Each time I'm in Oban, I make it a point to try someplace new. I do have my regular that I love and must visit. This visit, a new Italian restaurant that I have heard some nice things about. It's not a big place which we did call to book a table. As it was Saturday of new year's weekend, we assumed it was going to be hard to get a table. They actually were able to accommodate the 6 of us for dinner.
I believe it used to be an old bakery but now an Italian restaurant. Not 100 percent but I'm sure that's what I heard. We parked in the Tesco parking lot behind the restaurant which the front door was a 1 minute walk. Honestly didn't need to book a table as there were a good amount still open. Both the drink and food menu offered a lot of good selection. It was a better deal just to get a bottle of red and white versus glasses of each. Food wise, started off with the fritto misto. Mixed seafood fried and served with fries. The seafood consisted of calamari, salmon, haddock and prawns. Honestly review, it was ok. The battered wasn't all that great but the fries were quite good tossed in garlic and parsley. And served with a garlic aioli sauce. But the second starters which was their grilled prawns in a sauce with capers and tomatoes was really good. The sauce and bread for dipping was delicious. Nice chunks of prawns. That dish outdid the fritto misto 100 percents.
Entrees, it was a mixture of everything. The linguine de mare with their mixed seafood was quite tasty. We were informed beforehand that they were out of both mussels and clam and other seafood would be added instead. Well, they could have added more. It was chopped seafood versus whole chunks. Still tasty but could have been perfect with the missing shell fish. The lasagna was pretty thick and was a favorite. Sauce was as nice and the crust of cheese was really good. That came with a side salad and garlic bread. The carbonara, it didn't come with peas but still tasty with the bacon. Sauce on the other hand was flavorful and very rich. There was also the salmon and asparagus linguine. We thought it was going to be nice pieces of asparagus and a nice portion of salmon but it ended up being chopped pieces. Sauce was a nice. Lastly, a cheese pizza. You can't go wrong with something that simple. Nice crust and the sauce was great. Finished off with a tiramisu for sharing.
Overall, the food was quite nice. Everything was pretty much enjoyed. The only dish that was a miss was the fritto misto. I'm used to having it a certain way and there was a bit too much batter. Besides that, we enjoyed our meal. Service was good and all the staff were great. read more