Cesari — Restaurant in Nagoya

The atmosphere in the restaurant is very good. We came there right after opening and ordered eggplant with tomatoes, liver pate, wine, steak, tiramisu, and coda di aragosta. The eggplant with tomatoes was a 10 out of 10! The liver pate was the worst I have ever tried in my life. I don't know what this recipe is, I have never tried anything like this. It was very sweet, and the taste of the liver was very fishy, leaving an unpleasant aftertaste. I ordered two glasses of wine and didn't quite understand why the amount in them was different. The first glass was brought literally with wine at the bottom, and in the second glass, the amount was twice as much as the first. 😅 The steak was great, and the amount was just right for two, somewhere around 800 grams. We waited a very long time for our desserts to be served, and at the moment when we got up to leave, they were just brought. The portion of tiramisu was ridiculous, literally half of what people are posting here. The coda di aragosta was very difficult to chew. I had to remove the top layer of dough to finish it. As I understand, this dessert should be crispy, but because they store it in the freezer, it changed the texture. The cream inside was frozen like ice cream. Should’ve taken more pictures of food, but we were so hungry that it didn’t...

We went to this Italian restaurant among a shopping street full of other foreign shops. I was surprised to see this was a Michelin Guide restaurant. My friends definitely made a good choice to come here.

Their lunch special, consisting of an appetizer, main, and dessert, was very reasonable at 1500¥ although a few alternate options add a bit to the cost. I opted for the Prosciutto salad and pizza with 12-month cured ham and they were absolutely deliciously soft, salty, and divine. My friends also decided on the Margherita and Cheese Honey pizzas. The Margherita was the first to arrive and it was the “lightest” taste of the three. The other two arrived shortly after. All three pizzas were thin, flavorful, and quite reasonably sized.

I’d say the Margherita pizza was more the appetizer since it had a lighter flavor profile. My savory, salty, rich ham would be more of a main dish with the sweet and salty cheese pizza more akin to a dessert. To top it off, the desserts were extremely delicious and a great finish to our plentiful meal.

I also want to note the extremely pleasant service we got from the staff, particularly our awesome waiter who did his best to speak English to us whenever possible. The whole experience really justifies their inclusion in the coveted...

Over-rated. We went here due to previous reviews and waited about 20 plus minutes for a table. Upon entering, we noted numerous empty tables and wondered why we were kept waiting so long. Pizzas and cocktail came out on disposable plates/cups-not acceptable for what we paid, and in this day and age (what about the environment folks). Water was also self serve (again-tiny paper cups.-I almost didn’t get any, but I was very thirsty). There was no service provided by staff-we ordered from a machine and collected our own food (once we were told it was ready). Pizzas were ok (mine tasted a little fishy). There must be better pizza restaurants around...