Osteria Da Primo

A low-key Italian restaurant but solid in taste, texture and flavor. Neighborhood gem it is.

This review is about the gluten-free pizzas: Don't get them.My wife is pretty sensitive to gluten, and with Bison Creek closed down we were looking for something to fill the "pretty dang exceptional GF pizza"-shaped void.We paid $26+tax for something that would lose to a DiGiorno. Prefab crust and meager toppings made for an insubstantial and disappointing pizza, though the flavors were good.I'm not singling them out; I've found it to be a pretty standard price point for a comparable product at any number of other similar restaurants. And like, it may be that ordering a gluten free pizza at an Italian restaurant is like ordering a burger at a Chinese restaurant: They perhaps only have it on the menu as a concession, because enough people ask for it; it's not why they're in business, and it's priced to dissuade. So! If you're going to go here, get something that they're passionate about making and have good reviews on; it seems like they are well-deserved. Just don't get the GF pizza.

Family owned restaurant, who knows their authentic italian food! Excellent and calm atmosphere. Service is great also.

I came to ODP second time. The first time I came, I ate pizza and dessert. It was a very good pizza and service. The inside of the store has a calm atmosphere and the customer base is good and comfortable.I came to eat pizza again, but I was intrigued when I saw the special menu on the table, so I ordered prawn bisque soup, Farfalle paste with spinach pesto & burrata cheese. Rock fish in white wine with lemon & capers. Served with a vegetable. I liked fish meal and pasta was plain taste. There are so many things on the menu that I want to try, it's hard to choose. I look forward to the next time.

Tl;Dr Going to be a bit harsher cause it needs to be called out, but the food was good.Came here with friends before going over to the airport, so we decided to hit up a nice small restaurant that seemed promising yet should be hidden enough to not have a long line.My friends and I definitely do not resemble the rest of the clientele here. Staff felt a bit cold - something I did not really expect from a homey-vibed Italian restaurant. It took a while for staff to take our order - and our server had taken an order from people that seated after us. We thought of speeding up the process by closing our menus to signal that we were ready to order, but we eventually had to flag the server down. When taking the order, it seemed like the server did not want to be waiting our table - not a big deal ~ I used to work in food service and I definitely understand the feeling. But it seemed like when waiting for the other table that seated after us, the servers mood did a 180.We waited 40 minutes between ordering and receiving food. And we had seen the table seated after us receive their food. Vibes were not right. We had debated on just walking out because of that. But decided to wait a bit more. The server finally came and we suspect that they heard us, since they became much more accommodating to us. Once we finished our food, I did give in and left a standard tip - but looking back, I wonder if I should've given less - if any at all. I'm going to give the benefit the doubt to the restaurant and say that they do seem extremely short staffed - in the kitchen and outside.Food wise - the food was great. The sauce was extra thick - and so on the heavier side - so be prepared to leave with a food coma. Portion size was quite generous. They use quite a large amount of parsley - just a heads up. This was my last meal in Seattle for a while, and I definitely hope to comeback to reaffirm that the sluggish service is just a lack of staff issue and not because of who I am.

Came across this restaurant on yelp and decided to stop in for a business trip while traveling with my colleagues and was appalled at this atrocious experience. To start, as they say "first impressions are everything" & wow, upon arrival Lindsey the owner sat us and it took about 15 minutes to approach us, we noticed they were completely understaffed but decided to give it a chance. Our server (the owner) never gave us a smile or any ounce of friendliness while taking our order, in fact she was short abrasive and offensive with her facial gestures, not even allowing each person to finish their order before moving on to the next; nevertheless we ordered our food and awaited our drinks. 25 minutes later one of our items (tagliatelle with tomato sauce no sausage) was served, she didn't stop to ask if we wanted Parmesan or any accompaniment, only the rest of your food will be out in a few minutes....15 minutes later the rest of our food arrived while our pasta went cold and EVERYTHING was Completely awful and underwhelming. Our wood fired pizza was burnt on top and soggy on the bottle and it was all entirely overpriced. Having lived in Italy, I can definitely vouch and say this was a sad and painful attempt at "authentic Italian food".The only redeeming factor would normally be it's family owned and operated but considering the offensive service we received from the owner herself I am disgusted with the entire experience. Our bill was about $300 for our table we asked for one item, a soup to he returned and although untouched were still charged. Extremely upsetting. Enter at your own risk.

We love trying new places. This place has been on our list to try for a while. We tried a couple months ago and it was randomly closed for the evening (totally understandable with a mom and pop shop). I had the Spaghetti Divavolati with Prawns which was delicious. Just the right amount of spice. I was afraid it looked dry when it came out but it wasn't at all. I was shocked that it came with 10 prawns. My dining partner enjoyed the Risotto with Prawns and Panchetta. Which also had a surprising 10 prawns and was super cheesy. Both dishes were 8.5/10. We will definitely be back. I would love to try their wood fired pizza.

In all honesty the atmosphere is very off, server was borderline unkind, and the food was super heavy. Really wanted to like it, but everything about the place seemed really cheap.. definitely not the quality I was expecting for the price point. So many other, better restaurants in Burien now.. would definitely skip this one.

3/28/24 what a wonderful evening! Party of 13! Service was great from our waitress! Every entree tasted sooooo good. ( we all shared bites of our dinners) Chef asked personally how everything was ! PERFECT! What a plesant evening at your place...Thank you again!!

Holy f'in moly this place is expensive for what you get. I will not be coming back. The Osso Buco was pretty sub-par.