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| - My coworker and I were looking for a dinner joint a few weeks before Christmas. We hadn't made a reservation anywhere, so as we walked south from work, we couldn't find anywhere open that could accommodate our party of 2.
Enter Vagabondo. Tucked away on the main floor of a large building, I wouldn't have known it was there if my friend hadn't been there before. We walked in and were seated immediately - I didn't get a chance to see the whole space but I think there are multiple areas to house various sizes of group.
We started off with some cocktails and WOW, really LOVE the cocktail menu here! I like trying different drinks at every round and we were not disappointed. We tried the caribbean breeze (delicious!), apple crisp (good, but not something I could drink all night), electric lemonade (great!) and the summer breeze (great!). Honestly, I'd come back here for pre-dinner cocktails anytime. Wonderfully composed drinks.
We split the arancini as a starter and they were delicious. Well seasoned, the sauce was to die for and the balance of cheese to rice to sauce was perfection. We wiped the plate clean with the bread we had!
I had the Piccata Di Vitello (veal piccata) and while it was very good, I felt like they over did it with the lemon. It was almost overwhelming the dish and I ended up scraping most of the sauce off so I could temper the lemon flavor with each bite. The portion size on my meal was perfect but the pasta dish my friend had was HUGE. It looked like she'd barely made a dent after we'd been eating for half an hour.
Overall, a fantastic experience. The ambiance here was wonderful, the area we were seated in was quiet and somewhat dark, it would be perfect for a romantic dinner. The service wasn't overbearing, we had the bartender as our server and she was very prompt and mixed wonderful drinks. It was a perfect evening out, I'll be back!
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