Walking down Ruttenscheider Strasse (close to our hotel, the Atlantic Congress) my co-workers and I found this pizza and pasta restaurant. We decided to give it a go. The restaurant has a nice back room that seemed quieter than up-front. We sat down and were quickly given menus. When the waitress was back to take our orders there was some difficulty in understanding the size of the pizzas. Our German was non-existent. Her English was limited. I should have used Google Translate. However, we marched forward and each ordered a different pizza. Oops! We had no idea that ONE pizza could have served all four of us. Prices were so reasonable that we assumed they'd be personal-pizza-sized. Not so!...
I was too late to buy something at the local Christmas market and opted for this restaurant as a consolation. The weather was cool and the alfresco seating on the large open square was not available. The service was quite prompt and the wine I ordered, an ordinary Chianti, arrived long before the food. The lasagna was clearly reheated and served hot, directly from the oven and tasted ok although the cheese was obviously not mozzarella. The Bologna style sauce contained meat, which one can no longer take for granted many restaurants are substituting minced beef for processed ham from a super market and it is stated in the fine print on the menu. So L'Osteria score positively for this. The por...
The food was really salty.We had a Minestrone, Lasagna and Artichoke pasta. They were good but everything was so salty we could‘t finish it.We would give it another try, because the seasoning was good, and the pasta was well made...maybe that day the cook was happy ;)The espresso was awful and we ordered a Dueto of desserts: Pannacotta (a bit gummier than what we like and bland) and Tiramisú (this we couldn't eat, the consistency was grainy, and overall awful)
Service really slow. Waiters looked uninterested in customers or maybe they thought they were over-worked. We were a party of 10 and after waiting 20 mins to be acknowledged we did find a waiter who was friendly. The food that was served was excellent but one salad came when all others were almost finished and another salad to-go never came!!! Such a shame.
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We called in for yet another Italian and was very pleasantly surprised. The surroundings were great, staff terrific and food .... well just great. As others have noted the pizzas are enormous, would recommend sharing as these are too big for one. Honest. But give it a try
visited with a hope - will be better when in Vapiano. But not. Pizza is huge, for 3 people i quess. We were served pasta with unfresh ruccola on top.((( the waiter showed up just once, even didn't ask how taste all was...
The service was really slow , we were just outside and waiting but they even didnt ask what we want and after we offered we waited for a long time to eat our meal...
A group of 10 was well-fed here late at night. The pizza was big and above average. The pasta was also tasty. Also, a decent beer. A good late night place in essen.
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the taste of the pizzas of L’Osteria is always mega tasty, however the pizzas from there never really get hot, which I find a bit a pity.
Long waiting times and unfriendly staff. The risotto was tasteless and it took 30 minutes to arrive. They refused to serve tapwater.
Piccolo Duetto (2 Glasses Of Homemade Dessert)
Chicken Salad With Chicken Breast Strips
Caesar Salad With Chicken Breast Strips
Maccheroncini With Pomodoro Sauce
Pizza Maria With Fresh Egerlingen
Aperol Passion Fruit L Rhubarb
Crema Di Fragola Al Mascarpone
Campari Orange L Soda L Tonic
Pizza Maria With Ham Shoulder
Gnocchi Prosciutto E Panna
