blu sardinia

found: a favorite place. nathan is a phenomenal chef. everything was perfection! everything.greatservice, wine, ambience, music, food. it's upscale but not pretentious. the mix of flavors, light but satisfying, well presented, beautiful! the salmon was amazing, with fava beans, artichoke, tomato, capers...fabulous! so happy to have found a place we want to return to over and over again. love it!

amazing, best restaurant on the eastside. just ate there last night, and i can't wait to go back. we were seated promptly at a nice spacious table on the mezzanine, the décor and ambiance is modern yet classic, very tastefully done - there was agreatfeel to the place. server was knowledgeable, friendly, and gave prompt polite service. the very best thing about this restaurant though was the food!

started with the ahi and albacore tartar, the mustard sauce and capers perfectly accented the delicious fresh fish. cioppino for the main course, it was an excellent balance of flavors and the seafood was all deliciously tender, best scallops i've ever had. to finish off, definitely try the tiramisu!! it was amazing!! really really cannot wait to return, what agreatrestaurant to have here on the eastside, an instant favorite.

finally an authentic italian restaurant. when you order pasta here, its going to come with just enough sauce: not drowned like many restaurants do. many of the dishes are typical of sardinia which is quite different than the rest of italy. we had agreatdinner starting with an antipasto: tartar di tonno -greatflavors, very simple so you could taste the fresh fish flavor. i ordered another antipasto for my dinner: insalata di mare - again very fresh and tender including the octopus. we also tried the malloreddus with the wild boar ragu. excellent flavorful pasta! its fairly expensive but well worth it.

authentic italian cuisine!greatatmosphere and pleasant staff. the staff was incredibly nice, welcoming and generous. one of the two owners actually stood at the door and greeted everybody that came in. although it was a slow night, i still give them good credit for catering to my needs. the funniest part was meeting the italian presidents private chef. amazing group of friends here!

i was recently in italy eating all sorts of pasta. here i decided to try the maccarronis de busa and it was exactly what you'd expect in italy. al dente, not too rich nor too salty, unlike a lot of places that try to operate as authentic italian cuisine. the bread and cracker they bring out to you before your food was probably the best part. i loveeeddd the rosemary flavor and the baked taste of that darn cracker. i could come back just for that.. then again my girlfriend is the one making it, so perhaps my opinion becomes a bit biased. she's an excellent baker and pastry cook and does a good job here with her fellow colleagues.

the prices are reasonable, the entrees obviously in the mid 20's to high 40's but well worth it. i hear the lamb shank is to die for!

i totally recommend anyone who enjoys pasta to check it out. it's right in the heart of bella botegga ok redmond.

i will be back!