Coppa Osteria
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One of those nights we ventured with no reservation with hopes to be seated within a decent time frame. We decided to pop by Coppa Osteria, a small italian restaurant within the enchanting West U area of town. As soon as we pulled up outside, the al fresco diners filled the patio even with the dense humidity of a summer Houston night.
We decided to lounge at the bar to raid the different selection of concoctions offered. The ambience at the bar was as entertaining for our 45 minute wait to be seated. The bar has a broad selection of spirits, they even have the hard-to-find English PIMMS! The bartender offered was outstanding, she was very attentive and even offered us to change one of our drinks since she noticed we didn’t like it that much. While we were waiting to be seated, we had a Burrata Tartufo at the bar as an appetizer. This has to be the best Burrata we have ever eaten. The cheese was so fresh and soft, the prosciutto was so tender, and the truffle… the distinctive and glorious flavor of the truffle accompanied with these addictive crunchy crostini was beyond amazing.
After we were seated, our waiter came immediately to the table. He was an Argentinian young guy, very nice and respectful. He know the menu by heart and was able to make very informed recommendations. Again, we enjoyed the outstanding service at coppa. The ambiance was really nice and versatile, you could see that the place was full with people from all the ages but predominantly young crowed.
Coppa Osteria can be a great selection if you are looking for romantic, groups or family dinner.
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Service: 5/5
Ambience: 5/5
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Pizza “Ham & Eggs”
spicy coppa, quail eggs, parmesan reggiano
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We had high expectations with this dish since we have tried their plain margarita pizza before and it was amazingly good. As you can see from the pic this is a very “good looking” pizza, it had these tiny and cute fried eggs on top. On the other hand, It had too many things going on. The mix of flavors were hard to enjoy; a lot of seasoning, and at the same time it was spicy. We sadly have to say… we didn’t love it.
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Dish: 3.3/5
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Spaghetti Carbonara
black pepper, parmesan reggiano, egg yolk, salumi toscana
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We have heard great things about Coppa's carbonara that this time, we decided to order it. This dish was completed table-side when the waiter prepared and poured the sauce over the Spaghetti in front of us. The carbonara was pretty enjoyable and tasteful, but we believed this one had too much pepper which sadly overshadowed the taste of all the other delicious ingredients.
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Dish: 4/5
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