Osteria Mozza

I've been daydreaming about Osteria Mozza for a very long time. Luckily, my wife secured us reservations as a surprise birthday gift and Mozza did NOT disappoint! I'm glad it didn't, we drove 1.5 hrs to make it happen. Location/Parking The restaurant is on the corner of Highland and Melrose. They don't have a parking lot onsite, but there is valet service for about $15 (this is Nov., 27, 2023). The restaurant opens at 1730 and we arrived at 1700. Mozza has a smaller pizzeria/bar next door so we opted for a drink before our reservation (the pizzeria looks great and we're going to have to return to try it out). Restaurant The restaurant opened at 1730 and we were received by incredibly friendly staff. The male staff wore white dress shirts and most had ties...loved this attention to detail. My wife mentioned that it was my birthday as soon as we walked in. Our waiter, bussers and other staff wished me a happy birthday. Another piece of attention to detail that made us appreciate the level of organization and training that has happened...to that end - THANK YOU! As expected, the front of the house and bathrooms were very clean and comfortable. Our waiter was very patient and proactively asked questions to ensure that our experience exceeded our expectations. Again, more attention to detail and superb training. The food was visually appealing and incredibly delicious. Antipasti: My wife's octopus was cooked to perfection and my baby chicory salad was refreshing and solidly good. Primi: The aglio e olio and caccio e pepe were perfect. However, our favorite, by far, was the aglio e olio. It's impressive how many restaurants can't make a decent aglio e olio. For us, Mozza has set the standard for this seemingly simple dish. Secondi: the beef tagliata with a side of roasted baby carrots was...well, delicious. Cannot recommend this dish enough. Dolci: the tiramisu was delicious. Don't visit Mozza without enjoying tiramisu and an Americano or espresso. You owe it to yourself. In short, this was a long awaited experience that exceeded my expectations. More importantly, thank you to everyone that made the experience so pleasurable. Our waiter/busser combo was a topnotch team; very attentive, never got close to running out of water or wine.

It's pricey, but you get what you pay for. Impeccable service. We had the best server, she was so knowledgeable about everything. We devoured the mozzarella the minute it landed on our table. We split our pastas 3 ways and they were ALL delicious. But those desserts thooooo. We got the chocolate ganache thing and tiramisu. Fantastic!

This was a top place I wanted to try as I make my way through the Michelin Guide and it was 100% worth the stop! The servers were extremely helpful in picking some top options to try. Also, the in-house wine expert was helpful. I expressed to him what type of wine I typically like but that I wasn’t interested in an OTT bottle (I was by myself lol) and he was more than happy to help pick a happy medium.

Incredible food and service! My partner and I came as a walk-in and were immediately seated around the mozzarella bar. We shared the garlic bread, summer panzanella, tagliatelle (oxtail ragù), orecchiette, beef tagliata, olive oil cakes and cookies & cream gelato. Everything was beyond delicious, but the oxtail ragu, tagliata and olive oil cakes have played rent free in my head ever since.

Drinks, appetizers, and pastas are good (5 stars) but the main course meat entrees are average (3 stars) and arguably below average if you consider the pricing. The meats are grilled so it has the char but not seared well so the texture is bland (I suppose that’s how most European places grill their steaks). The service is very friendly but not detailed - they are not knowledgeable on how the dishes are made and basically recommended everything as amazing which doesn’t help you decide at all. Overall, 4 stars so a good place but for the price, you can find better places.

Absolutely incredible. My husband and I came here for our honeymoon and had the most amazing night. It ended up being our favorite memory from our trip! I wish I remembered our server's name, because she was the coolest person I think I have ever met. She was so full of life and wanted to get to know us. She started us off with some free champagne and ended with more to simply celebrate our honeymoon. She gave us so many recommendations and made sure everything was perfect for us. Nancy Silverton's obsession with bread is a blessing because the Fett'una was to die for. We ordered it with the Burrata and Peach to top it and it was so so good. My husband ordered the pork shank and it was INCREDIBLE. I don't even like pork! I ordered the Sweet Corn Cappellacci which was the perfect blend of sweet and savory. We told our server to just surprise us with whichever dessert she likes the most, and she brought us the Strawberry Gelato Pie. So so good! We cannot wait to try Nancy's other restaurants and come back to Osteria Mozza.