Four of us met for dinner at this long established restaurant. We arrived at around 7.30pm and the waiting staff were run off their feet.....it was so busy.
After being shown to the table we were offered pre dinner drinks and given good time to make our decisions. The nightly specials were explained although the level of noise made for some difficulties in understandings...
We all had starters and the selections were the melon and ham, caprese salad and the calamari.....the calamari was tasty and sufficient however the tomato and the melon were a little under ripe. The mozzarella was not good.....
The mains were big and variable....the lamb was good, the pastas were enjoyable however the chicken was a little disappointing...certainly too dry.
We made a special request for the wine.....open and decant at the time of order.....unfortunately in the haste of the night this did not occur and I suppose this oversight sums up the night.
There just was not that sense of making it a special occasion......it felt more like it was a place where it is a business to the turn the 'covers' over...