It was date night! My boyfriend had decided to surprise me and take me to dinner since it was my last night is Champaign-Urbana. Reservations were made for saturday night at 830 and we chose to sit indoors. The inside dining area was not busy at all we had even showed up about 15 minutes early and they had zero trouble seating us early. However, the outdoor seating area was completely full.
The decor of the restaurant was very simple and elegant. Twinkling tea lights, white lines, low classic music. It was very easy to take our seats and relax and carry conversation.
Our waiter was very nice and very helpful. As usual we asked for wine recommendations and he knew exactly what to recommend. I personally love a sweeter wine, and let me tell you the glass of Giancarlo Moscato I had was so good! He had a glass of red wine, which he enjoyed as well.
We ordered an appetizer to share, the lamb meatballs. They where very good, the red sauce they come served in was so good! The meatballs them self had a very mild and yummy flavor and the cheese served with it was also very creamy and yummy too.
Our main courses were also so good! I had ordered the seafood pasta which was a ribbon noodle with steamed mussels, blu crab and lobster. Everything about this dish was visually appealing as well as were all the flavors. Though if I where to make one critic I would say maybe more pasta to the seafood ratio. My date had ordered the lobster roll and it was served with homemade chips. He said his roll was very good and I had to steal a few of his chips and omg they were so good! Everything had come out in a very timely manner and once again our waiter was very nice and helpful.
Over all our experience here was very good. Delicious food and great wine. However, we felt they were a little pricey for what they are. If you're looking for a yummy meal on the nicer dinning side of Champaign V. Picasso is a great place.