Ristorante La Brace — Restaurant in Aristanis/Oristano

Brace has become an established place in Oristano. My first visit was more than 7 years ago, the other day was my last one. My comment concentrates on this last experience. We have chosen two fish based starters and two meat mains with the idea of tasting also something related to the word that names the restaurant. It took 50 minutes to get our starter plate in the table. It’s holiday, the hall is not big and it was not yet full when we arrived at 21:05. A kitchen working flow can be impacted by any unpredictable but in that case you would expect a communication from the serving stuff which did not occur.

The ‘calamari and nuts’ and ‘raw prawns with venere chips’ starters were well done and interesting in the mix of tastes composing the dish. The meat plates were in fact quite dull and standard and in the composition. You would expect the ‘small pig’ juicy and succulent, giving a glimpse of the anthem plate in Sardinia cousine. It was not. Very short wine list, we wanted to get a fresh red which can accompany both plates but there was nothing below 14. With the revolution in wine offer occurred in the last 10 years we found strange such a limited offer. We ended with a standard sparking torbato by sella e mosca. All an all, not what you’d expect for a 50 euros bill. The ambience has not changed in time, it is a pretty standard bon ton restaurant like you’d seen...

Such a lovely dinner. Every dish was excellent, but the octopus and the mullet pasta really stood out. The dessert -- a take on tiramisu, with pistachio creme -- was one of the best in recent memory. As you can see (from better pictures than I took), each dish was exquisitely prepared with a truly artful eye -- all compliments to the chef. Great music! Oh, and an extra star for the owner's salty replies to some of the...

Ristorante La Brace ad Oristano... non ci sono parole per descrivere la bontà, la cura e la cortesia che contraddistinguono questo bellissimo ristorante. Ambiente curatissimo e accogliente, ottima musica come discreto sottofondo. Le materie prime di primissima qualità e freschezza, sapientemente trasformate in piatti di inimmaginabile bontà e equilibrio. Le foto non rendono giustizia alle superbe tartare di gamberoni e manzo, veramente freschissime e deliziose. Il filetto di ombrina era perfettamente cotto e si scioglieva in bocca, la terrina di maialino delicatissima e magistralmente accompagnata da una delicatissima maionese alla senape e finemente decorata con una delicatissima indivia e patate arrosto...il tutto annaffiato con un ottimo carignano del Sulcis. Dulcis in fundo una regale millefoglie alla crema pasticcera, decorata con fragolina fresca e mentuccia, accompagnata da una quenelle di delizioso gelato alla vaniglia tempestato di un goloso crumble al cioccolato. Che dire, amore a prima vista. Grazie a tutto il personale de La Brace ad Oristano... non potete...