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| - Very disappointing experience at Dante today which is unfortunate because after reading Yelp reviews I had high expectations. Perhaps I just ordered the wrong thing?
The highlight of the meal was the fresh olive bread (I love olive bread) and the obviously homemade ricotta pasta, which had just the right al dente crunch and was really quite perfect ! I also loved the swanky, dimly lit atmosphere.
We also ordered the Seafood Gratin which was served with overcooked scallops, oozing in cream/butter and quite bland. Uniquely terrible was the polenta, which was a looked like a large glob of paste, and was so saturated with butter, cream and cheese that it was virtually inedible. The highlight however was the lobster that came with the polenta. While it was slightly overcooked, the portion was quite generous and it was sweet. Finally, we also had a Bhutanese rice dish which was extremely salty and was basically a big bowl of rice with a little duck confit sprinkled in.
Based on the lovely photos (and reviews) posted by other diners, I may try again, but I'll really be careful to not order anything cream based, dairy based, etc, etc. And also, I'll remember that portion sizes are quite large !
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