La Papile, printre putinele restaurante de peste si fructe de mare din zona
Pe Candiano Popescu, in capatul dinspre Piata Libertatii, e o “alee cu restaurante”, pe o latura a Parcului Carol I. Sunt vreo sase, lipite unul de celalalt, la parterul unui sir de blocuri. Am scris despre ele, acum a venit randul lui La Papile. Acesta e ultimul din sir, deschis de vreo doi ani, ca si celelalte. Ei sunt la parterul unei cladiri noi, pe colt.
Nu e primul restaurant in acel loc, imi aduc aminte de unul spaniol destul de bun. Cred ca La Papile i-a luat locul direct, fara sa se mai treaca prin alt restaurant, pentru ca mi s-a parut ca vad in amenajare urme ale celui de dinainte. La Papile e mai mare decat celelalte, si conceput de la inceput pentru a fi restaurant. Cel spaniol avea o bacanie in fata, acum am vazut doar un galantar cu peste proaspat si niste lazi cu fructe ca decor, mai degraba. E luminos, cu pereti de sticla pe doua laturi, cu mobilier si ornamente bogate, poate chiar in exces, daca e sa le masuram cu moda zilei in materie de ambianta.
Meniul e foarte lung, bucatarie italiana traditionala si ceva multicuisine, preponderent peste si fructe de mare. Eu am luat paste u fructe de mare, tartar de ton si inca ceva. Au fost destul de bune, imi amintesc, dar nu ceva pentru care sa vreau sa ma intorc la ei in mod special.
Se mananca destul de bine la restaurantele de pe Candiano Popescu, daca nu ai asteptari neobisnuite. Cred ca sunt singurele restaurante bune pe o arie destul de larga in zona. Si LaPapile e cel mai mare dintre ele, cel mai bine echipat si cu oferta cea mai larga. Nu ca ar fi neaparat un argument in favoarea lor acesta, dar e bine de stiut. (GB – mai 2019)
Terasa La Papile
La Papile - Str. Candiano Popescu, nr. 1 (Piata Libertatii)
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I came here for lunch with my partner and a few friends, one of whom was on her lunch break from work, and it took over 1 hour for our food to arrive, which made my friend quite late. I had ordered Tuna & Asparagus, but the waiter (probably one of the rudest and grumpiest I’ve ever come across) brought baked potatoes instead, saying they didn’t have any asparagus; I suggested they could’ve asked if I wanted potatoes – I didn’t – or something else (on the menu they have various salads, rice, vegetables, etc.), to which his reply was that tuna is only otherwise served with potatoes. I asked for a salad, for which I had to pay extra, of course, and swapped the potatoes with my partner, who had fried Dorada Fish & Polenta. His fish came whole and the waiter didn’t offer to de-bone it, as we had just seen him do for other paying customers. The polenta was cold and crumbly and it tasted a day or two old. My tuna was overcooked and quite chewy. We asked for the bill while I was still eating and I asked to pay by card. When I reached for my purse to get my wallet, the waiter took away my plate, without asking if I had finished. He did the same with my friends’ plates. It was overall a very unpleasant experience, as the service was one of the worst and rudest I’ve seen, and the food, aside from not being what I had ordered and late to the table, was underwhelming, if not tasteless and poorly executed. And naturally overpriced. Needless to say, I will not come here again.