My family and I had the pleasure to dine here again last night. It's the fourth time we have been there since they opened. We remembered how much we enjoyed Daniel's before it closed and was hoping the food would be as good. As you can probably guess since we have been there four times in a few months the food is fabulous. Everyone we have dined with rave about the food.
Appetizers are creative and well priced (We had the snails - awesome!). The dinner menu is as well. I like the trattoria feel inside and have never had bad service.
Caffe Daniel is just introducing their winter menu (we got a sneak preview) and it's worth the trip. I had a wood fired steak with gorgonzola sauce that may be the best plate of food I've had all year (and I eat out often). It was served with Au Gratin Potatoes that I had to fight my wife and daughter for. The new menu has at least 10 more things I'm anxious to try on return trips. The rest of the family had the lasagna which is made with a wonderful veal ragu. Absolutely killer!
The wine list is smallish but well crafted and priced right. We had the 2009 Monsanto Chianti Riserva (#31 on the Spectator 2012 Top 100) priced at $44 per bottle which is less than twice retail. Very fair.
If your looking for a new restaurant to try, this is it.