I took my mama here for a very big birthday. Sorry I can't tell you which one bc everytime I want to mention it she subtly kicks me in the legs or taps my arm not so lightly. It was a tight rush but we arrived at B&B with 1 minute to spare (literally) straight from our check-in at the MGM. The hostess seated us right away.
I ordered my mom a glass of Moscato di' Asti which is very sweet (usually served as a dessert wine) and slightly sparkling. I got a glass of the Barolo Lecinquevigne Damilano 2004 from Piemonte. If you like sweeter drinks then I would definitely recommend the Moscato. Its the highest quality that I have ever had. It tasted like they were crushing the Muscat grapes in my mouth. The Barolo was nice but I think I was hoping it would be a little bolder.
We got the Grilled Octopus with Limoncello vinaigrette for our starter. The best! I thought it was going to be like a salad with octopus but the octopus is really the feature of this dish (and you get alot of it). They serve the octopus on top of a flagolet beans + pickled red onions. The sweetness of the red onion (candied a little?) contrasts really well against the tartness of the limoncello. But the smokiness of the Octopus (cooked perfectly by the way) is what really makes this dish shine.
For my main I ordered the Beef Cheek Ravioli with Duck Liver in a brown butter sauce. Obviously this dish isn't for the faint of heart (no pun intended). The butter sauce has alot of goodies from the ravioli's so its a very rich dish through and through. If was good but if I went back for a 2nd time I would probably get the bucatini or the branzini. My mom ordered the black spaghetti with nduja and sicilian pesto. She really liked it (me not so much) but she's a spicy person. The waiter warned that theres some type of red pepper that is used when they make the sausage used in the dish and that is why it is so hot.
We ordered the chocolate torte with candied hazelnuts and salted caramel gelato for the birthday girl. My mom is a "death by chocolate" sort of girl. She loved this dessert but I can't do desserts this sweet. So I ordered a cappucino and it was really good.
All in all a good experience. Only slight negatives of the night were the cold slices of bread they give you (pre meal) and are waiter was a newby. You could definitely tell he hadn't spent any time working his way up from buser to server. Sommelier made good wine recommendations and the bus boys were on it.