La Rosa The Strand - Sydney

Before i start, this has nothing to do with the food itself. I would rate the food a good What im upset about is that no one told me that La Rosa isnt serving actual italian food (pasta, etc) at the moment. Instead it is now The MILAN, a British Steak house with only SIDES to choose from (you can only choose salad or chips with your main). They could have informed me that the menu is completely different while i was reserving a table. It does not help that Zomato and Google DOESNT show this menu change. I simply read reviews, looked at the photos, checked the menu and clicked contact.I booked La Rosa to finally have a taste of amazing italian food on my girlfriends birthday. If i knew this was a steak house id go elsewhere. Not only is this our last year here in Australia but it is possibly the last birthday here in this amazing country. On top of that i have informed them that this was a special birthday night which they advised me that everything is sorted and that they do a little candle thing. No one greeted her happy birthday and not one candle. May have been an ordinary day for La Rosa but it was a very special day for us.Absolutely disappointed. First time and last time dining at La Rosa.

It's been three years since I last had the pleasure of dining in The Strand Arcade at La Rosa.

The restaurant is upstairs of the strand and is almost like a hidden restaurant amongst the stores.

Good service, bad taste. Dishes are too salty, or maybe I should order pizza instead of risotto

I'm an Italian food lover and searching for the best Italian places across this one which seemed perfect for my hubby's birthday. This restaurant is located on level 2 of strand arcade. It's a bit difficult to find but using Google maps we got through it. The ambience is so beautiful perfect for a date. Dimly lit with candle on the table. The decor too is impressive with a chandelier in the middle and lot of seating space in and outside too. We booked online through zomato so we need not have to wait. We started with the drinks. Very impressive selection of wines. Hubby had Johnny walker whiskey and me the classic medium red wine. Can't get the name but it was awesome. Had the 150ml glass. For entrees we began with oyster which was very tasty. We also ordered the brushette which had tomato, feta cheese which was totally yummy. Since we didn't have to have pork we had the spinach brushette along with sour cream and potato too. Portions are small but the food was very yummy though. Next we ordered for ricotta ravioli stuffed with spinach and it was simply excellent just loved it. Also ordered the capellini since hubby wanted to have chicken. It was the spaghetti pasta along with rosemary sauce. It was good too. Definitely wanted to try their pizza so ordered the the funghi pizza which had portobello mushrooms along with mozzarella and porcini puree and it was delicious. Wanted to have a chicken pizza but it was not in the menu. For desserts we ordered the ricotta meringue which was so beautifully presented and it has cream along with hints of orange sourness and it was yummy. Service was slow and food did take time to come to the table but server lucie was extremely polite and friendly and apologised for the delay too. Lovely service by her. Pricing is definitely high but simply loved the meal. This restaurant is definitely recommended. Would love to come here again.