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| - Walked in on a Tuesday night with a friend, and it took a bit of time to be seated, even though the restaurant only looked about half full. In their defense though, the waitress did apologize every time she passed us and had to pick up yet another order for another table before she could get us to a table.
When we were finally seated though, the service was excellent. The waitress (the same one) was very attentive, and stopped by several times to check up on us, and to make sure we had everything we wanted. We didn't have any trouble flagging her down whenever we wanted something, and she usually got to our table before we started looking for her anyway.
The food itself was excellent. We started with the meatballs, and then ordered the gnocchi and penne alla vodka for our mains. I've been to quite a few restaurants where the ingredients listed in the menu promise a lot, yet fall short of flavour, but this restaurant, I'm happy to say, is not one of them. The meatballs were very tender and flavourful, and came with a sauce that was oh so very good. We ended up asking for more bread so that none of the sauce went to waste! The penne was also quite good, and the gnocchi was one of the best I've had in quite a while. You can definitely taste all the different ingredients melding together, and it was also spiced just right. We finished it all off with a decadent chocolate fudge cake, which again, was simply delicious!
The restaurant itself had a casual, yet cozy atmosphere (it was decorated for Christmas, complete with fireplace), and was very conducive to good conversation. It was the perfect place to catch up with a friend.
If you aren't in any particular rush, and want a nice family-run restaurant where you can sit down to good home-cooked food and simply enjoy the company of a small group of friends, this would be an ideal restaurant for that occasion.
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