Osteria di Russo & Russo - Enmore

I absolutely loved the food here. Their dishes were authentic, delicious and filled with flavour. This is a must if you love Italian food. This is a great place to come for a romantic dinner.

(4.5 stars)It’s hard to know where to draw the dining out line with the challenges posed by Covid-19, especially in the absence of strong leadership mapping out clear measures that will be implemented in the weeks ahead. With infections still low in NSW, I popped into a nearly empty Osteria di Russo Russo earlier this week; chasing the good lookin’ cooking of head chef Alex Wong (ex-Allegra Dining).Wong dished up a smashing plate of toothsome, handmade wattleseed pappardelle with David Blackmore wagyu ragu and sweet bursts of native currants. If you’ve already made the decision to curtail your dining out, the restaurant is selling freezer packs of this dish as takeaway packs, along with home delivery to the Inner West. For people who still wish to dine in, this...

Excellent modern Italian food. The restaurant is quite small and cosy but has a nice atmosphere. The dishes are quite unique but we particularly enjoyed the risotto and roasted cauliflower with hazelnut. Staff were also very accommodating and friendly.

Blink and you might miss this dark, moody and cost restaurant on busy Enmore road. Dimly lit, the restaurant is decorated with wax dripping wine bottles throughout. Its dark and dim with a buzzy hum to it which suits groups of friends or couples on dates. Staff are so welcoming and friendly with Marc (the son and one of the Russo's) being actively involved on the floor. Service is efficient, friendly but can be a little slower as the night progresses and the restaurant gets busy. The menu is tantalising and a very modern, slightly fusion take on classics. Potato canolo was the perfect appetizer little spring roll like tubes of super flakey pastry encasing a light, creamy mortadella mousse within. The house made foccacia is excellent light springy, beautifully scented with saltbush addictive when dipped in housemade chilli and rosemary infused olive oil. Straciatella is super creamy perfect with earthy mushrooms and the mushroom crisp is akin to crispy pork crackling. Tuna carpaccio is a fusion of Italian Japanese the seaweed butter highlights the meatiness of the fish. Gnocchi carbonara is light and fluffy and the addition of truffle made it even more decadent. Venison was the heaviest dish and perfect finish well cooked, the gaminess musked by sweet nutty burnt pumpkin sauce and so tender. The wine list is short, easy to navigate, quirky and interesting. And a complimentary shot of housemade limoncello by father Russo was the perfect sweet pick me up to end the meal.

Top notch fancy Italian at a very reasonable price. BYO wine on Sundays. Ordered the 7 course and everything that came out was outstanding. Some unique flavour profiles and dishes.