This place is nicely located off of the capital square and has both indoor and outdoor seating.
The inside of the restaurant is large and open feeling. We made reservations for four at 6:30 on a Saturday. When we arrived it was fairly slow for a Saturday at prime dinning time. It started to pick up around 7:30 pm, which you could tell because it started to get very loud and difficult to hear those at your table. Our service was great up until the point at which the restaurant picked up. At that point we waited about 20 minutes to get our credit cards back when we were paying. They validate parking if you park in a designating parking ramp close by.
Now for the food...
Their specialty drink menu was fairly pricey even for the downtown Madison area, they charge between $9-14 for a cocktail. Thought beer is normally priced.
They bring a loaf of bread to the table that use can dip in the oil they have out at the table. Everyone at our table enjoyed the bread and we had a second loaf.
A fellow reviewer claimed they had the best calamari here, so we ordered it as an appetizer. It was good I wouldn't claim for it to be the best in Madison but it was alright.
I ordered the Conchiglie con Ricotta pasta which had sautéed spinach and ricotta cheese in a tomato basil sauce. There was nothing wrong with the pasta it tasted good, but it was not phenomenal by any means. And from the reviews of my friends neither were any of theirs. My fiancée had the Chef special that night and my other two friends had the Taglaitelle Alfredo con Pollo & Broccoli pasta and the Ravioli con Ragu & Verdure.
As I said the service was great up until it was time to pay and then we waited 20 minutes or so the get our credit cards back.
All in all, the pasta here tasted good but was not phenomenal; I felt it lacked much flavor. I do not think I would come back again...