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| - My wife and I just had a stellar meal here. We went almost on a whim, and are glad we did. We got to the restaurant at 9pm and left at 10:30 stuffed at satisfied. (Around 10 the bar area turns into a dance-club, which might be nice to come by and try out some time when we are less full of fantastic food.)
Was greeted at the door by the formally dressed maître d' who shook my hand and welcomed us in. He caught me off guard and I returned his manly handshake with an awkward lady-like squeeze. When he goes to type up his review on yelp-handshake I doubt it will be as good as this one. But on with the show...
After we were seated, as we were perusing the wine list, we were served two delicious pieces of bruschetta.
We then ordered a bottle of California white zinfandel, which is my wife's wine of choice. It was impeccably served and set in an ice bucket nearby.
I won't even try to remember the Italian names, instead I will describe the dishes- Our appetizer was lump crab meat, goat cheese, and flash fried tomato. It was fantastic- yet still eclipsed by the tomato bisque that I ordered as a starter as well. I can't even begin to describe how sinfully good this soup was.
We were then served a dollop of lime sorbet to cleanse our palettes- I could have eaten a half-gallon- I'm a sucker for sweet-tart-frozen tasty treats. It was heavenly.
We both ordered pasta as a main course. My wife chose the Lobster Ravioli in a cream sauce and I chose a dish of lobster, mussels, shimp, and scallops over linguini with a tomato based sauce.
I enjoyed my dish, the sauce was not stand-out but the seafood was fantastic. I also sampled my wife's ravioli, and it WAS stand-out in every way.
We finished our meal up with Caramel Cheesecake and coffee for her, and tiramisu and espresso for me. The Cheesecake was a slight disappointment to my wife. I sampled it. It was not very much like your typical cheesecake, and didn't taste especially of caramel. I found it to be spiced a bit like a carrot cake or fruitcake. Which is fine if that is what you expect. It was good, just not what was expected.
But the tiramisu, oh the tiramisu. It was fluffy and light yet rich and sinful. I could taste the cream in it. It was amazing. The espresso was also outstanding. A tiny cup of blackest caffeine. A great way to end the meal.
By this time the bar area was starting to convert to a dance club and the thumping dance music was starting to drown out the Italian crooners still playing over the restaurant's music system. I didn't mind either one, but both together was a bit of a cacophony. Not a big deal, considering it was around 10:30 and there was only us and a couple other tables remaining- also considering the excellent service we received throughout the meal.
Ah yes, the service. Welcomed at the door with a handshake. Seated. And at every step of the way the service was efficient, friendly, courteous, and impeccable. Complements for the food were more than once received with a gracious, "Thank you very much". Another handshake and thanks from our waiter ended our service for the evening. All that was left was for us to polish off the last drops of wine, and head to the door.
In short - Good food, impeccable service.
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