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| - Ambiance....it's mixed up so something for everyone. Darker on the BAR side than the dining room side (think dates or dining alone). Jazzy music playing throughout, maybe a bit too loudly, but it helps drown out the chatty diners & drinkers. There is a PATIO!!!! Yay!!! Just a bit too hot today. Unless there's a kids menu you can ask for, I can't imagine many KIDS would enjoy this place...pizza maybe, but they looked pretty fancy-pants. Maybe call ahead & ask if that's your situation.
drinks - tons of WINE choices, few were recognizable to me, so I need to study up. Prices range from $6-$17/glass. I had a $6.95 red blend (that hubs abandoned) and it was perfectly fine. The prosecco is sweet....& really the only sweet wine on the menu. Ditto on the BEERS (not the sweetness part). Only corona light was a familiar sip. An unusually high assortment of APERITIFS & 2 tawny ports (a 10 & a 20 year old). They were out of the 10 yr port so I tried the amaro modernegro (I think I got it right). It was citrusy smooth with a flippy finish that didn't linger too long. I'd order again.
FOOD---panzanella SALAD doesn't look like much, but it's awesome! Just enough dressing to flavor the tender arugula & not drench the crazy crispy bread.
The Caesar salad was "good" per hubs. When I asked him if he'd order again, "maybe" was all I could get. I didn't taste it so take it for what you will.
The GNOCCHI is to-die-for! We both agreed on that! Gnocchi is a nice consistency.... not pillowy dough like you sometimes get. More along the lines of pasta consistency & skinny. So if you're looking for the doughy, yeasty, clumpettes you usually get, adjust your expectations & you'll enjoy.
The LASAGNA is fancy-pants. Tonight's selection was braised buffalo. Another "good" from the food "critic". Really he prefers home style, chunky, cheesy, slathered in sauce layered between over-cooked noodles so what showed up in its cute little cast iron dish really wasn't what he was expecting so it was an uphill battle from there. I can tell you though.....he cleaned his plate!
Desserts weren't all that enticing to me. We split the bread pudding. Got an "ok" from the food "critic". I'm not a bread pudding fan, so 2 bites was more than plenty for me and I'm probably not a qualified bread pusding judge.
If you like bread with your meal, it can be ordered....but it's not on the menu.
Service -- Sergio was a gracious server....even when the "critic" ordered a $6 glass of wine after asking for a recommendation. And then shockingly didn't care for it & drank my prosecco.
Overall, a little more "work" in deciding what to eat & drink. But we'll definitely be back. Only 4 stars because the "critic" didn't enjoy it as much as me, bread wasn't offered, desert was average & the loud-ish music. Maybe we can up it to 5 next time.
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