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| - Nice BYOW Italian in the Plateau. No reservations after 6pm. We came here 9pm on a Friday, and there were two couples in front of us. About a 15min wait, though it wasn't so bad.
Two floors. Upstairs much rowdier. We opted to sit downstairs. The man at the door, who I believe was the owner, took to us very quickly and became very friendly. He sat us at a 4 seat table and said "Just pretend you're 3" :)..
Then after looking through the menu, he came over and offered recommendations of dishes that aren't on there, but that he could make. We opted for two ravioli dishes, one with goat cheese and one with lobster, both with pink vodka sauce. And we got two starters, just bruschetta and a mixed salad.
He personally made the order for us, and told the waiters to take care of us, after which they were very prompt. This was surprisingly nice!
We drank our wine, starters came, both were good. Followed by the main courses, which were also excellent. A really nice experience over all.
Only thing is, this place gets a little bit too busy. Had we sat upstairs jammed between others, or not been attended to by the owner, I am not so sure the experience would have been the same. He has his eye on us all night and was suer kind. But then again, he didn't know we were going to write a review, so perhaps that is the way he treats clients, which is just amazing. But I did see others who were not being equally attended to.
Also, the music could change. It's 50% really nice soothing tracks, but 50% upbeat techno, which had to stop, but it wasn't a big deal. Again louder upstairs.
Overall, a really nice experience. We spent 2hrs here drinking and eating slowly. Would definitely return after trying out some other Italian eats in the city. And now I feel like we "know the owner."
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