Osteria Laura - New York City

Came here. It happened to be a parade. We ordered an appetizer and a few drinks. We stayed for a little bit however, in that time the check was handed to me two times. I then paid and decided to stay for a cocktail then was told i could not because someone was waiting for the table. There were ample amount of tables and no line nor reservations.It has now been over 30 minutes and the table had not been occupied. Not sure if they were homophobic or did not have respect for people that were not regulars.

I love the food and the service. The only thing that threw me off is that there seemed to be an added gratuity included for my party of three. There’s no problem in that because the staff was amazing, however it would have been nice to have been made aware of. Not really transparent that aspect.

We had a reservation downtown for a friend's birthday dinner last Friday but the celebrant suddenly was running late and the original restaurant couldn't accommodate anything past 10 mins from the original reserved time. So off we scrambled to find a restaurant in Resy that can accommodate a group of 10 at 7pm on Friday. I also thought of this place as I've seen the wonderful reviews in the past. So I decided to call and they were able to squeeze us in.We were given a long table and basically had our own little section upon entering. The place wasn't big but just right, with a nice bar and great music. Pretty good vibe. My husband and I weren't drinking but everyone loved the drinks especially the Holy Water. We also kicked it off with the Fritto Mix for 2 which had wings, mozarella sticks, calamari and popcorn shrimp with various sauces on the side. We enjoyed it.For entrées, most of the group ordered the Ribeye and we unanimously agreed it was pretty good as well as the green beans that came with it. My husband ordered the Chicken Parmigiana dish and enjoyed it. We also ordered Spaghetti Bolognese just so we know how good their pastas are and it was delicious.For desserts, we ordered flan, gelato, and the Tortino al Cioccolato with ice cream and this was a hit. The music also became better and better as the evening went by. Service was warm and attentive. Interestingly, unlike other restaurants here that'll automatically charge you 20% or higher for big groups, they actually only charged us 18%, which made it easier for us to decide to add more gratuity of course. We also met Laura, the owner of the restaurant, as she was pretty nice and hands on. Thanks Laura and Team, for making it an enjoyable evening for all of us!

This is one of my fav places in Harlem! High quality food. I had the Strip Steak with roasted potatoes and string beans. So good! And for drink I got a cocktail called Dirty Passion, amazing! At the end this amazing Nutella Crepe with Strawberries : the end of the world!!!

Birthday- service was amazing!! The food is always great here too