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| - One of the finest restaurants in the city, Biagio boasts a palatial decor staffed with some of the most charming, warm, and finely dressed servers that I've had pleasure of enjoying. Even before we found ourselves at our table, I knew our evening was going to be exquisite, sensual, and fun.
Tempting as it was to try their pasta varieties served with veal or lamb, it was a seafood night for us. The coil of sliced tuna and salmon served in cream sauce made for a bold appetizer alongside the lobster bisque that we shared. It featured a robust aftertaste like crushed nuts that contrasted nicely to its initial smoothness.
My jumbo crab-stuffed, pancetta-wrapped shrimp was to die for, and even the slices of gold potato served beside it felt like silk across the palate. Her shrimp in garlic herb orrecchiette was brazen and very green in flavour, alerting the senses and very worthy of the romance novel of a wine list offered here.
I'm nitpicking, but I would have been happier if our dirty martinis (which were otherwise excellent) were served with pitted olives, or if the breadbasket's treats were warm and served with butter. But even that amount of poking seems ludicrous when all else is so flawless.
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