Rucola - Brooklyn

The rudest service I’ve ever experienced. Not sure if it’s bc I’m black, but would never go back. Service: 1 Atmosphere: 1 read more The rudest service I’ve ever experienced. Not sure if it’s bc I’m black, but would never go back. Service: 1 Atmosphere: 1

A great little neighborhood restaurant. We keep going back. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 read more A great little neighborhood restaurant. We keep going back. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

The restaurant itself seems lovely upon approach, though we opted to sit outside since it was quite loud and looked a bit cramped (but I mean, that’s New York!... read more The restaurant itself seems lovely upon approach, though we opted to sit outside since it was quite loud and looked a bit cramped (but I mean, that’s New York! . We got the burrata, lumache pasta, the trout and braised leeks… and everything except maybe the burrata was pretty disappointing. The pasta was very undercooked, (and not in an al dente sense… like bits of it were almost hard to chew and seemed to just have sriracha on top. Definitely not worth anywhere near $28. The trout was okay, but lacked flavor… the flavor was all in the excessive amount of olive tapenade on top, which was pretty good but made the dish feel unbalanced. The braised leeks were tasteless and also very overpriced. Wine pours felt very stingy. Service was a bit up and down, our server was nice but kinda disappeared after we got our food and despite it being 30min before closing and still lots of patrons, another server started loudly breaking down all the tables and chairs around us which made us feel unwelcome and ultimately, cut our meal short. I feel for restaurants right now and I get that everything has become more expensive for them but… this was a stretch, and overall I didn’t feel anything we ate was worth the price tag. Food: 2 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 2 Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $50–100

Met up with a girlfriend for a quick lunch. Easily got a table on a weekday afternoon. Service was incredible everyone was so friendly. Had a generous mimosa an... read more Met up with a girlfriend for a quick lunch. Easily got a table on a weekday afternoon. Service was incredible everyone was so friendly. Had a generous mimosa and split these two items which was more than enough for us. Added the avocado to the Escarolesalad which definitely was a good choice and also got the Crostino.

Perfect atmosphere, very cosy and not too loud. We had a cocktail which was delicious and a beer for drinks. Shared a burrata started which was awesome and foll... read more Perfect atmosphere, very cosy and not too loud. We had a cocktail which was delicious and a beer for drinks. Shared a burrata started which was awesome and followed it with two pasta dishes. The pumpkin pasta was my favourite whilst my partner preferredhis herby sausage pasta. Overall, really great experience, friendly staff and delicious food. Would definitely come back again.