My friend and I were looking for a place to eat an Italian dinner on college and we decided to walk into the completely empty Capitol Trattoria. We should have taken the hint... no one was eating there for a reason. The service of the restaurant staff was excellent, but to sum up the meal in a word, it was: uninspired.
The one stand out dish that we tasted was the deep fried calamari. They were really delicious and set a high bar for our dinner that, sadly, none of the other dishes lived up to.
The Margherita pizza was just passable but not the least bit impressive in any way. When I think of a traditional Margherita, it's prepared with blobs of fresh flavourful mozzarella and fresh herbs. Instead we were served a pizza made with some generic shredded cheese and dried oregano. The pizza still tasted fine, and I was happy to eat it, but I certainly expected more from an Italian restaurant on college.
The pasta dishes we ordered were the most disappointing aspect of the meal. The noodles themselves felt 100% store-bought and the sauce was equally unimpressive.
I may stop in for some calamari, but I won't be returning here for a full meal in the future.