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| - My husband and I have been here a few times now and just love the place!
Nearly everything we have tried has been delicious and the charming European-trained waiter was very welcoming and attentive. He was always making sure we were happy with our food and asking if we would like another drink. Water glasses were repeatedly refilled before they were completely empty.
The calamari was fresh, not frozen, and melted in my mouth. The Cozze Napoletana (mussels) was delicious, perfectly cooked with just the right amount of garlic. Fresh warm bread was served with a white bean and olive oil salad. The bread was delicious but I wasn't a fan of the white bean salad. I would much prefer plain old butter.
The short ribs and sausage with Sunday Gravy is amazing! The short ribs are tender and tasty but the runaway favorite is the hot italian sausage. It was fabulous, blended perfectly with the exquisite Sunday Gravy. My husband kept reaching over and dipping his bread into my gravy. I finally asked if we could have a small side of gravy for his pasta. My only minor complaint is that the pasta served with the dish is just okay, like something you would get from a box. The dish would just SING if they served it with fresh pasta.
The Seafood Fra Diavola was very good, but next to the Sunday Gravy the "spicy plum tomato sauce" was just ordinary. The shrimp, clams and mussels were cooked perfectly, as was the linguine, but again the pasta wasn't anything special. Fresh pasta would have been a great compliment to this dish.
The salmon filet served in lemon pepper and EVOO was divine. So light and flaky and seasoned perfectly.
The only truly disappointing dish we have had here was a special, the seafood risotto with parmesan. The risotto was cooked perfectly, but had no flavor at all. I added a ton of pepper to it, which helped, but it really should have been seasoned better while cooking. The scallops were cooked perfectly and very tasty but there were only 4 scallops on the risotto. For the price, I would expect more.
Each time we have been here we were way too full to order dessert, but the next table over was raving about the Tortino Di Cioccolato (chocolate mousse cake, ganache, hazelnuts, crema) so much that I will make a point to have a lighter dinner the next time we are here so I can save room for dessert!
I would give Trattoria Antica 5 stars but for a couple of minor things. I would love to see fresh pasta with all the dishes and not just the few that they offer specifically on the fresh pasta section of the menu. Next time I will ask if I can substitute the fresh tagliatelle for the boring penne included with the short ribs. And I realize that good food takes time, but it seemed like, even on a slow night when there were only a couple of tables filled, it took an extraordinary long time for the food to come out.
Overall we are very happy with Trattoria Antica and will be back again soon.
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