Umbertos Clam House

I went to Umberto's Clam House on the day after Valentine's Day. The restaurant still had the special menu both food and drinks. It wasn't busy at all maybe because of rain at that day. The reason why I picked this place is because it became infamous for its connection to the mafia "Crazy Joe" Gallo. I wasn't hungry so all food I ordered were light but can filled me up. I had Oysters, raw clams, Lobster Bisque and fish salad. I enjoy a Valentine Prosecco, Moscato and good-sweet Tiramisu. Raw bars were fresh, and the soup was delicious! Jess was our server, and she is very friendly and nice. We paid by cash to avoid and additional 3% if we use a credit card. There are many Italian neighborhoods in NYC and little Italy is one of my favorite areas to go especially during feast time.

Very intimate and genuine vibes for a date night with your lover or loved one. Michele(sp) and Salvatore go over and beyond to not only make you feel like family but to ensure you leave full and happy! You simply MUST try their lobster fra diavolo. It’s absolute perfection and their seafood is served 100% fresh EVERY TIME! They have an all night happy hour menu for $10 and dinner specials as well! Tell them Ally sent you!

Food is so so gnocchi is very oily. Appetizers are ok we had the bruschetta and the oysters. The service is poor waiter points out no refills in a way that’s weird. Doesn’t do recommendations like who doesn’t recommend. This place has a rich history but falls flat decor is horrible. Bathrooms NOT wheelchair accessible.

While on my whirlwind sightseeing visit to NY to see my daughter and her boyfriend, I told them I wanted to visit an authentic Italian old mob restaurant, and Umberto's happened to be nearby. The service was excellent! The food was outstanding! The waiter entertained us with stories of old monsters that used to come to the restaurant. It was a charming visit.

We were hungry and tired and we were visiting Little Italy in New York. we were having issues deciding where to eat because there were so many restaurants. But we found a nice gentleman that offered us to choose Umberto’s Clam House. He was also very gentle and took a picture of us. We had the spaghetti with meatballs which was very good and a Margarita pizza. The staff were very friendly, nice and knowledgeable as well. We had a really good dining experience and will return for sure.

Had the lunch specials, eggplant parmigiana with linguine and Caesar salad with grilled chicken. Both were under whelming for $16.95. Though the eggplant parmigiana was fine, the tomato sauce on the linguine was watery, bland and tasteless. It may have been the leftovers from the previous day and diluted till there wasn't enough flavor to salt. The caesar salad was in a mid sized bowl and had the equivalent of... About a quarter of a head of romaine lettuce and half a bowl of croutons. The filled chicken cutlet was approximately 3 ounces in size, if that, and if I had to make a comparison... a Cobb salad from Wendy's was superior in every way, including taste, portion size and price. Coffee was not refillable. One item that was good, was on the regular menu, the grilled octopus. Though this place specializes in seafood, I wouldn't return for their regular dinner menu, if the quality of their lunch specials are any indication of their dinners.

Back in NYC for the week, and Umbertos Clam House didn't disappoint. Food was very good, as usual. Seafood was fresh, and the wait staff was wonderful. Lived here for 18 years, and moved to Michigan, but when we come back to Mulberry Street, Umbertos is usually our first stop. Dine inside or outside. Either way is great.

Not the original location where the famous gangster rub-out took place, but not far. It's a smallish restaurant, with a wide variety of excellent seafood, and a great staff. I had a reservation for 5 and 11 of us showed up. They didn't care at all. The baked clams were delicious (but served super-hot --in temperature not spice-- so be careful picking them up). The octopus, one large tentacle, was perfectly cooked and rare to find. It is on the expensive side, but this is New York. Waddaya expect?

Great lunch spot in Little Italy! We just stumbled upon this restaurant as we were walking through Little Italy and are so happy we tried it out. The patio area was perfect, especially for the beautiful day we were having. My husband and I shared the half dozen oysters which were so delicious (10/10 recommend!). We also shared a plate of the Shrimp Scampi which was equally as delicious. The pasta tasted so fresh too! We also had a glass of red wine- I believe the Chianti they had. Service was good with our server always on top of everything. Very kind and attentive. All in all, it was the perfect Italian meal in Little Italy. Truly everything we were looking for.

