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| - My husband and I went to Pulcinella for dinner tonight.
We were a tad anxious about bringing our 4 month old with us, because it looked like a rather fancy place. There was no need for that, as the staff adored our baby!
The restaurant was very nicely decorated with beautiful paintings of Italy and of course, Pulcinella (the Comedia Dell Arte character.)
There was a man playing guitar, singing lovely Italian songs in the background. He took breaks to come over and strum for our daughter.
They started our meal with delicious bread in olive oil and olives to the side. I'm not a huge bread fan, but we asked for a second plate to go with our appetizer of burrata cheese (accompanied by melons, arugula and onions). Oh my goodness, the burrata was melt in your mouth goodness!!! It is made in house. If you have not tried burrata and like buffalo mozzarella, brie or other soft cheeses you should order it. I think it's my new favourite food.
For mains, I ordered the Pulcinella pizza and my husband ordered a sausage pasta. Both were perfect.
We accompanied our meals with birra theresianer. We both preferred the blonde to the amber. We will be trying to find it at the LCBO.
Overall, this was probably the best Italian meal I have ever had (and I stayed with a family in Italy for a week, experiencing 'mom's home cooking' so I do not say that lightly!)
I noticed Pulcinella won the "Gem of the Lakeshore" award and I can certainly see why.
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