La Casa In Padova

simple but tasty food. the waiter was very nice!

Very intimate venue Quality ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

And so this year, for the customary family Christmas dinner 🎄, we opted for the "La Casa" restaurant, a business that moved (or was born, I can't say) in the premises once occupied by the old Mexican restaurant 🇲🇽 "El Agave" (which I had the opportunity to frequent a couple of times almost fifteen years ago). Arriving there around 8:00 pm 🕗, we parked in front of the building (there is a small parking area 🅿️ near the cycle/pedestrian path 🚶🏻🚴🏼‍♂️) and then went inside. Here we were greeted by the owner 👨🏻‍🦳, who welcomed us and indicated our table in the back corner on the right (already ready as we had booked 📞 ahead of time). As our guests arrived, we ordered drinks (water 💧 and red wine 🍷) and the various courses. Regarding the latter, the menu wasn't extensive 📋 (which, of course, isn't necessarily a bad thing), but, alas, the taste wasn't extraordinary either; I'm talking about taste because, in fact, my dishes (saccottino with saffron/cheese shavings and bigoli cacio/pepe) seemed almost devoid of it. I'm not questioning the quality of the ingredients used, nor the choreography of the courses, but I really think that more than a few things went wrong in the preparation. Even the cacio e pepe in the pasta, ingredients usually decisive in determining the highly recognizable flavor of this specialty, were almost unnoticeable, not to mention the lack of salt and the sauce being anything but creamy. The final dessert, a multi-layered coffee cup with whipped cream, was good. Prices are more or less average (total of €32 💶 per person, splitting "Roman-style"), and the young staff are friendly. The atmosphere is simple and understated. Since we still had a lovely and convivial evening, I'm upping the rating to 3 stars ⭐️, but, undoubtedly, the points highlighted above remain. We'll try to give the place another chance. P.S. ❗️❗️❗️GOOGLE CENSORSHIP❗️❗️❗️ REVIEW PUBLISHED WITH THIS NEW PROFILE CREATED FOLLOWING THE SHAMEFUL AND UNJUSTIFIED BLEACHING OF THE PREVIOUS ONE BY GOOGLE ADMINISTRATORS ❗️❗️❗️STOP CENSORSHIP❗️❗️❗️

Well... compared to a few years ago, I was disappointed.

Intimate, family-friendly atmosphere with friendly, welcoming service. The dishes are well-prepared and delightfully tasty. I would happily return; highly recommended.

The off-menu options are excellent. We'll see you again. 😀

A pleasant surprise. Excellent food and excellent service. The head waiter makes the difference.

A real gem! Delicious food and lovely waiters. The place is truly beautiful and well-kept.

The bigoli with ragù were really delicious, the veal with tuna sauce was also very good, everything was good

Piacevolissima sorpresa questo ristorante dove abbiamo mangiato piatti del territorio buonissimi e dolci siciliani deliziosi. Accoglienza gentilissima e che dire siamo dovuti ritornare la sera successiva per completare la degustazione con altri piatti squisiti.