Claudio Conti
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★★★☆☆
Went to Ombra recently. The pizza was actually good, but the rest of the experience was disappointing. I called in the afternoon to ask if there would be space that evening. I was told everything was booked, but that as a walk in maybe they could find something downstairs. When… I arrived around 8.20pm the restaurant was far from full only a few tables occupied and several empty both downstairs and upstairs.
When I asked if I could sit upstairs, one of the staff told me everything there was booked. I went up to check and there were multiple empty tables. The waitress upstairs even said we could sit wherever we wanted. That kind of “pretend exclusivity” doesn’t make much sense when there are clearly free tables.
On top of that, the kitchen was running on a reduced menu. They couldn’t serve most of the starters or pasta dishes basically only focaccia, olives and pizza were available.
If the kitchen is limited and there are empty tables, it would be better to focus on being welcoming rather than acting like the place is exclusive or fully booked. The pizza was good, but overall it didn’t feel like an Italian restaurant at all.
