Osteria Emilia - Surry Hills

Eu tinha realmente grandes esperanças para este lugar e ao chegar primeiro chegando eu fui impressionado com o quão quente e acolhedor o quarto sentiu. Um belo espaço. No entanto, apesar de ser quase o serviço vazio foi terrível. Nós estávamos sentados esperando por um bom tempo sem menus e então teve que quase gritar para tomar uma bebida. A equipe também levou o almoço ao mesmo tempo, então fomos deixados tocando os polegares sem uma bebida enquanto eles gostaram de suas massas. A comida era deliciosa embora. Mas a 36 dólares por dez ravioli realmente com preços. Você pode ser capaz de fugir disso se tudo o mais tivesse sido local, mas com o serviço como este eu não voltarei. Tal vergonha como pareciam adoráveis ​​apenas sem noção.

I love the idea of this place so much, I really do. It's minutes away from me; it's got a homey feel. I like the energy of the woman who seems to own it (Anna Maria, I read, not Emilia). I've been really impressed how they've built the business and that it's a buzzy neighbourhood gem. And I have had good food here; and the food is good: classic, homemade Italian pasta, dishes and drinks. But the servings are a bit mean, and the prices are just too high. $23 for two people for the fried organic dough with mixed salumi & pickled vegetables; tasty but barely filling the tiny wooden board. My meat pasta (strozzapreti) was tasty but $28. For a pasta! The organic Italian Cab Sauv was $59; I hate that Vivino told me most people paid an average of $13 for it. The night we went the service was really confused and awkward, unfortunately. andyquan.com

Went on Saturday night with a group of 5. The whole night was an expensive disappointment. While waiting for some of our party, the waiter brought across a tray of sciatiata asking if we would like to try some while we were waiting. "Yes please!" we said only to be told it would be $8 a slice. A bit embarrassing to say no so we said we would only take 2 slices. Wasn't worth it. Can I suggest that if you are offering something off the cuff like that, then you offer it for FREE? Making customer pay for unsolicited food is just awkward for everyone. After reviewing the wine list we decided that we wouldn't be getting any wine. The price list is astronomical. Even per glass there was nothing less that $15. We opted for Peroni beer ($9) and sparkling water (using their own carbonator but we still had to pay). After reviewing the menu, we decided that we would order only pasta. We assumed that for $32-36, that the pasta would be main course sized. Each person ordered a different one so we could compare and this included the duck/truffle tortellini and the gnocchi that are so talked about. We ordered 2 antipasto plates before hand at $23. These were lack lustre. The produce on there wasn't very good quality at all. As for the pastas, well not one dish was a standout. And the portions were tiny! TINY!! I had the gnocchi and they were the size of a small marble. Tasty enough but not worth the money. And when they say "gorgonzola and walnut sauce", I expect the sauce to be made of gorgonzola AND  walnut. Instead it was gorgonzola with  a small smattering of crushed walnuts sprinkled over the top. Not even roasted. All the tortellinis were actually ravioli which means you miss out on all the crevices for sauces that make tortellini so special.  The sauces were ordinary with some on the table extremely oily. And the pastas were mushy. Not quite what you would expect for handmade. And to top it off we waited over an hour and a half for our pasta to arrive. By then it was too late to order a main as well once we realise the portion sizes were miniscule. We did ask to see the dessert menu because we were still so hungry but that all sounded lacklustre. All up it cost us $60 per person for a small plate of pasta and a beer.  In the end we went elsewhere to fill up.

Fui no sábado à noite com um grupo de 5. A noite toda foi uma desapontamento caro. Enquanto espera por um pouco de nossa festa, o garçom trouxe uma bandeja de Sciatiata perguntando se gostaríamos de tentar algum tempo enquanto estávamos esperando. "Sim por favor!" Nós dissemos apenas para ser informado que seria $ 8 uma fatia. Um pouco embaraçoso para dizer não, então dissemos que só levaria 2 fatias. Não valia a pena. Posso sugerir que, se você está oferecendo algo fora do manguito assim, então você oferece gratuitamente? Fazer o cliente pagar por comida não solicitada é apenas desajeitada para todos. Depois de revisar a lista de vinhos, decidimos que não estaríamos recebendo nenhum vinho. A lista de preços é astronômica. Mesmo por vidro não havia nada menos que US $ 15. Optamos pela cerveja Peroni (US $ 9) e água espumante (usando seu próprio carbonator, mas ainda tivemos que pagar). Depois de revisar o menu, decidimos que pediríamos apenas massas. Assumimos que por US $ 32-36, que a massa seria o tamanho principal do prato. Cada pessoa... Leia mais

Pasta Emilia is alittle hard to spot as it is on the corner of the street and there were no big signs so you may easily walk past it without even realising. The interior design is very traditional and it gives off an authentic Italian rustic vibe which I'm totally digging.  I ordered the beetroot ravioli with kale and salsa verde which in my opinion was amazingly delicious. The amount of saltiness was just right and the salsa verde was not too oily and complimented the beetroot pasta beautifully. It felt like pasta heaven in my mouth.  My friend ordered the strozzapreti with beef ragu which was also tasty however; it was definitely more on the oily side as we could see alot of oil at the bottom of the plate and the mince was on the sweeter side which I don't mind but others might not like that. Pasta was cooked al dente though!  You can also buy their pasta and jars of homemade sauce but I didn't get a chance to buy any. I really should when I return since I need to get my hands on the amazing salsa verde sauce.