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| - Came to Estia last night for a nice dinner. Note that although all the online sites seem to show they have multiple Prix Fixe menu options, they do not have any!
Our server was very knowledgeable and guided us through the menu. They had many fresh fish options and the list of fish available changes daily.
Our meal for two consisted of the following:
1) Eggplant Dip
2) Peach Salad
3) Seafood Linguine (half portion)
4) Branzino Fish
5) Sides: Wood Oven Potatoes & Grilled Broccolini
The eggplant dip was really good - great flavor. It was like a Baba ghanoush dip. It came with pita and some deep fried bread. Only problem was there was too little pita, and the deep fried bread was SUPER oily. I would have preferred pita only
The peach salad was interesting. It comes with boccocini, basil, and caramelized walnuts. This dish does not have the best presentation. It looks like a rabbid squirrel ripped apart the peachs and scattered it over the plate. Literally, the peach is hand ripped apart, there was no knife used here or any fine lines, quite savage looking actually. The walnuts are the star here... when paired with the peach it's a great combination.
The linguine was marvelous, perfect al dente, with all the right flavours, and the seafood was done perfectly (clams, mussels, shrimp, and squid). The tomato sauce was also really good - no complaints here, but the half portion is really tiny!
The branzino is a European sea bass, and is similar in flakiness to other sea basses. The natural flavor is slightly sweet. The fish was grilled well, however we had multiple bones that escaped through the deboning process! Also, they forgot to provide the salsa verde seasoning so we had to wait another 10 minutes for that to arrive. Our waiter seemed to have disappeared once a large table of 10 arrived with promises of a much larger tip...
As for the sides, the wood oven potatoes were amazing - crispy on the outside and roasted to perfection. As for the grilled broccolini, I just found it OK.
All in all, Estia was a decent experience. The patio is really really nice. Service-wise, initially, when the restaurant was not busy, the service was very attentive. By the end of the evening the server had moved on to the larger parties leaving us to try to flag him down on numerous occassions. For me the food was a 7 or 8, with the standouts for me being the eggplant, linguine, and the potatoes. The fish as good but not as great as I was hoping for, as this is their specialty.
3.5 stars
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