To be fair in a restaurant review, you have to value the whole experience that includes the food the ambience and the cost. For an appetizer I had the ravioli in broth. It was OK. It was meat ravioli, and they were very small and petite. The broth was piping hot and lacked a little flavor. I added pepper and grated cheese, which helped it a lot. The waiter recommended their zingarra chicken. And my partner had ravioli which is their specialty my partner is a ravioli aficionado and she didn't take the leftovers home which really told me something. The chicken I had was delightful hot tasty delicious and no real complaints here. I ordered a soda. It was four dollars and no free refills, quite disappointing All in all the food was at four but then I got the bill for a broth soup two entrées and a soda it was $105. Clearly this is why people can't go out for dinner anymore $105 for 10 raviolis and a chicken breast wow I thought food cost had to be 1/3 of the price $34 for a chicken cutlet that chicken cutlet wasn't $10. This is why the restaurant got a Three. I would come back, but I just can't afford this restaurant read more

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Came here my second time, this time for my dad's birthday dinner on a Thursday night. The ambience was great during dinner, with each table having a small candle. All the food was delicious, from the complimentary bread to their homemade Ravioli. We ordered the Clams Oreganata, Pan Fried Calamari, Pollo Zingarella which comes with a choice of Pasta or Broccoli, Lobster Ravioli, Meat Ravioli, and Duck Ravioli. The manager mentioned that the Pollo Zingarella and the Duck Ravioli were their best dishes. I definitely agree with the Pollo Zingarella, especially when you drench it with the sauce since it elicits a very creamy and rich mushroom and chicken flavor. However, I really enjoyed the Lobster Ravioli since it had a unique sweet and seafood flavor which stood out from the rest. The Duck Ravioli had a subtle gaminess and paired well with the Alfredo sauce. The Meat Ravioli and Fried Calamari both tasted basic but still great. My only gripe is that it's incredibly hard to hear in the restaurant and literally all the servers were annoyed that we were asking them to repeat what they said, which I feel they should be more understanding being in the restaurant and service business. Also, never did I feel so pressured in ordering drinks and dessert from a restaurant before. Hopefully this doesn't deter you from trying their food. read more

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Best baked clams on LI! Only place on LI that I will order a veal dish. Most friendly and curteous staff around!

8/10/24. Arrived around 6pm on a Saturday night and decided to chance it without a reservation. When we walked in the owner/manager said he could not accommodate us because they had reservations. His response was rather dismissive. However, we asked to sit outside which was no problem. Rather odd the offer to sit outside wasn't suggested by the owner. We shared the hot antipasto for two. And for entrées, we had the chicken zingarella (side of pasta with bolognese sauce) and the veal bolognese. Based on our previous visits, we requested our food to be extra hot. I believe our server's name was Amy and she delivered. She was very intentive as well as Jacob, the busboy. The owner did approach our table (as well as others) to make sure everything was going well. Food 5 stars. The food is absolutely delicious. Service 4 stars. Ambience 4 stars. Cozy inside, and casual outside. tables had umbrellas and most chairs had cushions. read more

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The food and the service is amazing!!!! Great food! Great service!! The ambiance is wonderful and the servers definitely know what they are doing. Well done!! read more

Top notch. Food, ambiance and service were above par. Classy yet homey. Owner came over a few times. Definitely appreciates his customers. Highly recommend. read more

Yesterday, we ate at Piccolo's with friends and family. The service was impeccable and matched any top notch restaurant. The food was as good as the service. We had a variety of dishes including chicken, fish, ravioli and eggplant. Everyone raved about the quality. Focaccia bread is homemade, as is the Tiramisu dessert. They accommodated my granddaughter who wanted butter and cheese on her ravioli. I highly recommend! read more

This place is great! The food was amazing! The lobster ravioli was the best ravioli I have ever had. I trieda veal dish with prosciutto and cherry peppers that was so good. You could cut the veal with a fork, it was so tender! The service was phenomenal, friendly staff! So glad we decided to go here, it was a great atmosphere for a date night with my wife. Highly recommend this place, you won't be disappointed!! read more

