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By: Classic Italy with Touches of the Modern

Classic Italy with Touches of the Modern — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 13:34:15 +0000

[…] been to, but long ago, and I’ve heard that much has changed over time at both), the Bar or Restaurant, but for whatever reason, the particular evening I headed out, one was closed up and […]

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:41:25 +0000

You’re right about the price…. hold onto your wallet….. it was 120 each, which also included coffee and a bottle of wine, as it should. But as I said: everything we ate was very good and there was way too much! It sort of evened out with some of the indifferent meals we’ve had this trip. (Present company excepted of course.)

By: dan

dan — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:29:15 +0000

That’s good to hear – I’ve actually been hearing better things about the place – I think his son, who owned Lucky Luciano around the corner (now changed name to Guido’s as opposed to this place, Guido’s Bar), and also Los Loros, both of which I’ve given very positive reviews to, took over the operation of the place about 6 months back and dad has more or less retired. That could have a lot to do with an improvement in the quality of food – note that this review was more than two years ago. It’s probably time to check it out again. What are they charging now for lunch? My biggest criticism of the place from back then was the price – two years ago, 80 pesos for lunch was simply outrageous (actually, it’s still pretty high), making it one of the most expensive lunches in town outside of the four-star hotels.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:09:30 +0000

Hi Dan. While enjoying the delicious food and conviviality of your Dominican night, a couple of your local guests insisted we try Guido’s. So with several others in the group nodding assent, we ventured there today for a late lunch. I didn’t read your review in advance but was interested enough to look it up when we got back. Must agree that it’s pricey but in all honesty, it was really very good. We had pizza, five ‘antipasti’ plates, two amazing pastas and a selection of three desserts. The primi plates bore absolutely no relation to your photos… they all looked (and tasted) delicious. And the pasta.. we were lucky enough to get the truffle/mushroom orrechietti, which was heaven, plus a pretty stand-up penne in tomato/chicken cream sauce. We enjoyed every mouthful and I gotta tell you, it was a really HUGE meal. They must have heard your criticism of the parmesan overload for it was nowhere to be seen today. And lucky for us there were no (English speaking) tourists, just what appeared to be locals. Because of the price we probably wouldn’t go back and anyway wouldn’t want to risk spoiling a good memory. Having properly cooked pasta was a real treat, in our experience most Italian restaurants in BA’s boil it into oblivion then slap something gloppy on top. Guess it’s to satisfy the Porteno taste buds?

By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Do You Feel Lucky?

SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Do You Feel Lucky? — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:06:00 +0000

[…] of you who’ve been reading awhile might remember the fiasco I considered the much lauded Guido’s Bar in Palermo. I know, I know, I hear regularly from people how amazing it is, how much food you get, […]

By: dan

dan — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:03:10 +0000

Evie, consider it added to my list to check out – though I worry about a place that upfront tells you they’re thieves… 😉