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| - Considering how many reviews this restaurant has on another review site, I'm surprised to be the first Yelper to review the new Frank and Pauly's.
Located in a historic house on Mentor Avenue, Frank and Pauly's sits where many failed restaurants have previously existed. I'm generally a fan of historic anything, but the interior seemed kind of generic to me. Very old school/traditional Italian/I could be in Maggiano's or any other Italian themed restaurant. That condescending comment doesn't apply to the cool little wine bar/lounge located near the hostess stand. That part of the restaurant is genius. But more on that later.
We sat down to enjoy a nice dinner before seeing a friend perform in the aforementioned lounge. Our server was a bit new and inattentive. He seemed a bit overwhelmed so we were patient with him. We ordered a bottle of wine and were nearly halfway through before any sort of food came to the table. Including the free bread. I ordered a vegetable pasta dish and my boyfriend got a clam and linguine pasta. We both agreed that our meals were good, hearty Italian dishes, but nothing out of the ordinary. It was also a little bothersome that the entrees didn't come with any sort of side (except free bread). For the location and price point, it might have been nice to have a side salad or a cup of soup come along with the meal, but...it is what it is.
Back to the lounge. On weekends, there is entertainment in the lounge area, and even though you can only order wine or a cheese plate in there, if you're so inclined, you can walk across the main hallway to the bar area to get yourself a cocktail. Inside the lounge there are multiple little rooms full of wine bottles, comfy couches, and amazing ambiance. I kind of wish I'd just been able to take some bread and a bottle of wine in there and skipped my whole dinner. At one point, people were dancing and there was a very lively crowd. But if you want to talk with your friends, like I did, it was easy to sneak back further into the connected rooms to be able to talk and hear the live music.
So overall, Frank and Pauly's is a solid Italian restaurant with classic, stick to your ribs, comfort fare. Worth checking out if you're in the area (and especially if you want to avoid the Mentor chains) and especially worth checking out if you're looking for a place to relax and hang out with a bottle of wine.
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