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To celebrate getting my Yelp Elite 2015 status today (AWW YEAH!), I decided to go out to dinner at Caffino. I had bookmarked a Groupon for this restaurant to buy one fine day, and today was the perfect occasion.
The Groupon was $70 (not incl taxes) for 2 apps, 2 entrees, 2 desserts, and house wine (we don't drink so we had this replaced with pop). I called the restaurant up in advance to confirm that I could buy the deal at 5pm, and make a reservation the same night, and was given the green light.
Anyhow, at the restaurant they confirmed that the voucher was valid up to a certain $ value per app/main etc from their regular menu - we were told there may be cases where you have to pay a couple dollars more (we ended up paying $1 extra for our selections only). This is stated on the deal as well and seemed reasonable.
The complimentary bread had a herb spread on it - one of the best complimentary starters I've had!
Our 2 apps were Eggplant parmesan (fantastic - rich tomato sauce, lots of cheese) and Arugula with almond crusted goat cheese (well dressed and apricot slices with cinnamon added to it was a nice touch).
Our mains were Tuna steak and Margherita pizza. The tuna steak was cooked medium rare perfectly, came with delicious crispy wontons and house made guacamole. The margherita pizza was OK but I'd have preferred more cheese.
Desserts were tasty as well but honestly we were too stuffed by that point to truly enjoy - there were several options, and we went with the Chocolate truffle cake and Vanilla/chocolate tartufo.
Our server was excellent! He was nice, joked around a bit, refilled our drinks without us requesting, offered more bread, etc. Also, the service was quick - we never felt rushed but we never felt like we were waiting long for the next course either.
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