La Macchina Cafe

Reviews about La Macchina Cafe

• 3 / 5

  By Sneha Kumari
  There are many things I like about this place... Location, music, decor... And my list ends now.
  
  As far as the food is concerned, it's mediocre. When you add price to it, it's below average. This is my 2nd visit here. We came for dinner last time and brunch this time. And I knew I have to write for this place. I ordered 'Mixto di Griglia' which was essentially grilled octopus, Calamari and shrimp with their special dressing. Well, their special dressing was an overdose of vinegar and soy sauce on these supposedly delicate organisms. These were the worst octopus I had in my entire life. Felt they were just warmed from their frozen status and served after drizzling tons of vinegar to make it softer probably. It was served on greens, one of which was bitter than it should have been. Might be because of its staleness.
  We also ordered salmon with Capri, cream cheese. It came with a side of toasted bread and chopped onions. I love the buttered toast fragrance and the crunchiness but not when they give away that burning sooty mix. Salmon was steamed I believe. I also think it was steamed sometime in the morning and now was lying in fridge before being served. Don't know if that's how the dish was supposed to be served. Wasn't bad though.
  
  The best was Piadina with Nutella. The slight saltiness and warmth of Piadina against the melting Nutella sandwiched between two layers was nice. That's the only dish I would want to repeat. :)
  
  Overall service was fine. Staff was attentive. This was an improvement from our last dinner there, where we felt ignored and had to leap out of our chairs to bring attention. May be it was too dark for them to notice then! We had Groupon coupons for which we went but I don't think we will be repeating that.
  November 07, 2016
• 4 / 5

  By Jesse Tzeng
  I was very caught off-guard by the quality of food (in a good way), and the service was great. The deco style of the place is both eclectic and cool, both modern and nostalgic. I look forward to going back.
  October 18, 2016