A hidden gem in Mineola! Italian might be my favorite cuisine and I love trying local restaurants. I'm glad I saw the sign when I drove by one day. It reminded me of the Piccolo Cafe I once went to in New Jersey but it's nothing like that! This restaurant has lunch specials and is closed for a short period of time and then reopens for dinner. The parking lot is kind of small but you should be able to find parking behind the restaurant or on the street perpendicular to Jericho Turnpike. The interior of the restaurant is smaller than I expected too so be sure to make reservations! Unfortunately, there is no online system so make that call! The restaurant has a small quiet seating area with more sunlight right upon entry and a larger seating area inside as well as a bar table. I actually really liked the small quiet seating area as it was brighter and more private. The complimentary bread with dip was amazing! I can't wait to come back for more haha. There is a good variety of cocktails, white and red wine. I personally prefer cocktails or cocktails so I was happy with the choices. Then, I shared a fried Calamari and baked Clams appetizer. The fried Calamari is a bit airy than I like with a tad too much batter. But the light flavor went well with the sauce and it was good. The baked Clams were phenomenal! Perfectly cooked with butter and topped with a lemon squeeze. As for entree, we got what they are famous for - house made ravioli's! Their ravioli's are on the smaller size so don't freak out when they say one order comes with about 15 pieces. It was a perfect portion to share. I tried the unique duck as well as the lobster meat. Both were delicious! I can't wait to go back to try other meats and sauces. For dessert, the tiramisu looked absolutely stunning but I was full and wanted something lighter or something frozen. Unfortunately, they were sold out of the Oreo Ice-Cream cake but they recommended a different off the menu dessert which was a small cup of rum infused cream with almond crumbs on top and it was delicious! I honestly can't wait to go back. read more

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Love this place! Just figured it's been 6 years since my last review and I'd update that it's still amazing. We're always trying new places so to be somewhere we constantly go back to means it's amazing. Had my baby shower here, had my last meal before I officially became a mom here, and countless birthdays etc here. It's never disappointing. My aunts still talk about how amazing the food was at my baby shower. It's definitely a local gem. read more

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All things were excellent. Bright and attentive service; food was delicious and presented wonderfully; and the setting as always was homey and comfortable. read more

I was celebrating my 73rd birthday and my family and I went to Piccolos for dinner. It was wonderful!! The menu selections was many, and very hard to pick from. The service was impeccable and the atmosphere, very creative! We all will be visiting Piccolos in the very near future. Give it a try and you will be hooked! read more

I must have driven past this place a million times without realizing what I was missing until I finally popped in for dinner. To my delight, the atmosphere was wonderful, the service was warm and friendly, and the food and drinks were fantastic. The people there were absolutely amazing too! If you're ever in the mood for authentic and delicious Italian cuisine, you have to try the seafood ravioli. The sauce and flavors will transport you straight to Italy! read more

Oh man! Piccolo you also deserve a 5. Recently came in after a loooooong hiatus with beau and his immediate family and my immediate family to celebrate our engagement because my dad was in from out of town and this was middle ground for all. Everyone enjoyed their meals thoroughly and water service was definitely not lacking. Superior service by far. Inside reminds me of your typical cute Italian restaurant. I only wish that the parking situation was a little bit better but thankfully we were able to score a spot in the lot. Will we be back? Yes. Maybe next time we visit his aunt and uncle we'll recommend Piccolo's! read more

Service , food , ambience - everything was excellent!! Will return! The veal quality was amazing! Great ravioli and lasagna.

Phenomenal food, service, professional and did I say exquisite Italian food! This place rocks, amazing!!! We had the Shrimp ala Piccolo, Five cheese homemade ravioli, spinach ravioli both with Bolognese sauce! And clams oregenata for anti pasta, and Pistachio Tortufo for dessert!!! read more

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The food was great. The service was top notch. The owner came to our table at least twice to see how we were doing. Best pumpkin raviolis I've ever had. Will definitely be back!! read more

Excellent food and service and old world Italian charm. I definitely recommend this place

