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| - We decided to visit this place while in the area based on all of the strong reviews from our fellow Yelpers. We went on a Sunday afternoon (right around 12pm) and had no issues with parking. We scored a spot in front of the restaurant just as someone else was leaving.
The place was fairly busy and our party of two was immediately seated at a low table in the front (right by the acoustic musician). Postino was well decorated and has a ton of seating options. We wanted to fall in love with this place but just ended up liking it slightly.
We ordered the butchers block and the bruschetta plus cucumber lemonade and iced tea.
While everything was okay, I wasn't knocked out of my socks. My favorite part ended up being the butchers block rather than the bruschetta. I think the issue that they have is that it is not crispy enough. The bread was under-toasted and it made for a very chewy experience. We ordered the Salmon pesto (the smoke flavor is weak and the pesto is strong so it misses there), Burratta, bacon, arugula and tomato (while our waitress claimed this to be her favorite, we were underwhelmed here too. The bulk of the flavor came from the bacon and the arugula), tomato, basil and mozzarella (my favorite combo done wrong! There was NO flavor to this and they should have at least provided an olive oil or balsamic drizzle to give it some pop. The tomatoes weren't fully ripe either and were at the pink stage so they hadn't developed their true tenderness) and Prosciutto, fig and marscapone (by far our favorite since the flavor profile gave us a little bit of sweat, savory and salty).
All-in-all the place wasn't bad. Based on the reviews though I just expected a wee bit more from my experience here. I liked that they have live entertainment on the weekend although it makes it hard to hear when you are seated to close.
I saw some folks sitting outside although I am not sure of how they survived in 110 degree weather. On cooler nights though, I can see that being a nice place to hang.
Oh, I also didn't appreciate having to battle flies for my food. They kept the door open which meant every critter wanted to beat the eat and join the tables.
Not sure about returning as I've had this food concept before except with better execution.
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