The BF took me here for my birthday because Mario Batali is one of my favorite chefs and I have been to his other restaurant B&B as well as Babbo in New York. For drinks I chose the blood orange martini (yum), and the BF got a Peroni beer (pretty good). Our waiter listed the specials and immediately I was set on the foie gras with freshly shaved white truffles (two off my obsession list). Glazed and perfectly tasty. Even at $50 a pop, I was tempted to get another! I resisted and awaited my entree of lamb with a side of butternut squash and the seafood pasta. My BF got the veal. The lamb was surprisingly a large portion (3 double chops). The pasta was not very good unfortunately... It did come with a good amount of seafood, which was overcooked and the pasta was a little too al dente for my taste. My BF said the veal was OK. The butternut squash side was not what I was expecting, but was good. The bill came out to around $300 with tax and tip (we tipped about 25% - service was good and it's not his fault the food was bad!). The foie gras was worth the trip, but maybe next time we will go to B&B or have the BF stick to the steak, which I hear is pretty good. All in all, I was pretty disappointed, but then again, we did go to a steak house and did not get the steak. Or maybe I'm too spoiled by the AMAZING food in New York.