They were very busy so we made a reservation for 2 at 8 PM Saturday night, even though we wanted 7:30. Still busy when we arrived so we had a drink at the bar ($20 for 2 glasses of wine!) and were seated at about 20 after. The staff was very friendly but they seemed a bit discombobulated. We still had our menus when our appetizer was dropped and this was also before our water was even poured. We had to ask for bread. But, the staff was very warm, friendly, and knowledge about the menu.
The bread came with a homemade dipping sauce that was a bit sweet and a welcome change from your typical olive oil mixture. Shrimp bruschetta was delicious for our appetizer even if the bread was a bit hard. I had salmon over risotto and my friend had steak with mashed potatoes. Each came with house salad to start-I asked for crumbly bleu on mine and incurred a $2.50 upcharge-I don't think I've ever experienced that before at an Italian place. Cheesecake for dessert with raspberry topping, excellent. Despite the busyness all the food came out very quickly.
As the restaurant cleared out we asked a busser if we could move to a table right next to the window to take advantage of the gorgeous views and she happily obliged. The atmosphere, quality of food, and one of a kind views certainly made up for any small mishaps in the service.