Otium - Tirana

One of the best restaurants in Tirana. The quality of the products and the elaboration will surprise you. We highly recomend it.

My partner and I attended on the evening of Saturday September 23rd. Upon entering we were met by a friendly host who helped us to a table. He went to fetch menus straight away and returned rapidly, unfortunately he failed to tell us that only 4 main courses were available these were the 4 most expensive dishes on the menu as we were not aware of this we both continued to look through all the choices and chatted about what we going to have. During which time the host was bringing over water to our table and bread with a dip. We ordered our starter and then and attempted to order our choices of mains to which the host dropped the bombshell. We requested more time to look at the only 4 options. Within a minute, the starter arrived. I was livid, felt completely trapped by the host. He knew exactly what he was doing. No time was given to make any choices about, do we stay, do we go!! The food itself My partner had the Burrata has her starter, she said it was pretty good. I didn’t bother. I had most of the bread that with us within a millisecond of arriving. The mains If you mega hungry, avoid it like the plague. You’ll be wanting a kebab on the way home. I had the lamb, was really tasty and tender, but within 3 mouthfuls it vanished. My side veg was also freezing cold, not good. My partner had the sea bass. She loved it, but again, on the small side. Highlight of the meal was the dessert, we had the cheesecake with cherry jam to share. Delicious! Honest review made.

We had a great evening at this restaurant. It was such a nice fine dining experience. When you arrive, the family who ownes the place welcomes you with a smile. You get a choice between 2 appetizers, 2 main dishes (fish or meat) and 2 desserts. They have a lot of wine options. We tried the red house wine and we liked it so much that we even bought a bottle to take home. The food arrived very quick and was well presented and delicious. This was all served for a reasonable price! I would highly recommend dining here when you are in Tirana!

All the five star reviews below did not lead us astray the food and service were both superb. This is the first restaurant my partner and I went to in Tirana and can only hope others will be similarly impressive. Following the homemade bread and ricotta spread, we had the burrata dish and the mixed appetizer platter to start, which the chef kindly paired with two glasses of white wine with us. These were all excellent, and the filet mignon that came after was one of the best entrees I can recall having. Please pay this spot a visit if you’re in Tirana and looking for something a bit different from more traditional Albanian cuisine!

Absolutely a gem in Tirana! The most wonderful service and even better food. We enjoyed an incredible meal with fabulous wine. Very reasonable price for the quality of the experience offered at Otium. Highly recommended!