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| - We had dinner at Terra Verde with some friends on a Thursday night. We had an early reservation, so there were only a couple of tables seated. As the night went on, the place picked up and several additional tables were seated.
We were approached immediately by a server and the sommelier. We wanted a nice Barolo, and the sommelier had a great suggestion that was on the cheaper end of the wine list. He hit the nail on the head, the wine drinkers at the table loved it.
They bring you olives, parmesan cheese, and some zucchini chips as a sort of amuse bouche for the table. The special appetizer that evening was buffalo mozzarella topped with very crispy prosciutto served with candied walnuts and drizzled with balsamic vinegar. We really enjoyed this, the cheese was soft and went well with the salty and crispy prosciutto. The wife had the caprese salad. It was a large serving and you could taste the basil throughout the dish. It wasn't the best version of this dish I've ever had, but it certainly wasn't the worst. We'd order it again.
To eat, I had the veal saltimbocca and the wife had the shrimp risotto. The veal was 3 thin cutlets topped with prosciutto and a nice brown sauce. It's served with herb and parmesan risotto. The 2 components of this dish complemented each other well. The veal was so tender you didn't need a knife to cut it. The sauce was herby and was great with the veal. This was a delicious dish that I would order again.
The wife's shrimp was another winning dish. This is large shrimp served with cheesy risotto. The shrimp were tender and juicy, cooked very well. This is a large dish, my wife didn't come close to finishing it even with my help.
We tried a puff pastry dish with strawberry sauce and cream for dessert. This was the worst dish of the evening, the puff pastry was very dry and there wasn't nearly enough cream to combat the dryness. I think this is a good dish in theory but the execution was off. However, the dessert didn't affect the overall evening. We loved our dinner at Terra Verde and received great service. Recommended.
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