La Tarantella Osteria

Brett Endless

Well, it's trendy for sure, and the dishes are definitely inspired by high end Italian but sadly the execution is missed. I had the ragu, lemon chicken, spaghetti, Romaine salad and strawberry taramisu The flavor of the ragu was definitely good with a great ratio of meat in the sauce, not to thick and definitely not too saucy... the sad part is, the pasta was very over cooked. Maybe people in this town (I mean everything seems to be hyper "Woke") enjoy things based on feelings and photo worthiness, and if that's the case then sure come check this place out. If you're looking for quality preparation and taste, I wouldn't come here. I'll break everything down next; Spaghetti was overcooked, but the sauce had good flavor and the meatballs were moist and had good flavor. Meatballs = 4/5 over all spaghetti 2/5 Lemon chicken: this was the best dish out of all 3 I tried. However the potatoes were dry and very generic. At places that do fingerlings properly, you get a nice crispy crust with a moist center, and occasionally some nice herbs for added flavor. These were soggy over all and dry in the center. Like a bad cakey consistency. Not good. The broccoli in this dish was a big win. Great flavor and cooked will. The chicken was moist and generally good in taste and flavor however it was soaked in lemon. This was a chefs mistake. The artichokes were good, cooked as should be. Onto the ragu: flavor was a win, the very overcooked pasta ruined it. This pasta should always be cooked al dente. While some people have subjective preferences, pep pasta is always to be cooked al dente otherwise it tastes like mush, as experienced here. The Romaine salad was very good. Salad was crisp and had the right amount of dressing. The "croutons" were underwhelming though sadly. A bit dry and flavorless. The strawberry taramisu was a must try as I have never even heard of such a thing. While, overall this was quite tasty, the lady fingers were dry. All in all, for the prices they're charging this food should be on point and nearly all of it was a miss. There was something wrong with every dish. Could it have been because it was Saturday night? Perhaps. Oh that reminds me...lastly, the service was not very good. The server was nice enough and had a good personality which is lacking these days, so that was a breath of fresh air, however when it comes position duties, he failed pretty miserably. We were done with our food before he ever even came to check if everything was good. We went without water until our dishes were taken away. I almost forgot I also ordered a cappuccino that was just awful. I know, it sounds like I'd have to be trying to not enjoy it for this much to be wrong but those who know me, I never do this, I want to enjoy places and they either care and put passion into their craft or they don't. This place clearly doesn't. So the cappuccino was served in a fancy Tallgrass making the coffee sit underneath approx 2.5" of foam. Cappuccino should be served in a low,wide, bowl type cup so that the foam is evenly dispersed over the top of the coffee for a good and proper tasting experience. This is just wrong wrong wrong. Not to mention the equally bad part in my opinion, which was that the espresso was burnt. I didn't even drink it, I took 2 sips and just couldn't do it. No one offered to remove it from the bill either. Please remember I am diligent enough to not let one part of the experience effect more view on other parts. Like I said, the salad was good, the meatballs were good, everything else had issues and I am definitely surprised so much was wrong in so many areas. If you like good italian, go elsewhere. If you just want to patron a place because of "status" or photos, feelings or hipster level then come light your money on fire. Definitely will not ever return.

Sean Hazen

It was little while ago but I just want to write that my partner and I had a great experience here. We ordered seafood risotto and pesto gnocchi,and it was BUONO! Great potion too. The deserts were good too and Sangria pitcher was ok. Anyway, we had great time sitting outside and listening to the lovely accordion play. Nice staff too. Will go back soon.

Natasha Contreras

Loved the food. Started with a spinach ravioli appetizer, which tasted delicious. The starter bread was soft with a subtle taste of butter. It was a nice cozy place. I recommend people to come for the food with family and/or friends.

Chris Lee

Food tastes are very disappointed and back yard area has lots of flies made us hard to enjoy staffs couldn't speak English. hard shell cannoli dessert menu wasn't pleasant experience. In addition to the food quality, find parking spot was not easy.