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| - The atmosphere in this restaurant is great - i would have given it a four if the server had gotten our order correct and if i wasn't given attitude at the end when I asked for a takeout box for my pizza.
We were a party of two, ordered:
Appetizer:
Tagliere Mezzo e Mezzo 17.95
selection italian and local cured meats (i.e. smaller version of of Tagliere del Salumiere - 17.95) and italian cheese served with honey and homemade jam (i.e. Tagliere di Formaggi - 17.95)
2 Entrées:
Ravioli di Zio Paperone 17.95
homemade ravioli stuffed with duck confit, fig, roasted butternut squash, sauteed with oyster, button mushrooms and parmigiano
Puzza (16.95)
white pizza with mozzarella, italian mascarpone, gorgonzola, mushrooms, italian ham
BUT was given Polentona (16.95)
tomato, mozzarella, fontina, speck (smoked prosciutto), pinenuts
I realized how ignorant I am of other cultures while I was here - really wished for a beginner's special / introduction, especially when it came to eating our appetizer. I asked the server which order we should eat all the meat and cheese in and he said left to right, but didn't recommend any specific combinations. It was definitely fun to try all the different meat and cheese but there were some moments when we were like .. so how do we eat this. My friend found that this cheese (strong, parmasan-y) went well with the dried (yet moist...)pear and bread. I found that bread + the pear went well with gorgonzola (definitely an aquired taste - that cheese was really strong). Next time i try this dish, I will order some wine just to see how it would taste different :)
So I mentioned the wrong order earlier - I ordered Puzza (and i'm pretty sure i heard the server repeat "Puzza" after I said it) but received a Polentona instead. The worse part is - we didn't figure that out until we saw the bill (on the bill it said i ordered the polentona instead). This made me really sad, it was my fault for not remembering what I had ordered, but at the same time, the server could have clarified what i said :(.
Our server kept us watered, but that's what all servers should do. He could have totally added more value to our dining experience by maybe asking to see if we ever ate at Terroni before and given us recommendations and suggestions (and tips on what to eat first). I hate to mention tips in reviews, but honestly, if he did that, I would have been happy to give at least 20% tip.
Final comment on the service. When I asked for a box, the server said, "What?! you only at a bit" in a very serious tone (I looked up to see if he was just teasing but he wasn't.... he looked really insulted actually). so i told him: Well this is really good but i can't finish it now, that's why i want to take it home with me. Shouldn't he be ... happy that I'm not wasting food? I guess the server wasn't used to serving people in my friend and i's age group - all the other patrons were at least 35+, so he didn't know what to say... oh and last thing - he didn't bring a dessert menu OR suggest any wines (lost the opportunity to upsell, mio amico).
Stuff to keep in mind:
pizza's huge (but thin crusted) and they won't cut it up for you (i heard that they actually refused to take it back in the kitchen to cut it up because italians ate pizza with knife and fork).
Tagliere Mezzo e Mezzo was filling for even two people (I'd say three would be a great number to share the portion that they provided). It's worth a try!
Ravioli was good as well :) - pasta portions weren't as big.
The Adelaide location only takes reservations for 6pm and 9pm - it started getting busy around 730pm.
They have the meat hung up on display in the bar area (in display case of course), which is really cool.
They have a Terroni magazine, which talks about italian food :) It's for free (and has yummy food pictures!)
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