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| - We had received a $20 coupon in the mail so my family decided to try it for my parent's wedding anniversary. The decor looked like your typical chain restaurant, spacious seating with dim lighting. It restaurant focuses on a full italian menu and had a good selection.
The meal started off with bread and olive oil. The bread was seasoned with spices and very flavourful, but was a tad salty. It was hot and soft, like it was fresh from the oven.
We had ordered the Crab Arancini and the Antipasto board as our appetizers. The crab arancini are like fried risotto balls and it came out piping hot! It was crispy on the outside, and creamy on the inside. It was a perfect combination of textures. It came with a tomato pomodoro sauce and an aioli dip, which only added to the flavours of the dish. It was my favourite part of the meal. The antipasto board came with meats, cheeses, olives, grilled veggies and pieces of crostini bread. It had good variety and great to share.
For our entrees, we ordered the special for the night, which was lasagne along with the mushroom risotto. The lasagne was a sizeable portion and each layer was filled with cheesy goodness. The tomato sauce was a good balance to the richness of the dish. The risotto, despite the poor presentation was very tasty. It was a tad undercooked in my opinion, but the flavour was good.
Lastly, the server was very nice and had given a free ice-cream dessert to celebrate my parent's wedding anniversary. It was a very nice gesture by the restaurant. We had ordered everything to share, since we are not big eaters and the server was very accommodating.
Despite being a little pricey, I would definitely come back again to try the pizzas and the fonduta fratcelli (cheese fondue).
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