Osteria Dell’Opera

Solid neighborhood restaurant. My grilled vege salad was perfect for lunch and the hubby enjoyed his spaghetti with meatballs.

Wandered into this restaurant tonight as everywhere else looked a bit too crowded. Of course, it’s probably not a great sign that somewhere isn’t crowded at 1930 on a Thursday night. The staff here are lovely, the service is good, and it is a nice non cramped space where you can have a quiet conversation. However, the food is really not up to scratch and is massively overpriced given the quality and portion size. I thought my friend’s vegetable pasta was completely unappetising although my parmegiana had some flavour. The antipasti were fine but again overpriced. Also £5 for a shot of limoncello… in Italy half the time they give this to you on the house. Neither of us were too keen on the dessert (panna cotta and crème brûlée — there was way too much custard depth wise and it just came off as very heavy) I did really like the prosecco though, and the pizzas the table next to us had looked good. This could be a great spot but unfortunately disappointed.

Not sure why this place was rather empty when I can here today. The atmosphere is quite nice with more of a bistro feeling and the staff very friendly and attentive. The food is much better than your average Italian and they clearly put a lot of attention to details. Had a sea food salat followed by a large pizza and all was very good. Can recommend this place.