661 reviews
#441 of 12,268 Restaurants in New York City$$ - $$$, Italian, Healthy, Vegetarian friendly+1 212-307-5484+ Add websiteImprove this listing
Hours
Mon
11:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Tue
11:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Wed
11:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Thu
11:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Fri
11:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Sat
12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Ratings and reviews
4.0
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PRICE RANGE
$8.00 – $37.00
CUISINES
Italian, Healthy
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
meals, features
Does this restaurant serve Tuscan food?
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About
Great Italian Food, Personal Pizza, Pastas, Steaks, Meat, Chicken, Seafood, Vegan and Gluten Free options all fresh made. Wonderful Selection of wines and Amazing Service. Italian at its best. Ceci Italian Cuisine brings gusto to Times Square with authentic Italian flavor within a rustic, hospitable atmosphere. Whether it's a client lunch, family dinner or drinks with friends, Ceci has got everything you need to make it memorable. Every meal is cooked fresh and is complimented with a great wine list, full bar and excellent service. Make Ceci your choice and we'll make you feel at home Come join us for a festive time with great food and drinks.We have being working together for more the a decade in a restaurant that has brought down the curtains on Jan 2nd, 2011. We have partnered together and opened up this gem on May 5th, 2011. As a family that has grown together and will stay together, bringing you the best of food and service, giving you the meaning of hospitality
PRICE RANGE
$8.00 – $37.00
CUISINES
Italian, Healthy
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Delivery, Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Cash Only, Free Wifi, Discover, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.0
661 reviews
Excellent
298
Very good
230
Average
86
Poor
26
Terrible
22
Rachel
39 contributions
Jun 2022 • none
Our party of 7 really enjoyed a family dinner here before heading to a Broadway show. There was something for everyone on the menu. Each of us really enjoyed the food, although it was a tiny bit towards the pricey side. The pizzas are "personal" size, not really made to share with anyone (there is also an additional fee if you share a plate with someone at your table). The lasagna and pizza were the biggest hits with our family! There is a good wine selection. Our service was a tad slow although the restaurant was not full, but we were in and out with enough time to get to our show. Our waiter was very polite and accommodating, even though he had to deal with our elderly family patriarch who can be quite difficult at times! Our one "complaint" was dessert. We were so pleased with our main courses that we decided to order 3 desserts to share. This included 2 slices of chocolate cake which were very dry and just not very tasty.
Written July 10, 2022
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TunbridgeWellsDave
Royal Tunbridge Wells138 contributions
Feb 2020 • couples
We visited here because it was recommended on Trip advisor and really pleased we did. In fact we came here twice. Most of the menu is available Gluten Free and a large choice including sweets. Also was pleased to find they had cider in stock as it had been difficult to find in NY. The Manager and waiter couldn’t be more helpful. The food, by the way, was great and if we visit again this restaurant will be high on our list.
Written March 8, 2020
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CeciNYC46
Thank you so much for such a wonderful review, we are glad to have been chosen twice and excited to hear that you liked our gluten free menu and found our service to be very attentive and efficient.
Written April 3, 2020
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m w
Novi846 contributions
Sep 2023 • friends
Each of us ordered fettuccine Alfredo to go. Order was a little bland, not quite enough sauce and no garnish or side dishes except a fresh roll. Small side of grated parmesian cheese. Roll was light and tasty. There are probably better dishes to try. Was just ok from all respects
Written September 16, 2023
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Thanks for your review! We always try to improve with your help! Looking forward to serve you again
Written November 6, 2023
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Janet L
Toronto4 contributions
Apr 2022 • none
I walked in at 5 pm on Sat April 2,2022 and ordered AND paid for takeout for pick up at 6 pm. When I returned at 6:05 I was told the chef was too busy and my order was cancelled. Hard to believe in a time when restaurants are struggling.
My advice, don’t go there. The owner was not on site to complain to.
Written April 2, 2022
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Marcello P
I’m sorry for your experience! It was a Saturday and unfortunately we could help take out orders, since we were in a shortage of people! We thank your review and we are committed to make it better! However take out is dependent of the dinners we have in
Written May 27, 2022
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Elie Maltz
Sao Paulo9 contributions
Nov 2022 • friends
We were at the restaurant and after sitting there for literally only 2 minutes while we were deciding what to order or even if we would stay there to see the game the waitress ask us very rudely to live unless we order immediately. The restaurant was practically empty, he was just being rude and assumed we couldn’t order for us being from Brazil ironically at NYC’s “Little Brazil”. Brazilians, don’t even waste your time going there, there is nothing left, “Little Brazil” morreu e só sobraram o lixo do lixo de NYC.
Written November 24, 2022
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spinje01
Long Island City97 contributions
Jan 2023 • couples
This food is not good. It’s a bad place charging tourists a lot of money for poor quality food. Spaghetti with meatball and lasagna were borderline bad. The penne a la vodka was bad - I had to put salt on it and grated Parmesan. we had heart burn the whole night from the tomato sauce and felt hung over the next day. The inside is greasy and smells like a bar, don’t be fooled by photos. Expensive for the quality and the atmosphere. Choose one of the other 1,000 Italian places.
Written January 7, 2023
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Juliane S
Marstons Mills16 contributions
Apr 2022 • family
I’m very careful about writing negative reviews because I feel strongly that all businesses have irregularities. However, this was probably the worst Italian restaurant I’ve ever been to. The gluten-free pizza was like cardboard. The meatballs were overcooked and minuscule. The menu was bland at best. I’m sorry to say I don’t recommend it.
