Best Italian Restaurants in Winterthur

Our first time eating here- and it was great! I will def dine here again when in the area. I would def suggest making sure you have a reservation especially on the weekend! People were showing up and it was at least 1.5h wait. Use OpenTable. We had a res and were seated fairly quickly. Our waitress Alice was phenomenal and very helpful when guiding us through the menu. The menu is not super large but some of the items are different and there aren't many pics online yet. We decided to share some meals, esp after finding out some of the entrees have a half portion and a full portion price. We started with the Margarita Pizza which was very good and perfectly cooked. The tomato "sauce" was perfectly flavored. To share we got the Meatball Ravioli half portion, Cavatelli half portion, and the Stuffed Chicken Parm. The only letdown of all the items was the meatball ravioli- I'm very picky with any meatball and this was not to my taste, my partner like it but did not like it as a ravioli. The chicken parmigiana was my fave of the night- it was huge, and the crust on it was like nothing I ever have. The pasta it came with was perfect and the sauce was a fave. The cavatelli was a second and I would def get again. We skipped dessert- so much food. Overall this was a top place we have eaten and staff including our waitress Alice were phenomenal.

I think there may have been a substitute chef last night. Our boiled potatoes were hard, even after we sent them back the first time. They had the texture of steamed turnips. The order of fried Brussell sprouts served looked more like a bowl of charcoal. I was surprised they were even brought to the table. On the good side, the order of steamed Brussel sprouts was perfect as were the meatballs and eggplant parmigiana.

We had a great meal—we forgot it was BYOB but that was okay. We ordered hummus that never arrived but we were so full by the end of the meal it didn’t matter anyway. We weren’t charged for it. Really really good food!!

Great food, great atmosphere! We will definitely return!

Our group of six dine at Arugula a few times a year. It’s a BYOB so each couple brings a bottle of wine. Last night I split a Caesar salad with my wife. I had the chicken piccata as my entree and tiramisu and decaf cappuccino for dessert. Everything was delicious. Everyone else seemed satisfied with their meals.