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| - I was very impressed by this place, for a little spot in a shopping center!
I'm pretty sure it was the owner who seated us himself and checked back multiple times. I think it was an actual cook who came out and checked that our salads were good. The female server who brought our drinks and food was very sweet, answered questions and joked around.
We ordered the seafood mare' and a chicken dish (I forget the name even though I get it everywhere; it was a chicken breast in white wine sauce with capers). Both were very good, though my sauce was kind of odd; it was thick and a little starchy; I'm used to a clear, thinner, more lemony/winey sauce if that makes sense. This may just be how Alessia's does it, to each their own :)
I only have 2 minor negative comments: 1) The initial waiter we were given - the owner had grabbed him as he went past and told him to wait on us, and he made it obvious he was not pleased. I got the impression he was about to be cut and sent home except for our sitting down. We saw very little of him, since they have a 'team' system, so he wasn't an issue 2) Their iced tea is not plain iced tea; it was a sweet fruity variety. We thought it was a mistake until we were brought a refill of the same kind. Unless the initial waiter screwed up the message, I don't know. We didn't want to be THAT table complaining about iced tea, since the nice server was busy with a large party.
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