scottadito osteria toscana

Nancy's Take:

Atmosphere: * * *
The outside garden looked nice, but we were seated indoors due to the wait time. There is unfortunately not much waiting room in the front of the restaurant. We were initially offered a table in the "wine cellar," which we declined. From what I understand, the wine cellar is a very private but dark area, probably perfect for a romantic dinner date but not for brunch with friends. We decided the inside of the restaurant had an almost medieval look to it, and there were old, exposed pipes above, which added to that appearance. The decor was fairly minimal but still it was a nice looking place to sit for a meal.

I should add that our waitress was rude and went MIA immediately after we ordered, so we were not very well attended to. However, the maitre d and other staff did their best to make up for it and apologized for the problem. I'm also told by friends that the service is normally great.

Food: * * *

I ordered the "Uova Benedette" (poached eggs on a English muffin with prosciutto, hollandaise, and pesto sauce) and a side of homemade pork sausage. I thought it was very tasty and also a unique eggs benedict version with the prosciutto. It's an Italian restaurant, so I like that they added some Italian flare to the brunch menu. The potatoes on the side were okay, but I was pretty indifferent to them. My favorite part of the meal was probably the sausage - I ate the whole plate in spite of being full.

Drinks: * *

We had mimosas since they were included with the meal and supposedly unlimited. They were pretty watered down. My friends who have been there several times assured me that normally their glasses are constantly refilled and the "unlimited mimosa" holds true to its claim. However, we had to find someone and ask them for our 2 refills.

Becca’s Take:

Atmosphere: *

I like sun on a sunny Sunday – not a dark, medieval dungeon style joint. It seemed as if, at any moment, a guillotine would come swinging down from the ceiling. It was aiming at being rustic, but I thought it was more rust-y. The bathroom was nice – spacious and private – so they’ve got that going for them. There were no kids, which was nice and surprising for Park Slope, but I don’t think I’d ever go back. I just was underwhelmed.

I’ve never been so ignored at a brunch place in all my brunchin’ days. Our waitress, from word one, was rude, abrasive and seemed to simply hate us. Not even a nice “Hello, how are you?” Fake it, could ya? It soured me from the get go.

Food: **1/2

I ate an egg dish, scrambled, which was served with roasted potatoes, peppers and mixed greens. It was extremely tasty, for such a standard plate, and it came out extremely fast. The cooks were right on top of our order – even if Madame Miserable took a hiatus during our stay. The only thing I didn’t like about the fixed-price menu was that, as I was near starvation, I would’ve loved a side of pancakes or biscuits or something, but the menu left me no choice but to reorder a whole other plate, which would run me $18! And the few side dishes they did have were almost all meat – I’m a vegetarian, so I was S.O.L.

Drinks: *

The words “endless” and “mimosas” in one sentence is enough to make me cab it to Park Slope, but I was truly devastated by the lack of “endless,” due to our lack of good service, and by the weakness of the mimosas we were given. Not even a buzz! This is brunch, Scottadito, make it count! For my $18, I would’ve been more content to buy a few bottles of Andre, some OJ, and do “endless” on my own.

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Scottadito Osteria Toscana
788A Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 636-4800
Brunch Saturday & Sunday, open from 11am- 11pm
Brunch is $17.95 and includes unlimited mimosas, champagne, and coffee
Website: www.scottadito.com