Cantucci And Vin Santo
Mucca Osteria

Mucca Osteria

1022 Southwest Morrison Street, Portland, 97205, United States Of America

Wine • Salad • Pasta • Italian


"If the server has asked my opinion (which they did not) I hate to do this but when I walk into a....more upscaling (appearing) restaurant and see NO salt on the table, I expect greatness. No salt means the chefs know flavor and how to season food. No salt on the tables should mean the chefs are professionals. I expect my food to be seasoned...the very least salted. I ordered the halibut special. 3 stars for at least NOT making it bone dry like most other places. The rest fell short. Seasoning, there was none. vegetables The vegetables were cooked through but again no seasoning. The app I ordered was the scallops. They definitely need a better sear on them and maybe a crunchy element to the dish. The parmesan cream sauce was flat. No flavor. So disappointed especially for a $28 app. I don't mind spending money on somewhere who knows what they are doing but this isn't it. The only praise I have is the dessert was pretty good. I can't give 5 stars over a good pastry chef. The entree has to match. If you know food. If you know flavor. If you know how to season food properly this place isn't worth your money. I also forgot to say the waitress was very attentive but she gets 4 stars because I wouldn't have even written this review if she had asked me in the first place how the food was. I'd had told her and gladly tipped the 20 percent they generously included anyways. Sorry to be brutally honest but I come from a household who knows good food and this isn't it."