've been forced to go here twice as a friend wanted to and I didn't have the heat to tell her no but I will never go back! Our bill on Christmas Eve was down right criminal. If you don't want to work on holidays then close! read more

Our Family dined there March 17, 2023. From the service to the deserts absolutely amazing. You want traditional Italian cuisine and a classy setting, you MUST go here!! read more

Open floor plan makes you literally have to scream to have a conversation . Bar has limited options for drinks. Waitress clunked me in the head with the dish when bringing my food to the table. Later, she dropped the silverware on my leg. Mid would be a compliment. read more

Phase 2 is alive and well in Babylon Village. Dining al fresco with my special fella and it felt so European... Service was spectacular. Our masked/gloved servers were beyond attentive without being pesky. Sanitizing between patrons, disposing of paper menus after each customer handle it and social distancing was adhered to with table placement. Quality food, priced accordingly, nice wine selection, limited dessert menu during Covid. read more

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My husband and I always have a good experience here. It's very cozy inside and always clean. The service is attentive, and everyone who works there is kind. The food is good. I love their house salad dressing. Warm bread to start. Very solid dishes all around. The fried olives appetizer is surprisingly delicious. It's great when they open the windows in the summer. Overall a really nice place in the Village. read more

Such a great place! The food is delicious and the service wonderful! The owners make you feel like your part of the family. Never disappoints! This restaurant is small but mighty! read more

We are obsessed with this place. Perfect ambiance, good service and the food is amazing!!! Don't walk, run here. Oh but remember to make a reservation. read more

We came in on a Saturday around 8. We started out with the cold antipasto. It had portobello mushrooms, olives, cheese, sun dried tomatoes, red peppers, Prosciutto and soppressata and cheese. Seasoned to perfection. I had the special Risotto with seafood in a lightly spicy red sauce. It was filled with mussels, clams, calamari. Every bite was delicious. My husband had the special rigatoni with crumbled sausage and mushroom in a light cream mushroom sauce. It was equally delicious a perfect amount. We finished the night with the homemade cannoli cake and coffee. The cake was fresh and awesome. They take cards but no tip on the card so you need cash for tip. I'm so glad we found this place. I can't wait to come back! read more

Cafe il Villagio - Italian Near Me - Babylon, New York

The service is terrible!! 90 minutes and no appetizers yet the couple that just walked in was served because they knew the waitress. Bread ok but then again that's all we have so far. Finally to add insult there is a 3.99 % credit card fee and a stamp on the bill that all tips are to be in cash. Also, the restaurant didn't even offer free dessert for the awful experience. BTW we paid 38.00 for an espress martini. read more

Highly recommend Cafe IL Villagio in Babylon. My Eggplant Toscana was AMAZING, and my husband said the same about his codfish Portofino. The Italian cheesecake and tartufo were yummy! I love the seemingly all female staff at this family owned restaurant. I was told the husband is chef and wife is the sous chef. Be sure to make a reservation!! We didn't but got very lucky because we walked in about 5:15pm. Couple after couple were turned away after us as they had no reservation. We are definitely going back! read more

Never a bad meal, good service. True home-cooked food made by the local family. Go for lunch or dinner.

Firs time going there for dinner on a Saturday night. My brother in law recommended the restaurant to us. I liked that they accepted reservations. The wait staff and receptionist were all warm, friendly and attentive. We ordered 3 appetizers, the baked clams, friend calamari and coconut shrimp. The clams looked delicious but were very small. The calamari were fried beautifully cooked, light and delicious. The coconut shrimp were over cooked to a dark brown and I wasn't a fan of the dipping sauce. If it weren't for the outstanding entrees And service, I would've given it 4 stars. The stuffed shrimp was delicious! The sauce was light the bed of sautéed broccoli complimented the flavor and they were tender to the bite. Definitely recommended. The farfalle da Vinci, bow tie pasta with peas, prosciutto and mushrooms in a red cream sauce was very good. Spot on with the flavor and presented beautifully. My brother in law and his wife had the BLACK FETTUCCINE PUGLIESE Shrimp and scallops in a creamy garlic sauce as well as the SHRIMP MONOCHINO Shrimp with mixed mushrooms in a marsala sauce topped with fresh mozzarella and loved them. Cappuccinos and tartuffo/limoncello cake for dessert was delicious. I'd recommend and return to the restaurant for sure, I'd just skip the appetizers and head straight on to the entrees. read more

