There are many restaurants in Sydney that serve good authentic Italian cuisine. One of the restaurants is called La Botte which is located at 608 Willoughby Road, NSW 2068. Here you will find the waiters, waitresses and cooks conversing in Italian. If we didn’t know better, we probably thought we were in Italy!
The good thing about La Botte is that it has an underground parking lot which you can park for 2 hours for free. Like most streets in Sydney, if you are lucky and can find a spot, then by all means, park on the street. The size of the restaurant is rather small. La Botte has a large mirror located at the end of the restaurant which gives an illusion that it is a big restaurant. A neat trick for those without trained eyes!
As for the food, we ordered “Fettuccine Carbonara”, “Lasagna”, Garlic Prawns and Pizza Meat Lover. We have a choice of either ordering the dish as an entree or as a main course. We chose the latter for all the dishes. As for drinks, we had the “lemon lime bitters”. We must say that this place serves one of the best “lemon lime bitters”. We would give it a 10/10 for the "lemon lime bitters".
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| Fettuccine Carbonara |
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The “Fettuccine Carbonara” consisted of fettuccine (similar to rice noodle or “kway teow”), bacon, parsley, cheese, cream sauce and eggs which have been beaten and mixed with the fettuccine. The “Fettuccine Carbonara” was too rich and creamy for us. We could not finish the dish entirely on our own. Luckily the “Fettuccine Carbonara” was shared by 4 people. Nevertheless, the dish deserves our rating of 7/10 for its texture and a good combination of flavour.
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| Lasagna |
As for “Lasagna”, it consisted of layers of pasta sheets in mince meat, tomato and white sauce. The “Lasagna” was well cooked with its mince meat melting in your mouth. However, the “lasagna” at La Botte is not something which we would consider as extraordinary. Therefore, we would give the “lasagna” a rating of 7/10.
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| Garlic Prawns |
As for the Garlic Prawns - this is one of the dishes that we truly enjoyed. The prawns sauteed with mushrooms, garlic and chilli were fresh and succulent. The combination was a true champion that gave it a delightful taste. If not for the “Fettuccine Carbonara”, we would probably order another helping of the Garlic Prawns. For this dish, we give it a strong 9/10.
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| Meat Lovers Pizza |
The Meat Lovers pizza at La Botte consisted of pepperoni, cabonossi, ham bacon with a lot of cheese. The pizza literally melts in our mouth and with the combination of the various meats, it gave us a fulfilling meal. Therefore, our rating for the Meat Lovers pizza is 8/10.
In conclusion and based on our dining experience in La Botte, we would rate the service 8/10 as the waiters and waitresses were attentive and the meals were prepared and brought to our table relatively quick. As for the ambient, we would give it 6/10 as the place is relatively small in size and may get pretty tight when it is crowded. Speaking about the crowd, you will need to call La Botte and book your table at least a couple of days in advance as it is usually very crowded and it is almost impossible to find an empty table if you do not have a reservation. La Botte’s telephone number is 02 99 58 67 85.
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