Osteria
3835 Germantown Pike, Collegeville, PA, 19426
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Address :
3835 Germantown Pike
Collegeville, PA, 19426 - Phone (610) 489-9886
- Website https://www.osteriaevansburg.com
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Opening Hours
- Tue
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : Yes
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Dinner
Bike Parking : No
Wheelchair Accessible : No
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
Categories
Italian Cuisine
The immense popularity of Italian cuisine globally isn't unknown. You can find an Italian Pizzeria around every corner of almost every city in the United States. Not to forget that in every house, people enjoy mac and cheese as comfort food. But it would be wrong to believe that Italian food starts with pizza and ends with good pasta as this Mediterranean country has much more to offer other than these two dishes. In Italian Cuisine, there is a high use of fresh tomatoes, all kinds of herbs, great quality of cheese, all types of meat, seafood and fresh handmade pasta. Many find it hard to believe that Italians have been making noodles long back.
Italian and Greek cuisines are always mistaken to be same, but they are poles apart. The primary difference between the two cuisines is the use of cheese in most of the Italian dishes. Italians love to cultivate their own cheese and process them as per their food requirement. It is believed that some cheese is so expensive that cheese producers secure them in lockers.
If you are bored eating the same old pasta or pizza, you can try some of the authentic Italian dishes like Risotto, Polenta, Ribollita, Lasagna, Fiorentina Steak, Bottarga, Ossobuco, Carbonara, Focaccia, Arancini and Supplì. Another item which Italians love to relish every morning is a good cup of Italian Coffee. Once you taste a freshly brewed cup of Italian Coffee, you might not visit Starbucks ever again. Authentic Italian food is made with heart and soul, so go find a restaurant where you can relish Italian cuisine in your city.
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Joe V.
I'm very surprised to see that no one has reviewed this restaurant yet. I have family in Collegeville and anytime we go out to eat, it's at Osteria. Osteria is a small dark treasure located on Germantown Pike. Although it shares the same name as the more famous Vetri restaurant downtown, this Italian eatery stays true to it's name, which overall means that it's a casual restaurant that serves familiar Italian food. Where the host serves his or her guests/family. Okay, enough learning. The restaurant has a dining room and a separate bar area where you can catch a nice piano player every now and again. I'm sure there are set evenings for this piano player, but I do not know them. Moving on. The dining room isn't necessarily small, but the tables are well packed, so you get that classic elbow-to-elbow feel that you should have at an authentic Italian eatery. Foodstuffs: The bread and dippin' oil is amazing. Don't fill up or you'll pay for it come entree time. You know what? Fill up on bread...who cares? The food's so good, just take it home! I could write a few paragraphs on their muscles marinara. Anyone who knows about Chickie's and Pete's muscles, you'll very much appreciate these fresh and garlicky morsels. The biggest item that I can recommend, and the meal I get almost every time I visit, is the Chicken Francese. The flavors that come out of this dish are extremely unique. This is the best version of the dish that I've found so far. That's really all you need to know. I will say that other entrees look delectable as well. I feel that once a person finds one of their favorite meals, they should share it with others. So this is me sharing. However, feel free to try anything that this fine eatin' store has to offer. I'm sure it's out of this world.
(5)William B.
This had been a very good Italian Restaurant. In our last three visits the quality of the food has dropped drastically, along with the service. The food now is at best mediocre, the service worse. On our last visit, we spent almost $300 for food and beverage for four and were VERY dissappointed. We will not go back again. A B
(2)Bruce B.
Chris M said this was a great place so I had to try it. He was correct food is excellent. It's homegrown the portions are large,service is very very good. I ordered a glass of Chianti it was very good. Can't wait to go back and try another dish!
(5)Spencer P.
Been here several times since 2011. Sometimes we get great service, but, mostly food and sometimes drinks take a long time. If you're not in a hurry, this is the place to be. Food has been good -- sometimes it is under seasoned, but basically it is good.
(3)Chris M.
Great Chicken Parm! This a nice local italian place. I've eaten here a lot and some times are better than others but always good. I recently strayed from the norm and had the mussels in red sauce with a side of linguini- it was very good. The setting of the place has a historic village setting in evansburg. I definitely recommend this place.
