Our default place to go for dinner. Always very good. Always busy. A classic NYC style Italian restaurant with quick/excellent service. Book a reservation if more than 2 or try to saddle up to the bar for dinner. One thing that needs improvement is it is too loud. Older crowd can't hear each other. They need to soften up the ceilings with acoustic tiles! Otherwise, it's a well known gem.

Charming, charming, charming. Ate outside at a table under a tree. Had the chicken scarpariello. Outstanding. Ate it for two days!

We decided to go to our favorite spot, VILLA NEGRELLI, and as usual we were not disappointed. I had the grilled octopus, first off the first thing you notice is you don't get one leg of grilled octopus but you get TWO LEGS. This was an appetizer special. The photo only shows one leg but that's because I ate the first one already before I took a picture. Second, we had the PORK OSSO BUCO, so tender you did not need a knife, I ate the whole PORK OSSO BUCO with a fork. So full we couldn't eat dessert. Cudos to Zach for being a great waiter and patient and to Robert for making some fantastic MANHATTANS. SO we've been busy lately with a number of health issues that has affected my time and my families. We're still dealing with certain issues that will eventually overwhelming us but we're hanging in there. Enjoy the food at VILLA NEGRELLI and enjoy because there you are considered family.

Friendly, fun & vibrant ambiance...personal service...good food. What more could you ask for in a neighborhood eatery? Hostess is a gem, as are the bussers who were non-stop assisting throughout the evening. Our waiter should use a tray when carrying two martinis though (he spilled a lot down his hands, onto the table & menus). He apologized & recited all specials from memory...impressive. Food was spot on and after a week camping was exactly what we wanted. Watch the baked clams (ours were overdone & charred black) but minestrone, eggplant, pastas & chicken piccata carried the dinner. Thank you! We will be back!

Villa Nigrelli is one of my favorite restaurants in the area! We were quickly greeted and seated. The restaurant was very full. We ended up sitting at the bar. The bartender was kind and efficient. I had the chicken piccata and it was excellent. The bread and red sauce is also delicious- my date had the chicken parm which was also excellent. They accidentally brought me pasta instead of broccoli. The staff quickly corrected their mistake and sent me home with the pasta at no charge..

Went here to celebrate my birthday. Big shout out to my in-laws for taking us out here. The fried calamari is always on the table for appetizers, if you know what I mean! No pics mean I forgot and started eating them . Clams oreganata was very tasty, seasoned right and could have easily been my dinner. But the highlight of the night for the birthday boy was.... The pork osso bucco. I mean just DAMN!! It was awesome, the tenderness of the meat, the umami of the sauce!!!! I call it the OMG osso bucco. I've had osso bucco before but never this good. I may just have to call ahead to know when this special is available.

Another great experience at Villa Nigrelli. My husband had chicken and shrimp marsala, and I had a chicken with artichokes, spinach, peppers and mozzarella. The portions were huge. The taste was delicious. The service was very friendly and attentive. 5 stars.

Great lunch. As soon as we were seated they brought some bread to the table, with olive oil and butter. We asked to have the bread warm, and it was done immediately, what a treat. I had the veal Marsala, linguine with garlic and olive oil it was delicious, portions are not overly great, but for lunch it's perfect. My friend had the eggplant Parmesan which she devoured, came with big bowl of pasta. My other friend had the chickenPiccata, she found it a bit salty, I tasted it and thought it was fine. She had delicious broccoli in lieu of the pasta. Can't remember what our fourth companion had , but it looked delicious. For desert we share a yummy Lava cake. I wished I remembered our waiter's name. He was terrific. Young guy with dark short hair, was behind the bar at times. Thank you , you were great. Prices are very reasonable. We will definitely go back

We came here on a Wednesday night to celebrate my birthday. It was packed! Luckily we had a reservation so were seated promptly. The tables inside are pretty close to each other and the noise echoes in the room so it was pretty loud. It's definitely not a place for a romantic date if you want quietness or intimacy, but it was fine for a family dinner. All the servers were very polite and I love that the entrees came with either soup or salad. Everything was very good and had a nice portion, we skipped the apps so we could have dessert and boy were we glad we did!! No pictures to show here because they came out singing happy birthday to me and the desserts were so good I didn't have time to get a picture in. We had their apple tart ala mode special, lava cake, and taramisu. So good!!! We will definitely be back here again to try other food. Great experience.