Cosimo’s Poughkeepsie

Reviews

• Steve Y.

  star star star star star 20 July 2026

  Its been a while since I've eaten at Cosimos
  But, the food is perfect as usual   Well flavored and large portions   Service and hostess perfect   Prices are very fair  
  The only thing i miss are the 1/2 portions you used to be able to get    My guest was equally impressed

• DM N.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 17 July 2026

  I would give this place one last chance but I had the Crusted Shrimp and it comes with Rice and Spinach.
  
  Who in hell in a Italian Restaurant serves spinach that is so salty. Every Restaurant serves spinach in garlic and light olive oil.
  
  The Rice was gross : what good Italian Restaurant do you go to serves rice when usually serve some sort of pasta .
  
  Don't know when I will get back there but if I'm there I will try it one more time .

• Aisha V.

  star star star star star_border 12 July 2026

  This was such a lovely- tasty restaurant. We went there for my cousins graduation dinner and it was the perfect venue. They were very accommodating. The food is absolutely delicious!
  
  The drinks were a little watery, so stick to the great wine options!

• Laurie K.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 9 July 2026

  Went here tonight with Mr.Romance and family. Party over 8. First they can only due a max of 5 separate checks per table. We sat with drinks empty and no waitress to check on us. Then soup and apps came.    Soup was very heavy with smoke flavor. Waited awhile for food and refills.  No manager or head of the house checking on tables. Food came my pasta was half cooked. Very spicy. Used bathroom very dirty. Happened to walk by the kitchen on way to bathrooms. Disgusting kitchen. Will not go back. The prices are ridiculous and definitely not worth the time or money spent. Just keep in driving by.

• Kristen W.

  star star star star_border star_border 29 June 2026

  This review is a few weeks late because I have been struggling with what to give it, star wise. Truly, I would like to give it 3.5 stars, but since I can't do that, I had to give it 3, because it is really not worth 4 stars.
  
  I came here a couple of Fridays ago with my family, around 8 PM. The restaurant itself is huge and very nicely decorated. There is a big bar and a big bar area to sit and eat at, big brick pizza oven you can see them cooking in and multiple dining rooms. There was 7 of us and it was very easy to accommodate us, as it would be a good place to come with a group.
  
  They also have an excellent and VERY large menu, almost too large in my opinion because it was hard to focus and decide what I wanted, but nice that they have a ton of options.
  
  I was between so many things for my entree, but I saw on Yelp that the Lobster Risotto was one of their popular items and our waiter said it was amazing, so I had that, I really really wished I ordered something else I was deciding between, because I honestly was not impressed nor satisfied. They gave a decent amount of lobster, but by no means was it a risotto. It was not creamy or thick or rich at all. It was more of a wild rice in a tomato sauce. I was pretty disappointed. It was a large portion tho.
  
  Others in my party ordered different things, a few really enjoyed what they had and a few mentioned that theirs was 'good not great' and it was 'almost as if there was something missing.'
  
  As far as drinks, I ordered a margarita from the bar when I arrived (probably my own fault ordering a Mexican drink in an Italian restaurant) but it was not very margarita-y at all, seemed more like a tequila drink. So I switched to wine with dinner.
  
  We did order appetizers, we had calamari and a margarita pizza, and both of those were very good. So it must be that their menu is too big and they don't make all the items amazing.
  
  Our server as well as all of the other staff were great tho. Our server really knew what he was doing, and offered a lot of recommendations.
  
  We were also there for a birthday and they gave us tiramisu on the house (although we did not care for it much - not because we don't like tiramisu, but because we actually LOVE it and have pretty high standards for it, and this just did not live up to them). Also for dessert I had an espresso martini which I had been craving and that was great, probably my favorite part of the meal.
  
  This is about an hour away from where my parents live, so I definitely wouldn't rush back here, but if I was in the area again, I would at least give it another shot.