SoFàre — Restaurant in Vienna

I recently attempted to dine at SoFare, but it was a complete disaster. My girlfriend and I called ahead to book a table for 7:45pm, but we were informed that there were no tables available at that time. We agreed to take a table for 8:15pm, rescheduling our plans accordingly. However, upon arriving at the restaurant at 8:10pm, we were told to wait for several minutes, which was fine for us. Eventually, the waiter brought over a wooden table that was old and broken, which we found to be completely unacceptable. The table was barely standing and looked like it was about to collapse at any moment. Other guests at the restaurant were laughing and staring at us as we tried to sit down. When we asked the waiter if we could switch tables, he refused and claimed that the other tables were reserved for other guests. This was a complete nonsense, as there were several empty tables available throughout the restaurant and there were no people waiting. We couldn't believe that such a poor customer service could be found in restaurant with 4.6 stars rating. To make matters worse, we didn't even get to try the pasta as we left the restaurant before ordering s we didn’t want for table to collapse on our with ordered food. The whole experience was a complete waste of time, and we were extremely disappointed. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone who values good customer service or a decent dining experience. If you want to avoid a terrible evening, I suggest finding a different restaurant to dine at.

In my opinion, 1 start is a deserved...

The Italian Pasta place to be!

QUALITY: 10/10 I'm Italian, so I am quite the peaky eater! I must give a 100 out of 10 to this place. The pasta was no second to my mother or nonna's! I brought my team-member for a company team lunch, and I was so anxious because I felt the burden of a good Italian host. Hands down, the food over-achieved the expectation. I even took some professional photos on the service counters! See picture below and judge!

Unmistakably good. The pasta is freshly made on a daily basis, the rage of causes combination is amazing, the raw material is exceptional! Quick inside: After talking to the owner, I got to gather that he is a foodie, but love and a professional food connoisseur! Hence, the raw ingredients are all of exceptional quality and purely Italian!

They reinvented their offer, it is not the typical boring osteria! Side note, they also have great homemade desserts and a home-brewed spirit to digest the sinful meal you just had!

PRICE 10/10 Fairly price. A pasta would not go beyond 14 euro for 130 grams (meaning a portion and half, aka you are more than full afterwards)! They also have many promotions, so it is defenetely price quality convenient.

LOCATION 10/10 It is great for anybody close to 1 or 2 district. Tough, I would call and reserve beforehand a place (or even go that far to place an order already). It is hand made and cooked on the place, it might take time. it is not a grab and go place. They do provide Takeaway option too.

Again, amazing place. Defo worth a...

We came in four strong, hungry like a pack of wolves, and left questioning whether the restaurant should call the police on us for crimes against pasta. The "all you can eat" deal sounded innocent enough—until the servers realized that my colleagues and I interpreted it as a personal challenge, not a polite suggestion.

Plate after plate arrived: spaghetti, penne, tagliatelle, rigatoni… By the third round, we were negotiating trade deals across the table like EU ministers (“I’ll give you two fusilli for one rigatoni”). By the sixth, our belts had declared independence, our belly hung free.

The staff, bless them, were unfailingly cheerful. One even muttered something in Italian that I can only assume translated to, “These maniacs are going to bankrupt us.”

And then—grappa. Oh, grappa. Whoever thought it was wise to serve distilled firewater at the end of an all-you-can-eat pasta marathon clearly wanted to test natural selection. We each had a glass, and suddenly pasta felt like just a warm-up for life’s real challenge: walking in a straight line to the door.

Five stars. Would recommend to anyone who wants to eat enough transcendent pasta to make Nonna proud and then wash it all down with the liquid courage...