The river that once freely flowed through this part of town and that marked the city limit of…read moreQuerétaro now serves as a purlieu for the young aristocracy of this city and those who wish to belong to it. The many restaurants that now adorn both sides of the waning river serve as displays, through whose windows one may take a peek of young patrons enjoying the perks of high society. Enter this location of Il Diavolo and one can easily recognize the features of any fashionable restaurant on Ave. Universidad.
Trendy and loud music, young servers, mixology, and a decor that mixes that of a trattoria and a hipster bar, are all the makings of a place trying to attract the cool crowd. This branch of Grupo Pasta from such concepts as Il Duomo, Bruno, and Cibbo, has a more laid back atmosphere geared towards a younger audience. While the menu is part of this strategy, it struggles to be contemporary: an arrangement of pizzas, pastas, paninis and salads that try to be inventive, results in food that oddly enough works out.
A brick oven takes up the majority of the space in the kitchen, dishing out delicious pizzas that are presented atop an aluminum can at the table. Paninis are plated on wooden planks, and salads on glass bowls. All the quirkiness of the decor, table settings, toppings and food combinations come together in a comforting way. The food tastes familiar enough while pretending to be slightly adventurous, like the 'Flor de Calabaza Panini' or the 'Canelón con Espinaca y Nuez'. Tasty enough to leave a belly satisfied.
Ultimately, in a place where ambience might be considered more important than the food, they've managed to form a satisfactory but lackluster restaurant where food and atmosphere combine for a pleasurable experience.
