Steve's Piccola Bussola II - Italian restaurant in Syosset - 41 Jackson Ave, USA

Service was really good. Arrived after 7 left at 850 and they close at 9 but at no point felt rushed (was actually told to take our time and enjoy the food for a bit when I said i think we're done with food and ready for Box). Very comforting homely feel even though it was our first time there. Portions are huge (family style) and could feed four people with an appetizer and two entries. Decor if that's important to you is more casualish and gives off old school neighborhood Italian restaurant vibes.

I sat at the Bar where a few locals were having a friendly chat for which they included me. I had the grilled octopus appetizer. In addition to being very fresh it was also a generous serving which is rare these days. For dinner I had shrimp scampi over pasta with garlic & oil which was out of this world. The staff are extremely professional and personable which made the experience that much better!

The seafood dinner and salmon dijon were very good. Lots of seafood, mostly muscles and Calamari, some clams and shrimp. The presentation was very nice. The waiter was very attentive. The owner/manager came around to some of the tables to greet the patrons who were apparently regulars. I would expect him to come to all of the tables if he wants us to come back. I was surprised to have a 3.5% credit card surcharge added on the bill. When we were leaving I saw the sign by the entrance of the dining room stating the surcharge. My bad for not seeing the sign. I think the waiter should have mentioned it.

Attended a lunch here and the food and service was subpar. Making food for a large group can sometimes be mediocre. Will have to try stopping in for dinner.

Such a wonderful place to host a holiday party. The food was served family style and it was terrific.

(Syosset location, all my pictures are taken as served) Walking in, the lighting is dim but not enough to compromise vision, there are paintings hung up to fancy up the place, but it doesn't feel quite as exquisite as it wants to. The bread was crunchy, if you're into that, I prefer it to have rough crust but be soft on the inside. We noticed, partway through our visit, that a roach was crawling on the table. Later on, water rained down from a lighting fixture. Then, the wait staff was short with us, which made us hesitant to even ask them to clarify themselves due to the language barrier. The best part of the meal was the main course, chicken marsala, but even that wasn't particularly inspired. The tiramisu was good, except for the large parts of it that were drowned in liquor. The wait staff was constantly in a rush to take our plates away, in an almost aggressive manner. If the idea of the tiramisu was to get me drunk enough to forget what was wrong here, they should've given me a double serving. Overall, this place needs to audit itself, but it's redeemable. Maybe make better hiring choices.

We had a great celebration with a excelente service a good food

Nice place, OK waitstaff. The meal was ok, though I thought the food was a little overpriced. Even though it's an Italian restaurant, if you order chicken or beef, don't expect to get a side of spaghetti, like in other Italian restaurants. Other than that, it was fine.