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| - I really, really wanted to like this place. As a HUGE fan of Cowboy Ciao I was really excited to try Digestif.
For our first visit, we went around 5 o'clock for dinner with a group of 5 of us. The place was empty when we got there. Our reservation originally had been for 4 people, and when we asked for a table for 5 they seemed very confused as to how to make that happen (put two of the fifty empty tables together, perhaps? Maybe a chair at the end of the table?) It took the host and two staff members to figure out where to put us and a little snippy, "I'll see what we can do". Not a big deal, but just a *little* pretentious.
Anyway, I ordered the ravioli ($17) on that visit. The description sounded excellent, but it was so over-soaked in butter you couldn't taste any of the other ingredients. If my memory serves me, it was also one ravioli - for $17, albeit handmade, but still. $17? Really?
We decided to give it another try today for lunch with a group of 6. I ordered a sandwich with prosciutto and some other Italian meats ($15?). Again, the description looked great, but the best part about the dish were the fries. It was just kind of mediocre. That seemed to the be the consensus from everyone else. It was just... "ehh".
If you have friends that are into Absinthe, this is the place to be. Apart from that I think this will be my last visit. I'll stick with the tried and true Cowboy Ciao across the street next time.
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