La Cosa Nostra — Restaurant in Dublin

I shouldn't share this review, otherwise this place gets too much popular and soon it will be impossible to find a table! I'm Italian and I never eat pasta in a italian restaurant, because I rarely find places (even in Italy) where they can actually make a pasta sauce better than mine. I gave it a try and I had seafood spaghetti: it was a foodrgasm! Spaghetti are homemade by the chef! The seafood sauce was so rich, with fresh prawns, calamari, mussels and clams. My friend has amatriciana (made with real guanciale). We also shared a delicious fritto misto as a starter (OMG so fresh and crispy!) and we couldn't say no to the homemade tiramisu and pannacotta (with fresh berries culisse). All paired with excellent wine, coffee and limoncello. Can't wait to come back and try their pizza (and other dishes, especially the ones with porcini mushrooms and tartufo). Service is impeccable and the chefs put their heart and soul in what they create. Book in advance, because they don't have many tables!). Bus stops across the road, so it's also super accessible if you wanna leave the car home and indulge with some wine and...

Maybe we got a bad Friday night but the service wasnt good at all. Two waitresses running around non stop so it really wasnt their fault at all. So many people kept coming in without reservations and the waitresses were focusing on telling them to wait while so many of the current people in the restaurant were waiting for plates to be cleared or for drink orders to be taken. We got our starters after 20 minutes. It took 35 minutes after we finished our starters for our mains to be brought out, after id ask would it take much longer as we had a show to go to. No one checked up on us and came back with water we requested. Pizza was lovely but the carbonara was not the authentic roman carbonara. It was really congealed and the pasta definitely wasnt fresh pasta. 18.50 for this, you would expect better quality. Again the waitresses were lovely but there needed to be more staff on. Strange but maybe its happening everywhere but adding 1.5% onto the bill to pay by card was the first ive experienced in...

The pizzas were delicious. It’s the third time I’ve ordered, and I am not disappointed. I can easily say this is the best pizzeria in Dublin. What a surprise to discover it! I tried a fried (FRITTE) pizza for the first time. It was absolutely delightful. It felt like a donut meeting a pizza. The cheese selection is superb. The cheeses are of very, very high quality. I also recommend the special pizza with tuna. I personally add shrimp as an extra topping. What a true delight. Honestly, I recommend this place 100%. I love it—they’re amazing. Plus, they deliver to North Dublin on Deliveroo. I love you guys.

A small recommendation for the team: could you consider adding the “Pizza Campione” to your menu (minced meat, mushrooms, and an egg in the middle)? Or at least offer minced meat and egg as extra toppings.

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