Piccolo's is amazing! I love the ravioli. I love the taste, texture, and flavor of everything there. The service is great. Everyone is so friendly and kind. The service is not to long that your food is cold and not to short that your food is under cooked it's just right. The ambiance is Italian,cozy,and very chill. I love Piccolo's and I think you will too. read more

january 17, 2026 at 3:00 pm .... to start off the place was empty and i was told i had to make reservations when i entered to see if you were open ....the restaurant was emplty....... what was that about why did i need to make reservations when no one came in at all the 2 hours we were there. the whole unpleasant experience while we were there, there was only one other table of 3 people; 2 grandparents and their grandson and my table of 4 my sister and myself and my 2 beautiful grandbabies and guess what... no one came in with reservations the whole time....why was that... one waitress said we did not need reservations but the waiter jumped in and said we do need reservations.. ? what was that about.... still no one even came in with reservations the whole 2 hours we were there. #1 we were very very very disappointed since you state on the top of your menu that you cater to allergies and to advise , of which we did yet even though when i mentioned this we were not accommodated with our allergies and still served food for example we asked for the tomatoes with mozzarella and no balsamic vinager of which my sister is extremely allergic too which could have god forbid ended very badly. with no acknowledgment or respect of the allergies and and to top it off i still paid over $200.00 and a tip even though he was a smart ass for meals that we did not order or like but got only what you wanted to serve and was totally unsatisfyed with it all because we did not order what we asked for..... note: i was afraid to return and send back the order of what we did not ask for, for fear that we would have most definitely received a dish with spit in it instead.,,, this was a very disappointing dinner experience of which i never experienced which truly sucked and we will never recommend or come back to this disgusting establishment. #2 the food i ordered was not what we asked for. i asked for the shrimp scampi with the buttersauce under the appetizer instead i was served with the chared shrimp scampi (yuk) on the menu brcause you wanted to charge the higher price instead (very sneaky move) of making my family feel welcomed and comfortable with our choice of food we was paying for because we deserved a good meal of which we did not receive,,, my grandchildren did'nt like the food either...i had the food packed to bring home which i should have just left it... the trays were packed very carelessly since it all leaked out on everything... this was on sunday january 18th at 3:00 pm and i can't imagine the disgust of what was put in front of me and was not what i ordered... my grandbabies deserved a better meal with me since we don't do this often and now my poor grandchildren did'nt even enjoy the service or the food... i sadly rated you "1 star" even though you did'nt even derserve that one star..... i wanted to put "minus 1 star" instead (0) zero....well never the less we will never return nor will i ever recommend your restaurant since my experience was very unenjoyable and the price of the bill was ridiculous because it definitely was not worth it all. if i could throw up my food i would return it!!!!!!!! read more

Lovely interior, feels very welcoming, like a place where you would enjoy a good meal and good conversation with family and close friends. The olive oil with the appetizer bread was absolutely delicious - the olive oil had a somewhat vinegary taste, and you could taste hints of capers as well (our server overheard us wondering aloud and confirmed this). My friend and I liked that the arugula with goat cheese salad was chopped up and mixed and therefore easy to eat. We also agreed that there were generous amounts of goat cheese (what I was craving most when I eyed the salad on the menu). My biggest critique about the food is about the salad itself: while delicious, it was quite salty and on the smaller side (guess I'm used to larger portions - so...maybe smaller is actually better...healthy portion sizes!). Also, if it had been chillier (we went on a cool summer evening - still warm enough for a sleeveless dress!), then I would have preferred that my soup were a bit hotter. I don't recall feeling the heat from the bowl. My friend and I felt so comfortable chatting away here that we did not realize we shut down the place - literally, as we decided to take turns using the restroom before heading out, we noticed it was just us left plus 2 employees. But the employees were very courteous and said it wasn't a problem, that they were just cleaning up. read more

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A true hidden gem that has been serving authentic Italian food for over 30 plus years in Mineola. With Robert Sr. and another son taking care of FOH and service, while Robert Jr. is now the executive chef manning the kitchen and still making the recipes his father developed all those years ago while bringing his own flare to the menu. MUST order, if nothing else, are their raviolis! Not just made in house, but made by hand and not hand cranked out through a machine. The ravioli dough is rolled out really thin so no chance of doughy raviolis here which makes the filling shine! Started with a half and half order of the Duck ravioli and their gorgonzola apple ravioli in a triple sec cream sauce and it was put of this world! Baked clams oreganato were super fresh tasting and their veal casalinga was a really nice change from the usual marsala and lemon sauce variety. You can also pick up their raviolis to cook at home too by the pound and I highly suggest you do! read more

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Huge selection of homemade ravioli! I got the lobster ravioli and there were big chunks of lobster in the sauce also! My husband got the chicken Marsala and he loved it! Excellent service. A nice Italian family restaurant! read more

Piccolo's - Lobster ravioli - Italian Near Me - Mineola, New York

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Piccolo's has delicious food and the service is very attentive but you never feel rushed. They are reasonably priced.

