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| - After walking into such a homey and eclectic restaurant, this was the last place I expected to see iPad menus! This was the first time I've seen them used at a restaraurant, and although it was cool at first, it got a little annoying having to share the menu.
Anyway, upon entering the restaurant, we were greeted by a friendly host and waited less than 10 minutes for a table. We tried making a reservation the night before, but they informed us they don't take reservations for parties with less than 6 people. Turns out, we really didn't need one.
After ordering, we were served complimentary bread rolls, which I didn't enjoy at all. It was really tough and dry so I only had a few bites. My boyfriend who normally eats everything and anything, didn't really touch his either.
Since we noticed that the portion sizes weren't very large, we decided to order 2 starters and 2 mains:
- Leoncini Parma Prosciutto - Italian DOP Parma prosciutto, fig & shaved Grana Padano ($9).The salad had a generous portion of prosciutto on top, but I wished there was more fig in it (there was only one small fig cut in half). Overall, just an okay dish.
- Lasagna di carne - homemade lasagna filled with ground veal & mozzarella. Since we intended on this being an appetizer, we went with the smaller size for $6.50. There wasn't very much cheese on it (which is my favourite part about lasagna). The whole serving was smothered in sauce. The ground veal was flavourful, but similar to our other appetizer, this was just an okay dish.
- Palmugiane con sugo - eggplant baked with romano cheese and topped with tomato sauce ($8). This was served in a home-style manner (no frills, just simply slapped on a plate). Unfortunately the taste didn't fare much better than its appearance. It tasted like I was just eating breading... I couldn't really taste much of the eggplant.
- Bitonds' Braciola Infornata - Thin sliced veal wrapped around baby spinach, hot peppers and Romano cheese ($11). Similar to the eggplant parm, this didn't look very appetizing, but it was surprisingly delicious! Very flavourful - this was our favourite dish of the evening.
In general, the portions are pretty small, but the prices are reasonable. Overall, I was left disappointed by my experience. Since the restaurant had such positive reviews, I expected better.
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