Francesco Bianchi

I've been wanting to test Craft for years. Many years. Before the pandemic I think.

But for some reason it never felt the right time to choose a fine looking restaurant so close to home.

We finally did, together with a couple of friends .

We enjoyed the dinner, quite a bit. Most of that was due to the company. I don't think it would have been the same had we gone as a couple or for solo dining.

The place is warm and the lights have a great color.

The menu has the right amount of options: not too restricted but also not overwhelming.

The food tasted nice but not exceptional.

The mini arancini were very tasty.

The bread instead was mediocre.

My main tasted nice but frankly too expensive for the very limited amount of meat it offered.

The personnel was super friendly and we found a lovely touch that in the final bill left a handmade note in Italian to acknowledge some of us were Italian.

Over the years I have been in Asahi already a few times and I have always enjoyed it. I have always been there for lunch though and I ma not sure how the atmosphere would be over dinner.

Service is fast, polite and efficient.

There's a lot of food options and they all taste very good. So far I have tried a few sushi options and fried rice and have enjoyed them all.

Chopsticks are not brought by default but one has to ask for them.

Tani is without any doubt the restaurant where we have been more often in Ireland. It may well be that it's where we have been more often in our whole life.

We discovered it 10 years ago and it's one of the things that makes our neighborhood special and something that contributed to our choice to buy a house where we bought it.

The decor is lovely and evocative: dark, stylish, with the warmth of black, dark stone & dark wood. There's almost always nice jazz music.

If I could add a note: I wish the room temperature was a bit warmer but I understand that most local customers probably prefer it this way.

Of course over the years the food has changed as the chef were alternating but it has always kept between good and exceptional. I think the last 12-18 months have been particularly good!

We love going there for a bento box over lunch. It's a shame that they are not open anymore during most workdays. My favorite is the seafood one.

Their sashimi is very tasty and high quality.

I love their Tori Karage and their yaki soba are very tasty. My favorites are chicken and duck, that sometimes I have asked to combine for a special treat

Staff has always been friendly and polite.

I think that recently they have found a particularly fantastic balance of great people who both create and serve the food. I hope they can keep going like this as we hope to remain very happy customers.

What an absolute feast for the mouth!

I had tried to enjoy the food at la Scagna on my first day in Bergamo but the place was sold out for that night and the following lunch. Luckily I could visit it a few days later before leaving Bergamo.

The casoncelli were superb. A wholesome taste that was worth the trip I did from a near town.

The polenta taragna was delicious and incredibly rich.

I love strong tastes but I found the wild boar to be maybe even too strong.

The beer from a local brewery was a great match for the food.

I wish I could have been able to eat also dessert but unfortunately it was not the right night for me.

I found the personnel to be extremely kind. They also helped me in any way when on my way out I bumped into problems finding a taxi.

Definitely a place where I want to come back when in the area!

Really glad we tried this place. It often caught my attention whenever I passed by but it never felt the right time.

One obstacle for us is that they don't seem to have any indoor seating and I couldn't see any heating system outdoor.

The Spritz were good, in particular the one with Campari without ice. Proper solid Italian spritz.

The Pizza offered us a chance to get a couple of very welcome warm bites.

I bought some Bacio di Dama that I ate once home. Sooo good, to die for.