Dined in the restaurant this time around.
Nice place, very well designed and appointed interior. The seatback of the booths are tightly upholstered, they are on raised platforms, cherry wood paneling, beautiful looking bar area. Some excellent carpentry for an independent restaurant.
At the booth where we were seated I did find the table a bit high (2" inches) in the torso area and I'm not exactly short 5'10.
Found no problems with the service or atmosphere. I liked it. Great music playing in the background.. hits from Frank Sinatra and some Italian classics.
The Meal:
We ordered a Dante pasta special with egg noodle and meat sauce and Veal Sandwich with mozzarella and mushrooms.
The sandwich was large, a paninni stuffed to the gills of slices of breaded veal, mozzarella cheese, sauce, and mushrooms.
Sure it's large but it's prep was a little sloppy and pedestrian looking (street food). It tasted ok but I didn't like the mushyness veal breading. If the veal was cooked fresh then placed into the bread the taste would be more crisp. I was not impressed by the sandwich.
The Dante special pasta with egg noodle and meat sauce dish I sampled was ok. It could be baked in the oven a tad bit longer to brown the mozzarella on top. It wasn't as good as the ravioli I've had on a prior visit.
Summary:
Today I was little disappointed by the food. The veal sandwich and Dante special pasta with egg noodle and meat sauce was average tasting.
I will have to try the pizza next time. So far the best thing I've had here was the ravioli.