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| - I was really conflicted during this rating. What it ultimately comes down to, is I've had much better Italian food.
In my pre-Yelp days I visited this location. Now that I'm back, I tried not to let my past visit influence this post. One positive though, service was a 100 times quicker than my visit last May. Our server, Dahlia, was really nice and attentive. Even after we settled up our bills we just sat on the patio, she kept making sure we were doing alright!
We got to sit outside on the patio. It's a concrete jungle out there and some buildings in view are horrendous, but we did manage to see the Fairy Lake waterfall. And along with said waterfall, came the mouldy, turned over soil smell. But I don't attribute that to the restaurant, as much as the town. Also, the patio is in such a location that everyone going to their cars and walking to-and-from the community centre have a presence. It sounds like I'm complaining, but it actually didn't really bother me, for I grew up in this town and am well acquainted with Fairy Lake, but it's my review and that may bother some!
Food. I got the fried calamari as an appetizer. The batter was nice and light, but the squid was cut almost an inch thick. I've never had such large pieces before. A plus for me, they serve the calamari with a seafood sauce, which I prefer over the regular tzatziki options. Also, this dish had a hefty amount of oil on the place, which made the bottom pieces soggy. Chefs may want to suggest serving the dish with a parchment paper underneath to absorb that oil. I tried a piece of my friends bruschetta, and the toppings were pretty good. The bread was tough, kinda stale like. Not 'just toasted' like. Make a lot of my topping fall on the plate with every bite.
For my main I got the quattro stagioni pizza. I opted out of the mushrooms (even though the menu STRONGLY recommends against changes), but kept the black olives, artichoke bits and proscuitto. Well, I may have been punished for my food change, cause my pizza came without the meat... which is ultimately what I was paying the $18.95 for. Well, poor Dahlia had to bear my brunt and she got a mound of proscuitto for me from the kitchen. The only thing, it is was cold, and my pizza was hot. It just wasn't the same. I just did not feel like being that pushy girl asking for a brand new pizza.
My one friend who ordered her fettucini cremosa didn't eat most of her chicken. Her words: "it's bland and dry". Not a good recommendation.
Ultimately it was a good night out with friends and we were supporting a local establishment. But, I would suggest going to Joia if you're going to pay these prices. The downside is there isn't a lot of competition in Newmarket when it comes to fine Italian dining, so they can charge out the ying-yang.
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