Roaming around what's left of Little Italy. I felt like Linguini with clam sauce. I wasn't disappointed. Fresh pasta cooked Al dented. The clams were fresh and plentiful. Served with fresh Italian bread for sopping. Velvet got the spaghetti Prima Vera. She gave it a 4.5. She said it just needs more pasta.

Not quite the Little Italy experience I was hoping for! We walked in around mid afternoon on a Friday, and it was empty inside (although most restaurants on the street were empty at that hour). Our table of 10 was immediately seated. The service was good, no complaints there. I probably would have preferred to sit outside because the AC was blasting inside. I wasn't impressed with my Pesto Gnocchi dish. The gnocchi was too thick and dry, and the pesto didn't quite do it for me. On the other hand, my husband raved about the Chicken Parmesan the entire rest of our trip! Our table also got Bruschetta, which was just ok. Overall, great service. The food was hit and miss with our table.

I came with a party of 9 on a Saturday for a birthday dinner, there were 2 or 3 other tables in the restaurant but the waiter was slow to greet us and take our orders. The birthday girl wanted to order family style, but the portions really aren't large enough to do so (without ordering extra food): We shared two pizzas (Margherita and vodka), calamari, penne vodka, pappardelle bolognese, chicken Milanese and chicken parmigiana (all between $20-$30 each). The food was good, but not particularly memorable. Similarly, service was fine but the wait staff is not overly attentive and the meal was served at a very leisurely pace.

I love this place. As a new Mulberry Street Resident Umberto's is one of my favorite restaurants to go to when I need an upgrade from the other touristy spots on Mulberry. With beautiful attention to details such as there cocktails and inside ambience Umberto's is a must try next time you take a stroll in Little Italy. The bartender is the best in town!

Not impressed. The food was way off. Not sure what recipe they're using, but the alla vodka sauce was way far from mediocre. Party of 6. Nobody finished their food, and not because we were full. Only good thing was the short wait to be seated. Turned out to be a bad thing.

Okay y'all so I said I wasn't coming back here after the bad service but they redeemed themselves. Sangria is still good. Service was way better. Had the penne ala vodka with shrimp which was good.

We popped in after work yesterday and sat outside, so cozy. The food was incredible especially the Caprese and Carbonara! The Espresso Martini too, amazing! Such a kind staff, highly recommend.

Exceptional service. Great cocktails. Yummy dessert. Charming vibe. Reasonable happy hour pricing. Good wine. Andi, Frank, and Patricio made the experience memorable! They are the consummate professionals.

I was on my way to Little Italy to get some canoli's and decided to stop by someplace for dinner. This place piqued my interest because of its mafia history. We stopped by here and were the only ones in the restaurant, which was kind of good since we could enjoy some quiet time. The servers were attentive, and our food arrived quickly. We ordered oysters, stuffed mushrooms, and fettuccine with garlic and oil. The fettuccine was great; the rest was mediocre.

We had such a good time. The staff was extremely cordial and welcoming. Made us feel very comfortable. Food was amazing too!! The music and ambience were perfect for a Friday night !

we need an umbertos clam house in philadelphia. the calamari is extremely delicious, and the menu outta sight. somebody please think about this.

Came on a Friday around 6pm during San Gennaro. They had a stall outside that had a line, but the restaurant still had plenty of seats. I tried the blue point oysters on half shell and clams on the half shell. The shucking could've been cleaner as there was shell debris in both the oysters and clams. The sizes of the clams and oysters were inconsistent. They weren't bad, but I've had sweeter clams and oysters. The cocktail sauce paired well with them though.

Friendly service & good food. We had a group of four during a Monday afternoon so it wasn't busy inside - we chose inside instead of outside seating since it was a little chilly. Our server was helpful & friendly. Everyone enjoyed their food, we ordered Chicken Marsala, Linguine with Clam Sauce (no shells), and Spaghetti with meatballs, with an appetizer of bruschetta. It all tasted good and it was a nice break from the outside with a clean restroom.

