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| - We arrived at about 6:15 PM on Wednesday without reservations. Both parking lots were pretty full, and the place was packed - good for them! We were told it would be 20-30 minute wait for the four of us and we could wait in the bar. Considering our lack of reservations and the crowd, the wait seemed very reasonable.
The bar area was very comfortable. Intimate, but not cramped. We got a seat at a nice set of sofas and ordered a few drinks at the bar. The wait was exactly as promised, so definitely no complaints here. Also, they put a lot of effort into the decor, and have a semi-open kitchen, which I think is always a nice indicator of the confidence I can have in the cleanliness of a place.
Once seated we got our bread bowl. The rolls were quite tasty and the butter was at a temperature where it was not too cold to spread, but not warm enough to have been sitting in the "danger zone" for too long. More drinks were ordered. Apparently their ice tea is a special mix just for Buttitta's with hints of peach and "wild berry." It was delicious!
My husband ordered a house salad with Italian dressing. It seemed like more of a raspberry vinaigrette, but it was wonderful and had a tantalizing ciabatta-asiago crouton crisp. And they actually use hand graters for Parmesan cheese, not the goofy hand cranks like OG. I thought that was a nice touch.
For our entrees, we happened to order only 2 dishes between the four of us. Two of us ordered the Chicken a la Dom and two of us ordered the seabass, I can't remember the exact name. Wow, what a treat! I had a bite of my husbands chicken and it was super tasty, but admittedly, I wouldn't have traded it for my sea bass. I wish I had paid more attention to what was supposed to be on my plate. They were out of gnocchi and I think that my dish was supposed to have gnocchi. Instead I got bowtie pasta with a pesto sauce under the fish. It was the best pasta I have ever eaten outside of Italy.
The pesto and pasta were both very light and the pesto was just fantastic! The fish was moist and just slightly flaky (in a good way) with just a hint of nice crispness. The tomato-y topping on the fish was the perfect accent to the dish. I was full at the end, but not overly so, which I think speaks to the lightness of the pasta considering how much I ate. I actually finished my dish, which is quite a feat considering I'm 9 months pregnant and don't have much room left in the stomach area.
I wish I had had room for dessert, but once the baby is out you can bet I'll be ordering the tiramisu after dinner that I've heard just melts in your mouth.
Service was very friendly. Wait was certainly reasonable, though with as well as I think this place will do, I would recommend reservations. Food was awesome! I cannot stress that enough! Between 2 beers for the husband, the salad, my tea and the 2 full entrees we shilled out around $50 which was completely and utterly worth it. Decor was awesome and they have obviously done an extreme makeover in the parking department offering a new lot and an update to the old parking lot so that a Prius can drive through it without being swallowed in a pothole now. I'm smiling right now just thinking about our next trip. I must say, usually I'm really nervous about eating at newly opened restaurants as they usually aren't up to par yet and then I get an undeserved negative opinion. Well, Buttita's proved me wrong and just blew my socks off. Yum and happy eating!
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