Pasta from dough prepared in the kitchen, according to Italian original receipts, fresh calamari, dry Italian wines (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Treviano) served in carafe, meat ball soup and grilled minced meat rolls, central location and reasonable prices in a restaurant that combines Italian and Romanian cuisine to bring Romanians and Italians together at the same table.
“Olive Garden” (www.olivegarden.ro ), located on Calea Dorobanti, on Tudor Vianu Street No 11, a quiet and fancy street with houses, attracts especially customers who come here to have lunch with colleagues or business partners. The name, that suggests the proximity to the Mediterranean cuisine, bathed in olive oil, attract through sonority those who care about healthy nutrition.
The menu, that includes tasty Italian specialties such as spaghetti carbonara, penne al arabiata, tagliatelle pescatrice e porcini, gnocchi panna e tartufo with sour cream and truffles, tagliatelle pana, cotto e rucola with parmesan, ham, arugula and sour cream or calamari “Uberto”, but also Romanian dishes such as polenta with cheese and sour cream, polenta ball, liver with onion and mushrooms or grilled minced meat rolls is a very good option for an exchange of culinary experiences between groups of friends including Romanians and Italians.
The prices range between 12 and 25 RON for a pasta plate and 32 RON for a calamari plate. Another special dish is Taiata de Angus, a plate with Argentina steak, extremely tender and vegetables, accompanied by the house wine Monte Pulciano, a 14 degrees strong wine, served in carafe. The deserts are varied, but not different from the ones in other restaurants, with pancakes, ice-cream, apple pie, crème brulee and one type of Italian cake: tiramisu.
The chef is Romanian, but the owner, who spends a lot of time in the kitchen, knows exactly what quantities and ingredients must be used for the pasta to seem brought right from their country. The restaurant has a capacity of 45 to 50 seats and a terrace that can host around 45 people. The scenery does not attract through opulence, but through warmth, combining simple Romanian and Italian elements, in brown, yellow and orange shades. In time, as the specific will become strictly Italian, investments will be made to ensure coherence between the menu and the scenery. Olive Garden can also be rented for parties and private events, from Monday to Friday between 10 and 22.
OLIVE GARDEN
Str Tudor Vianu, Nr 11, Bucharest
Tel: 021 230 26 30; 0730 33 79 28.
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“Gradina de maslini” cu paste, calmari si vinuri italienesti seci, in Dorobanti
Paste din aluat preparat in bucatarie, dupa retete italienesti originale, calamari proaspeti, vinuri italienesti seci (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Treviano) servite in carafa, ciorba de perisoare si mititei, locatie centrala si preturi rezonabile, intr-un restaurant care combina bucataria italieneasca si pe cea romaneasca pentru a-i aduce impreuna pe italieni si pe romani la masa.
“Olive Garden” (www.olivegarden.ro ), situat pe Calea Dorobanti, pe Strada Tudor Vianu Nr 11, o zona linistita si cocheta cu case, atrage in special clienti care vin aici sa ia pranzul cu colegii sau cu partenerii de afaceri. Numele, care sugereaza apropierea de bucataria mediteraneana, scaldata in ulei de masline, ii atrage prin sonoritate pe cei preocupati de o alimentatie sanatoasa.
Meniul care include preparate italienesti savuroase precum spaghetti carbonara, penne al arabiata, tagliatelle pescatrice e porcini, gnocchi panna e tartufo cu smantana dulce si trufe, tagliatelle pana, cotto e rucola cu parmezan, sunca, rucola si smantana sau calamari “Uberto”, dar si feluri de mancare romanesti cum ar fi mamaliguta cu branza si smantana, bulz ciobanesc, ficatei cu ceapa si ciuperci sau mititei, e o varianta foarte buna pentru un schimb de experiente culinare in grupuri de prieteni din care fac parte romani si italieni.
Preturile variaza intre 12 si 25 de RON pentru o portie de paste si 32 de RON pentru o portie de calamari. O alta specialitate este Taiata de Angus, un platou cu antricot argentinian, extrem de fraged, si legume, insotite de vinul casei Monte Pulciano, un vin tare, de 14 grade, servit in carafa. Deserturile sunt variate, dar nu deosebite de cele din alte restaurante, cu clatite, inghetata, placinta cu mere, crema de zahar ars si un singur fel de prajitura italienesc: tiramisu.
Bucatarul este roman, dar proprietarul, care petrece mult timp in bucatarie, stie exact ce cantitati si ce ingrediente trebuie folosite pentru ca pastele sa para aduse direct din patria lor. Restaurantul are o capacitate de 45- 50 de persoane in interior si o terasa care poate gazdui in jur de 45 de persoane. Decorul nu atrage prin opulenta, ci prin caldura, combinand elemente simple romanesti si italienesti, in nuante de maro, galben si orange. In timp, pe masura ce specificul va deveni strict italienesc, se vor face investitii si pentru a asigura o coerenta intre décor si meniu. Olive Garden poate fi inchiriat si pentru petreceri si evenimente private, de luni pana vineri intre orele 10 si 22.
OLIVE GARDEN
Str Tudor Vianu, Nr 11, Bucharest
Tel: 021 230 26 30; 0730 33 79 28.
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