Excellent service and price, food wise! Highly recommended! The co-owner stopped by at our table took care of us with pasta on the house! read more

Great authentic Italian spot. First, the pesto sauce that comes with the focaccia bread is to die for! Wish I could've taken some home. The homemade ravioli is great here and I highly recommend the lobster ravioli! It comes in a delicious cream sauce with real chunks of lobster meat here and there, and the ravioli is stuffed with shredded lobster meat. The service was great and the waiters were very attentive. Took away one star because my water glass was not washed properly and had fresh pink lipstick stains all over the rim of the glass. The waiter changed it right away once I brought it to his attention. Hopefully this won't happen again! Finished off dinner with strong and tasty espresso. read more

Piccolo's - Homemade meat ravioli - Italian Near Me - Mineola, New York

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My husband and I went for dinner last night. We've been wanting to try this for place for a while based on the yelp reviews. It's a comfortable, welcoming place. We started with cocktails and then went straight to the entrees. My husband had eggplant and angel hair pasta. He's very picky about eggplant, but this passed his test. He loved it! I asked for a dish with no garlic, but pretty much all their homemade ravioli has garlic. I love garlic but it doesn't love me. They actually made a sauce for me with tomatoes, onions and prosciutto. I couldn't believe how absolutely delicious it was.! The ravioli are so light they could float away. What an amazing dish. The chef made a mouse cake which my husband ordered and he loved it. Very rich and creamy. Must say their customer service is at 100%. We would definitely recommend this app lace and will definitely go back. read more

Randomly stumbled across this gem last night, we did not have a reservation but they were able to accommodate us Staff & owner were very friendly Food was amazing, and the homemade salsa verde was to die for! We could not stop eating it My new favorite Italian restaurant, can't wait to go back read more

Came here last night for my friends birthday dinner and my expectations were surpassed. I had previously been here a few years ago for a work holiday party, and I wasn't impressed with the food. However, last night, everything was much better. We were a party of five and seated at a table that was more for four. It was definitely a little cramped which was annoying, but we managed. For appetizers, we ordered the hot antipasto and the tomato mozzarella salad. Everything was good except for the shrimp that came in the hot antipasto platter. Had a funny taste to it that we couldn't quite put our finger on. I really enjoyed the eggplant rollatini and thought that it had the perfect amount of cheese. For entree, I ordered the chicken milanese that is topped with the arugula goat cheese salad, however, I swapped goat cheese for mozzarella. My husband had tilapia, my brother in law had veal Bolognese, my friend/his gf had the penne vodka and my cousin had the chicken bruschetta. The one thing I noticed right away which I appreciated was that the portions weren't huge. I felt like they were an appropriate size to fill you, or even have leftovers, while not being stuffed. We all enjoyed our selections. I found my chicken dish to hit all the right notes but I do wish it had some type of saltiness to it-maybe shaved Parmesan or something like that. Regardless, it was still very good. I tried my friends penne vodka and it was good but very garlicky for my preference. It is different from most vodka sauces which was interesting. For dessert, we ordered the raspberry cheesecake and the rainbow cookie sundae. Both were delicious and the rainbow cookie sundae was perfect and they give you a lot. I wish I could give half stars, because this place was a solid 3.5!! read more

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The food is absolutely delicious. The service is impeccable and the ambience is perfect. You will not be disappointed.

Small family owned restaurant with delicious food and friendly service. Must have the ravioli's and the signature chicken zingarella

We just held my friends bridal shower here and it was great! The food was delicious and the service was phenomenal. The restaurant is small but was perfect for our party of 40 and they have a smaller dining area in the front of the building for separate parties. My sister in law and I hung around at the bar afterwards and the owners son, Robert was a doll. He was insightful when it came to the menu and was attentive when ordering food or drinks. The other staff Frank and Steven were great as well. We had a blast and I would love to come back for any occasion. read more

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Nicely decorated cozy place. Service was spot on. We were a party of 8. Ordered hot antipasto and raviolis for apps (artichoke and duck). All apps were good. Entrees included a seafood fradiavlo (a special) , shrimp francese, shrimp scampi, and tilapia. All were enjoyed. The prices are a touch steep (especially from the bar) and no fried calamari on Friday or Saturday took the place from 5 stars to 4. All in all I would return. read more

