Osteria Mia — Restaurant in Phoenix

I can say without a doubt this is my new favorite restaurant in Arizona!! I knew I was going to break my almost four-month-long streak of not drinking because their cocktails looked just too amazing not to try. I couldn’t remember the exact ingredients in each dish/drink so I took them from their Instagram page. Beware, if you follow them you will be salivating over all of their posts… I know I have been, you have been forewarned.

I started off with the Sofia, which is a cocktail made from brandy, amaro alpine, strawberry puree, and rhubarb and ginger gin. I’ve never had brandy before, so that might be why this drink hit me with a pretty big punch to the face. I can’t say I would order it again because I think I’ve determined I’m not a huge brandy fan, but the other drink…. that one I will have dreams about. This one was called the Marconi, it is made with strega, italicus bergamot, AZ mission vodka, lemon, luxardo cherry and fresh thyme. It was so light and refreshing with a different twist than I’m used to. Honestly, it was a good thing I limit my alcohol intake these days, because I would have definitely had a few without even realizing I was drinking alcohol.

Onto the food… we started off with the Arancini, which are risotto balls stuffed with bolognese, mozzarella, and peas. The sauce was delightful and fresh and the balls were deep-fried to perfection! Next, we shared two different pasta meals because we just couldn’t decide on one for ourselves. The tortellini filled with ricotta and parmesan were floating in a beautiful porcini and shiitake mushroom brodo filled with spinach, portobello and cremini mushrooms. I have never had tortellini in a broth, and oh my goodness it did not disappoint!

For our second shared entrée, we got Orecchiette with broccolini, tomatoes, sausage lightly bathed in a garlic parmigiana sauce. What I loved about this dish, the flavor snuck up on you. It looks like it would be kind of plain, but it really was the perfect combination of flavors. The sausage was very small pieces that would kind of tuck themselves away into the pasta shell so you would get a little bit of saltiness and garlic with almost every bite.

Last but very not least, the cheesecake. Oh my god, the cheesecake! It was a ricotta cheesecake with a pistachio crust, drizzled with fresh lemon curd and sliced strawberries as a garnish. To say it was a slice of pure creamy heaven would be an understatement.

I think my favorite part about the whole meal, nothing was heavy! Normally when I eat Italian food it leaves me feeling stuffed and bloated, usually with indigestion to add to it. Everything we had was just so light, it wasn’t smothered in cream sauces or tons of meat piled onto the plate. It truly was pure perfection. I can’t wait to go back and try more dishes, I have a feeling that cheesecake will be calling my name over and over until I give in and...

Oh my.... First, thank you for your response.. But, please read what we wrote not what you feel 😕 you think was said.. We never said the food was bad ... it actually was very good, moms home cooked feel. We also stated "The food was good, great service." And it was! Olive Garden was a comparison as to sides not the food quality. 😁 We have removed the comparison fromour review. The points we were making was, no sides were included with the meals ie.. a salad or bread without paying MORE money. Even at home when we have pasta we serve sides with the meal. Funny part is even one of our servers was apologetic about not having at least garlic bread with the meals. We understand the bar per your explanation but, we literally were able to touch the tables next to us on the dinning floor. That is not considered 6ft & while my husband was still sitting at the bar a lady NOT a family member sat right next to him, with her friend with no separation between us & them. We were there on Friday night. Thank you again for your response. Try to remember that these comments are considered constructive criticism and not ment to offend you.

Osteria Mia....They were definitely NOT covid compliant. No 6ft compliance at bar or table seating. We could have reached out and touched one of the tables next to us. Also at the bar no separation between any of the seats.. The food was good, great service once they decided who our waitress was. Waited almost 20 min before we finally asked who was waiting on our table.. We felt it was a little $$$ expensive for what you get. We had 3 mixed drinks. Appetizers: Muscles $13, 8 small meatballs $13, 1 whole artichoke $9 (small, not meaty). Dinner: Lasagna $16, & Lupara $17, the meals do not come with anything so we ordered warm bread $2.50 8 slices, small loaf & a side salad $5. So that made one of our meals approximately $24 + drinks. Dessert: Chocolate chip cannoli $4. We've had good food at similar restaurants & at least get a side...

We had high expectations based on how frequently we have been going here the last few years, but the service was so incredibly disappointing that we will never be back.

From the moment we placed our order, things started to go wrong. We ordered a pizza and then added a salad. Salad arrived - we first waited patiently for silverware to eat it with and when we realized we weren’t getting it walked up to the bar to ask for it. Then we waited patiently for the pizza thinking it might just be a delay. Pizza never came and when we asked about it the server insisted we had not ordered a pizza and replaced the pizza with the salad. No apology or an acknowledgement that maybe she misunderstood, just kept saying “you didn’t order a pizza.”

Ordered a drink that she stated they were out of and offered two alternatives. She brought out the one that we did not pick. When we brought this to our server’s attention rather than apologize or make an attempt to correct it she simply stated “this is what we agreed on,” patted my husband on the back, and walked away. Despite our attempts to clarify the situation, the server was adamant and unhelpful. Sitting their frustrated waiting for the pizza which she put in late, we noticed the drink she said they were out of was visibly available at the bar. We shared our concerns with the manager who at least apologized but still made no attempts to correct anything or even offer to replace the drink with the correct one.

It was incredibly frustrating to have our concerns dismissed and to be treated as if we were in the wrong. Mistakes happen, and we would have been understanding if there had been any effort to rectify the situation or at least an apology.

Overall, the lack of professionalism and poor service overshadowed what could have been a pleasant dining experience. I hope the management at takes this feedback seriously and works on improving their...