Reviews for Osteria 32 in Muncie, IN
Cozy, romantic setting for enjoying upscale Italian. The salad dressings are homemade, the wine flights are shareable, the food... is excellent and the servers are very hospitable. We tried a pasta and a wood fire pizza and while both were delicious, theParma pizza was the show stopper of our meal. I can confidently say, if you’re able to save any slices to take home, it’sjust as good the next day cold. Make a reservation if you can. We did not make a res but we weren’t in a hurry and we enjoyeda nice leisurely top quality dinner. Backstory; we traveled from an hour away to go to our favorite Thai restaurant but itclosed early. As such we were looking for something to eat when we stumbled onto this place. Don’t judge this book by it’srustic exterior or you’ll miss out. While we didn’t take the long drive for Osteria 32 they saved our dinner date and we nowhave an Italian place in Muncie that I know we will visit again. Read more
I would first like to start of by saying after reading the reviews here, was not sure what to expect as they were varied. Now... the fact an Italian restaurant to have a menu such as Osteria 32 puts forth would imagine has some diners who may be used tochain restaurants or more traditional establishments at a disadvantage. But to me it was refreshing to see offerings not oftenfound and not all red sauce based. The setting was enjoyable though nothing out of the ordinary but what was outstanding , thefood. Service was great as well. We started with Taglieri as our appetizer. There was mention of portion size somewhere here ina review and honestly not sure what they were referring to as this appetizer was extremely well proportioned as you can see. Andextremely tasty. My main course was Cotoletta A Orechchio, a perfectly presented pork cutlet with roasted vegetables andpotatoes. Would recommend this dish. We also appreciated how our meal was served to us. There was no rush, no course in frontof you as another arrives. They made you appreciate the dining experience old school fashion which we liked. Will certainly beback to try some of the menu items that also looked good and will definitely give their pizza an opportunity. To me there iscertainly not any ???? in Muncie worth talking about. Read more
I so wish I could give this place a better review. We really need some quality locally owned fine dining restaurants in this... city. However I have had issues with their pasta dishes. The pizza is good. But we have lots of good pizza in town. On mylatest visit here I ordered Spaghetti Puttanesca with a Caesar salad. The salad was great. The bread was served with oliveoil and roasted garlic. Delicious. The pasta dish however was drenched in oil. This dish definitely has olive oil in the saucebut my plate was a puddle of oil. And it had a slight bunt flavor. Just unnecessary. So while I like the place; good wine,good service. I am disappointed in the attention to dishes. Read more
Nowhere on their Google description did it mention they don't allow anyone under 18 "because we are considered an open... bar"...and here I thought the drinking age was 21....? Making the drive and then walking in (no signage indicating thatchildren were not allowed) and being told we can't be served because we had a child with us was a little frustrating. I can'tspeak for the food but the area/outside of the building definitely didn't mesh with how their website (which we viewed later andfound to state 21+ (still different from what the waitress told us)) described the place. Inside was much nicer but ofcourse...since we were kindly asked to leave I can't speak for the food. Read more
I give our experience here yesterday an A+ We got seated promptly, our server was top notch. Our food was amazing. I got the... salmon which was cooked to perfection! My son and husband both got the deep dish pizza. Not your true deep dish but the besttasting pizza I have ever tasted in Muncie. Huge kudos!!!!! Read more
Did we get a dud? The menu claims Chicago style deep dish, but it was hardly deep dish. Flavor was very good on the pizza we... ordered, but again, we were bummed that it wasn’t really deep dish. Maybe we got a dud? The tiramisu was not great becausethe liqueur was the prominent flavor, as opposed to the subtle liqueur-soaked ladyfingers. Honestly, for a business that tookout billboards trashing a hometown hero like Pizza King, I would have expected the pizza to be what they claim it is. Read more
This place is a gem for sure! We ate on the patio. Our server was THE BEST! Very attentive, super friendly and informative. The... food was OH. SO. GOOD!!!! We started out with the tag board. It was perfect for the 3 of us with portions. Good cheese andmeats with soft bread and fig jam. Our wine was an off the menu kind as they didn't have the Moscato on hand and was anexcellent replacement option. 2 of us had the specials that was a creme sauce with sun dried tomatoes, spinach and filletmedallions over linguine noodles. So flavorful, the meat was melt in your mouth tender. The other had a pork tenderloin dishthat was juicy and very flavorful. We had a tiramisu for the table and 3 butterscotch gelatos and again... They werewonderful! Highly recommend this place!!! Read more
The food was delicious. I got the squash ravioli and it is by far my new favorite comfort food in town. So good. Plus they have... the cutest salt and pepper shakers I've ever seen. Read more