Osteria Laguna

Great Italian food you can enjoy with coworkers, friends and family or even alone! The restaurant is surprisingly very spacious and the noise level is good so that you can hear people. We got their margherita pizza, burrata beet appetizer and lasagna which were all good. The focaccia in the bread basket was great. The tiramisu was light and creamy. Highly recommend and would go back to try some pasta.

Lovely eatery in midtown with delicious food and excellent service. Finding places to eat in Manhattan is easy. Finding that place to also be a respite from the hustle and bustle of life, that can be tricky! Especially on 42nd St! Osteria Laguna checks all the boxes. Great food, great service, and the ambiance is far above anything you'd expect to find on 42nd St! We were able to eat and enjoy conversations with our friends effortlessly, despite being in a crowded restaurant near Grand Central Station. Our party of 4 sampled a variety of dishes and desserts - each dish plated beautifully and presented in a timely manner. Desserts were delicious as well. The only downside was a lukewarm cappuccino served while awaiting dessert.

Authentic Italian cuisine, fantastic food with generous portions. Service is attentive. Noisy, but fun.

! Discrimination in this restaurant ! I visited this restaurant to spend time with a friend on the terrace, which is very common in the summer due to the heat. We decided to eat outside and enjoyed an Italian beer suggested by the waiter. We ordered fried calamari, lasagna, and linguine. Everything went well until it was time to pay, when we left the maximum tip because we were well attended by the waiter and the hardworking Latino servers. However, my experience took a turn for the worse when I decided to use the restroom. As I entered the restaurant, a man who I assumed was the manager approached me aggressively, demanding that I leave the restaurant because I couldn't use the restroom due to my attire and skin color. I felt deeply offended and confused by this discrimination and racism. I couldn't believe that I was being denied the right to use the restroom despite having consumed and paid in the restaurant, just because of my Latino origin and skin color, and my summer attire on a hot day. I immediately went back to the table and told my friend what had happened. The manager came over to apologize, but the discrimination had already taken place. Discrimination and racism are unacceptable in any context. For this reason, I advise everyone to avoid this place. The experience was extremely negative, and it's not worth the risk of going through a similar situation.

This place was across the street from our hotel. Talk about convenient. We had the white asparagus and mushroom risotto. Delicious!! It's a bit pricey, but worth it.

This place is a gem. We tried the lasagna and it was to die for. The staff are all friendly and the atmosphere is spaciest but old school and I love it. We came in with 2 kids under 2 and they accommodated us. Will be coming here more often.

Excellent service. Very attentive and prompt. Lovely atmosphere, they decorated it for the holidays which I appreciated. We got the mushroom risotto and the salmon ravioli. The risotto was just what I was looking for and the ravioli was such a fun treat—really great flavor combination. The tiramisu we got for dessert was light and airy, with an excellent coffee/rum flavor. Everything was great for the price.

I never left any place without a tip. That was my first time. I was surprised at how fast they brought the food; it was really nice. Also, the food that was served before our order, such as olives and bread was better than my pizza, which I’ve ordered. Half of the pizza was burnt. I didn’t eat that, as thin-dough Italian pizza, which is burnt, tastes awful. None of the waiters care about it. One guy took everything from our table, except the burnt pizza. The guy who took our order and came with the bill completely ignored my complaint. He was more interested in the tip than their service. When I said that pizza was burnt, he said, ‘That’s fine, that’s fine.’ Nobody apologized; they didn’t care at all. He didn’t even say goodbye when we said thank you. Awful, poor service. I will definitely never be back.