Since my earlier review (02/27/2025) our Friday night dinner group has gone back to The Angry Chef…read morenumerous times and have yet to be disappointed. The food is outstanding and in ample portions, The Angry Chef is a family restaurant and the whole family is involved, and they are super friendly, witty, charming, and they work so hard to please everyone. Our waitress is almost always, Lola, one of the daughter's working along with her sisters and her mother, in addition to Dad the chef. We absolutely love Lola and she always remembers the drink orders of 8 and sometimes 9 people without fail. More important like her sisters, mother, and father, she is always pleasant, cheerful, and delightful. The whole family has a wonderful sense of humor, and we never fail to have a good time. I strongly regard The Angry Chef as the best family Italian restaurant in the Hudson Valley and I enthusiastically recommend it!

Great family restaurant. Everyone here is family. The service is fantastic, big portions and a…read morevery friendly atmosphere. Also the food is really good .

We had a delicious dinner last night at Longobardis. Soft Shell crab over Angel Hair Pasta. Sooooo…read moregood. Our Server Isabella was great. Carmela is the Manager now and she adds a certain vibe to the Restaurant. She is charming and checks in to make sure all is well. We look forward to dining here again. Kudos

WE WILL NEVER GO TO LONGOBARDI'S AGAIN. Milanese Restaurant in Poughkeepsie and Stefano's…read moreRestaurant in Fishkill are very good Italian restaurants. Consider them as better choices if you're up for Italian, instead of the under-new-ownership Longobardi's. Longobardi's used to be our favorite restaurant when Claudio owned it. I've thrown six sizable parties there over the years - a wedding rehearsal, a baby shower, a retirement party, and three special birthday parties. In total, well over $12,000 for the parties, along with many thousands of dollars over the several decades of going there with just my husband, or with family and friends, about once a month. We loved the food and Claudio, and how he ran his restaurant. The new owner - not so much! Today, Father's Day, June 21, 2026, we chose to go to Longobardi's because that is where one of our grandsons loves to order pizza. The adults, of course, planned to order from the regular menu. We were not surprised to see "THE HOLIDAY MENU" with unacceptably increased prices. That's the norm on a holiday, even Father's Day. It is what it is. What we were very surprised at is that the new owner and manager REFUSED to let our little, sweet, very well-behaved, grandson order pizza because it was not on "The Holiday Menu." Mind you, their attached SAME KITCHEN pizza parlor was making pizzas to go, as we sat at the dining table. Our daughter decided to go to that counter in the back of the restaurant, order the little guy his pizza and bring it back to the dining table. Longobardi's new owner/manager REFUSED, REFUSED, HEELS DUG IN, to let our daughter bring the little guy's pizza to our family table in the dining room, on Father's Day, a family holiday, at an Italian family restaurant, with a pizza parlor. REFUSED, no matter how sweet and kind we were. They told her she either had to take the pizza to go, or the little guy had to eat his pizza in the pizza parlor with her, rather than with the rest of the family and his Pop, on Father's Day. It brought her to tears. So the manager, after she and the pizza guy brought her to tears with this irrational business decision, ruining the Father's Day dinner said, "We'll, I guess I could bring the pizza to him one piece at a time, but I'll have to sneak it in, because I already told another table with children, near your table, that they could not order pizza today." This was too little, too late for our daughter and our grandson. Tears, and not a fond memory. The unacceptable behavior and crazy-wired decisions of the manager/owner had already caused unnecessary customer stress and hurt. Really bad marketing and business decisions on the new owner's part. Claudio would have never forced a grandchild to not be able to eat his pizza with his Pop on Father's Day. This arrogant, thinks-he-knows-it-all new owner basically ruined Father's Day dinner for the family, in the interest of his personal greed. Note, he did the same thing to two other tables near our table, which had several lovely, sweet, well-behaved children. This is certainly not the way to do business with families, on a family holiday, in a family restaurant with a working pizza parlor connected and sharing the same kitchen. The new owner thought he was making a shrewd money making decision to force people to order the expensive items on "The Holiday Menu," in the interest of greed. Greed never works in the long run. He shot himself in the foot. He lost six customers of many decades at our table. We will never recommend Longobardi's again. Many of our friends who have frequented there for decades were heartbroken to hear this story, and will stop supporting that business. Several friends from different friend circles warned us not to go there based on their own and different stories with the new owner, but we decided to give the new ownership a chance, and form our own decision. Should have listened. I'm happy for Claudio that he was able to sell his business and was able to retire; he so deserves it. As for the community - the heart in this restaurant retired with Claudio. Next up, give Milanese in Poughkeepsie or Stefano's in Fishkill a try before going to the under-new-ownership Longobardi's.

