This review is for Mezzo, the wine and pizza bar contained within the same building as Sienna Mercato. Mezzo doesn't have it's own listing, so I had to post here!
We arrived here on a Saturday night around 6:30pm with no reservation, hoping we were early enough so that the wait wouldn't be too long. Luckily we were able to snag a very comfy seat at the bar and we're greeted promptly by an extremely friendly bartender who hooked us up with water and menus while still pumping out drinks to other patrons.
With some helpful input from our bartender, we decided on the mussels as a starter and the crispy skate wing dish, as well as the bacon and clam pizza. He timed things pretty wonderfully. My favorite fish was the mussels. I'm not the biggest fan of tomato sauce, but the sauce these huge mussels were floating in was rich and somewhat creamy and was pretty fantastic. They came with huge slices of grilled bread to sop up the sauce. My only complaint was that I didn't have more bread to enjoy the sauce with.
My SO enjoyed the pizza the best and I thought it was just okay. There was a bit too much of the clam flavor and not enough of the bacon flavor going on. We both liked the flavor of the skate, but I thought it a bit too acidic with the amount of capers that were in the dish. I'm glad I tried it--it was good--but I wouldn't order it again. NOT WITH ALL THOSE AMAZING MUSSELS TO BE HAD!
One of my favorite parts of the whole experience was the ambiance. The second floor looked like some cool converted loft and the lighting was nothing short of rom-com romantic. Overall I had a good experience and look forward to trying them again sometime.