Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Salt Cod & Potato crostini, Zuppa Funghi
Osteria Morini, SoHo, New York City
Category Archives: ITALIAN
Casa Tua, South Beach, FL
Food: ☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Dishes not to miss: Seared Lamb Chops
Casa Tua, is a delightful Italian-style eatery in the heart of South Beach, which is set in a gorgeous Mediterranean-style house/ hotel. This restaurant flows through various parts of the house, where each area is decorated with intimate elegance. We dined in the charming outdoor garden area.
Casa Tua lived up to my expectations in its ambience and charm but disappointed when it came to service and food. Most of the dishes just failed to impress. The seared lamb chops was the one dish that really stood out but the rest of the food fell rather flat. The service was rather unimpressive too. At a place like this, you expect to be indulged in every way – no such luck here.
For the price point and the hype, I really think Casa Tua was unsuccessful at reaching its true potentiality.
Here is some of what we ate:
SEARED LAMB CHOP
RICOTTA CAVATELLI
TAGLIOLINI WITH MAINE LOBSTER WHITE ASPARAGUS SAUCE
WARM CHOCOLATE MELTDOWN
ROSEMARY CRÈME BRULEE
VANILLA PANNA COTTA
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* Restaurant Name |
|---|---|
| Casa Tua | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| Italian | |
| * Street Address | |
| 1700 James Ave , Miami Beach, FL 33139 | |
| * Phone | |
| (305) 673-1010 |
Bruschetteria, Lower East Side , NYC
Food: ☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Dishes not to miss: Pork Meatball Panini , Deviled Eggs with basil pesto
The Bruschetteria is a tiny little eatery on the Lower East Side in New York City. It specializes in bruschetta, paninis and a smattering of other Italian fare. Continue reading
Le Cirque, Midtown East, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
I recommend: Salmon Tartar and Smoked Salmon
with Lavash Rye Crackers and Dill, Daurade Fillet
, Peppered Berkshire Pork Steak, “Le Cirque” Crème Brulee
Pacific Asia, New Delhi, India
PACIFIC ASIA
Cascade Shopping Arcade
Netaji Subhash Place
Pitampura
, Delhi -110034
India
Hey Delhites..how many of you have been to Pitampura?
I for one had never even heard of it until two nights ago when honestly….what I saw there knocked my socks off.
Malls that are more modern than anything in South Delhi (what I’m used too) and gargantuan eateries that were packed with people at all odd hours of the night. Continue reading
Vespa Cibobuono, Great Neck, NY
When you walk into the artsy lair of Vespa in Great Neck, you are warmly greeted by the immaculately suited owner, who fits right in with the vibrantly warm decor. This restaurant is rather an anomaly for a rather staid neighborhood. I think it really brings some much needed zing, to this neck of the woods.
I love the bright red vespa that is parked right outside the restaurant to announce ” We are here!!!” Continue reading