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| - My wife and I had our first anniversary dinner here last night. The service was outstanding, Jay was our waiter and his assistant was very nice and bubbly as well. Jay greeted us warmly, gave us great descriptions of the specials and helped us select a great wine to start us off.
We had the fritto misto for a starter. Huge prawns, tender calamari and fresh squash blossoms were battered and deep fried and served with a roasted tomato dipping sauce. We both loved it.
My wife had the pasta carbonara. Penne pasta, with egg yolk, bacon, cream and truffled arugula. OMG that was fantastic but also very rich, she was full fast.
I had the veal, cooked perfectly between rare and medium, with sauteed mushrooms. OMG IT WAS F*CKING GREAT! Sorry, but there is no other way to say it!
Our waiter treated us to a complementary creme brule because it was our anniversary... it was amazing, perfect and creamy with the wonderful crunch of the burnt sugar on top... So lovely! I love creme brule. It was served with fresh black berries, strawberries, blueberries, a chocolate curl and a tiny marzipan sign that read "Happy Anniversary", all on top of the cutest little cookie gondola.
I would love to try the fixed menu, but at $65 each, I will probably HAVE to wait for next year!
Oh, and my wife was very dissapointed in one thing... IT RAINED! She'd been planning this night for forever for the gondola ride (because my dream vacation is Venice), but of course the first storm of the season had to hit that night! LOL... its the thought that counts!
We will definitely return to Alto, and I'm not waiting a whole year for it! I need to try the antipasti... all of the wonderful cheese, meats and fruits sounded so good, but we opted to get a starter instead. Don't want to over eat before the main course!
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