Rezension meines zweiten Besuchs vom Oktober 2011 - Review of my second visit from Oct 2011
last visited: end of May 2011
Where: Wiesenstraße 52, 60385 Frankfurt am Main
Info: Tel: 069 46 45 91
Now this is a cozy place if you want to spend a long evening dining and chatting and not to forget: If you have plenty of space in your stomach to be filled with some delicious and genuine pasta and meat dishes. Make sure to call well in advance to book a table or just try your luck and spend your time at the bar with a glass of wine waiting to be seated. You will soon forget that you entered a place in the heart of Germany's financial metropolis as you will be taken back into time: Pictures from Sardinia, the Italian island the owners of this 20+ years restaurant are coming from, gazillions of bottles and stuffed animals greet you from the walls.
A pigling is probably the last thing you would want to be in Sardinia since chances are high that you end up as a dish landing on a plate surrounded by Spaghetti in savoury homemade meat sauce and vegetables named as Spaghetti Number 16 (21 €). If you are taken aback by the price now - just believe me: Though 21 € are more than reasonable for the quality served that portion can actually fill 3 people while the menu already states that it suffices for 2!
Add a bit of grated goat cheese - asking for Parmesan, Coke, Sprite and other products alien to Sardinia will only cause the staff to throw a pitying smile at you - and start the feast.
Should anyone crave for meat, let me tell you that the selection is plentiful. I highly recommend the Tria Combinazioni: 2 lamb loins, so tender and juicy they nearly slice themselves voluntarily, with vegetables and pasta with meat sauce de la casa! (€ 28). Needless to say that it takes more than two people to finish that up especially since it is worth to try more than one dish like we are by starting it all with a Salad Murisceddu (15 €) seasoned with a wonderful pepper onion dressing and tuna.
If you like to accompany your meal with wine the choice is made easy for you: There is one red and one white wine - their vino de la casa - and they fill your glass to the brim making it impossible to lift your glass for a "Cheers!".
While observing the friendly and attentive staff (and you can clearly tell by their looks they are a family), we wonder if there is still space for a dessert. There is! Luckily not all of the Tiramisu placed in that transparent refrigerator close to the bar are already reserved. To be sure to get one of these delicious rum and mascarpone soaked sins do as the others do and ask the staff to put one on hold for you while having your main course.
We ask for the check with the little amount of breath we still possess for the rest was taken away by the quality, taste and the sheer size of the dishes. Off the cuff and breathtakingly fast Vincenzo, who eats here every day, lists what we had and prepares the check not forgetting to offer us a free digestive: "Grappa, Ramazzotti, Espresso?" We conclude dinner with a Ramazotti, pay € 50 (excluding drinks), what we think is a pretty good deal, and look forward to a long walk to embrace the nightlife.
last visited: end of May 2011
Where: Wiesenstraße 52, 60385 Frankfurt am Main
Info: Tel: 069 46 45 91
Now this is a cozy place if you want to spend a long evening dining and chatting and not to forget: If you have plenty of space in your stomach to be filled with some delicious and genuine pasta and meat dishes. Make sure to call well in advance to book a table or just try your luck and spend your time at the bar with a glass of wine waiting to be seated. You will soon forget that you entered a place in the heart of Germany's financial metropolis as you will be taken back into time: Pictures from Sardinia, the Italian island the owners of this 20+ years restaurant are coming from, gazillions of bottles and stuffed animals greet you from the walls.
A pigling is probably the last thing you would want to be in Sardinia since chances are high that you end up as a dish landing on a plate surrounded by Spaghetti in savoury homemade meat sauce and vegetables named as Spaghetti Number 16 (21 €). If you are taken aback by the price now - just believe me: Though 21 € are more than reasonable for the quality served that portion can actually fill 3 people while the menu already states that it suffices for 2!
Add a bit of grated goat cheese - asking for Parmesan, Coke, Sprite and other products alien to Sardinia will only cause the staff to throw a pitying smile at you - and start the feast.
Should anyone crave for meat, let me tell you that the selection is plentiful. I highly recommend the Tria Combinazioni: 2 lamb loins, so tender and juicy they nearly slice themselves voluntarily, with vegetables and pasta with meat sauce de la casa! (€ 28). Needless to say that it takes more than two people to finish that up especially since it is worth to try more than one dish like we are by starting it all with a Salad Murisceddu (15 €) seasoned with a wonderful pepper onion dressing and tuna.
If you like to accompany your meal with wine the choice is made easy for you: There is one red and one white wine - their vino de la casa - and they fill your glass to the brim making it impossible to lift your glass for a "Cheers!".
While observing the friendly and attentive staff (and you can clearly tell by their looks they are a family), we wonder if there is still space for a dessert. There is! Luckily not all of the Tiramisu placed in that transparent refrigerator close to the bar are already reserved. To be sure to get one of these delicious rum and mascarpone soaked sins do as the others do and ask the staff to put one on hold for you while having your main course.
We ask for the check with the little amount of breath we still possess for the rest was taken away by the quality, taste and the sheer size of the dishes. Off the cuff and breathtakingly fast Vincenzo, who eats here every day, lists what we had and prepares the check not forgetting to offer us a free digestive: "Grappa, Ramazzotti, Espresso?" We conclude dinner with a Ramazotti, pay € 50 (excluding drinks), what we think is a pretty good deal, and look forward to a long walk to embrace the nightlife.
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