Restaurant & Bar Casa Nostra — Restaurant in Munich

We've visited this restaurant thanks to the recommendation of the 2024 edition of the TasteTwelve book. The location looks lovely at first sight, with modern sunshades covering a nice patio area between building and road, with the pedestrian walkway leading directly through the tabled area. The interior looks nice and stylish, the toilets are in good shape and generally clean.

We had a place adjacent to the road. The chairs were comfortable enough, the traffic in this road is more than we would have expected and occasionally it was hard to understand my wife sitting on the other side of the table for two. For the outside area, this means that it is better suited for an after-work dinner or drink than for a nice and romantic evening.

Service had some light and shadow. Our waitress was good humoured and friendly, some other staff at the beginning made less of a positive impression and the first two employees just waved us on to the third person, indicating they are not assigned for greeting and bringing us to a table. The following welcoming was professional but felt more like stating the facts: "this is your table, for menu use the QR code and check online and hurry, your reservation ends in 2 hours max". Now don't get me wrong, this is central Munich and we all have understanding that it's a tough business nowadays and everyone is trying to keep their business alive - but still, I feel that being more welcoming would be a nice extra.

The ordered cocktails were decent, the ordered bottle of natural water came in the form of a big caraffe. Personally, I like to receive wine or water from the bottle directly, so I can check if it is what I've actually ordered, but the caraffe looked stylish in any case.

For food, we had a pasta dish each, which was generally fine - the pasta was cooked al dente, the gnocchi were good as well, the seafood was tasty. For the secondi, the tuna was done really on point, with the inner still being a bit raw, which really showed the quality of the fish. The breading crust was crunchy and very good as well. The menu listed chanterelle mushrooms as addon, which were not on the plate but were replaced with other mushrooms (as seen in the picture). My wife's fish (turbot filet) was good too, the mashed potatoes with truffle were good as well.

With the espresso coffee, there was some kind of problem - it arrived only after twenty minutes and was a bit tepid.

Overall, the place looks really nice and the kitchen is doing a good job - but in the end, we didn't fully enjoy the experience. We may have been just unlucky and would maybe try the restaurant again if we were in the neighbourhood and looking for an after-work place for a bite.

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Casa Nostra caught my attention due to its strong Google reviews, particularly highlighting its Neapolitan-style pizzas. I usually try multiple pizzas to get a well-rounded impression, but this time I opted for just one before committing further.

Visually, the pizza looked authentic and promising. However, the ingredients told a different story. The burrata (reasonably priced at €4.50) and fior di latte were both disappointingly bland. Kalamata olives and grilled artichokes tasted canned, which significantly detracted from the experience. While the restaurant isn’t AVPN-certified and thus has more freedom in sourcing, there’s clearly room for improvement when it comes to ingredient quality. As far as I could tell, the only product with a protected designation was the buffalo mozzarella (DOP). There was also no mention of the flour type used (Tipo 0, 00, 1, 2), which is typically a standard piece of information in serious pizzerias.

I also tried the fresh sliced tomato plate — often a telling benchmark in any Italian kitchen (cheese is another quick benchmarking item), especially out of season. Unfortunately, the tomatoes lacked both aroma and sweetness. Honestly, it’s surprising these were served at all. Supermarkets like Lidl or Rewe could probably provide better off-season produce.

The kitchen uses a modern electric oven with a rotating base — similar to those found in some “60 seconds to Napoli” franchises in Germany. While this ensures consistently baked pies, it largely removes the element of craft from the pizzaiolo.

Service was somewhat inconsistent. Some customers seemed to receive prompt attention (group size seemes like a big deciding factor), while others were somewhat sidelined. Staff could certainly improve in creating a warmer, more inclusive atmosphere. But they did their job well once they are engaged with the customer.

In summary: Casa Nostra may satisfy at a glance, but for anyone with a deeper appreciation of pizza and Italian staples, the quality gaps in ingredients and service are...

I booked a table at casa nostra to celebrate my round birthday with friends. Everything went wrong from the very beginning, when we ordered water with gas and non-alcoholic beer, but got still water and beer with alcohol (you know, right, it can be life threatening for some people). When I said the waiter that this is a wrong beer, he started arguing and saying I'm wrong, but at the end brought the right beer with a comment "du kennst dich wirklich aus!". As we ordered food, I got a burrata that was totally sour and probably had a long and boring life, so it got very dry. The personnel - again - started convincing me that this is exactly the way burrata should taste (no!). Another waiter, which was very polite, ensured me that the dish will be excluded from the bill and offered a dessert as a complement which I did accept. During the whole evening we didn't get the drinks we ordered without multiple reminders. Or didn't get them at all.... When I had to pay and checked the bill and said the amount including tipp (considering the total) but then realized that burrata was on the list. I pointed this to the first waiter and he said it would be excluded, but as I got the bill again, it was still there. When it was finally removed and I got the new bill with less amount, I also said the sum with the tipp which was a bit less than before (well honestly the waiter 1 didn't deserve a cent, but his colleague was nice). And what happened next was just the last drop: he started arguing with me about the amount of tipp: "you just said a different amount" - and he repeated that several times. I feel extremely disappointed for having paid for a completely ruined evening and lots of negative emotions that I got instead of nice memories. Hope this long-read saves someone's evening. Better order the delivery: the...