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| - Stopped by here for lunch with my brother and his girlfriend on their suggestion. They live in the neighbourhood and they've been making an effort to check out more local places around their house, which I love. I looked up the menu for this place online and it looked decent, plus Italian food is my favourite. Seemed like a match made in noodle heaven.
But...it didn't really turn out that way. There are some really good things about this place. The space is nice, classy but not too classy. I liked the big window at the front to let in natural sunlight - made the whole place a lot brighter and happier. Our waiter was quite nice. Our appetizer, bruschetta, came out very quickly after we ordered.
And here's something to say about attention to detail. The four of us ordered our meals, and then right away my bro's gf had to run out quickly to let in the furniture delivery guys. The three of us chatted and our meals came out together, but the kitchen put a hold on her meal she it would still be hot when she came back to eat it. Nice work.
But seriously, the food was lacking. My pasta was really bland. I had to load it up with cheese, and even then, a serious meh. I tried a bite of my husband's pasta and it was definitely better than my meal, but neither of us were blown away by that, either. And usually, mediocre food plus good service would pull three stars in my book. I mean, nothing was terrible about this place. But $19 for that average-sized bowl of below-average pasta? That just turned the whole thing into a major bummer.
I don't think I'll come back. The best part of the experience was the company I was with. We'll meet up somewhere else next time I'm in Calgary. You can't go wrong with beer, right?
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