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| - I'm not going to lie, I wasn't impressed. This could be do to the high expectations I had going into the meal, but I felt I was promised a whole lot, and didn't get the payoff.
Enoteca Sociale prides itself on being Rustic Italian food with heart, or so, this is all I heard before going. The restaurants design and atmosphere is humble and modest, not trying to impress you with any high design, but rather have you focus on the important stuff: food and wine. I was excited to finally find a go-to restaurant for home made pasta, whenever I yearned a taste of Rome. Once seated, I found out I wouldn't be having my fresh home made pasta, since they ran out earlier in the night and all that was left was the 'hard' kind. I'm not discriminating against hard pasta, but hey, I went for the homemade version. It wasn't all that bad. Let's start from the beginning....
I arrived at 8:30P without a reservation, hoping to grab one of those 'first come, first serve' tables. We were greeted unusually. No real friendliness with a hint of a sour attitude. The hostess told us it would be about a 2 hour wait, and asked if we would still want to put our name down. I felt like she was trying to convince me to leave. Did she have a bad day, did I tick her off, or was she just mad at the world? The human psyche...geez. My friend and I decided not to take the 2 hour wait time too seriously and figured we'd stick it out. After 30 minutes of no one checking in on us and squeezing against a wall to avoid being in the way, we decided to take our evening into our own hands. Stopped a waiter passing by and asked him to recommend some wines. We ordered a bottle of one of the most delicious wine's I've ever tasted from Chianti (THEY HAVE AN AMAZING WINE LIST), and started making friendly with the hostesses. The next thing we knew, we were being ushered to our table, with a basket of sumptuous, addicting bread. Unfortunately it was not the home made kind, but the night was getting better, so I ordered another basket - I'm so naughty. Our waitress ushered over and gave me the bad news about the pasta but suggested some other options.
I ordered:
SPAGHETTI CACIO E PEPE - Lack luster. Since the ingredients were simple I was hoping for them to be bold but the pecorino couldn't hold up and I tasted mostly pepper. The pasta was also not cooked to my preference.
ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES- I did not like these at all. It was more on the bland side. Where were the fresh herbs, the sea salt???..
RICOTTA TIRAMISU- This was good, but I've definitely had better.
SIDE NOTE: To be fair..I have a bit of a bias. I don't eat red meat...The secrets out! Off with her head! Enoteca is heavily a meat menu so there weren't many options. I read from other reviewers that the meat dishes were delectable.
We finished the bottle of wine without any problem and enjoyed our time catching up in the bustling warm ambience. I'd like to give Enoteca Sociale another shot, but it's a bit down in the priority list of restaurants to eat at next. In my opinion, if you're torn between Woodlot and Enoteca one night, go with Woodlot.
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