(4)Deirdre M.
I recently went here for a birthday dinner with six of my friends. I had always passed Osteria and wanted to try it out, but this was my first time. My friends and I really wanted to have the half-priced appetizers and dollar off drinks at the bar before our reservation, but when we got there they kind of wouldn't let us. When I called ahead for reservations the woman who answered said that the special was only in the bar, which I understand, but when we got there the owner was basically like, "No there's no room at the bar for you. You should have come earlier." So we had to skip the bar and head straight to our table. They did give us $1 off our first drinks though. The service was also kind of rushed. The woman who waited on us gave us very little time to decide on our orders, something that takes time with a party of 7. And then our food took plenty of time to arrive. I liked my dish though. It was a pasta with ricotta and eggplant. And the portions were huge.
(3)Lois L.
Seafood fan....you MUST go on Mussles night.....AYCE !! They are sooo good. I prefer the red sauce to the white garlic (altho I'm a huge garlic fan). Plenty to eat....service was great, food was hot....what more can you ask !!
(4)Amanda F.
We ate at Osteria last night to celebrate my husband's birthday. It was our first time visiting the restaurant, I chose it based on good reviews I read on this site. OVERALL - Our meal was fine... not great. The restaurant was loud due to the close tables and different music being played in the bar than in the restaurant side (both of wich we could hear.) Service was a bit spotty, price was high for the quality. We were disappointed. :( DETAILS - We started with the "stuffed portabello mushroom." It wasn't a traditional stuffed mushroom, but a unique take on the dish... sauteed portabellos smothered in sauteed broccoli rabe and sprinkled with a little cheese. We liked this dish. The server forgot to bring us bread, so we requested some. It was just sliced, white Italian bread. Nothing special, but the dipping oil was nice. Our salads were very standard side salads with flavorless chunks of beefsteak tomatos and a few wilted greens hiding in the mix. I ordered something with a strange name... Chicken virgiolo or something like that. It was a $24 chicken dish topped with marinara, shrimp, and lump crab. It was bland with a vague fishy taste. The flavors didn't come together at all. It was served with a side of very mediocre pasta with marinara. The marinara had a salty, preserved taste. My husband ordered the snapper with mushrooms. He said it was fine, but not a rave review. We skipped dessert in favor of homemade birthday cake. I might go back to try their gnocchi. I've been really missing the gnocchi from La Bella Cuccina, an Italian restaurant we frequented in the area that closed a few years ago. But, my hopes aren't high. Oh well!
(2)Kristen C.
Well let me start by saying if this had been my first visit to Osteria I would have never come back. This was our third visit and will be our last. Six of us went out to celebrate my husband's birthday last night. My husband could have picked anywhere to go but he insisted on Osteria because he loves their Calamari over pasta. We had reservations and were seated on time. Our server took our drink order which was a bottle of wine and some iced teas and sodas. The wine came out right away but the other drinks seemed to have been forgotten. Usually at this point we would have been served bread with dipping oil and cheese but that was also forgotten (ours was apparently given to every other table around us). We ordered the grilled calamari appetizer with diced tomatoes, onions, etc ( basically a bruschetta mix). The calamari was very tough and chewy and the tomatoes were hard and barely pink. Our salads came and the greens were fresh but I had the balsamic dressing which was almost all oil with only a hint of balsamic vinegar, bland and heavy tasting. My husband ordered chicken topped with crab meat, I had lobster ravioli topped with shrimp, scallops in a light cream sauce, the others at the table had steaks and fillet. The vegetable of the day was a mixed medley. My husbands chicken was bland and swimming in butter, my ravioli were tough and the scallops were equally as tough and very fishy tasting. My dish also looked as if it had been sitting around a while, the sauce on top of my ravioli was almost dried and the sauce underneath was runny. The vegetables were large chunks of carrots, zucchini, broccoli and cauliflower just steamed with no seasoning. The other folks in our party did enjoy their steaks and fillet and they seemed to be cooked to perfection. Our server and waitstaff were less than attentive as our water glasses sat empty for most of the meal and those of us who orderd iced tea and sodas were never asked if we wanted refills. However my water glass was refilled finally when the check was delivered. Three of us ordered dessert, Chocolate cake and tiramisu. We were told the tiramisu was homemade, but it was very average. The chocolate cake was soggy and wet on the bottom as if it had been frozen and then thawed out in a microwave. Our visit was VERY disappointing. We wasted over $200.00 on bad service and a mediocre meal. Save your money and skip Osteria.
