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| - Went here with two friends for dinner during Winterlicious. We came in at 7:45, there were only about four other tables present. We weren't immediately greeted at the door and we weren't immediately given water once we were seated though asides from those two mishaps, the owner is very kind. We were given bruschetta and bread to start.
For appetizers, we had the Polpette di Cingiale (wild boar meat balls), Cozze Alla Sambuca (fresh mussels), and Carpaccio e Frisse (thin cut roasted beet with poached shrimp ... salad). Good sized portions. The meatballs were juicy and tasted good but the mussels were heavenly. The Sambuca and roasted cherry tomato broth with cream that came with the mussels were to die for. Needless to say, my friend devoured every last drip of it. The table of two next to us both had mussels as well. A group that came in a bit after us tried to order the mussels but unfortunately, they were told that they had ran out of them.
For entrees, we were told that the Tagliatelle con Arragosta (homemade pasta with lobster and shrimp) was replaced with a lobster ravioli and that the ribs weren't going to be ready for another two hours (a shame because we arrived at 7:45) and that they were doing some sort of veal dish as a replacement. My friends ended up with the veal dish and the lobster ravioli while I had the Baccala (fresh cod). The veal did not look appetizing but it tasted alright to me, the lobster ravioli tasted good, and the cod was good but portion was really small. Though my friend said that the veal was disappointing and that the ravioli wasn't very good.
For dessert, we all had the Tiramisu and so did almost every other diner. It was absolutely delicious. The two stars of the night were the mussels and Tiramisu. The meals were spaced nicely apart.
Overall, it was a good experience and I would recommend it.
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