Paola's Osteria

Paola Osteria is a family style Italian restaurant.
Food are supposed to be shared with family and friends.
The salad with avocado, beet and greens are the best salad I had for quite a while.
If you are there.
You have to order this.
You will be amazed by it.
Pastas are great like made by grandma.
Clams are so fresh and juicy.
There is no wrong if you are in the area and like to have Italian Go to this restaurant and enjoy the your meal.

Disappointed.
Came here to celebrate a birthday and found a hair in my pizza.
When I notified the waiter and pointed it out, he started telling me how outrageous it was to suggest it wasn’t mine.
It was NOT mine, as I have a completely different hair length/texture than the one I found.
He kept talking on and on about how the ventilation may have blown one of our hairs onto the pasta but it simply just wasn’t possible.
He was rude through the experience, never once acknowledged that it may be their fault.
This restaurant is filled with cheesy art as well- it makes you feel like you’re at a bad bed and breakfast. And I don’t know what was going on with the steak but I’ve never had steak that looks like that at any restaurant.
That was supposed to be medium rare but looks like it was frozen and then boiled for a few minutes.
Definitely not worth the $60.

This is always been one of our favorite restaurants on the upper east side; it’s casual, while still sophisticated, has a great sense of classic Italian food and also makes a damn good pizza.
Don’t be afraid of trying something a little bit different here that may not be your classic “red sauce” style of Italian food.
I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. The wine list does veer on the pricey side, but I’ve also been able to find a few bottles at a relatively good value to make the night work well.
Sitting at the bar for lunch is always a treat, as you get not only attentive service, but an opportunity to chat with a bartender who probably was born in Italy!