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| - My gf and I decided we wanted to treat ourselves to dinner, and after not being able to get into several locations, she suggested Da Guido, as she told me she had been there a few times before.
We were promplty seated and given water by a waiter. Another waiter showed up and gave us the regular spiel about the features, specials, wines etc. We were given bruschetta to start, and it was mediocre, not zingy enough for my liking.
We finally made our decision and chose the caprese salad to share to start - they were nice enough to put it on two individual plates - as well as the calamari. The caprese salad was good, but I've had the same quality at other restaurants, so nothing new there. The calamari, however, was amazing. Crunchy coating but not greasy or heavy.
I chose the risotto with prawns and my gf chose a seafood pasta dish. Both were very good. i find it hard to get a good risotto in Calgary. They did a great job, but after 5 bites the butter (or oil), was swimming around the sides of my dish and I couldn't eat anymore.
I found Da Guido a pleasant experience, but for the quality of the food, I'd choose another Italian restaurant to try first before returning here.
As well, the server didn't really serve us, as we had another waiter give us the food, and yet another give us the check. This would be fine if it were very busy - which it wasn't - but I found it was because regulars had come in and he was too busy chatting at their table to deal with us.
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