Osteria I Nonni - Menu

Estelle

➤ 1806 St Clair Avenue, Saint Paul I-55105-1936, United States

Pasta • Salad • Spanish • Curbside Pickup

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"Almost everything was, unfortunately, way too salty, ranging from the tapas to the rigatoni, which was the only main course my friends and I have ordered. I was hoping to have an experience that reflected majority of the reviews but unfortunately I wasn 't able to receive such just based on the food taste alone. I must say that the service was amazing and the atmosphere was everything I could ask for when I wanted to have a good time with my friends. My constructive feedback is related to food only.The chicken liver mousse had a nice mixture of flavors combining sweet and savory tastes into one when I started spreading the pepper jelly, the mousse, and the mustard on top of the focaccia, which tasted very nice. That was probably my favorite dish out of everything I had tasted. For the bacalao, I could not tell that it was salt cod in the potato fritters mixture. When dipping it into the tartar sauce, I could not tell that this was a form of tapas and I wasn 't sure if the sauce elevated the flavor or moved the flavor to a more typical direction of just fish and tartar sauce which to me is one of the most basic ways of eating fish products. I think changing a sauce might be able to showcase the bacalao 's unique identity, or even consider changing the way it 's cooked without deep frying. The shrimp was overcooked and too salty in the shrimp al ajillo tapas, and even the garlic butter sauce couldn 't neutralize the salty taste. But together with the baguette it became a little bit better. I think reducing the salt level would help, along with being more vigilant on how the shrimp tail got easily overcooked while the rest of the shrimp was more or less okay. The rigatoni was also very salty, and the flavors from different ingredients, ranging from the fennel sausage to the roasted red pepper, didn 't completely mesh with the pasta 's flavor profile. One bite of a piece of rigatoni, one would still get the pasta and cheese flavor without much flavor from the other ingredients. The pasta was freshly made and the basil on top was surely a nice touch, though. Overall I would highly recommend decreasing the salt level on everything as there was a lot of it.The pasteis de nata was pretty good. However, honestly it tasted more like a tiny piece of sweet potato pie, as the egg mixture in the egg tart really lost its egg taste and had a good amount of sweet potato taste. It could be the cinnamon that did the work. The churros were pretty good, and tasted like the standard churros I have had everywhere else.While I am definitely that happy that other customers enjoy the food from Estelle, I found it underwhelming, unfortunately, and I felt like maybe ordering more dishes from the plates section would help, but since it is so hard to find a place in the Twin Cities that had emphasis on Spanish and Portuguese flavors, I would love to see more of that incorporated rather than Italian, or American like a cheeseburger.With all that said, I will still say that this is a solid place for a date night due to service and atmosphere! It is also located in a very nice and cozy neighborhood."

El Cubano

➤ 870 Dodd Rd, Saint Paul I-55118-5742, United States, 55118-5712

Cuban • Seafood • American • Caribbean

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"This place is a small joint, but I think it's just perfect! Come spring, summer, and fall I can see this place being super busy. They have indoor and outdoor seating. Menu isn't too big, but this is a must stop! I had the pargo con crema de coco, which is Dominican style snapper fillet in coconut cream. And all I have to say is wow! I was able to make two meals out of this. The flavor was there and just popped. You can def taste the coconut. The fish was not dry. I had a bite of the El Cubano as well and it was good as well. I highly recommend coming here. The staff is so nice. The food came out at a reasonable time!"

Cold Front

➤ 490 Hamline Ave S, Saint Paul I-55116-1613, United States

Lunch • Delivery • Catering • Ice Cream

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"Even during winter Cold Front is a must stop! We got the warm brownie sundae and it was fantastic. The vanilla ice cream was really good along with the nice chewy brownie in the bottom. Topped with Carmel sauce, waffle cone pieces and whipped cream, it was just the finishing touch to make it an amazing treat."

The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Montreal

➤ 25, Rue St. Paul Est. Montréal, QC H2Y 1G2, H2Y1G2, Montreal, United States

Bars • Steak • Seafood • American

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"Overall, it was a decent experience, but service was missing from the host at the front to find out where we place, although we do not have reservations (OpenTable) to our server Sophie (which was good) to see us after sitting. In addition, we didn't expect us to sit at a table that was wobbly at a keg, not a fast food joint. As a weekly keg cartridge I had a certain degree of standard expectations and although it wasn't stellar, it was decent... to be made with much more improvement."

Panera Bread

➤ 1740 S Robert St #102, West St Paul, MN 55118, USA, West Saint Paul, United States

Pizza • Salad • American • Vegetarian

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"We love Panera, but the reason why this particular situation and our experience today is only earned a 4 star because they were out of a few things and their bakery were almost empty... My BBQ Chicken Sandwich came perfect to say so much about it, and my sons pizza was also great. However, my wife's favorite part is the tomatoes Basil bread for her sandwich that they were made of... her Turkey sandwich didn't taste the same and she actually didn't eat half of it. It really depends on what you usually get, but you could be very disappointed if they are from your favorites. But it was great for me personally!"