OSTERIA NOSTRANA KM 0 — Restaurant in Sabaudia

We found excellent reviews on Tripadvisor and good prices so we gave it a try. The interior is modern and airy and made us feel welcoming. Very good glass and tableware. The menu is in Italian only and we left our phones at home to charge. The waitress tried to explain, the rest we had to infer. The wine selection was excellent and well priced at €4 a glass. There was a good selection of mains. My husband chose the slow cooked beef (we think it was cheek) on mash which was truly tender and tasty. I opted for the Carbonara- when in Italy…. It was a sad dish - very yellow, no sauce and no taste. It was garnished with a few bits of speck. I tried to eat it but it just became drier, so I left it. Strangely, the waitress did not enquire as to why she cleared a full plate of food, even though there was only one other table. I’m sure there is more to the restaurant than our experience but I’mnot sure if we...

We didn’t have reservations which I think is a must in the summer months. They still were able to seat us quickly. The main issue was that other larger tables were getting their food served before us and we ordered well before them. We ended up having to leave early to catch a bus and were not able to finish our meal because it took so long. Second course was removed from our bill because it did not come out for a long time and we had to leave. The food we did...

Premetto che non essendo un amante del pesce, mi piace trovare nuovi posti dove mangiare ottima carne e qualche sfizio tanto per ingolosirci un po’. Questo localino effettivamente non invita a fermarsi: l’ingresso è nascosto vicino ad un supermercato e dà accesso ad una stanza ben arredata ma cupa d buia. Ma il sorriso con cui ti accolgono (in grembiule rustico/chic) ti riscalda subito. Si mangia ottima carne, cucinata a dovere, tortini, verdure, ottimi salumi e formaggi… buono anche l’unico primo ordinato (ma onestamente non ricordo cosa fosse). Menzione speciale per il cesto del pane. Prezzo in linea con la qualità dei piatti e delle materie prime utilizzate. Serviti in tavola da quello che credo fosse il proprietario, molto gentile, competente, uno che “ci tiene”

MODIFICO la recensione: ci siamo tornati 1 mese fa (non nella bella stagione) ed abbiamo trovato una tavola calda La qualità è decente, si prende a prezzo fisso (14€ mi sembra) un piatto diviso in 3 parti e puoi scegliere tra 4 primi, altrettanti secondi e contorni. Con tavoli liberi (niente servizio in sala) e tovagliette di carta. Situazione diametralmente opposta all’esperienza precedente, insomma. Va benissimo per un pranzo al volo ma non per...