Altamirano's Italian Ristorante

I’ve eaten here twice so far, both times with different groups of friends. We all love this restaurant! It’s a great space, the service is warm and friendly and the food is fantastic. There are a great many different Italian dishes to choose from, pastas, seafood, lamb and even a Gorgonzola cheese burger.

Amazing! Food was so good, seafood was fresh! Pasta was done to perfection and the sauces were seasoned well. The apps were great, we loved the calamari, shrimp & fish app- it was a fun twist instead of just calamari. We finished it all off with a special sampler dessert which was fun and the best way to try one of each! Atmosphere was great, super clean and well designed. Service, personable, professional and fun! Luis was AMAZING! I wish you all great success! We WILL be back!

Sumptuous meal cooked to perfection! From drinks, appetizers to dessert — 100% delicious!! satisfying my taste buds and tummy (for its reasonable quantity). I will definitely come back! Highly recommended! Everything in the menu is a must-try!! You’ll never regret it! We enjoyed the cozy place plus the staff’s excellent service. I can’t wait to visit Altamiranos again!

A cute hidden gem. The staff, including the owner, were very welcoming and accommodating. The food was good and everyone walked out feeling satisfied.

Authentic and delicious Italian food! Staff and owner were attentive and welcoming. Will 100% be coming back.

Food is great! So yummy. The owner introduced the food, listened and gave great suggestions!

What makes you return to the same restaurant 3 times in 2 weeks? This place answers it all. • A newly opened spot that’s perfect for a quick drink at the spacious bar, a date night, or a casual get-together with friends. • Food quality is top-notch — from fresh veggies to flavorful seafood. The service is friendly and attentive. You can also ask for customization as I got special fresh truffle on ink pasta! • Love the dessert sampler — ideal for those who can’t decide (like me!). • Unlike many nearby restaurants, the music here isn’t too loud, so you can actually enjoy a conversation. Tables are nicely spaced for privacy. Highly recommend — this might just become your go-to spot too!

Loved everything! Food so tasty, service superior, decor very cheerful, prices reasonable, acoustics tended to (we could actually hear each other despite the crowd) and the music sounded live! Family owned and that’s obvious with the friendly atmosphere, my new favorite place.

Wow. I watched them as they were preparing this business and was impressed by the attention to detail. Tried this evening and was not disappointed. Generous portions, super friendly attention. We'll be back!

Newly opened Italian restaurant in UES on York. Most dishes were very delicious including one of the specials which was a nice Sea Bass with white wine and capers. I really enjoyed the kale, wish there was more or that I could order it as a side! The lamb appetizer was also very flavorful. My partner ordered the short rib but surprised to be served what appeared to be chuck or perhaps just not the greatest short rib. Service was excellent, was very attentive, couldn't ask for more. Beautiful restaurant, I saw another complaint about sports on the TV but actually this time around it was art, which was a cute addition to the ambiance. We had some wine and cocktails, I was pleasantly surprised by how good and balanced the cocktails were. We had the Golden Ember and Gold Rush, which were both quite tasty. Overall a pretty decent experience!

Excellent food and service. The chicken parm and lamb chops were excellent. The baked clams delicious!

I have been wanting to try this new addition to the neighborhood since it opened and finally made it last night. It did not disappoint! I can see this becoming one of my regular neighborhood spots for a consistently good Italian meal with great service. The chicken parm was absolutely delicious, as were the special spicy Brussels sprouts. Also the espresso martini was perfect. So happy to have this restaurant in our neighborhood. Definitely check them out for a great Italian meal!

Solid Italian place with nice bar and plenty of space. Also not noisy. Menu a little small and staff entirely Latin American (as opposed to Italian), if you care about those things.

Very good, takeout was prepared and packed nicely as well. This is a new spot - it's worth the visit!

Altamirano's is a great restaurant. The food was exceptional and the service was great. I have known the team for more than 10 years. Every dish we had was very good to excellent (and we had many as well let Daniel and team create a tasting menu for us). They didn't have one of the specials that I usually ordered at the restaurant that they previously worked at and they said the quality that they saw today from their purveyor was not to their standards. The team clearly cares about quality and the experience. Some of the previous reviews need to be chalked up to the growing pains of a new restaurant. If you live on the Upper East Side, this is a restaurant that we need to frequent and support. It has the potential to become an institution for us over the next decade. I would expect to visit about once a month and will definitely book special events there for work and my family.

Returned for the second time. While the place looks good from the street, inside and back from the windows, the place is bleek. The food is uneven--often just poorly prepared. Salads are good, but pasta dishes are pretty poor and other dishes just not well prepared. This is a mediocre place if you know good cooking. Atmosphere is ok, but food is less than ordinary.

Hubby and I have been twice--wonderful both times. Arancini, crab cake, clams oreganato and beets and burrata apps are so delicious. Vongole pasta and brazino as mains, delicious. So flavorful. The tartufo dessert is traditional with the cherry and hazelnut; my husband's favorite. The staff is so kind and friendly--we are making it a 1x a week event. So glad they've come to our neighborhood. (PS--The space is light and airy--such a nice rehab of a space that was kinda 'dark'.)

Food was amazing and the Atmosphere and Kindness of the Staff was a 10 out of 10 !! We can't wait to be back - Huge add for the Neighborhood!

My wife and I had dinner this evening. We live less than 2 blocks away so we really wanted to love the restaurant. It's good for the neighborhood to have a thriving restaurant along York. We had a reservation but it wasn't necessary. It was early, but the restaurant did fill up to about half. The service was efficient and the decor is pleasing. I had the special which was soft shell crabs and they were exceptionally delicious. One small negative and one that makes us hesitant to return. The large TV showing the ballgame is out of place in this kind of restaurant. The much bigger issue is that as we left and encountered the server and host neither acknowledged us. No thank you. They clearly saw us. That left a bad impression on us. This being a new restaurant it especially matters how you treat your diners. It wasn't that crowded so it's not like they missed us. I hope this was a one off and they just got distracted. I wanted to give 5 stars ,but I just can't get over the indifference we were shown.