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| - We went to Cibo last night to celebrate my best friend's engagement.. 4 girls total.
I had heard great things about their King St. location, so I was very excited to taste and see what my friends were raving about a little bit more uptown.
The restaurant, upon entry, seemed extremely warm and inviting, the decor and ambiance was very rustic, but modern, and the place was packed. We were seated in the back of the restaurant and saw chefs hard at work, pressing freshly made pasta through machines, etc. looked very authentic...
We ordered two bottles of J.Lohr Cabernet... They had a very extensive wine list (hence the name, wine bar). As appetizers we ordered the Prociutto and Formaggio board, aranccini (rice balls) and an arugula salad. Both were very tasty and well priced. Their in-house bread was very warm, fluffy, and tasty as well.
For mains, we shared two pizzas (Americana, Capricciosa) and a pasta. First we ordered their basic gnocchi with a simple tomato sauce... When the waitress brought out our order, the gnocchi was hard and cold. We weren't impressed, so we sent back the pasta with no questions asked. After that, we decided to order the cannelloni stuffed lobster in a rosé sauce. Wow--- very, very salty. The sauce tasted like it came from a can, and the presentation of the pasta was not what I had expected. We sent that back too... After all that, we just stuck to our previous orders. The manager was very kind and took the pasta away (again), with no questions asked.
I would come to Cibo again to try other dishes... The pizzas were great and everything else we ordered was on-par. The ambiance is excellent. The waitress was fairly knowledgeable and the wine (of course), was excellent.
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