Restaurants
Otto Ristorante
Otto Ristorante
Lunch at Otto should always be on a Friday. Fine food, a waterside seat and scoping out what the beautiful people are doing and whom the paparazzi are zooming a long lens in on. The food? Consistently sublime. Ten years and always a treat. Aperativo: chilled Italian sparkling wine with a little plate of slithers ofParmesan, some fat olives and grissini. Primi: scallops or tuna sashimi with peas. Secondi, don’t miss the famous fish – barramundi, pan-fried and drizzled with lemon. Don your sunnies (compulsory for the paps) and tuck into cheese soufflé, crisped up twicecooked pork belly or the divine fresh cocoa pappardelle with venison ragout and cranberries. Creamy white chocolate mousse to finish. Dolce!
Beautiful location, people, atmosophere, service and food. Otto is a place to enjoy and indulge. Its such a relaxing place to have a long lunch on a sunny day. Start with an aperol apritz or another great cocktail while contemplating the extensive & delicious sounding menu. Then enjoy the house made sourdough bread whilst nibbling on delicious antipasti like whipped goats cheese or salumi and olives. Entrees are absolutely beautifully presented and delicious - from the tuna to salmon and zucchini flowers. Then there are the pastas which are rich & smells divine. The ragu was delicious but wished there were more to the ratio of pasta. The snaooer was perfectly cooked with a crispy skin & tender flesh. The brussel sprouts must be deep fried to be so crispy & super tasty. The caprese was slightly disappointing as the tomatoes were a little soggy. Dessert of hazelnut & chocolate mousse was decadent & rich and the lightly salted caramel inside was a lovely surprise. ...read more
Overrated and over priced. Lucky for the bread we got, otherwise we would have walked away starving. The crab linguni was yummy but quite oily and needed salt. Great atmostphere and really good selection of wines, just not up to my standard for such a beautiful location.
This famous waterfront spot is operated by The Fink Group, who also have Quay, The Bridge Room and Firedoor in their stable. With its reputation preceding it, I was surprised to find an accessible menu of every-day food, starting with vibrantly green asparagus, broad beans and peas hiding Buffalo Ricotta ($27). Pastas, including an artful tangle of Spaghettini ($29/$39), chilli and bottarga, heavily studded with hand-picked blue swimmer crab, are menu highlights. Dentice ($47): crisp-skinned, line-caught pink snapper arrives on a healthy bed of globe artichokes, celery, muscatels and pine nuts, lifted by crystal ice plants that crush delicately in the mouth. Fesa di Manzo ($43) showcases Riverina Black Angus rump cap against Jerusalem artichoke, mushrooms, and green peppercorn sauce, but still wants for a side (or two) making for a very expensive meal.
Otto Ristorante has a stunning location, superb food and professional and affable service which all contribute to a wonderful dining experience.
With pasta made fresh daily in house, the main menu choices were a no-brainer with an order of the strozzapreti with king prawns, long pasta with Moreton Bay bugs and pasta of the day, spaghetti with king prawns and pancetta. These were preceded by a shared entree of zucchini flowers and thinly sliced swordfish. Accompanied by a crisp white wine, we settled in for a long Sunday lunch.
Service was attentive but not intrusive and Woolloomooloo Wharf provided a picturesque backdrop to an afternoon of food with friends.
