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| - First time visit - apparently they'd moved and then moved back to the location they're at now across from the Borough of Avalon building.
The first thing we noticed when we walked in was that the hostess thought it would be just fine and dandy to play with my wife's hair, simply because she (the hostess) liked the color. It wasn't just a passing touch either, it was several seconds of playing with it while gushing over it - enough so that we both felt uncomfortable about it. (So my wife grabbed the hostesses leg and gushed over her thigh... hey - turnabout is fair play, right?)
The setup for pricing is a bit - odd. Apparently they don't have alcohol anymore, it's BYOB - but they charge you if you bring any. As stated in another review, they also only take cash. Prices were, I felt, rather high for a pasta dish, too.
Still - overall food was good. I must say, I don't agree with making a Caesar salad using mozzarella INSTEAD of Parmesan - but it wasn't *bad*. All of the main entrees were flat out delicious and portion quite generous. Dessert was also very good - the tiramisu and the limoncello (sp?) cake both excellent.
Finally, as we were leaving, our a little too familiar hostess kissed us all. This, again, just felt a little too much.
So if you want excellent food and a little mild groping for slightly more than it should cost, then I have to recommend Mia Madre Trattoria. We'll definitely go here again.
But we'll get it to go next time...
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