La Pesa Trattoria - Darlinghurst

Went here on a Groupon last night 3 courses and matching wines. The food is mainly Milan style, which suited us just fine as we wanted to try a few dishes we hadn't had since Italy. Shared an antipasto plate to begin with, and then had prawn risotto and the osso buco for mains. Great food, really tasty and well presented. The wines matched the food well.Service was quick and friendly. Would happily eat here again without a voucher.

I had this on a list of restaurants to try after reading Terry Durack’s very positive review in the Sydney Morning Herald in June 2010. But it took me over a year to get there and not a minute too soon!. My pal, D., arranged dinner for six. I knew the restaurant was Italian but forgot it was Milanese. I’m liking this trend of restaurants that specialize in a specific region, rather than a whole country or indeed a whole cuisine. We were greeted with tiny glasses of complimentary prosecco, a nice way for us to lead into the wonderful negronis that they serve.

My husband and I had a lovely evening at La Pesa. We booked using a Groupon voucher and it was excellent value for money. Staff we're friendly, atmosphere was cosy and the food was tasty. Thanks La Pesa!

I am more inclined to give the restaurant a 3.5 but thought I’d be generous considering I took advantage of the Dimmi offer. The food was great, most dishes were done well. We ordered the eye fillet and pork as our main dishes. The beef tartare was our favourite entree but the salmon gravlax was disappointing. The blini was fairly dry. While the owner (or whom I presume was the owner) did an amazing job of serving guests and speaking through the menu, his offsider waiter was a bit too relaxed, did not seem to know what he was doing or check on us to see how our meal was going while the other person was madly busy. For the price, the meals could be a bit more imaginative. They were still delicious, but a bit too simple for me and serving sizes were typical of the french style. In summary, La Pesa has potential, I’d like to see them try new things to attract more business.

Gorgeous setting. Very cosy and has a proper restaurant feel. Friendly service. Food was delicious. I opted for the mushroom tagliatelle. It was beautiful! Strong mushroom flavour and lovely pasta. Portion size was rather small and at $26, not exactly cheap. I left feeling hungry. However, I'd come back.