Omerta Wine Bar
Editorial
Fitting in somewhere between a wine bar and a restaurant, Omerta is a cool new haunt designed around the concept of sharing. This is partly made evident by two white Indian marble benches - one which greets diners at the entrance and runs all the way to the kitchen, and the other which affords a view of the restaurant's wine collection - and partly by a menu which features an assortment of Italian share plates. And while Omerta makes no secret of its coveted wine list, don't mistake the dishes for second-rate fillers. A quick glance at the menu will quickly dispel such notions, as you find yourself salivating over dishes like the prosciutto di Parma - aged 24 months and mussels steamed with white wine, saffron and tomato. But let's not forget about the wine, because the “bicchieri” menu offers a plentiful worldwide selection of reds, whites, sparkling and stickies. It also features some brilliant digestives, spirits, beer, soft-drinks, coffee and tea.
Diners (or nibblers) who prefer to share their meals in a more intimate setting, can sit at one of Omerta's four-seater tables, on couches in a casual seating area, or dine alfresco. Wherever you choose (or on busy nights are lucky enough) to sit, you will feel the funky retro-Italian embrace of this restaurant. Conceptualised and built by the owners themselves to replicate the feeling of 1970s Italy (“when people were really happy”), Omerta is a brilliant mix of raw materials such as sandstone, wood and marble, weaved with funky items like red retro hang-lamps, amber light pieces, a shiny coffee machine, a bookcase and an impressive wall of wine. To keep in tune (quite literally) with the setting, a collection of hits which graced the radios of Italy in the 70s entertains diners. It is fantastic.
Agnes Gajewska, January 2011
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