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| - We booked this meal for a special occasion, and filled out a form with credit card information to ensure a window/fountain view seat. Everything, and I mean everything, was fabulous!
We waited a few minutes to be seated for our reservation, which was fine. We took a few shots in the photobooth, conveniently located in the waiting area. When we were seated, the hostess congratulated us on our special occasion, which was a nice touch. Our seats were SPECTACULAR. We had the of the 3 best tables, with a water view. Due to the time that we arrived, we were able to see the strip in daylight, twilight, sunset, and night.
Our server, Laura (maybe Lauren?) was spot-on. She made great recommendations but wasn't pushy at all. She explained the way that service work-- meant to be on the slow, luxurious side.
We ordered to our heart's content: the burrata (divine, soft, and pillowy) and were given some complimentary breads (bread sticks and Parmesan crisps which were amazing, accompanied by a luscious lemon spread and basil spread). Then we had the marsala chicken meatballs (excellent) and honey-salt fresh ricotta bruchetta (uh-may-zing) to round out the appetizers. We each had a soup,m the ciopinno and yellow tomato (both exquisite). We followed that with the spaghetti with lemon and prawn, and risotto (the best I've ever had, with perfectly seared scallops). We had a teensy bit of room for the surf & turf and saltimbocca entrees that we had ordered. We ended up taking them home and eating them the next day as a meal! We got coffee and tea, and the server brought us an adorable 'congratulations' plate with 2 cookies; lemon, and fudgey chocolate.
I'm not sure why this place doesn't have an overwhelming 5-star rating--it was easily the best meal of our lives. Each dish is prepared with such attention to detail that it's palpable. The food itself is enough to rank this as a top spot, and the service knocks it out of the park. Never once was my water glass empty--it was always refilled quicker than I could mention. All of the service staff is excellent, and it's a joy to eat at such a fine establishment. While a meal might set you back a pretty penny or two, it's worth the investment for a real quality establishment.
Fun fact: Look for the "G"s on everything. Seriously, she loves her name. That letter is on ev-er-ay-thang.
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