Otello Trattoria Pizzeria

I’ve been a customer of Otello for sixteen years. They were in Oxford Street Bulimba until second half of 2015 when they moved to west end.
The food is fantastic. High quality ingredients presented in traditional Italian ways. They have a wonderful pizza oven that is wood fired that gives a brilliant crust and they have great staff who know their pizza craft. One of the owners makes wonderful fresh pasta so talk with your waiter about what is good on the day you are there.
The fit out is considered. There is a small Street area where pictures of the family over generations hinge. The large deck out the back is wonderful so you can watch the pizza being prepared and cooked. With a variety of private rooms upstairs they cater for functions as well. Huge capacity and it’s a great choice for large groups.
I haven’t had breakfast here but have tried most of the menu over the years. I love the quattro formagio (4 cheeses) pizza.
One of the standout features of Otello is the traditional focus on service. They make you feel special and are consummate professionals when it comes to table service. If only more wait staff around Brisbane could take the same pride in their work. It makes for a relaxed atmosphere.

We’ve been thinking of checking out this place for a while, so Friday night we wandered down and stuck our head in.
We thought no seats, the kerbside tables were full and the tables inside were all reserved.
Well, turns out there’s a beautiful deck out the back, and there was still plenty of room. Fairy lights for ambience and the pizza oven is out here too, you walk past the kitchen on the way and even the kitchen staff are friendly.
It’s always nice when you go to an Italian restaurant and the Italian guy cooking the pizza is speaking in Italian to the other Italian cooks.
The pizzas are quite traditional with delicious ingredients. I tried a bit of crust (as the pizza ordered was too spicy for me) and it was delicious! Being the fan of bastardised aussie pizzas, I went with a different option. The crumbed veal was delicious, and the potatoes were perfect. Salad was a bit blah, bog standard lettuce with a couple wedges of tomato and a dash of dressing.
We both enjoyed our meal, and the serving size was bang on.

We came here for the weekday lunch menu. $ 10 gets you meatballs, chicken caesar salad, polenta chips. Other combinations include removing a side and having more meatballs or having bruschetta. Everything was really delicious and it was well portioned. I’m definitely going to go at night time when they have share plates of pasta, salad, and wood-​fired pizza.