(1)J J.
Food is average. Service Is below average. Been there many times because it is convenient.
(2)Arti K.
My fiancé and I just went here for valentines day dinner. I got the ravioli jn the cream sauce with scallops and shrimp. I just got home and within a few hours, I developed food poisoning and threw up multiple times. The scallops were hard, and the ravioli were just plain gross. The cream sauce was bland. I threw up and had to clean out chunks of scallops from my sink. Lovely. Oh, and the icing on the cake was the extremely long intervals between courses.
(1)Degenerate S.
It's an unassuming little place that's easy to miss, but the food is always outstanding. Am very fond of the beans and greens and anything on special. The pasta with crab and lobster sauce is also a favorite. Excellent home-made deserts as well.
(4)Darin S.
I've been here for lunch a two or three times with my wife, as a special thing to do on a Saturday, but without the overhead of a formal dinner. This is definitely a good change-up from our usual "Do we go to a pub or a diner?" Saturday lunches. When we have gone, there were only a few occupied tables so we could enjoy our conversation and take our time. It was almost as if we were the only couple in the restaurant. When the tourists are in town, I suspect that the place gets very busy. Obviously, the lunchtime fare tends toward "italian bistro", but there is more to try than just vegetable panninis or plain-old cheese steaks, The deserts are also very good.
(4)Jeff H.
My girlfriend and I went here yesterday for an early dinner. The dining area was nice, the tables are close together but you're not on top of other diners as suggested by some other reviews. The menu is pretty large and prices are reasonable. Service was great, the food was pretty standard. I'd go back but only because I live nearby.
(3)Ally H.
Went there for Father's Day dinner and can't believe it took me so long to try this restaurant. It was our first visit and won't be our last. Our group ordered the Seafood combination, Lasagne and Meatballs, Broiled Salmon and Chicken Francais. Everything was great. My father in law said his lasagne was excellent and I loved the Seafood combination with it's plump shrimp and spicy sauce. Desserts were also great, especially the cannolis, the filling was perfect and obviously homemade. The pineapple cream cake was also a refreshingly light dessert and the Lemon Mousse pie was heavenly. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for good Italian food in a comfortable atmosphere.
(5)Zach H.
Let me set the scene for you. It was a brisk Friday night and we were dressed to kill as my friends and I stepped out of the Volvo we arrived in. Upon opening the wooden door, the host was abrupt and wanted us seated as quickly as possible despite our desire to flirt with the regulars at the bar. He caressed my friend and apologized after dropping menus on her. The service was probably the worst part, unfortunately. Our waitress was attractive but a little too speedy for my tastes. Let's just say if she was on the Titanic, nobody would know Kate Winslett because our waitress would have notified the captain of the iceberg sooner, the crisis avoided, and subsequently there would be no movie. The balsamic vinegarette had too much oil and not enough balsamic vinegar. The pace of the courses can best be described as glacial. My fettuccine Alfredo was literally to die for (this post is from beyond the grave) and the portion was gigantic. I heard the bathrooms were nice, though some redheaded gentleman was in there for quite a while and we all know that's a bad sign. I'm also happy to see they have a large gay following as we saw multiple pairs of older men intimately dining together. The tab was appropriate for what we had.
(4)Gregory W.
We ate dinner in the bar to take advantage of the happy hour that takes place from 5 to 7pm, Monday through Friday. The appetizers (all half-off) we selected were the good crab cake and the quite tasty asparagus wrapped in prosciutto. The entrees we selected were two pasta dishes. The puttanesca was saltier than a puttanesca is (and, yes, we know they're typically salty, what with the olives and anchovies), but still tasty. The spaghetti carbonara was good as well. Both dishes were good portions, and at around $15, a good deal since they include a small dinner salad. Service was fine: it may have been a little slower than in the dining room since we were seated at the only table in the bar area. It's a good enough place: nothing outstanding, but tasty.
