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| - I was home from school for Winter Break and took a friend to meet another friend uptown at Villa Francesa's, near the second friend's apartment. It was Christmas Eve, so we weren't too surprised that the dining room was empty mid-afternoon.
The waiter was very attentive throughout, but had trouble understanding that one of my friends wanted a slice of lime for her water. He made an odd comment about not having any lemon because they'd been closed for a few days, which made us a little uncomfortable. TMI? Still, we appreciated that he split the check for us without any fuss. Classy!
We had a calamari appetizer, gnocchi, and tortellini. We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. Nothing extraordinary, but solid and edible Italian staples. The calamari was crispy and tasty, and the tortellini was rich and cheesy. I'm not sure that I could taste the gnocchi, but I'm getting over a cold, and my friend enjoyed it. Overall, I would have expected a lower price-point for good Italian that wasn't quite great.
As a final note, we enjoyed the Christmas-themed window decorations and felt that the place had a reasonably authentic neighborhood vibe.
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