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| - Eating at Noce is an event. Excellent service, knowledgeable staff, and the happy bustle that comes from dining amongst other discriminating guests. But here's the but. Not all the food blew me away. Perhaps it's because some of my friends are such good cooks that I tend to eat well a lot of the time. The salads we tried were good, but not great. Fresh, certainly, but nothing that really stood out. As one of my friends said "I could make this in my sleep". The appetizers were a little better. Delicious calamari, lovely beef carpaccio, and a buratta cheese plate that drove us into a frenzy..
The main courses were all over the place. At the bottom of the heap was a shrimp and marscapone risotto that was rather wet and tasteless. Nicer was a veal dish that was much appreciated by it's eater, but as I don't eat veal, I can't attest. Then there was the signature wild mushroom ravioli that had us all swooning. Truly seductive. I offered a sample to the risotto-eating guy, who now looked sad that he'd ordered the wrong thing.
Would I go back? Of course! When you're that well taken care of, it doesn't matter if some of the dishes don't amaze. With fresh ingredients, and such excellent service, there's always the possibility of greatness.
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