Ventured into Santo's while waiting across the street for some auto work. It had been years since I have been here and I was only here once so it was good to come back. Walking in the décor is pleasing...Flagstone archways and a nice Mediterranean painting on the far side.
We were quickly seated and I felt bad as I was using my girls phone to try and locate mine...the waitress put up with my shenanigan and did her job dutifully.
As briefly as I was glancing over the menu, it did seem a bit over priced however as we were there early items were priced a few dollars cheaper. I decided upon Eggplant parmesan and my partner picked manicotti one alfredo and one red. We also were given Italian wedding soup as well as New England clam chowder.
The Soups were fantastic. The Italian wedding was light, and not oily and fresh tasting. The chowder had either prosciutto or bacon/ham in it and gave it a unique flavor...I really enjoyed it despite having a thinner consistency than what I usually seek out.
The food was brought out fairly quickly...but not before we had a chance to eat some fresh thin cut Italian bread which was fantastic! On to the entrée...at first glance mine lacked presentation however taste was ok. It looked as if it were cut and breaded by and amateur, no finesse in display for delight. The red sauce the eggplant was in was unflavored and just appeared to be sauce...Made me wish I had my homemade sauce on it! (Which I assure you is the best anywhere...challenge me on it, and I will take you up on it!) The cheese was good. My spaghetti was ok, nothing glamorous and nothing bad.
My girls dish had noticeably more red, robust sauce...I thought it was meat based however the server said it was not although they cook their sauce with bones (it's got to be the bones!). It was better than the sauce that came with my eggplant parmesan.
We finished quickly as we had to return to look for my phone...but overall it was ok. If the main dish had some more pizzazz perhaps the rating could of been a bit higher...It was good, but I am not over this way often and don't see myself coming back, although who knows, I often do get oil changes across the street