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| - A bunch of my coworkers and I dined at Terroni last Friday night. We made a reservation ahead of time for our group of 12, and we were informed in advance that no one will be seated until at least half the group has arrived.
The restaurant was fairly empty when we arrived at 5 o'clock. Odd, but I believe the servers switched shifts at this hour, so I felt the "morning server" did not bother to spend much time greeting us and introducing us to the restaurant. When I asked for some of her recommendations, she just pointed me to the special menu for the day and walked away... So we took our time deciding until our server came by and she spent some time explaining some of the dishes she recommended.
Three of my coworkers and I shared the Santo Stefano Pizza (prosciutto and arugula pizza), Ravioli di Zio Paperone (ravioli stuffed with duck confit), and Spaghetti in Canna a Mare (seafood spaghetti).
The pizza was not the best, but it was not bad. The ravioli was interesting, and I mean that in a good way. I normally have duck in the form of roast duck, Chiu Chow marinated duck, and seared duck breast, but never with pasta. I love mushrooms, but I find with certain types of fresh mushrooms, there is a particular smell and taste, and that was present in this pasta. It is definitely an acquired taste. The seafood spaghetti was my favourite out of the 3 dishes. There was quite a bit of seafood, and it was light and tasty. Unfortunately, I found both of the pastas were slightly overcooked, just past al dente. Knowing I was dining at a well-known Italian restaurant, I was not impressed.
For dessert, we ordered the Tiramisu and the Torta Calda al Cioccolato (warm flourless chocolate cake). I have definitely tasted better tiramisu elsewhere, but the flourless chocolate cake was pretty delicious! It came out nice and warm, and the cake was soft and chocolatey with dark chocolate oozing from the centre. Most importantly, it was not too sweet. I had a bit of my coworker's Creme Caramel as well, but I found that was way too sweet for me.
As for the service, I felt once we received our mains, the server made less and less of an appearance at our table. Besides that, it became quite noisy by the end of our dinner as it became a packed house. This made conversations a bit difficult, especially across the long table.
All in all, my experience at this particular Terroni was all right. It was nothing special. The food and service was not spectacular. I would not choose to dine here again, but I would not mind it if my friends wanted to try it, as long as I can have the warm flourless chocolate cake again. ;)
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