This is a restaurant I'd happily visit again. I enjoyed the attentive service, the aesthetics of the interior, and the outstanding quality of the food. Even our drinks seemed to be prepared with extra care and attention.
Overall, there were just a few misunderstandings, but I think we could have simply asked more questions about our order to avoid them.
Briefly, it was late evening. We couldn't decide where to have dinner. After a very long walk around the Old Town, it finally started to rain, and we happened to find ourselves next to Oliwa i Ogień.
They definitely prefer reservations, but as I mentioned, it was getting late, and we managed to find a table for two without any problems.
Meanwhile my companion lost her appetite, and didn't want to eat anything anymore. Ugh...
The restaurant serves beautiful, modern Neapolitan pizzas and Italian dishes prepared following authentic Italian recipes.
Unfortunately, we definitely didn't want pizza :) I found something with mushrooms for myself, and our second order was a simple focaccia.
Let me tell you :), our focaccia was nothing else than a giant pizza without any toppings except extra-virgin olive oil, rosemary and olives:). I only knew one kind of focaccia, a small piece of moist, spongy bread with toppings and aromatic herbs. That's what I expected. My first reaction when I saw it was: "this is not our order"! If only you could see my companion's face ;) Priceless.
Next, I was waiting and waiting for my 'gnocchi funghi e tartufo'. It turned out that our focaccia was treated as an appetizer, and our server was waiting for me. To do what? To finish the entire pizza without toppings first? :)
Finally, she asked me if I was ready for my order. In fact, I was ready before I even arrived. It's just that if she'd explained right away what kind of focaccia they served, everything would have been so much nicer.
My dish was delicious. The gnocchi texture was perfect, and the porcini in creamy truffle sauce with shaved truffle pecorino on top was a pure pleasure. So simple and satisfying.
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