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| - Classy interior and crowd, expensive, and standard downtown Bay St food (think Italian), so only 3/5 stars overall.
Food 3/5 - Nothing "wrong" with the food quality or taste, but also nothing special. Portion sizes are reasonable meaning that no, you don't get a 4-serving size pasta like you would at an Italian diner, but you should leave here feeling just right. Complimentary bread comes with every meal and their bread dip/spread (combo of something tangy, olive oil, and BV I think) I enjoyed! More dinner menu options here than at Mercatto, etc, and a few vegetarian options are available although the mains are mostly meat/fish heavy. Daily specials are also available.
BYOW available! But have to pay $30 corkage fee, boo.
My vegetarian partner ordered an entree-sized ricotta gnocchi ($24), which like all their pastas was handmade. The portion size was not enormous - was just right. Hence, I wouldn't recommend ordering their appetizer size pastas since that would be too small. I ordered the wild pacific salmon ($29). The salmon was quite large and one side was deliciously crispy. This dish also comes with small shelled clams. Kind of bland, would not highly recommend.
Value - $$$ for sure. Even starters were ~$20. Don't come here regularly unless you can afford it. Never come here on a student budget.
Service 5/5 - Very polite and professional! Glass was always refilled promptly.
Venue 3/5 - Big, pretty ceiling lights and sky windows. Loud though because they have a lot of customers (but we didn't have to make a reservation), hard to hear across the table at times. Tables were fairly close to each other, so not much space particularly when the restaurant is crowded.
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