Bright and mostly white, it is a sleek reinterpretation of Italian Art Deco along with the owner's collection vintage food and wine posters.
Bianca's menu ranges from a simple bowl of spaghetti carbonara to a Tuscan-style steak and a bottle of old Barolo. Featured dishes: shrimp scampi on soft polenta; frisee salad with fried oysters, poached egg, and pork belly; seafood fritto misto; salmon saltimbocca-style with sage and crispy pancetta; numerous pastas and superb pizzas; Chianti- braised short rib, and lamb shank in rich pan juices. For lunch there are heaping salads and inventive sandwiches using Italian ingredients
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Sun 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Mon - Fri 12:00PM - 1:00PM 1:15PM - 2:00PM 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Sat 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Trattoria Bianca is one of the best restaurants in the Penn Station/Madison Square Garden area. Food was excellent and the prices are very reasonable. This is really a hidden gem in Midtown!
Classic cocktails with a twist and tasty food in a chic atmosphere. The veal was cooked perfectly and the scallops were imaginative. We appreciated the attentive service.
Centrally located, beautiful decor and friendly staff. Nice wine list with a robust selection to choose from. We started with the fresh beet salad that just just delicious and we both did pasta entrees which were excellent. We finished off with the tiramisu which was the best I’ve had in a very long time. Highly recommend if you are looking for a really nice dinner experience. A+
We had a lovely lunch. I had the broiled scallops, very nice. Covid-friendly.
Tucked in the corner of the hotel. Right in the middle of 34th street. It is a good place for the area if you want to take a break and take a bite. We love the green salad and fried calamari. The entrees are ok. Good beverage. Overall, it is a good choice if you are in the neighborhood.
Obviously this is review during the pandemic. Was looking for a last minute place to eat using up my Open Table rewards and this was the only place open that was walking distance to where I was. I was the only person in the place so the service was excellent and on point. My only complaint was that the pizza was pretty average. I had been enjoying pizzas with authentic Neopolitan-style crusts so I had high expectations. This pizza was more like a frozen pizza. My wife’s Bronzino was much better. I think it is hard to maintain high food quality with unpredictable reservations so I don’t want to be too harsh. Will give it another shot another day. At this point, I was glad to sit down and enjoy meal indoors on a cold night.
Food is of poor quality for the price pay. Reconsider visiting this place.
only 1 other customer in the restaurant, but the waiter was slow and rarely came around
looking for an open restaurant in the area. had been there in the past. the service was great and it was fairly empty, which during covid is a plus.
Prior to an event at MSG we frequented Cafe 31 which is now TRACKS. Looking for a new spot we hit on this great place and found Fausto, our favorite server from 31 working here. The food, service and room was wonderful. Thanks for a great evening.
Surprisingly good food, pleasant atmosphere, great service and fantastic location if you are headed to MSG . Highly recommended.
Convenient. Fantastic food.Great value. Nice folks.
Very nice place, good service! Prices were reasonable
Great dining experience. Great food and service. Would go back without a doubt. Price good too.
The food and waitstaff were outstanding. My husband and I will definitely be visiting Trattoria again!
Good food, excellent waitress.
Great service excellent food reasonably priced
Love this place! The food is great, drinks are great and they don’t rush you to turn the table... and best of all it’s two blocks from the garden! Have been there a few times now and plan on being back again!
We were pleased with our first visit. The food was great. My husband enjoyed the Skyscraper Burger and the chicken parm with pasta that I ordered was the best I've had in some time. The chicken was cooked perfectly. Portions were large and more than enough for dinner. We will definitely go back on our next trip to NYC.
Delicious food. Great service. Bartender makes a great drink and the prices are reasonable.
Awesome service and food was delicious!
Really, really mediocre! Hard to find anywhere good near MSG. But this is not worth the time or money. Pizza was awful worse that frozen supermarket style. Main course wasn’t much better
Avoid this venue
Great service -- good meal --- great place to go before a garden event.
Consistently good but was unusually crowded fir pre-theatre which caused service to be very slow. Food was excellent!
Mediocre Caesar salad.
If you’re going to Madison Square Gardens this is a convenient spot for a good dinner. Varied menu, gluten free and vegetarian options, highly recommend it.!
The soups were hot and delicious. The pizza are very thin crust and delicious.
The perfect spot if you want good solid Italian food and are attending an event at MSG! Will be our go to always- reasonable pricing and excellent drinks as well
This was a great find. Five former classmates were meeting for lunch, and coming from Long Island, Washington DC and Brooklyn, so the location was perfect. The food was good, but what made the experience special was the fantastic service and attention to special requests. Our servers were attentive and gave us all the time we needed, and it was quiet enough that five women over 40 could conduct a conversation without bellowing "WHAT?" every few seconds.
We’ve been to this restaurant a couple of times and have only really gone back for the cheesecake. The chicken pesto was awful and the cosmopolitans were super weak, mostly juice. Not at all like fine dining in NYC, not authentic Italian.
Very reasonably priced 3 course dinner. I added an upgraded sea bass to the cost. Delirious ! Better than expected
Great food, amazing service.
Good, cheap-ish meal compared to NYC prices in general.
Great drinks. Great management. Great food. Excellent waitress. We had a blast!
A return to a reliable location. Arrived significantly early for our reservation which was good because service and the kitchen was definitely challenged as they were swamped. Food was okay, chicken parm overcooked and little sauce, risotto was VERY rich.
Good food, polite, nice & efficient waitress, prices reasonable, location to Madison Square Garden perfect.
Because of the Billy Joel concert I believe they rushed our service but understood why
This was a 5 star experience! The service was impeccable, food was delicious, and it was priced well below NYC pricing. We will definitely be back!
Great surprise to find a nice place, good price and fresh food in midtown . We will be back. Service
A Plus!
I loved this restaurant. Food and service were excellent. The atmosphere was relaxed and spacious--not usually the atmosphere in Midtown. Loved it.
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You can order delivery directly from Trattoria Bianca using the Order Online button.
Trattoria Bianca is rated 4 stars by 831 OpenTable diners.
Trattoria Bianca does offer gift cards which you can purchase here https://app.yiftee.com/gifts/egift_and_gift_cards/trattoria-bianca.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.
