Italian food is always a comfortable choice in winter. A cozy restaurant hosting a couple on a cold windy night at a candle lit table like take from a Hollywood romantic comedy. Baldini delivers on this opening scene.
Yet this venue falls into the same class of decent that many other restaurants fall into. A local joint with some established clientele but generally average food priced above the quality.
Between myself and my date we had the bruschetta, calamari and two types of pasta. Of the four only the calamari stood out as something beyond what you cook regularly yourself at home. The pastas were average, one over creamed. The bruschetta was underwhelming and the wine we choose was your average Italian blend marked up 3 times.
All in all a mediocre experience bumped up slightly by a nice smiling staff whose attentive service helped make the experience more enjoyable.