Il Castello Pizzeria E - Barryville

Best pizza outside of the New Jersey shore!! Chicken Parm...delicious! Service: Take out Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Chef Salad, Special, Large Pepperoni and Mushroom Pizza, Cheese and Mushroom Pizza, With Sausage, Meatball Parking space Plenty of parking Parking options Free parking lot

Kids ordered pizza, which was alright, nothing so special about it. My husband and I shared Clam Marinara, the portion was huge (typical American style), the Clam was sandy and chewy, the sauce was made with canned tomatoes and fried garlic, nothing to rave about. But what made us write this review is the Tiramisu. Because we have had fake Tiramisu from many places, so we asked if it is made with real ladies fingers and made sure it is not sponge cake. The waitress, with her strong Italian accent said definitely lady fingers, it is made in the house, with real Mascarpone cheese. The moment she walked to our table with Tiramisu approaching, I could see clearly it is the yellow sponge cake staring at me. I had a bite to see if it is even real mascarpone. Nothing about this dessert is Tiramisu, no coffee taste. Just another chocolate/vanilla sponge cake. Then the waitress came with the check, we asked her again and she said it is lady fingers. She even asked her brother, owner of the restaurant, he yelled out from the back yes it is. We felt very disappointed, they didn't have to lie. We didn't want to argue about this in front of our children. No integrity. Service was ok, the waitresses looked burnt out, she walked like a zombie when she came to our table. Ambiance was ok. Music was terrible. Not going back!

Had the pizza. Cooked perfectly. Service was very good. Clean restaurant and restrooms. Too bad it's for sale.

Solid pizza place. Big portions and bonus points for lots of toppings on the Il Castello special. Lots of folks coming in for takeout orders. We sat down as a party of 4 at 12noon on a Thursday. One waitress/hostess/cashier was taking all the orders but she made time to check in on us and bring us everything we needed.

I have been going to them for years The food has always been top notch. But alas all good things must come to an end. The last few pies we have gotten have become your basic upstate pizza. This last pie had crust that was so soggy we couldn't pickup a slice. My chicken Parm hero had no sauce. Sorry to say we will not be good back.