Went to this restaurant around 6:30 pm and it was deserted. We were the only people there. It was…read moreat the back of an "upscale" apartment complex. We ordered honey garlic wings, chicken francese, and the burrata ravioli. The wings came out with an order of garlic bread. The bread was burnt to the point it felt like eating a oversized crouton. The honey garlic wings were a 3/10, they were over cooked but the sauce was good. The chicken francese was a 1/10, the sauce was watery and honestly just tasted like lemon and water. The chicken was also raw in the middle. The burrata ravioli was clearly frozen but not terrible. Overall 2/10, I wouldn't go there if you care about the taste of food

This is the BEST new take-out restaurant to open up in Dutchess county! I got the eggplant…read morerollatini and the penne a la vodka, both were amazing! Hands down the best penne a la vodka I have ever had, clearly made from scratch with fresh ingredients! Fast delivery and excellent customer service. I hear that their flatbread pizzas are amazing also, so I am excited to try that next!

The Absolute Best, Fresh fried calamari in the area…read more Great portions always consistent, excellent service Nice family atmosphere Affordable menu. Just a nice place to stop off of South Road Rt 9. Check out their menu for so much more. Enjoy

Food was good got a chicken parm hero and some fried calamari. Chicken parm was like a good…read moreclassic, sauce cheese and bread. Service was polite and good. I ordered over the phone for pick up. It's a nice quiet setting I'll have to sit down and eat a pasta dish.

In all the years that I've lived here, this is the first time I've been here. Came here for my…read morefather and brother's birthday dinner. The room that we had was very nice. We were greeted and seated right away. Our server Kyle was excellent and accommodating. We shared a bunch of appetizers for the table, including calamari, the eggplant, the meatball special and the buffalo mozzarella. Everything was delicious. Entrées ranged from the lamb chops to the veal saltimbocca, the ribeye and the salmon. We did try their new dessert option, the warm apple cobbler, which was delicious. Would recommend going for a big party or special celebration.

Our first visit was 11 years ago and we remembered it fondly. Our experience this time was very…read moregood. We had impeccable service. Friendly, offered recommendations, very attentive. The fig martini cocktail was fire! So very delicious, I ordered two of them. The biggest downfall food wise was the beet salad. Incredibly bland dressing. Not very flavorful salad at all. The veal saltimbocca was okay, the star of the plate was the spinach. But the panzanella starter was divine as was the farfalle deliziose. So scrumptious. We finished with some fantastic desserts. Panna cotta was perfectly tinged with an orange flavor. So silky smooth. And the special dessert of a pear soaked in wine was delectable. It is a boisterous and lively atmosphere without being overly noisy. They do have a lovely terrace, but it was too cold to be seated out there on this visit. Perhaps next time.

Great location, attentive service, large portion sizes and quality food!…read more Really enjoyed my visit here :)

We've eaten at this location numerous times and sadly the wait times are always too long. We made…read morea reservation online which was probably a mistake because not speaking with someone didn't warn us that a reservation was useless. We waited a half hour standing waiting to be seated but were asked to have a seat at the bar before the table was set.. of course you feel obligated to buy a drink. Finally, we were seated and waited for someone to take our order.. The service was average and the waitress kept apologizing. Sadly, the owner just walks around and chats with his "regular" customers. They never had the decency to "comp" at least a glass of wine..that is just poor customer service. the food took forever to arrive and it was average. A shrimp Parm dish was 5 little shrimp on a plate covered in sauce. Probably not returning to this establishment!!

