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| - Walked in as a table of four on a Friday evening a little on the early side, around 6:30. At that time the place was 1/3 full, but any later and I think a reservation would be in order, many tables already had "reserved" signs and the small-ish dining area (maybe seating for 30?) filled up steadily over the 1.75 hours we were there.
Service was superb, and dinner was excellent. Water guy was extra-attentive, may have been looking for something to do until the place got busier, I know some people can find that annoying but we didn't mind as it was a 35° day so we were sipping constantly
To start we shared the Antipasto Della Casa (for two) and Bruschetta Pomodoro Focaccia. Ample servings and combined with the bread basket maybe a bit too much for four people, although we were enjoying it fully we left a few bits and pieces uneaten out of fear of spoiling our appetites for the main. Mains were a ricotta agnolotti, mushroom ravioli, seafood spaghetti (the Scoglio, which the waitress remarked was a particular favourite) and a tagliatelle ragu, with all dishes receiving rave reviews. I had the seafood spaghetti and truly enjoyed it, nice and al dente with generous clam & mussels but only a couple of calamari rings & shrimp and just one lone scallop which might be off-putting to some but I didn't mind as the flavours were tremendous and the spaghetti itself was some of the best I've ever had. Overall, portion sizes just about perfect leaning towards generous, although again too much bread and appetizers resulted in only a couple of us actually eating everything on the plate, but we all came close enough to warrant no doggie bags.
Dinner was reasonably priced, three of the four mains $20 or less, $23 for the Scoglio. I do have a small complaint on the markups on the wine, seemed disproportionate to the overall feel of the place and spent $55 on an unremarkable cab-sav. We passed on desserts and coffee.
Overall, one G&T and one beer pre-dinner, bottle of wine, four mains and two apps was about $55 per person all-in. Service excellent and meals well worth it, will definitely be returning.
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