To be frank, I didn't really even like the look or decor of Bottega. It was the least crowded place in Xintiandi, which should have given us a clue. The prices are high with small portions. The food taste is not great. I am surprised Austin Hu had anything to do with this place in the beginning. It's a huge disappointment. My guess is that it will disappear from Xintiandi within the next half year.

....when all other surrounding venues were packed. But we wanted that cheese I had read about, so we proceeded inside. We were two people, there were two other tables (a 2 top and a 3 top), there were two "waiters" on the floor, and it equaled a bit of a clusterfudge. We tried to order some drinks, but apparently called the wrong "waiter" over, who signaled us to wait a moment. They really only have 1 functioning waiter, but we thought it would be fine because we were only 3 tables, right? Eventually we were able to put in our drink order, only to brought the wrong wine after waiting 10 minutes. Which was rectified 10 minutes later. We started with the fried squid, which was tiny, and fell apart as soon as you put a fork in it...as in the batter completely fell off as soon as you touched it, or even breathed on it. The only good thing about this place is the cheese, which they didnt have all options available, I know, #firstworldproblems. The Coreana pizza was small and the dough was undercooked...not worth it at all!! We were going to send it back to let them cook it longer, but the whole dining experience at that point was so blah and unfulfilling that we just decided to grab the check and go somewhere else for dessert (because we were not full at all). Maybe it was an off night?

I like the idea of a bar focussed on cheese. But at these prices the food needs to be much better. And the portions should be reasonable sizes. I know it is in xintiandi and that is probably their excuse for such prices, but it has gone overboard.

I thought it is good that Xintiandi has changed some of its worse places. But Bottega was disappointing to say the least. We only had one dish that was worthwhile, which was a deep fried starter cheese balls. But that was so expensive for tiny portions, I could hardly believe the price. Everything else we tried was not noteworthy. Even the pizza was nothing good.

Is there another Bottega in Pudong? I hope it's better than this one.

We were a party of five on a Friday night and we tried two salads, one appetizer, two pizzas, two pasta dishes and two amazing desserts over two bottles of Chiante. The food was wonderful - ingredients were super fresh and tasty - we loved the spinach, portobello salad, egg plant stArter. The two pastas were amazing - one with fennel sausage and one with anchovy and capers. The portions were on the small side - but the taste was wonderful - the anchovy sauce was like a light powder dust - delicate like Bonito flakes - very memorable -never had it elsewhere before. Apple Costatas was worth the 10 minute weight. Loved pizza crusts too. This is a restaurant with fine taste and in a contemporary setting. I would go back any day after work for a lovely meal without worrying about ove eating !

I have been in this restaurant with a couple of friends and I will never go back because the food it's too expensive and the portions very small!
All the appetizers are very little bites, not enough for sharing and really overpriced!
After that my friends were still hungry!!
I took the Margherita pizza which was not so bad but small size.
The wine prices are also very expensive...(overprice) even by glass.
I think this place it's good only for people who doesn't know about mozzarella cheese and not for who knows what mozzarella is and test, and how much does it cost!
I feel very cheated! Really overpriced restaurant!

The coreana pizza with kimchi, pork and loads of some version of Solo Latte's fresh cheese was ridiculously good. And not even just the toppings- the crust was so...American. It was light, fluffy and tasted like home. I also had a pretty good arugula salad with fresh tomato, chunks of cheese, and artichoke with a perfectly light and salty dressing over the top. Hard to believe they are in soft opening because the five dishes we had at our table all went back to the kitchen cleaned off. The space is nice and laidback, nothing too special, but outside seating is perfect for tourist-watching.