(3)Papa D.
Do you ever read 1 star reviews and wonder whether it is the person or the place that was bad? I see people on yelp who NEVER give a good review, and it is from a place I totally enjoy, and it makes me wonder. Was just at Osteria tonight with a group of 10 people. We called at 4:15 for 5 PM reservations, and we got a table.... They asked us if we could assure them that we would be out by 6:45 so they could have room for a 7:00 party of 12. We were fine with that. Service was just fine; not a single issue. The food was really enjoyed by 9 of the 10 people at the table. The one person thought it was "OK" but by no means bad. The apps were all good, too, and each one of the 3 apps were 100% eaten. The calamari app was HUGE - and good. Portions are very large..... I am a 275 pound guy and I only ate about 40% of the entree. I did eat some of the appetizers, though. The only part nobody seemed too excited about were the desserts. They were good, but not as good as they looked. So, a 4 out of 5 seems just about right. BTW, most of our meals were $15 - 25. And my daughter, who is a filet mignon fanatic, said hers was "coooked by someone who really knows how to cook steak".
(4)Phil P.
Love this place. Food is wonderful and they have a nice cozy bar with occasional live music. Portions are huge so you can probably share an entree if you aren't a "Hungry Man". Everything I have had there has been excellent. Need reservations on Friday or Saturday night.
(4)Lucy C.
Sat at the bar and had dinner. The place was freezing inside so we asked the female bartender with the dark short hair if they could please turn down the A/C. She completely ignored us. A waitress behind the bar was kind enough to lower the ceiling fan speed. It went downhill from there. She never asked if we wanted refills on our drinks 2 patrons who came in after us got their food before we did, we had to ask for bread and she was extremely rude. We actually did something that we never do and left a 5% tip. Don't bartenders and servers get it that Tip is an acronym for "To Insure Promptness" Needless to say we won't be going back anytime soon.
(1)Aaron L.
Classic and quaint Italian dining is the experience you get when you walk through the door. The staff is polite and friendly yet a little undertrained. It's not a great mark when your server can't comment on wines because, "we're not allowed to try them". The wine selection is simple with a reasonable variety of classic Italian wines at a very fair price point. Dinner for the evening began with asparagus wrapped with prosciutto. The asparagus was a little on the small side, but the texture of the prosciutto helped the dish from being a miss. Salads consisted of baby spinach with goat cheese and cherry tomatoes. The salad was a good segway into the entrees. For dinner we dined on chicken medallions with crabmeat and shrimp as well as eggplant parmigiana. Both dishes were nice and while not striking they were both enjoyable. We did not have dessert but the items on the tray looked very appealing. Osteria is a nice restaurant offering the type of quaint dining you sometimes desire at a very affordable price point. We will return at some point.
(4)Adam F.
Overall we had a really great experience. Here are some of my observations: - The food was absolutely delicious and priced fairly. Not too expensive, but with drinks can add up. - The atmosphere was good. There was a big fire place and it feels like a big house. There was also some live acoustic music playing in the other room. I liked it, but I also liked that it was in the other room (the room with the bar) - It took a while to get our food out. We didn't really care too much because we were just enjoying our company and having some drinks. - We were the youngest ones in there by a couple of decades. Not kidding. We are in our twenties and there was a lot of grey hair. I think there were some younger people in the bar room. - Friendly staff, easy parking, good vibes, and did I mention the food was delicious! This will not be a place we frequent, but we will certainly go back!
(4)Renee C.
Terrible service by a barmaid with glasses and a short bob. She was rude and then turned around to another couple and talked about us like we couldn't hear her!! Then she watered down my drink. My friend and I would stop in there occasionally for a drink but now we will find another place. My friend told me that is not the first time she has been treated like that there. Such a shame
(1)John S.
This is a better then average Italian restaurant. We go here maybe once a month and it's good and consistent. The red Mussels Fra Diavalo are my favorite and my wife like the Veal Saltambuca. They also have a reasonable wine list with a nice Montipuciano that goes great with the spicy red mussels. Drinks from the bar are small and expensive.
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