I admired my serious cortado espresso drink and rejoiced in the various laminated pastries, of which I will have more to say presently. But a plate of grilled arepas with scrambled eggs, ham, mozzarella and pale-green cilantro sauce looked disconcertingly pallid — its wan, unbecoming palette a surprise in a restaurant where so many dishes leap with color and form. The flavors never gelled for me either. I marveled over the striking textures in a tumble of Brussels sprouts prepared grilled, raw and fried, with roasted garbanzos as exclamation points and togarashi maple dressing providing the gleam.
On the side? A slash of citrus aioli to deepen the contrasts. That was lots of fun to eat. So was an elemental green salad of arugula, baby spinach and electrifying whole mint leaves in vinaigrette, with pickled red onions for contrast. It has now been supplanted by a fall salad for which I have high hopes.
Flavor: Get the best food newsletter in Houston sent directly to your inbox. Dinner is full service by a remarkably nice staff. The beauty of the morning hours here is not just the light that pours in, or the activity in the dough lab, or the smell of espresso drinks brewing. A couple of these babies, dusted with salt and consumed with a stout cortado, constitutes one of the best breakfasts in the city, by my way of thinking.
On your way out, check for seasonal treats such as the lovely pear tarts that showed up last weekend, semi-crisp fruit slices nested into a high, laminated square; or the memorable ham rolls that are a Venezuelan holiday tradition, here spiked with green olives, raisins and a bit of bacon. Get the free, weekly Flavor newsletter delivered to your email. Traffic data shows congestion is back to pre-pandemic levels, or worse, while the bad habits drivers picked up during COIVD have fatal crashes on pace for totals unseen since the s.
And the "Antica torte" multi-layer chocolate mousse cake was as good as we've had anywhere. The waiters were not only attentive to us, but we really got to see them in action when a patron at another table accidentally spilled a glass of water; we almost couldn't tell who got there first, as one waiter delivered him a replacement glass of water while another arrived to clean up the one that had spilled.
We got the impression that many of the other customers were regulars: some were already familiar with the menu and others addressed the waiters by name as they walked in. For a restaurant to generate that kind of comfort and repeat business suggests our good experience was not unusual, but typical.
No, it's not cheap thrills, but then it's hardly among the city's priciest places either; and we found it a particularly pleasant experience for the money. Disgusting Veal Bad Service Incompetent Waitress — I just ate here on my birthday, and I had just about the grossest dinner ever. I had wanted to eat here because of the romantic atmosphere and great location.
Other than that, there is no reason to waste any time or money here. We arrived and were seated at our table, everything was going fine We didn't mind since it was a nice table and atmosphere.
Finally, the waitress came over. She was fine, but it was impossible to understand her and as a result we didn't order any of the specials. We ordered our wine and appetizer, at this point the rest of the dinner was horrible.
I ordered a veal entree which was one of 10 veal options so I figured veal was something they were good at, well I was dead wrong. I never order veal, but it was obviously their best option. My fiance also order veal. The waitress brought our veal dishes- mine was cold and totally bland, his was luke warm and slightly less bland. Each cost 18 dollars They were so bad.
I also forgot to mention the bread is bad. Honestly, it shouldn't be alot to ask to have decent bread. I really left totally unsatisfied and kept thinking of all the great Italian options there are in Houston.
Seriously, there are plenty of romantic, wonderful Italian restaurants in Houston. I just wanted to warn others to stay away from this nasty restaurant with a pretty face.
First time, Good italian and service, expensive wine list. It was 8pm on a Saturday and we didn't have reservations. The host was very polite about our dropping in and asked us to have a drink at the bar while they found us a table. After a drink, they found something for us upstairs.
The next time we made reservations to celebrate my graduation from law school. Our entire family loved the place. My advice is to order off the specials list. The first time I had the Trout with a marinara and olive sauce, the next was Shrimp Fradiavolo; both were absolutely delicious!
My husband loves their Filet and their Pasta di Luna. Check out Antica for something nice and intimate - dates and special occasions. Reminds me of trip to Italy — My husband and I went here a with a little hesitation after reading the reviews. We decided we were too overwhelmed by the desire to find a place with the atmosphere we love from Italy to not try it.
Don't get me wrong, we love the food at Prego, the wild boar dishes at Da Marco, and the pizza at Dolce Vita. But none of those places have the character of a place you visited in Tuscany. Well, Antica Osteria did. We arrived and the place was packed and somewhat chaotic without being annoying or loud. It smelled fantastic! We waited in the bar for about 20 minutes for our reservation where we flipped through the wine list, ordered a bottle, and admired the atmosphere.
We overheard one couple complaining about wanting the rest of their food to come out, but I really got the feeling that it was because they are hurried Americans. If you have traveled in Europe, especially Italy, dinner does not move at our rushed pace.
It is an event. So, we relaxed and had a fantastic dinner. The minestrone soup was probably the best I have ever had. The lovely interior and atmosphere of this restaurant guarantee for a pleasant dining experience, and it is a first choice for a lovely romantic dinner of many satisfied customers. In the menu there are many great Italian foods, soups and salads, delicious pasta, fish and seafood.
They also have a great selection of fine Italian wines on its rich wine list, whites, red wines and sparkling wines, Chianti and Tuscan wines. View larger map.
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