Cafe Martorano

Cafe Martorano combines exceptional food, music and movie entertainment to create the most unique dining experience. Get a taste of our original Italian-American dishes such as made to order Warm Mozzarella or the Famous Homemade Meatball which Gourmet Magazine voted "Best in the World." We feature a full premium liquor bar and our own Fresh Hand Crafted Cocktails. Join us Sunday through...

Know Before You Go: There is no menu. A knowledgeable server will explain your choices, or you can let the chef choose for you.

Look Good: The restaurant does not accept reservations, so expect a wait from 45 minutes to more than 2 hours.

No one ever accused chef-owner Steve Martorano, originally a South Philly DJ, of subtlety, and the same is true of his eatery's boisterous ambience with a Sinatra soundtrack (hip-hop and disco on weekends) and big portions of bold-flavored Italian-American food. You want the softball-size meatballs with Sunday pork gravy and a dollop of ricotta; veal piccata with polenta; and al dente pastas...

No one ever accused this Italian-American restaurant's chef/owner Steve Martorano, originally a South Philly DJ, of subtlety, and the same is true of his eatery's boisterous ambience (dominated by loud classic R&B personally DJ'd by da… Read More

There "ain't no place like" this Ft. Lauderdalian, chef-owner Steve Martorano's kooky love letter to his "South Philly" Italian upbringing, with its "disco ball", "earsplitting" dance music and "Rocky" movies blaring from "wall-to-wall TVs", but despite the "gimmicks" the "fantastic food" is "really the star"; even with "sticker shock" prices and an "arrogant" staff, many endure "looong waits"...

Don't stop by for a romantic date here. Chef and owner Steve Martorano is a former DJ from Philly, and he fills his restaurant with loud music and strobe lights every night, not to mention a celebrity-heavy, Sopranos-style crowd of snappily dressed gents like James Caan and Danny DeVito. But as long as you can handle the restrictions (curt staff, no reservations for anyone), it's one of the...

[email protected] Cafe Martorano combines exceptional food, music and movie entertainment to create the most unique dining experience. Get a taste of our original Italian-American dishes such as made to order Warm Mozzarella or the Famous Homemade Meatball which Gourmet Magazine voted "Best in the World." We feature a full premium liquor bar and our own Fresh Hand Crafted Cocktails....