We had a really nice dinner here. When we walked in, the design of the restaurant is not what we expected to see near this area. As you guys all know, we've been eating around here a lot, and most of the restaurants are quite fancy on interior design. This one however, does not give that kind of feeling. Just like the word "osteria" means: Tavern. It's a homey looking restaurant without all the high class feeling. However, it doesn't affect the rating of it.
Just like the design of the restaurant, the plating of food isn't quite eye catching. To me, there's not even any plating. For appetizer, we got the prosciutto with melon. When the dish came, I immediately thought of Luffy from One Piece. For those who read the manga, it's the dish Luffy was trying to find during the banquet after saving Nami's village. Yes! It's that dish. The flavor is quite unique. the Prosciutto is salty but the melon is sweet. With the lemon juice added to it, it has three different flavors combined together. Pretty interesting.
My entrée was the pasta with shrimps and garlic sauce. Forgot what it's called. it has a strong garlic smell==> good stuff. The portion is big enough to fill you up, and the flavor was decent. Again, plating does not exist......
For the dessert, we got the hazelnut flan with chocolate sauce. i like the flan. Even though it pretty much tastes like Nutella, it's still really good. Unique? maybe. Delicious? definitely!
Oh yeah, did I mention that we only spent 60 dollars total for this meal? knowing us, it's a really cheap meal!
Overall, I like the restaurant for the portion and the taste, but it's not really a restaurant I'd take people to. There are tons of other restaurants around that have better service, food, and atmosphere in general. So the grade is......
Flavor: 4
Service: 4, the servers here are really friendly
atmosphere: 3, actually this one depends on people. If you like the homey style, you'll probably like it, but I don't think it's worth driving 30 minutes for this kind of restaurant.
location: 4, University Ave, enough said
price: 4.5, a good meal for this kind of price
overall: 4, it's good for casual lunch or dinner, and it will get you full with a little money
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