Hmmm interesting restaurant. Not what I was expecting but it was recommended by someone so we decided to check it out. It's not quite Italian as the staff are Chinese.. and it's not quite a pasta bar as their menu is quite diverse.
Let's start with the ambiance. The candlelight makes it romantic and cozy but the decor on the walls, the flashing lights outside the door and everything else make it not quite romantic just dark and cozy. We walked into an empty restaurant at 8pm which really isn't assuring.
The menu is diverse. They have the standard pastas, some fresh pastas which sound interesting eg the zebra pasta, the jalapeno pasta, etc, and they have the meats and fishes.
The most important thing about a restaurant is the taste of the food. Next is the price. The first is "meh". The second is good. So depending on what kind of diner you are, this restaurant could be a hidden gem for you. I tried the exotic mushroom soup which to be honest I can't figure out what was exotic about it. It tastes like Campbell's soup with another kind of mushroom tossed in. I also got the lasagne which tasted unconventional, no red sauce, quite meaty but the cheese on top was burnt and chunks of burnt cheese is no fun to eat. It was a $16 meal. Nothing to break the bank over but I'm not sure the value is there. In this competitive market, there's too many options that are within that price range. The portions were big enough though I'll give them that.
My partner had the conch soup, shrimp cocktail and the duck pasta. He seemed to enjoy his meal So there you have it. I'm always on the lookout for hidden gems but this one didn't work out for me.