I had been looking at
their construction works for weeks in Velázquez Street, always curious to know what was going on… and finally,
this week, they have opened their doors,
an Italian
restaurant: Ornella! The name
refers to the actress Ornella
Mutti. I discovered that the owners were great admirers of this amazing Italian actress and
this Project is their tribute to
her.
I am sure
they are going to be very successful
in the venture, since, the restaurant
not only has a great look with big windows, nice furniture as well as exquisite
wall papers and lamps, but also the venue is specially well located at the
beginning of the very well-known
Velázquez Street.
Also, who does not fancy Italian food?
I specially
appreciated the
fact that this restaurant did not look
like most of the Italian
restaurants in town. This one,
has a modern look it feels great for a first date, family gatherings or
business lunches.
The average
menu is
around 30€ and the selection of Italian
dishes is excellent. In fact,
Enrico, one of the owners, is the director of the successful Pulcinella Group, so
naturally, some of his
most iconic
dishes can be found here,
with of course some new specialities created by their Italian chef Emmanuel. There is also a
daily menu, the “menú del día” for 19.90€.
If you are
into pizzas, Ornella has brought directly from Napoli an enormous oven in order to
maintain the original
flavour from Naples. Regardless, pastas are also great, if want to have a good pasta
dish, my recommendation would be nerano with
zuchini inside a parmesan cup.
They also
have a good selection of Italian
wines, champagne, cocktails and long drinks for good prices, as their aim is
also to become the meeting point for afterwork and afterdinner in Madrid.
From what I
have seen it is a promising place as music was also very fun! It most
definitely deserves a visit.
Ornella
Velazquez 18
Madrid 28001
Tel: +34 655926033
www.ornellamadrid.com
Our event could not have gone more smoothly. Huge thanks to the amazing managers from venues Chicago for their consummate professionalism and outstanding hospitality. We look forward to many more years at this lovely place.
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