Il Goloso - Oh so....

When Kevin suggested meeting up, we thought, yes, we'd head out to Haberfield (which Kevin could not refuse) and try Il Goloso which neither of us have tried before.

I was a bit apprehensive after reading the reviews which were quite mixed and I thought had more negatives than positives ... but we decided to give the restaurant a go anyway.

Il Goloso is situated at the old Haberfield Post Office building and I think the old signpost is still there.
 
As we approached, the waiter (or more like the owner) greeted us and asked if we wanted to sit alfresco or inside.  He took us inside but we decided that the patio area looks nicer (but I was hoping the mosquitoes would not come after me...!).  He then proceeded to take us round the back of the restaurant past the open kitchen.

There is a blackboard special.  We decided to share our entree of zucchini flowers stuffed with ricotta and anchovies.  It tasted ok ... but lacked presentation with the zucchini flowers sitting on only a few salad leaves.

Our mains came next, fillet steak in peppercorn sauce with spaghetti marinara.  The pasta was quite tasty but the serving was relatively small for the price.  The fillet steak (my portion) anyway was full of grizzle and again, lacked taste... alas...

Kevin said... "it could be better"... that says it all, and explains why this restaurant was not as full when compared to the other restaurants around them which were full of customers.... hmm... I have a sneaky suspicion why the owner was so keen for us to sit outside...