After being highly recommended by friends who work in the area, I decided to take my whole family (we are five: mom, daughter, baby 1, baby 2, and me) to have a nice Sunday lunch at Palazzetto. First downer was the fact that, although there is a sign at the door that says it opens at 11am (we are early eaters bc of the babies), the place only opened one hour later. We came back at 15min past midday to try the place’s most popular dishes. The server suggested: the Palazzetto mixto (lasagna, canelón, and spaghetti with pesto sauce), spaghetti carbonara, and spaghetti napolitano with chicken. From the Palazzetto mix, the lasagna sauce was too liquid and it included what I think is canned mushrooms; the taste was more of a typical pasta with napolitana and mushroom sauce than a lasagna; the canelón had a lot of sauce and the chicken inside was totally dry so I had to mix it before eating so it could go down my throat easy; and the spaghetti pesto was the star of the dish, specially because of the sauce which was amazing; the pasta, which seems hand-made, could be a bit thinner for a better presentation and balance in the plate. The carbonara plate was another interesting find as you could definitely taste the main ingredients of a carbonara sauce including the egg; however, in Medellin, it is common to make the carbonara sauce with heavy cream, thus making the sauce a bit more invasive than the traditional egg-based carbonara sauce; another opportunity for improvement is the bacon as it could be roasted a bit longer for a more intense flavor and crispy texture. And the napolitana spaghetti with chicken, which was for my kids, was an interesting finding: the chicken was very tender and easy to eat and the sauce was on point!

Not sure if I would go back to try the other plates (including the tiramisu which seems to be very good) given this experience. Other dishes recommended by friends are: fillet mignon and the 4-cheese penne. If you try these two, please let me know.