Il Malandrino Bistrot — Restaurant in Orvieto

a jazz themed eatery. Photos of jazz musicians line the wall and jazz music plays. The amuse-bouche was aspic of zucchini and tomato. Our appetizer was especially beautiful and it tasted good, too. The white is buffalo mozzarella. The seafood tagliatelle was also tasty. The restaurant serves the dishes halved into two plates if you are sharing which is nice. Our next course, cod served with potatoes, wasn't so great. For dessert we had tiaramisu which was delicious. The service was impeccable. For environmental reasons we try to avoid bottled water and so asked for tap water. They provided a small carafe for which they charged. The first time in our lives that we were charged for tap water. The 2€ charge was actually more than the €1.50 cost of a large bottle of sparkling water we had in a different restaurant...

Am posting this after a fairly awful experience for dinner tonight. My partner and I witnessed a Male staff member who appeared to be the boss be physically forceful with a female staff member on two occasions (grabbed her by her shoulders and forced her to turn in the direction he wanted her to go in). This was done in front of diners on both occasions. This Male staff member also appeared to be intoxicated and nearly spilled a glass of red wine on my partner. From the minute we sat down the energy in the restaurant was very stressful and felt very uncomfortable.

The food was nice however the portions were small and overpriced compared to other places we have eaten in Italy. I I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant based on the way staff are...

Overall this is a great place! The service is great, location lovely, great atmosphere. The food was good, but felt like it could be much better. We ordered a beef tartar with egg yolk and truffles as a starter. This dish has great potential for those who love tartar, but unfortunately the seasoning was just off. Would not recommend that dish for tartar livers because it's just disappointing. The salad with the fried cheese was nice. We ordered two pastas next,that were pretty good (especially the truffle one), however both were very salty. The terramisu was wonderful!! To sum up, it's a nice place no doubt, but the food can...