Not what we hoped for, atmosphere was very nice, staff was friendly. My problem was that the food was average (pizza, pasta), extremely small portions and the salad was horrible (iceberg lettuce, dried up chicken) and extremely overpriced ($16.95). As we all know, Little Italy is not what it was.

The meatballs were superb. The service was impeccable and very attentive. I would suggest I come here as you will agree. Free bread is included

In the city dropping off my daughter and her bridal party for a night out so I headed to little Italy for some pasta when done. Old school Umbertos is the choice. The bread was delivered with a small dish of dipping sauce and all I will say is it was the best I have ever had. Omg. Had the burrata over greens that was to me just ok. They could have put a little more effort into this dish. The black linguine with giant shrimp and calamari was fantastic. It might have been the best I have ever had. Overall a great time by myself. Enjoy

On a Sunday you will most likely bump into the owner standing outside and hustling to get customers to walk inside. I believe he offered free wine/sangria. The ambiance isn't much but the food and service make up for that. Even the tap water was good. We used a $55 pulsd deal that offered 1 antipasti, 2 entrees, 1 dessert and 1 pitcher of sangria. Everything was so good we stopped by a few weeks later for both food and sangria. Def recommend if you're in the mood for Italian!

The place is very small. The tables were small. Service was slow due to a large party being there. The baked clams are the best. Pizza was excellent. Our entrée we ordered was the seafood Marechiaro calamari was very tough very difficult to eat. Cocktails were good. We would give it one more try because the flavor of the food was good.

Worst eggplant parmigiana I've ever had!.How can they make it taste like mush?Wouldn't recommend it. Service ok not fast.

Service is god awful but the food lives up to the expectation. It is a classic throwback.

Did it again! Used to go there a lot many years ago, tried again last night and didn't disappoint! Seafood was fresh, pasta cooked to perfection' Tried the squid ink pasta with shrimp and calamari- it was incredible!!! Baked clams have always been my go-to appetizer

Absolutely amazing service!! We got here an hour before closing with a large party and the service still was unmatched. Food was delicious but the attentive, consistent, friendly and thoughtful service was truly the highlight. If you're in Little Italy and in the mood for italian, EAT HERE!

If you are thinking about purchasing a Pulsd offer for this place don't bother. Try a different restaurant. The website does not say anything about black out dates or times you cannot use it. I purchased it seeing that they had open reservations on a Saturday night and only after purchasing it was told to call for reservations where they said they will not accept it on any weekend nights. The manager was extremely rude and hung up on me. Pulsd took care of this issue immediately. They are a great company. However, I will keep this review up to ensure that no one makes the same mistake.

I've had better minestrone from diners and Campbell's cans. The broth only aspired to edibility. The linguine with clams was o.k., featuring a decent hit of garlic.

Great service and food. Nice quiet location. Linguine and clams and the carbonara were both excellent. Seafood linguine and meatballs were also really good. Great place for old school really good Italian without being pretentious. It's got good mob history too if you're into that.

Wife and I stopped in for the first time. We have a few other favorite places in little Italy. I have never been to Umberto's before. I think this is our new favorite place. We shared the calamari as an appetizer, I enjoyed the Lobster Fra Diavolo for my entree and the wife had the veal parm. My dish was amazing, they have excellent sauce here. The wife's veal was some of the most tender I have tasted. Service was friendly and attentive. We will definitely be back!

We wanted a nostalgic restaurant in Little Italy and we thought we'd found it. Upon arrival for our 6pm reservation we noticed we were the only two in the place. And now we know why. The food was not great. The Marsala had mushrooms from a can, the garlic was burnt and bitter, and the gnocchi were gummy. I do not recommend!

Good Italian, clean, friendly & my husband loved the lasagna. I had the oysters, which were fresh. Drinks were strong & service was attentive. Would visit again.

