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| - Food-wise, I'd give the place another star, but the waitress ruined it for me. La Stalla is located across from the historic San Marcos hotel. It is a very intimate place, bordering sappy-romantic, Italian restaurant.
I dined here for a business talk with possible clients (two awesome children's book authors, by the way). They love this place and I don't blame them. The food is excellent! I had the gnocchi with tomato sauce, topped with slices of fresh mozarella. It wasn't the most divine gnocchi I've ever tasted, but it was certainly delectable. I wished the gnocchis were a little less play-do like (not that I've ever tasted play-do) and a bit more pillowy. Can't complain about the sauce.
One of my dining partners had chicken soup, which seemed the perfect food for that rainy evening. The other had the chicken marsala, which was devoured heartily. The heavily sauced plate was wiped clean with fresh-baked bread and olive oil. Yes, it's that good!
Oh, and the pinot noir from the Russian River area was superb. it was delicate and the aroma was not overwhelming...just the way I prefer.
Here's the problem : KIM. She was our waitress and I think she really should take a lesson about "when to butt in without being rude." Don't get me wrong, she was attentive...in fact too attentive, bordering rude. Remember that this was a business dinner meeting so we had a lot of topics to cover, and KIM managed to butt in at anttime stopping the momentum of what I and my possible clients were discussing. It was flat out annoying. I would be in a middle of a sentence, and she would blurt out, "care for some more bread, are you doing alright?" Don't you think that she should've waited for the window of pause and ask that question when that arose?!!!
Well, I didn't finish my pasta dish because KIM kept asking evey 10 minutes if I was done with my meal. Annoying!
Anyway, I highly recommend the place because of their food. But by golly, run out the door if the waitress introduces her self as KIM.
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