Great Staten Island Restaurants: Patrizia’s

Patrizia’s has developed a reputation as being The restaurant to go to for family events such as birthdays, anniversaries, and other celebrations if you want to feed a large group with Amazing Italian food.

Patrizia’s is especially known for its family-style, fixed-price menu option — the portions are large, the food is succulent, and it includes unlimited beer, wine, sangria, multiple courses, and desserts.

You will see Patrizia’s parking lot PACKED on weekends — with the clatter of people talking and having a good time inside.

“It is amazing. Never had a bad dish! I’ve gone there many times!” is a common refrain.

There Are Three Patrizia’s on Staten Island

The first Patrizia’s on Staten Island opened in Great Kills in 2013 — and it was named Patrizia’s of Brooklyn. It was followed by a second Patrizia’s on Staten Island — called Patrizia’s of Tottenville — which opened in 2023. There is now a 3rd Patrizia’s restaurant on Staten Island — named “Seabass Taverna” on New Dorp Lane in New Dorp.

Started in the Bronx, then Spread to Brooklyn

Patrizia’s didn’t actually start in Brooklyn — Giacomo Alaio opened Patrizia’s in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2006 — building on the success of his first Patrizia’s which was in the Bronx — specifically the East Tremont section of the Bronx, with the location now known as Patrizia’s of Tremont at 3883 East Tremont Avenue. 

There are now 20 Patrizia’s locations:

  • The Bronx: Tremont (the original location)
  • Brooklyn: Williamsburg (the 2nd location) and Sheepshead Bay
  • Staten Island: Great Kills, Tottenville, and New Dorp (named “Seabass Taverna”)
  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue between 26th and 27th Streets
  • Queens: Maspeth
  • Long Island: Hauppauge, Hicksville, Massapequa Park, Westbury, and Commack (“Marquee”)
  • New Jersey: Red Bank and Matawan
  • Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, and North Miami Beach (“Patrizia’s Waterfront”)
  • Aruba: Patrizia’s ‘Butcher by the Sea’

Here is a map: https://www.patrizias.com/store-locator/

The Staten Island Locations

The first Patrizia’s in Staten Island — called Patrizia’s of Brooklyn — is in Great Kills on Amboy Road in a mini-mall close to Armstrong Avenue.

What to Order — the Family Style Menu

The most popular thing to order at Patrizia’s is the all-for-1-price Family menu. There is then also the standard menu with many types of pasta and chicken dishes.

Each Patrizia’s has it’s own menu.

Patrizia’s of Tottenville

The Tottenville Patrizia’s family fixed-price menu currently provides the following for $49.99 per person on weekdays:

The Patrizia’s of Brooklyn location in Great Kills currently offers the family fixed-price menu at $69.99 per person. It includes:

Customers can add for $5 each Shrimp in Garlic Sauce Calabrian Chili Peppers, Grilled Octopus, and Lamb Chops.

The Great Kills Patrizia’s regular lunch and dinner menu is here.

Seabass Taverna in New Dorp

The Seabass Taverna Patrizia’s on New Dorp Lane features a family fixed-price dinner at $85 per person. It’s menu is here. It’s regular lunch and dinner menu is here.

The Food

The food is exceptional — and has earned Patrizia’s a name as having the best Italian food on Staten Island, which is saying something.

 

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