A Cozy Italian Restaurant In Midtown Manhattan Serves Classic Italian Cuisine

At Mozzarella & Vino, diners can enjoy a menu that reflects the simplicity of authentic Italian ingredients.

Classic Tasting

The Classic Tasting of Buffalo mozzarella, buffalo provola, and burrata is the perfect sampler to try all the delicious mozzarella. Served with cherry tomatoes, the tasting features creamy, melt-in-your-mouth burrata, smoked cheese, and fresh mozzarella.

Seafood Salad

Featuring fresh calamari, mussels, and shrimp, the seafood salad is served over organic frisee and arugula with extra virgin olive oil, lemon, and parsley dressing.

Ravioli of the Day

The homemade ravioli of the day featured perfectly cooked and prepared ravioli stuffed with generous amount of creamy ricotta cheese in marinara sauce.

Lasagna of the Day

In between the layers of pasta is sweet pork sausage and mushroom in this savory, hearty oven-baked lasagna.

Slow Braised Lamb

Two pieces of tender, slow-braised lamb in red wine and organic vegetable sauce sits atop creamy mashed potatoes in this satisfying entree.

Tiramisu

The tiramisu is an absolute must. The dessert consists of layers of coffee-soaked cake and mascarpone cream topped with cocoa dust and served with a dollop of dark chocolate and white sauces.

Dark Chocolate and Almond Cake

Having the texture and density of brownie, the rich dark chocolate and almond cake with powder sugar on top is served with a scoop of creamy pistachio gelato.

John Harvard's: Good Ole' American Fare

I have never been to John Harvard's Brew House, a classic American pub/restaurant near the Garage, until this semester when I frequented it twice--both times for friends' birthday.

The first time was for Audrey's birthday, and we ordered a Vegetable pizza with grilled broccoli, artichoke, tomatoes, olives, feta, mozzarella, and fontina cheese on whole wheat crust to share. According to the menu, the pizza crusts incorporated grain from the brewing process--yet I was not even tipsy after finishing three slices!

I was a huge fan of the gigantic heads of broccoli, but the pizza itself was too cheesy for a slightly-lactose intolerant girl. I had to take chunks of cheese off the dough, yet my stomach was still hurting a bit afterward.

I was absolutely ecstatic that the Chef's seasonal ravioli was butternut squash! I am the type of person who orders anything, everything butternut squash because it's my favorite food EVER. I asked the waitress to take the cream out. About 7 pieces of raviolis were laid on the bed of sautéed spinach and tomatoes. Yum! The butternut squash filling had the right amount of sweet and savory, though I wish it was slightly less sweet.

Audrey had the Maple Dijon Salmon (oven roasted maple Dijon glaze, jasmine rice, and asparagus). She said the sauce was too creamy.

The second time I went with a bigger group--11 people to be exact--for Will's birthday. The gender ratio was 9:2 boys and girls, so the appetizers that we ordered as a group was very "masculine"--nachos and fried calamaris. I personally don't like chips or fried stuff, so I didn't eat or take picture. The dish I ordered was Grilled Salmon Orzo Pasta Salad (A grilled salmon filet with pesto over spinach, orzo pasta salad, tomatoes, red onion, artichokes, green beans and kalamata olives). Maybe it was because I was starved, but the salmon was cooked to perfection (crunchy on the outside, juicy inside), the pesto sauce on top was flavorful, the orzo was better than the boring rice, and the fresh spinach with sweet Italian vignette was a good balance to the fatty salmon. John Harvard's a good place if you are craving some good ole' American food!