Botte - Astoria

We had the most delicious meal. Fabulous Italian tapas, great wine, and super cool vibe. The owners are very nice too which is a plus! I highly recommend this place!

Botte Bar has a great choice of wine and the ambience was cozy and clean. Fabio, Francesco and Valerio were amazing and for it being the opening day, the expediting of dishes was on point! Highlights of my meal were the soppressata di pilopo, a tapas like dish made with thinly sliced octopus, topped with olive oil, crushed black pepper, arugula, and pomegranate. The pomegranate was a delicious pop of brightness and sweet and the octopus itself was tender and perfect. The tagliatelle alla bolognese was delicate and beautifully done. The bolognese sauce was spectacular and the ribbons of pasta were stunning in texture. I had that with the meatballs, which were perfectly portioned and melt in your mouth delicious! Overall, the food shines at Botte Bar and their flavors pop!!! I am so excited to come back and try different dishes. <3

Amazing food! Great service. Fabio, Franchesco, and Valerio were awesome in their attention and service.

I am utterly disappointed for many reasons after ordering delivery from Botte Bar on Grubhub. First, the portion sizes were tiny when taking into account the prices $20 for Amatriciana pasta, $14 for a Caesar salad, and $8 for garlic bread with marinara. This doesn’t take into account the Grubhub fees either. These prices are outrageous for the amount of food that was provided there was barely any pasta in my dish and the Caesar salad was a joke. Second, the quality was terrible. I have to say this is some of the worst Italian food I’ve ever had. I ended up throwing half of it away. I’ve ordered Amatriciana pasta many times and the sauce tasted bland and off, almost likely what you’d expect the cheapest can of tomato sauce at the grocery store to taste like. Almost Chef Boyardee esque. There was barely any guanciale in it. The Caesar salad didn’t even have full romaine or other greens but was just a heap of cheap chopped lettuce, almost like what you would get on a Taco Bell Taco. The garlic bread was burnt and barely able to be eaten. This has been such a disappointment and a ripoff. I see there are other reviews that are good, so maybe it was just an off night for them, but I will not be patronizing this place ever again. Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else for quality Italian food that is more affordable.

I like Bottle Bar, I've been here several times the food is great, the drinks amazing, however this time my friend and I stop by only for drinks; we did not know what to drink but Valentina super friendly came to us offering a list of drink that we enjoyed few drinks but my favorite was Made Ya Blush.Thank you Valentina for attention, we'll be back soon!!