GENOVA
Shapla

Shapla

Via Colombo 14R, Genova, Italy, 16121, GENOVA

Halal • Pollo • Curry • Dessert


"The two points are the service and hospitality. The food was okay but far away from what indian food is supposed to be like, at least the dishes I ordered. It was quite disappointing. The samosas: the filling was good but the crust was made of something entirely different Pakoras: tasted good. But far more oily, and not crispy at all. Dal Makhani: it's supposed to be made of black lentils, not yellow. And is supposed to be creamy, not watery. Vegetable masala: the masala curry/gravy was good. I'd have preferred vegetables that are used in india, so zucchine were a strange choice. Naan: Good! Soft and crispy simultaneously, the naan were good! Halwa: it was supposed to be made of simolina, this one was orange, not brown. And didn't really have any particular flavor to it. Or any dryfruits, which is usually how one makes a rich halwa. Gulab jamun: this was the primary redeeming flavor in the lot. The syrup was the too thin but I assume thats to reduce the sweetness, so makes sense. Also, only issue with the service: the naans were served first. Then the dishes arrived about 3-5 minutes later. By the time we started eating, the naans were getting cold already. I'd have preferred the reverse order, since curries take much longer to cool down, assuming bringing it all together is not viable for some reason. I've been living in and travelling in Europe for a few years and this was probably the least indian food among the high end restaurants I've visited. I'd heard a lot of good things about this place, but it was disappointing. Final verdict: the food is decent. Just, so widely different from the authentic cuisine, that one questions: at what point does it become a different cuisine altogether."

Osteria Amori E Sapori

Osteria Amori E Sapori

Via Monte Fasce, 16133 Genova, Italy, GENOVA

Pranzo • Italiano • Mediterraneo • Frutti Di Mare


"purtroppo scarso perchè avevo delle ottime aspettative ma di bello c'era solo la location e il panorama mozzafiato. tavolata di 30 persone per compleanno, 2 menù, terra e mare.... antipasto mare, tra le scelte: un tentacolo di polipo impanato nelle spezie, curcuma, curry e altro, sapeva di tutto tranne che di polipo, troppo troppo impanato in un mix di spezie che hanno lasciato l'amaro in bocca in tutti i sensi. chi aveva scelto il menù terra aveva un 5 fettone di vitel tonnato discreto in paragone, la quantità non era uguale) un primo menù mare: taglierini con sugo di crostacei............taglierini al sugo, i crostacei forse erano emulsionati nel sugo, ma sono così belli da vedere e da mangiare a pezzi, perchè farli sparire così?! facendola diventare una banale pasta al sugo. menù terra: tra le scelte c'era la pasta al pesto, discreto ma con troppo troppo aglio. poi avendo fame, abbiamo chiesto a parte un assaggio di frittura alla genovese verdura fritta, latte fritto, pollo fritto, 4 porzioni in 30) discreta, ma il pollo sapeva di aceto, anche all'odore non buono. dolce niente perchè c'era la torta. quindi, 1 antipasto e 1 primo a testa, assaggio di fritto genovese chiesto da noi e pagato a parte, vino sarano state 10 bottiglie in 30.......90 euro in due!!!!! mi dispiace ma il rapporto qualità, prezzo e menù non è all'altezza della bellissima vista."

Fokaccia

Fokaccia

Largo San Giuseppe 2, 16122, GENOVA, Italy

Pizza • Pasta • Carne • Gelato


"I will describe my experience at this restaurant since the beginning. At first, I came withmy girlfriend because I read this restaurant made one of the best focaccia in Genoa. When we asked the waitress for a table, the first thing she did was to look us from head to the foot as if we were really dirty (we were not). In that moment we should have gone but we dedided to stay. Then we ordered. The waitress had a lot of work, she was running all the time, we cannont criticize her for that but maybe the restaurant should hire someone else. Of course she was not nice at any moment. She didn't speak english but even if we tried to speak the few italian words we knew, the communication was not good at all. The food was not bad. I ordered pasta al pesto and I really enjoyed it. Then I ordered a focaccia that I didn't like so much but it was not bad. My girlfriend ordered a salad and found it okay. At the end, we asked for the bill and once she brought it we asked to pay but card (the establishment accepts payments by card) but she refused and told us that we had to say that when we asked for the bill and that now it was impossible to change. We can understand that, it may be true in Italie but if that's the case, she should have asked us when we asked for the bill. Well, as we didn't have cash (we went to the restaurant after being sure we could pay by card), she made me go to the closest bank and to pay her with cash. No goodbyes or thanks from her side. We hope that you don't have the same experience we had. You don't go to a restaurant and pay a certain amount of money to have such a bad experience."