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| - My boyfriend and I went on a Monday in July at 8:00. It was busy, but not packed. The table of 4 next to us were loud, and our tables were really close together (I could barely fit between the two to get to the washroom) so it was distracting, but they left shortly after we arrived so no biggie. All in all we had an incredible experience. It was the best restaurant food I'd had in a VERY long time. It was like somebody's nonna was in the back whipping things up. Everything we ordered was awesome.
My first complaint: We got there 5 minutes early for our reso but were seated right away, which was great. We glanced at the menu, asked for a few clarifications then ordered cocktails and starters. We got our cocktails within 5 minutes, awesome, but we got our starters about a minute after that. If I want a negroni (which was delicious, BTW), I want at least 5-10 min to savour it before food arrives. Instead, I had 2 minutes before the carpaccio arrived. For the record: carpaccio and negronis are not a match made in heaven. Less than 2 min after that, a server showed up with the enoticated (or whatever it's called) wine we ordered. Sensory overload. I would have preferred to be able to sip my cocktail before the appy and wine arrived. Nonetheless, rather than gulping I set my negroni aside. The beef carpaccio was exquisite. I'm not a huge carpaccio fan but I'd order this any day. The shaved blanched asparagus sprinkled with cheese that came with it was divine. A few minutes later, our sausage with hot peppers, asparagus and cheese arrived and was equally delectable. Both apps went incredibly well with the wine the server recommended and not even the tiniest morsel remained by the time they took the dish away.
For mains, my boyfriend got a rigatoni with pork sausage and I got the gnocchi with tomato sauce, stracciatella and sausage. Both were to die for. Wine went perfectly with both as well. With two apps and two mains, we were neither too full nor too hungry. I would definitely go back again. Hopefully next time they'll give us more time to enjoy our cocktail before bringing wine and apps. Prices were not unreasonable for the quality of the food and the wine list was totally decent in terms of affordable and worthwhile options.
My only other complaint was with the washrooms. Why oh why do so many nicer restaurants in this city put so little effort and attention into washrooms?? This one was TINY, and there were only two cramped stalls and a tight squeeze at the sink for a relatively large dining room. The rentable cellar room next to it looked awesome so I guess they wanted to use basement real estate for that, but come on! This is in no way unique to Enoteca, just a complaint I have with many restaurants in this city.
All in all, I would say this a must try, and I`ll definitely be back, for the quality of the food, the wine and the overall atmosphere.
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