Written April 19, 2022
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Marcello P
I’m sorry we couldn’t satisfied your taste, we are rebuilding and we have a commitment to make it better everyday! Thanks for your review and we will take in consideration and make it better
Written May 27, 2022
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anthony b
Aberdeen106 contributions
Dec 2022 • none
We ate here on Friday 9th December, booked before Radio City show. Was very busy and cosy, food was good, pizzas were hand made and excellent. Wings are very spicy though! House wine was a little like vinegar so be warned when you order it!
Written December 14, 2022
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aplamo
Virginia63 contributions
Dec 2022 • family
HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Quaint, lovely restaurant between Times Square and Rockefeller Plaza. Wonderful atmosphere, good service, and superb food. All four dishes were outstanding - particularly the carbonara and the amatriciana. We Will absolutely return.
Written December 18, 2022
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marie I
1 contribution
Oct 2023 • friends
This was a great meal with friends and had amazing cocktails. My cocktail was amazing. It was cosmo and I had some shots. My friends ordered a bottle of Sauvignon blanc and tequila shots.
For our dinner, I ordered Sausages contadini with fettuccini .
My friends ordered Linguini carbonara , spaghetti and meatballs.
Staff was very friendly and made us feel we were family there.
I highly recommend this place for dinner,and drinks for sure.
Written October 19, 2023
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Thanks for your nice review! It was really nice having you and your friends with us! We are looking forward to serve you again
Written October 20, 2023
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sonOH
59 contributions
Mar 2020 • family
I was looking for an Italian restaurant after the museum on a Friday night. I did not have reservations but was able to be seated rather quickly. The menu had a lot of great choices. My dinner was really good. The service was great. I would definitely go back.
Written March 7, 2020
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CeciNYC46
What an awesome review, concise and to the point!
Thank you, looking forward to serving you again soon.
Written April 3, 2020
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AZ-Traveler85253
Scottsdale1015 contributions
Feb 2023 • none
Walked in on a Saturday night at 8pm and there was only one other couple there- first red flag. The entire restaurant smelled like dirty sewage water and metal. After being seated in the back, we decided to try an appetizer to test the waters-mozzarella sticks and some bread. The bread was clearly frozen and tossed in the oven for a few minutes, but was still freezer burned. The mozzarella sticks were yellow- a weirdly colored yellow. Not homemade in any world- 100 percent from a frozen bag for $11.
Had to risk it and try entrees. Ordered vodka pasta and a flatbread pizza. Not hard to taste canned sauce and boxed pasta- for $23/!! Pizza was inedible. Unbelievable that this could be produced in the greatest city in the world for pizza. It was slimy, greasy and everything fell off when you took a slice. We were done. Offered to pay for the appetizer since we ate them, but said the food was gross and we weren't eating it.
Server was apologetic and nice- but nothing he could do. The owner was actually there, but did not have the wherewithal to come over to the table to see what the issue was.
Too many good restaurants in NYC to put up with this. Either care about the product you push out or maybe think about switching cooks.
Written February 19, 2023
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surgtech16rn
Sheffield187 contributions
Dec 2022 • couples
Yummy Food! Speedy service! Affordable!! Tried the flatbread pizza, Chicken Parmigiana and the Lobster Ravioli!! All decent portion sizes with great flavor! Great for couples or families! Nice little Bar area too.
Written December 11, 2022
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fitzhoyt
Maryville1040 contributions
Jan 2022 • family
This is one of our favorite Italian restaurants in NYC. I hate that the menu was smaller but I understand why. Food was great & service also was.
Written January 31, 2022
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Cohibaba
Chicago292 contributions
Sep 2021 • none
Went for a light dinner with my wife and her cousin -looking for pizza and appetizers. Although the wait staff was friendly, the food was a disaster. The calamari was as if it was cooked from a frozen generic bag at walmart, the salad was small and worst of all, the so-called flat-bread pizza was an elongated pita-bread with cheese and toppings that wasn't cooked but more like "melted". The picts on the web show more of a traditional Neapolitan pizza and when I showed that to the waiter, he says that was from a long time ago and they don't have that.
Also charged $25 for corkage, so we opted for a bottle there - which turned out to be the best part of the meal.
But the real kicker was at the end of our "dining experience", the owner/manager comes us to us and starts criticizing our disappointment with his flatbread pizza, how much his license for wine costs and why he has to charge $25 for corkage, the restrictions the city gov has placed on dining establishments, etc., etc.... - WTF???? As a customer who just dropped over $100 +tip on 2 flatbread pizzas (I had him take mine off the bill), a salad, terrible calamari and a bottle of WAY OVERPRICED wine, I really don't CARE about all of that crap. His condescending attitude trying to shame me into accepting the fact that this is the best he could do is a frickin' JOKE. There are THOUSANDS of other places that I would prefer than going back to this one. And if the manager/owner reads this - you'll know who I am, so maybe you might want to take a step back next time when a customer has a problem with a meal and overall experience and start offering ways to make it "right", instead of throwing it back on him as being the problem...
Written October 2, 2021
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Marcello P
I have no words to answer to your review except that we committed to make all experiences here better! I’m sorry we failed you!
Written May 27, 2022
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