Cafe il Villagio - STUFFED SHRIMP Stuffed with crab meat and drizzled with a creamy garlic sauce - Italian Near Me - Babylon, New York

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Came here after my bad experience at Armadillo Grill. (Very much looking forward to writing THAT review ) The food here is pretty good, and the decor is cute, but I wasn't exactly blown away by anything I had, save for the edible Orchids that they decorate your plate with. THAT is pretty damned cool. I got eggplant rolatini, and my wife got chicken and mushrooms in a lemon wine butter sauce. Both were SERVICEABLE, but nothing that you wouldn't get at any other local italian place (pizzaiola, cafe gio, mama's, etc.) and it was pretty pricey considering. read more

Cafe il Villagio - Eggplant rolatini - Italian Near Me - Babylon, New York

Romantic little spot of our date nights. Servers are very attentive and the food is amazing!

My wife and I have eaten at this restaurant many times and the food has always been excellent. However on our last visit the tomato sauce on my veal parmigiana was much too sweet and the pasta was drowned in tomato sauce which again was much too sweet This basically ruined an excellent cut of delicious, tender veal I dot know if they have a new chef but things have definitely changed and not for the better The wait staff is still extremely good read more

We love it here! The staff is so sweet. Their food is never a disappointment. My friend is gluten free and she still has so many choices from their menu. Desert is so good and much needed no matter how full you are. read more

one of the best restaurants in babylon village. the service is always friendly and great. portions are plenty, the quality is fantastic and the price doesnt break the bank. definitely winner for the best cannolis! read more

Cafe il Villagio - Italian Near Me - Babylon, New York

Gluten free aware. Have typical penne and are thinking of making gluten free bread. Pastas dishes were awesome. We started with fried calamari that was butter tender and cooked perfectly. Nice marinara. The clams mare chiarra were amazing. We spooned up the broth! Farfalle with bolognese was so rich. You could taste the depth of flavors and the cooking time. The GF penne had chicken, and broccoli rabe, and sun-dried tomatoes in garlic and oil. The pasta was a tiny bit under done but not badly. We shared a wonderful brunello d'alba from Sicily. GF brownie was tasty but served in the plastic wrap to make sure we knew it was GF. Once we thought about it, it made sense. We will definitely return to try the other pasta dishes. read more

Was not happy. Ordered the chicken piccata over spinach I asked if I can get some angel pasta with it she said yes. Got my plate no spinach. The pasta was very very Al dente but didn't complain it also did not have enough sauce so it was on the dry side. Still didn't complain then the bill comes I ask why is my bill 7.95 above the pride for what I ordered she said I have to ask she comes back and said it was for the pasta .I say to her so I get past in my plate and you didn't give me my spinach that came with it and I get a up charge she said yes. So I said ok and boy did she only a 15% tip and I will NEVE go back again big town with a lot of other places to eat read more

We love this restaurant and always have! They have hands-down the best Caesar salad on Long Island. Order the "Martini Olives" for a real treat. We are never disappointed by the food, the service or the ambiance. read more

Delicious food, wish the portions were bigger for the price but it was still worth it!

I like this place, its quaint, classic and they actually know how to treat a veal cutlet. Plus they have nice cannolis. being from Brooklyn, we find it difficult to find decent Italian food, but fuggetabouditt, this place is nice. read more

Came here during restaurant week. Was disappointed to see that it was basically just their normal pre-fixe. The soup was really good, and nice for a snowy day. Food was decent, nothing spectacular. Only having one choice for dessert didn't make me that happy, but it was a damn good cannoli. read more

Excellent and authentic pasta dishes. Ihad a farfalle pasta with prosiutto, peas and mushrooms in a light pink sauce and my husband had a tortellini with peas in a light cream sauce. Our friend had a baked eggplant dish which had layers of spinach and cheese which he said was very good. The service was very attentive. I had the house Cabernet which was good. However, muy waitress was not knowledgeable about the house wines, my only complaint. She did not know the name of the house cabernet nor did she know where it was from. Bottom Line: CW- CAN'T WAIT to go back. read more

Called with questions for an order and actually hung up the phone because the person on the other end was so rude. I will take my business elsewhere. read more

