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| - I'm sad to have to write this review. There was obviously a lot of thought, care and energy put into creating this restaurant.
The space is beautiful - probably one of the most amazing restaurants I've ever seen, in terms of design and decor. That's probably the best thing about this place, unfortunately. I don't know that I quite understand the concept. There is a lot of 'make your own' type of menu items, and I like the idea, but it almost feels like the menu is so expansive, you lose sight of what the house specialties are. Obviously, they do offer their own curated flatbreads and pastas, etc., but they didn't really have significant appeal. Some of the combos were just weird.
I visited with two of my friends and we were able to sample quite a few dishes.
- Halloumi with fig and olives - it was only OK. I recently reviewed a restaurants where I had eaten the most incredible halloumi salad, and that perhaps ruined this one for me (b/c Ricarda's was not nearly as impressive).
- Radicchio + cabbage salad - very tasty. Was missing texture (needed something crunchy). At the end of the day, it's a relatively simple salad though.
- Octopus - I didn't eat this but my companions did. The plate was beautiful, but the flavour was just OK.
- Chicken Shish with polenta and zucchini spaghetti. Again, another beautiful plate but the flavour was just OK. This had so much potential but it fell flat.
- Spinach pasta with duck and a sauce of garlic, anchovy, olive. The pasta was overcooked and the duck was lacking in flavour.
- Corn pasta with a red sauce w/ mushroom and artichoke. The pasta was good, firm. The sauce was way too acidic/sour. I was surprised by this, b/c balancing a red sauce is pretty basic.
- Pistachio cake....which tasted like lemon and nothing like pistachio. I love lemon, so that's OK. The dessert was fine. Unmemorable.
One note about everything we ordered: PRETTY. So pretty. Everything lacked flavour, which I know I keep saying, but that was the overall theme here. It was exciting to select from the many options on the menu and the plates were wow in appearance, but the food is nothing special.
The service was friendly and welcoming. There was one weird moment: At one point, in the middle of eating out appetizers, a runner came over and asked if we wanted our mains now or in a few minutes. Terrible. This should not happen. The place was not busy -- should be able to time things better. This is prob why the pasta was overcooked (it had likely been sitting).
I wouldn't go back here unless for drinks, simply to enjoy the beautiful space.
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