The best thing about the place was the greeter who is there to talk you into going there and usually is annoying and wont leave you alone. Had to ask for water 2 times and it was during the heat wave (Mind the fact NO ONE else was outside) They sat us along the street (should be fine) but it was garbage day and the neighboring restaurant left 10+bags of smelly garbage next to us while we were eating!!!! Like i said NO ONE else was there so WHY put us there OR WHY NOT offer to move us when we clearly were holding our nose and vocally complaining how horrific it was. They said "Oh yea its terrible.... but its not our garbage"!!!!!!!!!!!! The bread was stale and NOT warmed up (the greeter said yea you don't serve good bread at ital restaurants bc you don't want to have the guests fill up on it!) for real! thats why!?!?! gross The "free wine with dinner" that was promised to us - we were charged $30 and when I quested the server he ripped it from my mothers hand (her class) poured it back into the carafe and said "Fine! You don't want to pay you cannot have anymore" RUDE!!!! The tomato for the caprese salad was not ripe... it was barely orange... This was the most horrific dinner experience I have EVER had and the food was barely eatable! In my option - Please save yourself and just pick another restaurant! The manager was not helpful at all - he watched as the server was rude Yelled at the greater for saying free wine with dinner And started to slam chairs together and pile them up as we paid the bill!

Great service, nice menu. Kinda basic menu but good food. Went there as a default because every Chinese restaurant was booked because Roy was Lunar New Year.

Tonight I tried this historical restaurant, and had a great experience in a very cozy ambiance. My bartender and server Andi was excellent, the entry man opened the door for me, I was greeted at the door by the host where I was asked if the location I wanted to sit was suitable, the service was emerald post, and my food was perfectly timed so I didn't feel rushed. I had the Mozzarella Caprese, Baked Clams, and Linguine and Meatballs with a glass of the Nicodemi Montepulciano. I would definitely come here again. Thank you Umberto's Clam House.

Umbertos Clam House is an Italian seafood restaurant located at 132 Mulberry Street in Little Italy in Manhattan, New York, Umbertos became known for its "tasty dishes of calamari, scungilli, and mussels", but initially became prominent, weeks after opening, for being the site of the murder of gangster Joe Gallo. The restaurant was founded and is owned by members of the Ianniello family...how can you pass up a spot where a mobster was killed! Food was subpar... baked clams were dried pucks. The lobster ravioli was primarily a large piece of pasta with almost no lobster. Covered in a watered down sauce which seem to be similar to a storebrand jar sauce. I was really looking forward to this and I'm quite disappointed in the quality of food.

Party of 13 ordered linguini with clams, chicken parm, pasta primavera, pepperoni pizza, fettuccini alfredo, calamari and sangria. All were very good but lets be honest, you're going to find excellent pizza all over NYC, so if you really want pizza , hit another spot. Ingredients were fresh and service was great.

Amazing food! Always stop by when we are in the city. Sit outside and have a wonderful view of the Empire State Building - so beautiful at night!!

- Beware of the SCAM the servers do with the bread. My friend & I ordered apps & the waitress asked us if we would like some bread with our apps ( we thought it was complimentary since she was the one who brought it up & asked.) When we got the check we saw that we were charged $6.95 for bread . The way she spoke to us was VERY MISLEADING ,giving us the impression that the bread came with the meal free of charge , but that was not the case. - At the end of our dinner I asked the server if we could split the apps down the middle & pay for our dish but she cut me off & said " NO I AM NOT GOING TO DO THAT." I understand sometimes splitting the check can be annoying especially if it's busy, but there was only 3 other tables in the restaurant , it was NOT BUSY at all. I guess she just wanted to continue to chat with the other server at the host stand - We ended up just splitting the bill down the middle & noticed that they ADDED 20% gratuity on the check. Nowhere on the menu or anything suggest that there even would remotely be auto gratuity added to the check, especially for a 2 top. I work in a restaurant & it is a common practice to add auto gratuity to large groups of people & even then I let the group know that auto gratuity is included in the bill. In conclusion, spending $127 here was absolutely not worth it . The clams were good & they were very good with refilling our water

Little place in little Italy famous for the mafia, my boyfriend wanted to go here we got some clams and tried the alfredo. The clams were not my personal favorite but it was a texture thing. The Alfredo was good.

