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| - I was going to give this place 3 stars but because of the great service, I bumped it up to 4 stars. Our waitress was fantastic! We went here to celebrate my daughters 18th birthday and really wanted to sit out on the patio but it was too cool outside. I've been here once before and just couldn't remember the "issue" I had with it until we returned. One of my main grievances is the limited menu. It just seems to be missing stuff and it was really hard for us to find something we wanted to eat. The birthday girl was stumped and wanted to leave because she wanted shrimp Alfredo but our wonderful waitress said they could absolutely do it for us. So here's what we ordered:
Shrimp Napoli- most of us enjoyed it, not amazing but pretty good
Shrimp Alfredo-The birthday girl loved it!
Calamari(2 orders)- The first order was fantastic, it was hot and was both tentacles and rings(we love the tentacles). The 2nd order was mediocre. It was lukewarm and almost entirely tiny crunchy rings. It was like night and day. The first order came out as an appetizer(hubby ordered) and the second order was mine that came out as part of my meal. My guess is maybe they held it under the warmer until all the meals were ready. Pasta Woozie- (grilled chicken, alfredo sauce, spinach), My 16 year old wasn't thrilled with it, it just seemed to be missing some oomph, I tried it as well and it was just okay. The chicken almost tasted like fish in my opinion.
Chicken, bacon flatbread-very yummy and everyone loved it.
Kids Meal Pizza with Lemonade-The first pizza came out and my son picked off this black thing on the pizza and put it on the table. My daughter looked at it and noticed it was one of those big mosquitoes! We called the waitress over and told her and she asked us if we'd like another one. She took the mosquito one back and brought out a fresh one.
Kids Chicken Alfredo with Campanelle- Yummy. We had to add a little salt and pepper but my 6 year old loved it and the portion size was great!
Kids Caesar Salad- Again, great portion size and it was good, I kept stealing bites but she didn't mind.
Mediterranean Veg Salad (grilled zucchini, asparagus, roasted peppers, tomatoes, orzo, farro, mixed greens, sweet garlic vinaigrette, pine nuts, Feta, balsamic drizzle)- Pretty good. Add some raw onions and maybe grilled pita on the side and this would be perfect.
At the end they were so sweet and brought out a molten lava cake with vanilla ice cream and chocolate drizzle along with a bunch of spoons for us to sing to and celebrate the birthday girl. Usually a restaurant gives you a pretty sad looking birthday treat but they didn't. They also gave her a really nice handwritten card(great touch) and a gift card for a free dessert.
The restaurant was clean, well lit and not noisy. Will I return? Most likely I will return because they have great kids meal offerings, probably the better of any I've seen anywhere else and the apps we had were good and the bread is sooooo yummy. The olive oil dipping sauce is divine and my very picky 9 year old son couldn't get enough of it. I can say that we are very guilty of having one too many baskets of these. Sorry. Not sorry. I just wish they would kick their menu up a notch (currently two pages) and get a tad more oomph in the kitchen. With so many choices out there it wouldn't be my first but the great location and the nice atmosphere certainly helps this place.
That is all!
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