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| - I'm excited to be the first reviewer of the new Porcelli's Bistro in the Tremont area of Cleveland! It's so new that it doesn't have it's own website or phone # listed yet anywhere on the web. If you want to get an idea, check out the website listed for Porcelli's at their longtime E. 6th St. location downtown. Porcelli's Bistro in Tremont is located where The Bistro on Lincoln Park used to be situated. It's brand new (only been open about 2 weeks), so they may still be working out the kinks, but we had a wonderful dinner there!
The ambiance/setting: I love the decor here - very stylish, but comfortable. There's a bar where you can just sit & have a drink. There are three separate eating areas, all nicely decorated with a muted Italian theme. Oh, there's an outdoor patio on the front that overlooks Lincoln Park.
The food: It was so hard to choose - everything looked delicious!! There were a couple of specials listed up on the board and my sis-in-law tried one - a mixed seafood cioppino (stew w/ some pasta) that was very tasty. We had the baked brie as an appetizer - yum! All entrees come with a really nice salad - fresh & tasty. The menu has some meals (per our server) that are the same as downtown, but there's many more different, interesting items - I think!. My niece got a pasta dish with a lobster cream sauce - wow. There were so many interesting seafood/fish dishes I wanted to try, but I ended up getting a pasta carbonara dish w/ pancetta that was delicious. I know it was good because the others that I was with kept reaching across the table and trying my dish!
The drinks: A nice selection of wines, drink specials and beer. I had an Italian red wine that was great!
The staff: The waitstaff and bartender are friendly, personable, capable and very efficient. I know that at least some of them have also worked/currently work at Porcelli's on E. 6th so they know the menu quite well. If they don't, they're very willing to go find out the info from the chef!
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