One is greeted by an engaged if somewhat unctuous owner, (from a family of nine - Nove), who clearly takes pride in his small and worthwhile restaurant. Four of us ate very well, including two bottles of excellent Calabrian wine for $240 excluding tip.
The smoked salmon and aubergine starters were much better than you would normally expect. The latter being the owner's mother's recipe, the former being of good quality and plentiful. The veal was rich and the pasta was tasty. There were several choices of risotto and the mushroom one was full and top-quality. The seafood plate was a decent scattering of salmon, squid, scallops and shrimp.
All was prepared by four, young, enthusiastic chefs in the open kitchen.
Clearly many locals and friends of the restaurant return here and I will do the same.