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| - This place is amazing! From the warmed olives to the sticky toffee cake, every dish was delicious! Husband and I went on a busy Saturday night and started by sharing the small dish of warm olives (happy hour every day meant they were only $4!) and panzanella salad. I had a Nico Spritzer - also on the happy hour menu and just $6.
Then we moved on to the best grilled octopus I've ever had. Simply incredible and cooked to perfection!
Then it was the special of the night, fresh tuna served over garlic spinach and topped with a dried tomato pesto for the husband for dinner. The tuna was lightly smoked in the wood fired oven then finished in a skillet. So yummy!! I made a dinner out of two appetizers - the wood oven veggies and beef carpaccio. If everyone made vegetables like this, I would eat A LOT more veggies! A mix of eggplant, zucchini, tomato and other fresh veggies, this dish was roasted in olive oil with a splash of balsamic vinegar. It was like candy!! The carpaccio was incredible, served with arugula, capers and Parmesan cheese, and then drizzled with truffle oil. I savored every bite!
For dessert we shared the sticky toffee cake, which I would recommend. It's a dense chocolate cake, covered with a toffee sauce, brûléed bananas and an incredible whipped cream. So rich it was perfect to split.
And don't forget to try a caramel on your way out the door. They melt in your mouth and are a perfect way to end a perfect meal.
Although the restaurant was noisy, we had no trouble having a conversation. The service was outstanding, with our waiter being very attentive, but not stalker-ish, and highly knowledgeable about the menu. The tables in the back corner of the restaurant are in there pretty tight, so if you're at a table for two, you may have trouble leaving your table after a large party is sitting at the space in the middle of the aisle.
A great experience that I would highly recommend!
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