Gourmetteria — Restaurant in Padua

Service: 4/10 Food: 7/10 Location:7/10

A couple of friends took me and my girlfriend there for aperitivo saying it is really a nice place.

The place it is really nice decorated and the waiters are nicely dressed and everything seems to be promising very well, unless we were deeply disappointed.

When they came to take the wine order, I’ve asked what are the difference between 3 bottles made with the same grapes by 3 different producers, the answer was: “It’s a little difference in the wine producer” which denotes a clearly that the person didn’t have the smallest clue about what they were selling.

Finally when the bottle arrives I’ve noticed I’ve pressed by mistake another wine I’ve said it excusing myself and asking to change the wine, the waiter did it giving us a really annoyed look - second note of unprofessionalism.

The ice bucket was brought to us only when the bottle was almost finished 40 minutes later and the bottle of mineral water I’ve ordered with the wine never arrived.

The cherry on the top was when we arrived at the cash desk to pay the responsible person asked - hereunder the unrealistic dialogue: R:“All good?” I: “Are you asking cause you want to know or out of courtesy?” R:”I’m asking all the clients” I:”So you are asking out of courtesy” R:”No no, I want to know”

When I’ve expressed all the issues we encountered he did something what any responsible person should ever be doing, he started to explain us why it happened - really disappointing for us.

Unfortunately overall it was a bad experience and I wouldn’t recommend this place which for all the things that have happened seems to be more money oriented than...

We stayed in Padova for three nights and visited here twice. It is a really relaxed dining experience with a beautiful interior. The walls are lined with high quality deli products that you can buy, the tables are really comfortable, the toilets very clean and there is an open kitchen at the end where you can see the chefs working. The staff were very welcoming. They gave us a table promptly without having a booking, their menu was in English and they spoke in English to us. We ordered steak and they cooked it perfectly. We also had mixed grilled vegetables and a salad side dish, both of which were very generous portions. The size of the steak was huge for the €24 price. It was larger than the size I can buy in the supermarket in the UK for the same price and the quality of the fillet was very good. We had a glass of valpolicella which was exceptional and only €6 for a glass. We also were given a generous basket of bread as part of the cover charge. There was no service charge added. The next day we returned and had the octopus and potato dish and a crab pasta, both of which were really good. We had a dessert of pears soaked in red wine with chocolate pannecotta and salted caramel. It was one of the best desserts I have ever had. We also had their artisan coffee, one from Brasil and one from Guatemala. The cost for our lunch including gin and wine for two people was €47. I highly recommend this restaurant if you are in Padova and want a high quality, informal...

La Gourmetteria è un ristorante dall'ambiente curato che offre piatti della cucina tipica veneta rivisitati con qualche nota moderna. La Gourmetteria si trova di fronte a Palazzo Zabarella nella zona storica di Padova. È raggiungibile a piedi poiché la zona è a traffico limotato. Consiglio di parcheggiare fuori Padova e col tram scendere alla Prefettura (piazza Antenore) deiversamente si può tentare di parcheggiare al Santo o in Prato. Il ristorante è ben curato con un taglio moderno. Il colore bianco delle sedie, dei tavoli del bancone ecc. fa sembrare l'ambiente freddino. Le sedie sono scomodissime. Personalmente non ho gradito l'eccessiva esposizione di prodotti nella zona dell'ingresso che rende il tutto movimentato ma un pò caotico. E lo fa assomigliare piu a un mercato che a un ristorante. Tra l'altro è pure un pò scomodo apprezzare i prodotti in esposizione perché si è costretti a fare slalom tra i tavoli per osservare tutto. Il servizio è cortese, competente e sufficientemente celere. Il menu è vario (anxhe se ci sono troppe cose da leggere sulla qualità, i valori e bla bla bla) e propone piatti interessanti della cucina veneta. Dalla gallina alle sarde in saor, bigoli, maiale col cren ecc. Oltre ai fritti e una buona selezione di hamburger. Abbiamo assaggiato le capesante, le sarde, il cinghiale e il maialino. Piatti ben curati e gustosi. Forse le sarde andavano lasciate a marinare un giorno in più e sia il cinghiale che il maialino potevano essere un pò piu teneri. In generale il livello dei piatti è alto e si sente l'amore con cui sono preparati. Deliziosi. I dolci sono ottimi, da provare il tornino di cioccolato dal cuore morbido. La selezione dei vini è buona ma non capisco la scelta di non servire vini derivati da vitigni non autoctoni salvo poi la mancanza ad esempio del Friularo che viene prodotto in provincia di Padova da vitigni autoctoni veneti (ma forse è considerata roba da plebei qua...). Il conto è nella media di un buon ristorante. Con 40€ a testa si mangia e si beve bene e si esce satolli. Consigliato per una bella serata con il/la...