Despite being a Beaconite and able to walk to the one on Main Street, we opt to drive to this…read morelocation far more frequently. The menu is much larger and more interesting - the pastas are solid. One of my dining compatriots even went way off brand once and had a burger and the review (positive) was surprising! While AMA isn't full on Italophile Italian, it is excellent hybrid Italophile/Italian American. The pizzas are great (be prepared for a liberal dose of garlic, which is never a bad thing in my book.) The staff is attentive and service is good - not rushed, not fussy. It is a big space and comfortable.

AMA advertised as open for July 4th and was available on Doordash for online ordering. I ordered…read more($300 of food btw) well before the restaurant closed. Waited for an hour before my order was cancelled because it was then reported as closed. Would've been more considerate if they cancelled it immediately if the restaurant didn't want to fulfill it instead of letting me wait around for an hour.

We decided to get Italian food and this was close by. I was in the mood for eggplant rollatini,…read morewhich I'd never had here. I've had it at other restaurants and it's one of my favorites. Upon receiving the food, the presentation looked very pleasing. We got take out so I wasn't expecting anything crazy. Unfortunately, the food taste itself was not as great at I'd hoped. The dish was a little saltier than I'd expected and there wasn't a ton of eggplant. The rollatini portions were stuffed with ricotta, and I never thought I'd say this but, it was too much. I wanted more eggplant and that meaty, savory element. I've had better eggplant rollatini in the area and I wasn't impressed. It wasn't bad but not my favorite. Overall, the dish was okay and I don't think I'll order this one again.

We decided to try this pizzeria because we were in the area and needed something quick. The…read moreambience inside is really cute, and the service was great. However, the pizza was not the best. It lacked sauce, and it was paper thin. The plain slice did not really taste good, not sure if it was the seasonings they had added to the top. The only slice that had some good flavor was the buffalo chicken slice. I just wish that they put more sauce and that it was a bit thicker.

One of the best meals I've had in a long time. The filet was cooked perfectly and the slab of…read morecheese on top was out of this world. It came with perfectly sautéed mushrooms and broccoli rabe. A super fan of mushrooms but not of the broccoli rabe. Not their fault, I always try it but I just don't like it. At first I was surprised that it didn't come with rice, potatoes or pasta and a little disappointed but in the end I didn't really miss it. The filet was huge and plenty. I know I got talking about the entree first because it was the highlight but we did off with the seafood tower. It was delicious and a perfect start to our meal. In the end, too stuffed to eat dessert like most times but I definitely recommend.

I'm a bit fussy about my pizza and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The service was good…read moreand professional. It's not fancy but very comfortable. My glass of wine was not over priced. We've been there now a couple of times and enjoyed it both times.

People on here complaining about the size of a slice are missing the point or don't have taste…read morebuds. The pizza at Stone's uses ingredients that are of such higher quality than most "slice joints" and their process is top notch. 48 hour fermentation of dough, no cheap seed oils, high quality cheese, non bleached flour, etc. The quality of ingredients and process shows in the final result, and even though it may be a little pricier for a pie than many places, the flavor and quality is light years ahead of most places. I also like that the menu is simple: make a few things and make them well, and you have my business. I've also done a number of large orders (6-8 pies) in the past few months, and they are so nice and hospitable; everyone who works there is just really great in my experience. On the inside, it's a small spot, but it's super clean with a few tables, while you watch them bustling behind the counter. I came in the other day to grab a slice and watch the World Cup action on the TV, which was extra awesome. It's in a funny location on 9D on the way into Wappingers, but the sign caught my eye - glad I pulled in as it's my new favorite pizza spot in the HV. Keep it up Stone's!

3/26/26 - stopped in out of curiosity to see what it's like…read more Ordered a slice. See the photo. I thought I was in a Dollar slice place in the Bronx, kind of pathetic for this area where most slices are twice the size. It was also a bit over cooked. Frank Pepe's can get away with it. There's a few tables. My curiosity was sated, but not my appetite.