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If it is likely to be busy, ask for a "quiet table" if you need to hear your full conversation.
The service is attentive, very well-informed, and flexible.
The wine list is pretty much exclusively Italian and not overpriced. However, corkage is $35 per bottle if you bring in your own.
We had the octopus starter, which was excellent, tender, with big smoky chunks.
The Pappadelle with Muscovy duck had a good taste of duck, which is so often not the case, and the pasta was perfect, just slightly al dente.
We had the whole fish grilled which was great. In our case it was the Porgy. The only drawback was, that they brought it to the table once they had cooked it to show you, then went back to the kitchen to debone it and by the time it actually arrived at the table to eat, it was rather cold. The stuffed red pepper that came with it was excellent; hot, herby, with rice.
The Cornish hen was fine, nothing exceptional. The dressing was lovely, the potatoes in duck fat were indifferent.
They bought a sweet complementary digestif, which was not really necessary, but for some will be a nice touch.
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