i would like to start off by saying the positive things about this restaurant that apparently is under new management. The staff was professional and very courteous. The menu had a nice selection of pastas, risottos, and meat dishes.
The appetizer that we ordered was a platter with artichokes, olive paste and hummus with pita bread. At first I thought that hummus in an Italian restaurant was a little strange but we tried it and the taste was terrible. It had a very strong curry taste not to mention the olive paste being way too salty. The main course that we ordered was penne arrabiata with hot sausage which tasted as though after the dish was made the chef just poured tons of Franks red hot sauce all over it to make it spicy. The other main course was the veal chop with risotto and veggies. The chop was grilled nicely however lacked flavour, the veggies were bland and not cut very well by the sous chef, the risotto was also bland tasting and a little mushy. We were told that they were going to be expanding the place to build a better patio area which is great since they have a great location however they should really focus on improving the quality of their food.