Only went to Celeste because we needed something in the area. Terrible from the start. The host was very rude, as was the waiter. Service was awful, and minus the fried artichoke, the food was depressing and disappointing. Maybe because I live in the best hood for food (West Village), with places like Piccolo Angolo, Bar Pitti, Da Andrea (I could go on), Celeste was way below average. The cheese plate is overrated, and having the host (Carmine?) discuss the plate while constantly stopping to yell something in italian was actually annoying. The chocolate cake was also bad. Oh well, I’m sticking to what I know next time (i.e. staying in my neighborhood).