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| - I went to Ufficio last night to try their winterlicous menu. I was really excited because I'd heard such great things but it turned out to be just meh. Nothing bad, but nothing that made me want to return either.
Food (3/5):
I started off with the Crudo, which was an interesting dish. The tuna was good but it was overwhelmed by the flavour of the salsa verde and pickled mushrooms. I was lucky because I got a fairly good portion of tuna but as the night wore on, I noticed the tables around me getting less and less, probably because they were starting to run out. My main was the Cavatelli, and while I did love the texture of the pasta shells, the smoked mackerel was a bit too salty. For dessert I had the Tiramisu Panna Cotta which was yummy. It had a great coffee flavour and the texture was super smooth.
My boyfriend got the Zuppa del giorno, a vegetable puree soup, which was quite good. It was a bit on the sweet site like a butternut squash soup. For the main he had Cannelloni Di Zucca which tasted great but was a very small portion. He literally only got two pieces and I know he was still hungry afterwards. For dessert he had the pistachio gelato which was the highlight of the meal! Pistachio is his favourite flavour so we've tried it at a few places and Ufficio has one of the best. He also got a cappuccino which was small but reasonably priced at $3.50.
Atmosphere (2/5):
I would not recommend this place for a first date or any sort of intimate outing. While the lighting is romantic and the decorations are nice, the music is way to loud. Additionally, the tables are so close together that I was getting distracted by the conversations of the people next to me but I couldn't hear the person across from me. The tables were so closed together that in order for the person sitting on the inside to get out, you had to pull the table out.
Service (3/5):
The service was okay. Someone was always walking by with a water pitcher so our glasses were always full but not once did someone ask us how any part of our meal was tasting or how we were doing.
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