Dining Companions: Kate G, Janine S, Stephanie L, and Angie R.
In the Orlando Hotel on 3rd and Orlando, the former La Terza has been replaced with Minestraio, a mid-priced Italian restaurant. The service was decent, the food was better.
The menu is already on the table when you sit- it's your placemat. There are a variety of appetizers, a small selection of entrees, and a large selection of fresh pastas which include whole wheat and gluten free options! Gluten free pasta is huge. It's very difficult to find a restaurant that has gluten free items and also has items for the rest of us!
I started with the beef carpaccio which was delicious. The very thinly sliced beef was accompanied by arugula, parmesan cheese, and capers. I inhaled it. We shared a cheese plate for the table. It was nice, and came with a few different cheeses and assorted accompaniments (walnuts, honey, and grapes). However, I wish that the server would have told us what cheeses were what. The only one I was sure of was the ricotta salata. There was also a blue cheese.
My decision of which pasta to eat was very difficult. Many of the pasta combinations sounded delicious. Kate enjoyed her ravioli, I enjoyed my agnolotti. Agnolotti, a light fresh pasta shaped like a half of an oval filled with a veal osso bucco. It was flavorful but not overly rich. The primi portion was a good size with the carpaccio appetizer.
One question, why do you have to walk into the hotel and take an elevator just to get to the bathroom???
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