Meh... Nothing really to brag about here.
I really wanted to believe the good reviews and ignore the bad ones. This was recommended by a friend who always steers us right. I took my mother and fiancée here for their birthdays that are coincidently in the same week. Both wished they ordered what I had (scallops) which means they were not impressed with what they had, Salt cod and Gnocchi. I have to admit those scallops were delicious but felt the need to pass out some food. Both loved the purée.
The beets were tasty but the purée added nothing special. The grilled shrimp polenta was good but I wanted to like it more than I did. The first bite had a smoky flavor but the rest of the shrimp were cold and did not fulfill the expectation. Nothing too special here either. The stuffed banana peppers were also tasty but my home recipe is comparable if not better (I'm not bragging... just sayin'). The gnocchi came out under cooked and you could taste it. Some of the warm and cold didn't work for me. For example, warm peppers topped with cold cheese? Hot polenta and cold romesco sauce? Which is what made the shrimp cold.
Overall, most of the food lacked flavor. That's not something you want to hear when considering Italian cooking. The expectation is usually for your meal to be full of flavor. Even the table bread was served with just olive oil. Usually there's a nice balsamic vinaigrette or some bread seasoning in the oil.
I don't think we will come back. There are just too many other places worth going. I'm not afraid to pay a the price for a great meal, but with price comes an expectation. There price of our meals did not match the quality. They seemed like a restaurant trying to stand in a class of cooking they don't really belong. Sorry... :/ But it's true.