Restaurant
Vespaio
Austin, TX
Italian 6 visits
7.5
avg score
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Lunch
7.5
Dinner
6
Visits
Top Dishes
5
Carbonara
5
Rice Beef Tenderloin
4
Rice Skirt Steak (Risotto)
4
Cozze Alla Posillipo.
4
Carbonara
4
The Variation (cocktail)
4
Salted Carmel Gelatto
3
Taking Tiger Mountain (cocktail)
3
Geppetto (cocktail)
3
Cozze Alla Posillipo (in a marinara sauce?)
3
Tiramisu
3
Espresso Martini, Carajillo, Braised Cabbage, Hot Honey Pizza, Carbonara, Pansotti Primi.
3
Toscana Pizza (+
3
Steve says excellent)
3
Butter Nut Squash Sorbet (+)
3
Toscana Pizza
3
Espresso Martini
3
Cozze Alla Posillipo (mussels) (+)
3
Tomahawk risotto for 2 (++)
3
Tiramisu
3
Lemon Panna Cotta
3
Strawberry Basil Panna Cotta (+)
3
Sweet Cream Gelato
3
Toscana Pizza (+)
3
Gelatos
3
Carbonara
3
Panna Cotta
2
Brussel Sprouts (honestly don't remember these at all, but wrote 2 on the receipt)
2
Pappardelle Bolognese (just a ton of bolognese, but also somehow kind of bland)
2
Cacio e Pepe (rushed, super disappointed, do not hold against it)
2
Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
2
Lux Lisbon, Old Fashioned, Bruschetta (cold?), Cont Broccoli (WH-)
2
Cozze Alla Posillipo
2
Carbonara (very bland this time!!)
2
lasagne
2
Meatball Tag Entree
2
Vespa (cocktail)
2
Chocolate Mousse
2
Cont Carrots
2
Carpaccio (Andrew apparently liked?)
2
Burrata
2
Tiramisu
2
Brussels
2
Broccoli
2
Cauliflower
1
Billy Ray Valentine (cocktail - my notes were "not for me")
1
Dream Tiger (cocktail)
Visit History
7
Wed
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7.0
with Paul
Super packed but thinned out by the end of the night. Didn't send the pastas until after the risotto entree arrived. Both pastas were rushed/not great, but also comped, so I guess no harm, no foul.
4 Rice Skirt Steak (Risotto)
3 Taking Tiger Mountain (cocktail)
3 Geppetto (cocktail)
16
Sat
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8.0
with Amy
w/ Amy, Rachel, Dana. SXSW Week. Dessert rankings: 1. Butterscotch Budino, 2. Tiramisu, 3. Lemon Olive Oil Cake, 4. Chocolate Coconut Cheesecake. Gelato rankings: 1. Sweet Cream Gelato, 2. Lemon Cheesecake Gelato.
4 Cozze Alla Posillipo.
3 Espresso Martini, Carajillo, Braised Cabbage, Hot Honey Pizza, Carbonara, Pansotti Primi.
2 Lux Lisbon, Old Fashioned, Bruschetta (cold?), Cont Broccoli (WH-)
2
Sun
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7.0
with Steve
w/ Steve. Good: Toscana Pizza (+, Steve says excellent). Whatever: Cozze Alla Posillipo, Carbonara (very bland this time!!), lasagne. Desserts: 1. Semifreddo, 2. Tiramisu, 3. Lime Panna Cotta. Two drinks: Variation (whatever), Espresso Martini (whatever)
3 Toscana Pizza (+
3 Steve says excellent)
2 Carbonara (very bland this time!!)
5
Wed
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8.0
with Andrew, Paul
w/ Andrew, Paul. Very Good: The Variation (cocktail), Carbonara. Good: Tomahawk risotto for 2 (++), Cozze Alla Posillipo (mussels) (+), Espresso Martini, Toscana Pizza, Tiramisu, Lemon Panna Cotta, Butter Nut Squash Sorbet (+). Whatever: Meatball Tag Entree, Vespa (cocktail), Chocolate Mousse. Not Good: Dream Tiger (cocktail)
4 Carbonara
4 The Variation (cocktail)
3 Tomahawk risotto for 2 (++)
30
Mon
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8.0
with Andrew, Ryan Westphal, Steve
w/ Steve, Ryan Westphal, Andrew. Excellent: Rice Beef Tenderloin, Carbonara. Very Good: Salted Carmel Gelatto. Good: Toscana Pizza (+), Strawberry Basil Panna Cotta (+), Sweet Cream Gelato. Whatever: Burrata, Carpaccio (Andrew apparently liked?), Cont Carrots. Drinks: Variation (lavender colored, up, good+), Vespa (Steve's favorite), Curtain Call (whatever)
5 Rice Beef Tenderloin
5 Carbonara
4 Salted Carmel Gelatto
14
Fri
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7.0
with Paul and Max
w/ Paul and Max. Off night. Good: Carbonara, Panna Cotta, Gelatos. OK: Calamari, Mozz, Caesar, Cacio e Pepe, Toscano Pizza, Lasagna. Whatever: Cauliflower, Broccoli, Brussels, Tiramisu
3 Carbonara
3 Panna Cotta
3 Gelatos