Every single time I come absolute knockout service and food. This place needs to be cloned. Lately I have been coming bi monthly just for the frozen freshly made raviolis. Duck is back in season and the fall flavors in stock. Today I'm picking up a lb of duck and a pound of spinach. I make my own sauce even though in the past I have purchased their sauce, which of course, is fantastic... This is one of the top restaurants in the area. Family friendly, family run, all homemade and reasonably priced. Thanks for being around so long! read more

Went here on national ravioli day after googling "best raviolis near me." My opinion, the food was on point!! The bread they bring out for you didn't last long! Delish. Had an old fashion which was made just right! I ordered the duck raviolis and my wife had to tell Me to slow down... and the sauce that it was in mmmm. Wipe it all up with some bread. She had the meat ravioli, but was only able to eat half of it because I stole her plate halfway through. Wiped all that up with some bread. Nice quaint mom and pop feel tasty restaurant. Def recommend. read more

The food was good. The service was excellent. The ambiance looks like you are in someone's home having dinner. Overall very good

What a delicious and unexpected surprise! I visited Piccolo's after a recommendation from the bridal salon across the street. It was the perfect meal after selecting my wedding dress. To start, we were given fresh focaccia bread with an oil and herb spread that was so tasty you would want to bathe in it. Made with parsley, capers, dijon mustard and a few other special ingredients, I would say the trip here is worth it even just to try this dip. For dinner, we ordered the chicken zingarella, 4 cheese ravioli and the mushroom ravioli. The chicken was great, really different than anything I've ever tried and my favorite ravioli was the 4 cheese. I also greatly enjoyed the vodka sauce that came over the mushroom ravioli too. For dessert, we had the rainbow cookies although the way the server spoke about the raspberry cheesecake made it hard to choose one dessert... We also had two attentive and polite servers who also helped create a fantastic dining experience. I can't wait to bring my friends to this restaurant to try some new menu items. read more

Ambiance/wait staff - amazing amazing amazing! Go here! This place is not related to any other piccolos, it is stand alone, privately owned and OUT OF CONTROL DELICIOUS! The wait staff is helpful, attentive and so nice. It's a small, kinda loud, cute Italian place, with a small bar inside. Food: they make all their raviolis handmade at this restaurant! They have about 15-20 different types! All of the flavors I've tried are awesome! This particular time I went, was for my birthday. They put hot bread on the table with their homemade pesto (that you can also buy), it's so garlicy and delish. We ordered the Caesar salad and the pumpkin raviolis in triple sec cream sauce with walnuts and raisins. TO DIE FOR. The triple sec cream sauce is one of the best sauces I've tasted in my life. For my entree, I ordered the chicken zingarella. Also amazing. Two breaded chicken cutlets, pounded thin, stuffed with mozz and prosciutto in a pink sauce. Comes with either pasta or Broccoli on the side. Broccoli was so buttery and delicious. For dessert I got the rainbow cookies, which I believe are also made there and delicious as well! They sang happy birthday to me and it was an amazing night! Go here asap! Haha (I think they are closed on Mondays) Happy Eating ! Nicole read more

A local gem. Feels like home with this family run restaurant. Service is outstanding and food is delish. Some of the best ravioli around, my personal favorite is the asparagus ravioli. The other dish that is out of this world is the chicken zingarella. The sauce is to die for. Can't wait to go back! read more

Piccolo's - Chicken zingarella - Italian Near Me - Mineola, New York

After enjoying a great dinner and service previously at this restaurant, I suggested to a group of friends that we meet for dinner at this location. Prior to heading out to dinner, I read a recent review that stated that the Chicken dishes seemed to be rubbery. When seated, I spoke to Rob, one of the owners, who stated some of his loyal customers brought it to his attention and he immediately started buying only organic chicken. Well time for the taste test! .......First we ordered for the table their Homemade Ravioli's which was wonderful. Then for entrée's, I ordered the Chicken Zingarella which was as good as advertised. Loved it!! Other dishes that came to the table were quite interesting along with other variations of Chicken dishes with pasta which were all very good. No worries here. Piccolo's Restaurant is a great cozy place for a great dinner. read more

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