L'Antipasto Nuovo — Restaurant in Munich

A hopefully honest and detailed review about my experience.

In short: if you look for relaxed fine-dining: stay away. Else, read the review whether it’s for you. Food was good, atmosphere was awful, overcrowded and uncomfortable, and service was bad. (Note: I’m German, so the bad interaction with the staff was not due to lack of translation)..

In detail:

First, seating and atmosphere: awful. Please be aware that the restaurant has only bar stools. This means you cannot lean on anything and your back gets super tired. This would not be a problem for a bar or a place that is focused on fast food. However, for a place that brands itself to be a bit more fine dining, that’s not the case.

They could make an argument that „it’s for the typical Munich ambient“. However, the narrow spacing between tables + a risk of getting seating that is literally before the bathroom door where everyone going in-and-out almost bump into you, makes it obvious that this restaurant tries to squeeze the maximum number of people in as they can rather than providing a pleasant experience.

Additionally, this makes the room extremely loud. Luckily, I thankfully love shouting at my neighbor to hold a simple conversation.. /s

Second, food, which was actually good.

In terms of service, however it got awful again. Getting hold on a menus is apparently difficult. The lady responsible for us listed the food options. Unfortunately, I’m not too familiar with Italian lingo, so I had to ask what certain items mean; upon which “it’s meat” was the most comprehensive answer I could get because it was so loud and the waitress could not reach me (literally..)

It took also 45 min for me to get a drink. They looked at me once and “oh yeah, you ordered a drink, right?” Also, when asked what drinks they have (as no menu exists), they replied with Italian-based drink terms without willing (because they were so busy) to explain what each item mean. As it’s so loud, they served me also an alcoholic beverage even though I asked for a non-alcoholic one…

In the end, I recommend this place for people who have no problem to sit on an uncomfortable and (often) unpolstered stool, among loud acoustic, and (for me) unappealing atmosphere.

If you want a relaxed fine dining experience: stay away...

Location: it’s not easy to reach by public transportation, but it seems you could park at front of the restaurant. (4)

Environment: it is a perfect location for parties. It is in the courtyard, it has inside and outside area, it’s personal and private. After 23, they turn inside to a bar. Play louder music, colorful lights, offer dancing area. (5)

Food: the food is excellent! We had three courses meal (forgot to take photo of the first one) it is decent Italy food quality. (5)

Service: the stuffs are okay, but perhaps it was too crowded, some of them were a bit stressful. (4)

Price: 3 meals + dessert + wine, it’s a normal price for a good Italy restaurant. (4.5)

Overall: 4.5 It’s a good place for...

I’ve been here two years ago and I was surprised by the great atmosphere and the fabulous hosting. This time, the food was very tasty and the wine was also delicious. Unfortunately the service was horrible. The waiter didn’t want to show us the menu. Every time we wanted to ask for something, he let us know that he was annoyed. Two stars only because the first visit was great. But this can not compensate the treatment of the...