Absolutely loved the atmosphere, felt welcoming and just like home. The food was amazing as well, the smells reminded me of all the home cooked meals growing up with an Italian father. We may have ordered way too much so we left with full bellies but everything was so delicious we had to try it all. Our waiter as well made the night, the way he explained the menu gave it that Italian flare. My partner and I will definitely be returning to fill our bellies with more authentic Italian food and wine again soon!
Excellent. Probably the closest you'll get to Italy here. I say probably because I've never been to Italy. But my French friend who has been to Italy says it was pretty authentic!!! He says it's the best Italian food in Wellington.
From the get go, the service and welcome was excellent. Both waiters really attended to our needs and took time to explain the Italian terms in the menu thoroughly.
And the food was superb. We had the Lingua (Beef tongue) with cous cous, Agnello (Chargrilled Lamb chops) with potatoes, Gnocchi and Ragu, and Antipasti of bread with chicken liver pate, sun-dried tomatoes and dark olives. The sun-dried tomatoes tasted like they were marinated in brandy. Excellent taste, ambience, service.
Will definitely return and highly recommend this place.
I went for dinner with my partner and it being our third visit, I can safely say that it is one of my favourite restaurants in Wellington, and definitely one of my favourite Italian eateries. Service is always attentive without being intrusive, and I love that the menu changes so often.
Portion sizes err on generous which in the case of the antipastino we started with, I didn't really mind because in my opinion more cheese is better than less. Being fairly glutinous that night, we also chose to share a polenta con ragu, which was delicious - the light, almost whipped texture of the polenta offsetting the rich venison ragu perfectly.
The only reason I haven't given a higher rating today is because our mains were unfortunately just a little too salty for our tastes. He had the chicken, I the lamb. Both had the potential to be very tasty, but unfortunately it was not as enjoyable as it could have been.
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