I will absolutely never come back here. I came on a Monday night (they are open until 10PM) around 8:45PM, I was meeting a friend. Before I even got there the waitress kept asking my friend when I was going to be there. I finally got there and I sat down. She handed me a menu, came back a minute later and asked if I was ready. I of course wasn't because who can decide in a minute. Then, we finished eating around 9PM and we were finishing our drinks and asked for the check. We were talking and the waitress kept passing us back and forth, seeing if our cards were with the check. Then, they had the other waitress come up and to us and say, "Oh are you waiting on us". Clearly, we weren't but then put our CC down. I've never felt so rushed out of a restaurant in my life. It was like they were all starring at us waiting for us to be done. I was in my car by 9:30PM. They close at 10PM. My advise to this place... don't stay open until 10PM if you don't want customers to come in and eat dinner. To rush a customer or make a customer feel rushed is absolutely ridiculous. Learn how to treat people who come in to give you business. Like I said, I will not be coming back and am extremely disappointed. read more

We love it here. They have a Clam appetizer in a lite broth that's incredible!!! The pasta dishes are very good...the night I was there they had a Steak Pizzaola that was a delicious rib eye!! Love that it is Family owned and run. Love that aspect as I always see the husband, wife and daughter working together...it's nice to see. read more

Saturday night dining experience in late July 2018. Were seated on time but told they couldn't accommodate separate checks for the two couples . Really; what planet are they on? New waitress was a dud (remember her from The Argyle across the street. No customer service acumen; very rude Shrimp appetizer was awesome; 5 stars. House Merlot was great as well and worth the price. The entree, Cod fish, was dismal. Hard, chewy, almost as if it had been frozen...? The pasta turned into a solid bowl of stuck together angel hair. Never had this elsewhere or at home. The guy handling desert service was very nice and the berry marscapone cake was very very good. Almost salvaged the entire experience. Almost. Overall, these folks think a lot more of themselves than they deserve. They aren't so bad that you shouldn't go so check it out and see if your experience is different than ours. read more

I came here to meet a friend of mine and she was running 10 minutes late. Before my friend arrived, I was asked numerous times when she would get there. When she finally arrived she was handed a menu and not even a minute later we were asked if we knew what we wanted to order- no! Our waitress came back about a minute after that and asked again... not ready! Finally, we make our decision and order food. While dining and trying to enjoy our meal, candles were being blown out at the surrounding tables. We finish our meal and the check was put on the table. We still had wine in our glasses and were in a conversation. Our waitress kept walking past us ( an uncomfortable amount of times ) to see if we put our cards in. Its sad when an establishment with such good food lacks service all around. unfortunately I will not be coming back read more

My family and I were going to this restaurant tonight to celebrate my birthday. But I got sick with 104 fever and have strep throat. My daughter forgot to cancle the reservation because she was worried about me and her kids were sick. My daughter received a call from the floor manager that was not appropriate. The manager was rude and hung up on my daugher. My daughter was very apologetic when she received the call. Needless to say we will not be going to this restaurant EVER! This is not a way to treat a new customer. read more

Small, quaint and well done!! I admit, we hadn't been here in quite some time, and when Hubs suggested we revisit our old favorite Italian restaurant, I did hear Billy Joel singing in my head and said "make a reservation! - So glad we did - packed on a Friday night, we were promptly sat at our reserved table for 2, and greeted with the wine list and hot fresh bread!. While our server was a little overwhelmed for such a small place, it seemed that all wait staff pitched in as needed - Kudos, teamwork! We started off with the Coconut Shrimp with a ginger orange marmalade dipping sauce just incredible - light, fluffy, cooked perfectly (no coconut flying off in face), but that ginger in the sauce made the difference, this was just not the ordinary, standard, run of the mill coconut shrimp... Great start! Hubs had the hankering for the Codfish Portofino and just like he remembered, outstanding & delicious. I wanted something different and went with the Veal de Villaggio... Veal scollopine with onions, peas, mushrooms, prosciutto and a yummy white wine sauce!!! (insert drooling face..) Way too stuffed for dessert, the menu looked incredible thou.... Don't let this small little place in Babylon Village fool you - incredible food, in a great atmosphere, with very helpful waitstaff and just a lovely "home" feel. Been there for years, glad to see it's still the same perfect place!!! read more