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| - The decor is absolutely gorgeous - the space is huge and very well-decorated. It would be a great place to have an event or party....except for the food.
The appetizers were good. I had a polenta with sausage, onions, and fried egg. It was a great combination, if mushy. For dinner I had what was allegedly bucatini amatriciana. I love Italian food, and I know that bucatini amatriciana should be made with, for starters, bucatini. This was made with spaghetti. If there was guanciale or pancetta in it, I couldn't find it. Lesley's mafalda with vodka sauce tasted, as she put it, exactly like a Lean Cuisine. I agree with another reviewer who said that this restaurant is *way* overpriced for the quality of the food I just described.
As for the positives, the wine list is pretty extensive and there are a good number of reasonably priced options. The service was good, if overly attentive (which is better than underly, if that's a word, attentive).
This is a new restaurant and I believe it takes time to iron out kinks, but t seems that much more attention has been put into how this place looks than how the food actually tastes.
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