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| - The only reason this is not a five star review is because I had such a poor experience at this restaurant my second time around (mostly because of the service) that I had to adjust my review accordingly.
I have been to this charming restaurant for dinner twice now in the last 30 days. The first time, my two girlfriends took me out for my birthday. Our waiter, Reuben, was amazing. Friendly and funny. I would insist on being seated in his section next time. On that occasion, we had called ahead and asked if they could make us the lobster risotto and they gladly accommodated us. That night, the entire meal was memorable, especially my main dish - the lobster gnocchi served with a half lobster with the gnocchi in a rose sauce. It was easily the best gnocchi I have ever tasted. It melted in your mouth and the sauce was divine. I was dreaming about this dish for weeks.
Imagine my disappointment when I asked for the rose sauce to be replaced in the gnocchi con gamberetti e zucchine which is served in a cherry tomato sauce with tiger shrimp and zucchini. I am not a fan of tomato sauce but our waiter told me that the kitchen was "too busy" to replace the sauce. I would assumed that the kitchen already had the sauce made it would not have been difficult to replace the sauce.
We were a party of 8 women celebrating another birthday. We were seated all the way in the back and our waiter didn't have any interest in our table whatsoever. I had to ask him at least 2-4 each times for more bread, some water and balsamic vinegar. At one point, when we asked for more bread, he sarcastically said "leave room for the main course girls". Are you kidding me? He never came around to ask us how our meals were. At the end of the evening, he brought out some of the lattes and desserts but one of the ladies at our table never did receive her tiramisu. When I reminded him that her latte and dessert had not arrived, he sarcastically replied that it was coming. He then brought her coffee but never did bring her dessert. I guess he didn't care about giving us decent service since he put his 15% tip on the bill at the end of the night.
In fact, I was quite disappointed with my entree, not only because I did not enjoy the sauce but also because the shrimp were grilled with their shells on. The shells were difficult to remove and they were overcooked. He only bothered to come by after we were finished eating. I had the same issue with the appetizer - a special that evening (grilled shrimp over arugula salad with warm mushrooms). Very disappointing.
The highlight of the meal was the dessert. We had the pizza nutella
(pizza with a nutella base and your choice of strawberry, banana or coconut) and even though there was "problem with the bananas" (not sure what the problem was) and we had the pizza with just the nutella, it was still awesome. I also really enjoyed the angioletti fritti (deep fried pizza dough, topped with nutella and icing sugar). It was a huge portion - enough to share for all of us and we left most of it on the table since we were too full by that point.
I love the food and atmosphere (although I would not want to sit in the back again since that part of the restaurant is dark (black paint) and lacking in any character which is in abundance in the rest of the restaurant with it's open kitchen and brick walls). I also think the price is quite reasonable and Reuben is a wonderful waiter. The owner was also lovely. He came by early in the evening to check on us. Our waiter (a relatively short fellow with curly hair - didn't catch his name) was probably the worst server I have had in as long as I can remember. He actually ruined for me what would otherwise have been a very enjoyable evening. I was very disappointed with his service and attitude.
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