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| - First visit: Food poisoning. The scallop appetizer gave the two of us that shared it food poisoning on Saturday. Not one to go to the hospital unless there's blood or pus, just waited it out, wretching most of the day on Saturday and spent the last several days recovering. The owner was very nice when I called and he offered to take special care of us next time, but my fellow diners are not inclined to take him up on the offer, nor am I.
Service not coordinated well -- cleared silver with empty plate, but forgot to bring more, two servers stopped and asked the same question, server brought another table's appetizer to ours (wishing he'd taken our scallops to another table!).
Service details not correct -- only have red wine glasses, no visit from manager during entree, no offer for additional drinks.
Done well: busers are on it! water always full, plates and silver promptly cleared, unobtrusive, unhurried, courteous, smelled good, and especially, knew how to place the napkin in my lap for me when I sat down.
Food mostly unimpressive. Besides the poisonous scallops, the vegetarian angel hair pasta in "balsamic sauce" was vinegar water which made the pasta and other julienned veggies float like soup in the bowl. The two sauces of the scallops did not compliment each other or the scallops, and except for their contrasting color didn't do much for me (besides making me violently ill later).
Ambience: I loved the long table against the wall stacked with varying height and colored candles, all alight. I also liked the very large "wine" room for larger groups. Exposed floor and tabletops made it feel casual while cloth napkins and lighting dressed it up. I'd suggest doing something to break up the ceiling a bit, perhaps dropped ceiling panels or drapery or other uplit side lighting. Won't be back.
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