Frankie's Taste of Italy - Italian restaurant in Old Forge - 2824 NY-28, USA

Wow first time visiting during Snodeo. Will be back! The starter salad with homemade dressing was tasty! The seafood was amazing! Loved the downstairs at the bar we hung out 😎 WILL BE BACK! If you want the best dinner food in Old Forge this is the place!

Very fresh ingredients.will definitely be back .nice portions...had some to take home

My family & I have been coming here for years. The food is top notch, along with their amazing waitstaff. There has been some delicious new additions to the menu, since Julian & Kendall took over. Their prices are spot on, and you will not leave the restaurant hungry. I highly recommend the vodka riggies, or the (new) steak. One of our favorite restaurants in the area!

This place is sooo interesting, there was a note on the door as well they told us they were completely booked for the evening. So glad we made reservations! Seriously old school Italian food, lovely staff and owners!

Frankie’s is phenomenal! We have been coming for years and have always loved it but recently fell in love with Keens kitchen, when we found out they had taken over Frankie’s and brought their menu with them Frankie’s quickly became our favorite restaurant. The pork flat iron is TO DIE FOR. We go there time after time and even multiple nights in a row it’s that good! The owner is super friendly and the waitstaff is great! The best of the best in Old Forge. The 1 bit of criticism I would give is they didn’t bring the broccolini with them to Frankie’s menu and it is missed but something I can live with! Cannot say enough good things!

I have been having dinner at Frankie’s for years, and I’m sorry to say that this time will be the last. My group had reservations for 7:00 on a Tuesday night. I gave the hostess the last name and she rudely said, “Try again?” When we figured out the reservation was under a first name, she told us our tables weren’t ready. I would characterize her as gruff and surly, and she set the tone for what would be a long and frustrating dining experience. We waited about 15 minutes before being seated. I immediately noticed that the tables didn’t have tablecloths, and each place was set with cheap paper napkins. A restaurant that charges $25 for most entrees needs a linen service, which Frankie’s, apparently, doesn’t have anymore. The bread was cold and firm. The salads were fine. After the salad plates were cleared, the waitress left us sitting for a very long time before telling us she was sorry our entrees weren’t ready yet. Granted, the restaurant was busy, but we felt she could have been more communicative and sympathetic. Finally, at 8:30, an hour and a half after our reservation, the entrees arrived. The food was mediocre, at best. In my opinion, due to the excessive wait, someone should have offered a modest discount, free ice cream, anything. The hostess or manager on duty could’ve said something. Rather, a weak “I’m sorry” from the waitress was the only offering. All I can figure is that ownership has changed. The building is the same, the name is the same, but the experience and the food paled in comparison to what we have previously found to be very competent and satisfactory. Future customers, if you’re planning on trying Frankie’s in hopes that it’ll be as good as you remember it being, don’t be surprised if you get the feeling that Frankie’s isn’t the place you remember. This restaurant just lost the business of 16 people.

I’m leaving this review here, although we went to Keen Kitchen. We were informed the business is merging and fell in love with the food and our server was wonderful. Cant wait to stop by in May!

I can’t begin to describe my experience. Welcoming. Delicious. Perfect. Never had it Italian food this fresh and flavorful in my life. I typed a whole story just now about my experience of each dish and the gelato and customer service and the amazing and sweet owner but it got deleted cause my phone died and I’m mad lol. I am so pleased. This was real Italian food. There’s no restaurant out here in Rochester with Italian like this. The bread was fantastic. Everything was fresh and cozy and just amazing! The table we had was beautiful and by a little bar and had a fireplace and mirror and it was just gorgeous and very homey. Thank you for this experience! I hope to come stuff my face there again really soon.