We had dinner last night and I wanted to write my review right away. We started with a dozen oysters on the half shell, expertly shucked by a knowledgeable staff member who personally delivered and explained the origins and qualities of the oysters.
To pair the the oysters, I had a glass of the Stephen Parr Cremant ($14), and my boyfriend had the cucumber water gin caesar ($15). The caesar was incredible and the bartender, Adam, told me how to make cucumber water and was very attentive and informative throughout the night.
We were planning on a full meal but were so taken by the first five items on the menu that we didn't get to the larger dishes (though we will be back.) We had a single zucchini blossom stuffed with lemon ricotta, lightly breaded and fried. It sat on top of lightly fried zucchini slices and some small pieces of a smelt served with arugula chili ($15).
We also ordered the squid ink arancini with pomodoro sauce and fried basil ($12) - I usually find arancini one dimensional, but this was superb and the pomodoro was perfect and fresh. We also ordered to thick slices of focaccia ($3) to mop up the rest of the pomodoro sauce.
At this point my boyfriend had the tequila caesar ($15) and I had a glass of pinot nero ($16). We finished our meal with Shishito Peppers with lemon aioli ($10) and were quite full.
We plan to return to try the Swordfish Crudo ($14), the porchini agnoletti ($21), the whole seabream ($32), and more oysters!
The evening was perfect and we hardly EVER dine out so this was a true treat for us!