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Bocca di Lupo
where do I start?
it was so hard to get a booking, so we were all really excited trying BDL.
I have to say, staff is really sweet and wine selection is decent.
now to the food. the food was underwhelming and everything was just ok. from the starters to the Pasta, to the primi and the worse part, the desserts. honestly, I don’t know why we’ve wasted our dinner there.
not only that the food wasn’t great. 2 out of 6 of us had some sort of poisoning that we had to throw up after. such bad experience.
it was so hard to get a booking, so we were all really excited trying BDL.
I have to say, staff is really sweet and wine selection is decent.
now to the food. the food was underwhelming and everything was just ok. from the starters to the Pasta, to the primi and the worse part, the desserts. honestly, I don’t know why we’ve wasted our dinner there.
not only that the food wasn’t great. 2 out of 6 of us had some sort of poisoning that we had to throw up after. such bad experience.
Zoilo
Passed by Zoilo and was wondering why it isn’t on my wanna try list.
that same evening I really wanted a good steak. was thinking to go to Lurra or Wild Tavern that I absolutely LOVE. then decided to try something new.
Zoilo had a phenomenal rib eye made to perfection. asked for medium rare and got an amazing medium rare.
wine selection and the owners knowledge is beyond. surprised I enjoyed Argentinian wine (when I only drink french or north Italian due to the acidity in the soil).
totally recommend going!
I will definitely go again and try their full menu.
until I do, it’ll be a rare 5 star.
that same evening I really wanted a good steak. was thinking to go to Lurra or Wild Tavern that I absolutely LOVE. then decided to try something new.
Zoilo had a phenomenal rib eye made to perfection. asked for medium rare and got an amazing medium rare.
wine selection and the owners knowledge is beyond. surprised I enjoyed Argentinian wine (when I only drink french or north Italian due to the acidity in the soil).
totally recommend going!
I will definitely go again and try their full menu.
until I do, it’ll be a rare 5 star.
HaBasta
This has been an unfortunate experience.
I've been excited to go to the Basta for a while. been hearing about their Crab Burekas and simple great food for a long time.
I'll start by saying, I love restaurants that style. simple. outside the market. when I was reading the menu I saw take offs to some traditional dishes. I ordered 19 dishes (and of course had the waiter told me I over ordered - but I hear that ALL the time).
Dishes are pretty big but we managed.
I'll start with the Sashimi, it was the first dish we received and it was simple and accurate. wasn't anything special.
I would avoid ALL the small plates as they were nothing interesting and mostly bad to be honest.
the steak tartare which I didn't plan on ordering was actually one of the best dishes of the night. the toast it was on was hot and the meat was phenomenal.
the crab carpaccio was ok. not bad but not good.
I ordered all 3 pasta dishes on the menu and all were good. accurate and perfectly cooked. here as well, nothing blew my mind. was good but nothing more.
we continued and got the Crab burekas (the iconic dish of the Basta) - it was the best dish of the night no doubt. though, even that, wasn't exceptional. it was good don't get me wrong. but I didn't fall off my chair.
the meat we ordered was ok but the gratin it came with was great! then came the octopus which I must say, I love octopus and the Basta does do one of the best I've ever had worldwide!
still waiting on 2 more dishes, the tortellini and the brain.
40 min past and we finally received the tortellini. not frustrated yet, but come one... 40 min between dishes?
another 40 min past and we still didn't get the brain we've ordered! it ended up taking almost an hr between the tortellini and the brain (which I asked to be served together) which is almost 2 hours from the last dish we've had which was the octopus. it was ridiculous. and the kitchen simply did not care as much as we asked, they kept saying 2 more min.
I ordered all the desserts when I arrived just to make sure they've got them when we finish our dinner.
towards the end of our dinner, after we've waited for the last 2 dishes. the waiter comes over and says that one of the desserts we've ordered is sold out even though he made to sure to put one aside.
I was shocked and his response was - it happens here a lot.
well, thats comforting!
when we did get all the desserts beside that ice cream that was sold out, they were meh... better off finishing our dinner and heading elsewhere for sweets. unfortunately, not the food nor the experience would make me go back.
*I’ll add and say that our waiter was really sweet and welcoming. He wasn’t the problem. But it seemed like the kitchen simply didn’t give a…
I've been excited to go to the Basta for a while. been hearing about their Crab Burekas and simple great food for a long time.
I'll start by saying, I love restaurants that style. simple. outside the market. when I was reading the menu I saw take offs to some traditional dishes. I ordered 19 dishes (and of course had the waiter told me I over ordered - but I hear that ALL the time).
Dishes are pretty big but we managed.
I'll start with the Sashimi, it was the first dish we received and it was simple and accurate. wasn't anything special.
I would avoid ALL the small plates as they were nothing interesting and mostly bad to be honest.
the steak tartare which I didn't plan on ordering was actually one of the best dishes of the night. the toast it was on was hot and the meat was phenomenal.
the crab carpaccio was ok. not bad but not good.
I ordered all 3 pasta dishes on the menu and all were good. accurate and perfectly cooked. here as well, nothing blew my mind. was good but nothing more.
we continued and got the Crab burekas (the iconic dish of the Basta) - it was the best dish of the night no doubt. though, even that, wasn't exceptional. it was good don't get me wrong. but I didn't fall off my chair.
the meat we ordered was ok but the gratin it came with was great! then came the octopus which I must say, I love octopus and the Basta does do one of the best I've ever had worldwide!
still waiting on 2 more dishes, the tortellini and the brain.
40 min past and we finally received the tortellini. not frustrated yet, but come one... 40 min between dishes?
another 40 min past and we still didn't get the brain we've ordered! it ended up taking almost an hr between the tortellini and the brain (which I asked to be served together) which is almost 2 hours from the last dish we've had which was the octopus. it was ridiculous. and the kitchen simply did not care as much as we asked, they kept saying 2 more min.
I ordered all the desserts when I arrived just to make sure they've got them when we finish our dinner.
towards the end of our dinner, after we've waited for the last 2 dishes. the waiter comes over and says that one of the desserts we've ordered is sold out even though he made to sure to put one aside.
I was shocked and his response was - it happens here a lot.
well, thats comforting!
when we did get all the desserts beside that ice cream that was sold out, they were meh... better off finishing our dinner and heading elsewhere for sweets. unfortunately, not the food nor the experience would make me go back.
*I’ll add and say that our waiter was really sweet and welcoming. He wasn’t the problem. But it seemed like the kitchen simply didn’t give a…
GDB
Simply THE best burger in Tlv. After trying so many, I must say, the bun, the fries, the meat. Everything is simply phenomenal.
Their steak and fries is also great!
Their steak and fries is also great!
Mashya
Amazing food! Amazing wine selection! Amazing staff! Amazing ambience. Mediocre desserts.
We literally ordered most of the menu and the whole dessert menu. The food itself was amazing. Well balanced, perfectly cooked.
The desserts were really disappointing and not interesting. But overall, since everything els was so good. I’ll give it a 5.
We literally ordered most of the menu and the whole dessert menu. The food itself was amazing. Well balanced, perfectly cooked.
The desserts were really disappointing and not interesting. But overall, since everything els was so good. I’ll give it a 5.