Come savor an appetizing creation at Uccellino. They are open late all week and are easily reachable by public transit but also by car. Come visit them in an area known as stimulating. Payments by American Express, MasterCard, Visa and direct debit are recognized.
For Allen Anderl, manager and co-owner of Uccellino, restaurants have long been places with a carefully balanced act: A performance of both conspicuous and discreet staging. “You should appreciate the wonders of the food but not realize how much work goes into it,” he says. “It’s kind of a catch-22; because, of course, we want people to recognize how hard we work — but, we also don’t want people to think, ‘Oh man, that must have taken so much time.’” It’s a sentiment he’s grown to believe in since he was a teenager, working his first job as a busboy.
Now, restaurants often feel like grand theatres to him. “You have the lights, the food, the wine and different liquors," he says. “And, creating an atmosphere in which people can enjoy themselves." It's something he hopes to fulfill at Uccellino.
We have been here twice. The food is excellent, but both times, the kitchen has not been able to time our food properly and we either end up with our main dish coming out before our pasta, or we end up having a huge time span in between courses. For a “family style” restaurant where they encourage multiple dishes be eaten over several courses, you would think they could at least get the timing figured out. Food is great, but there’s lots of other great restaurants that don’t have these issues.
The atmosphere and service was awesome. The food was very flavourful. One of the dishes we tried was the monk fish pasta which was too fishy for any of our tastes. Looking forward to our next visit.
