Austinist: Leave the Lardo. Take the Amaretti.

kss

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 14:00:41 -0600

ive never thought the staff rude!

yummy

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:44:06 -0600

I had the opportunity to eat here the other day for lunch and was very pleased. The nice cafe atmosphere it has is pretty rare in Austin, and the food was delish. Our server was great, so the company card left her a nice tip. The lunch crowd filled the place - so get there early.

Karin

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:47:35 -0600

odam: no offence taken. :) sean: Alison hasn't mentioned anything about prices, and I'd have put them in if I'd actually, you know, written them down. Oops. I do recall, though, that a meal for two consisting of pizza, an appetizer, and a glass of wine (one of the two had water) was about $40.

Karin

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:45:15 -0600

No problems at all with the staff at Enoteca, actually -- they all seemed very helpful and pleasant.

em

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:23:01 -0600

sounds amazing but are the staff here as rude as they are at vespaio?

ttrentham

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:22:51 -0600

It's the same owners. They just got done expanding and adding Enoteca to the original restaurant about a month ago.

odam

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:21:00 -0600

OOPS! Sorry, Karin, I though ALison beat me to this punch. Welcome aboard, i take it all back. Anyway, that is a general term of endearment not an aspersion, so i hope we can still be friends. Vespaio is the best italian food in town, btw.

odam

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:05:43 -0600

i was going to write about this place. it is deloosh. bitch, i hate you. love, matthew

sean

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:02:49 -0600

I haven't been there in years but Vespaio was great the last time I went. The bar section was always packed back then. I just haven't had the occasion to go back since it's a wee bit pricey (good, but pricey). Nice to hear there's another Italian place to check out. I've always lamented the fact that Austin doesn't have better Italian food. Actually any food besides bbq, asian buffets and fried velveeta wrapped in tortillas would be nice but I digress. Does this place have the same owners as Vespaio? And is it faux pas to print the prices for the dishes y'all review here on Austinist?