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| - Been here once for dinner, once for lunch. My Italian friend swears it is real Italian.
Most recent visit was for lunch. it was a nice place for a quiet, leisurely meal. The server, who had just returned from visiting family in Italy, was very helpful. Thank you Claudia.
The bread was some of the best I've had in a long time. Fresh, chewy, airy on the inside with a crisp crust. Also, two kinds, whole wheat and white. Tasted like maybe a little sourdough as well. Olive oil on the side had flavour and bite.
I ordered two appetizers for lunch. The swordfish carpaccio was amazing. I hoovered it up in no time. Very fresh, very thinly sliced fish, olive oil, oranges, fennel, pistachios, and arugula - with a big slab of fresh bread.
Next course was a roasted beet salad with ricotta - also lovely, but anything would have been anticlimactic after the carpaccio. Nice wine recommendation by Claudia.
I did not stay for dessert but did stop for an espresso and pastel de nata (Portugese custard tart) at St. Lawrence market to keep everything in balance.
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