Excellent food! The baked clams are Amazing and the service is great ! Baked ClamsChicken Parm

Classic italian, Warm Italian on a cool night in January. This was my 1st visit to little Italy and I was excited! The bread served with olive oil was amazing fresh garlic made it really pop. The chicken picata was good but not as good as my NY favorite angelino bellini. The meatballs were great! Topped the meal with a delicious cannoli. Truly yummy

I can see why some restaurants might be struggling in a 'Little Italy' that seems to be waning as other communities take hold. I say this with the understanding that the pandemic didn't help. Business ought to be back with seasonal adjustments. This was mid-November. My first pick next door was packed so I decided to circle back to Umberto's for dinner. Umberto's was practically empty with only one other group for Friday evening. I decided to sit at the bar. The bartender was very polite and attentive. Service was efficient. Good conversation and choice of drinks. The menu options seemed extensive specializing in seafood. I decided to order the tortellini with grilled chicken and a Caesar salad. Simple enough. What showed up might have been an off night. The salad was average with barely any dressing and processed 'Parmesan' cheese. Next, the tortellini must have suffered under the microwave with barely any 'grilled' chicken. The entire dish looked like it came from a ready meal mixed with a can of chicken soup. Everything tasted bland. It all seemed lazy or uninspired. The entire dinner was a disappointment. I let it go and decided to pay my bill. I doubt the 'karaoke night' was enough of a crutch. Empty restaurants are empty for a reason...customers go where the food is good.

Amazing Loved the calamari and the lobster ravioli Bartender makes a great lemon drop

We had excellent service and a very good meal for a fair price. This isn't going to change your life, but it was a solid experience.

Such a welcoming experience, seated right away no wait! one of the best restaurants in little italy that offers linguine with clam sauce. so fresh and so delicious. loved the bruschetta and the calamari felt so incredibly fresh. offered us free refills and free wine/sangria with our meal! 100% recommend for the seafood

Delicious oysters and wine! More of a relaxed space. If you have the chance to have Dulce as your waitress, definitely ask for her!! Super sweet.

This place is horrible. Both food and service. Free glass of shitty wine (Just go buy yourself a bottle of two buck chuck at this point). The food was even worse. Cesar salad was drenched in dressing and the clams were mediocre. We asked for tap water and they gave us a bottle of still and then charged us. After serving us our meal, the waiter asked if we wanted plain and garlic bread (we thought is was complimentary since he asked) and then charged us for the bread as well. TL;DR: NY is full of great Italian restaurants and this place isn't one of them. Save yourself the money and time and dine anywhere but mulberry st. especially, this place!

Owner is outside trying to get you to come in haha. They have outlets at some tables which is what brought us in. Got a bottle of Prosecco and calamari which were both good. Lasagna, fettuccine Alfredo, vodka penne, and spaghetti cabanera were all really good. We did see a server eat a fry off of a plate which became a now joke within our family. The decor was not one of an Italian restaurant but ok. We were going to go again for a second day in a row if that says anything. The place was empty at 5:30 but when we were leaving around 6:30 some people were coming in. Do have a bar. Food was between 20-35$ but all the pastas that we got were 20$.

For tourists only, which we were/are , so fair enough. Zero ambience , but friendly waitstaff and decent prices for typical Italian American dishes. You have had just as good at wherever you are visiting from.

Excellent food, great service. An exceptional place to visit in the heart of Little Italy.

Read any other negative review...exactly what they said. Bill was $68, after running my card I was charged $123. Some excuses about a new waiter adding items from the wrong table to our bill? I guess this happened in the minutes between our initial bill and when they charged my card? Why wouldn't a table be closed out when they print your check? What we thought would be a nice lunch on an otherwise quiet Labor Day in nyc was really just an uncomfortable meal with the "owner" literally chasing after people to come in and then cursing them off when they didn't show interest. Clams were drowning in oil, caprese of 3x tomato slices and 3x small mozzarella slices, calamari was decent only because of the spicy sauce.