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| - I happened to look at the other reviews and am quite amazed at the variety of experiences. Ours was much more positive than negative. The decor is perhaps reminiscent of an Eataly store, with shelves of Italian products that are actually for sale. Yes, it is a busy place - packed on a Wednesday evening - but I found the noise level not too much for conversation.
Our server was great. He had a perfect British accent from a good school, but when I ordered a Sicilian wine, he told us that he was Sicilian (with an English mother) and recommended another, better bottle from his family vineyard. I'm still not sure I believe his story, but the wine was excellent and he sure knew how to pronounce all of the menu offerings.
We started with the Tagliere Mezzo e Mezzo, a good sized board of cheese, salumi and olives and a delightful little pot of walnuts and almonds in honey. Totally ample for the three of us. For our mains, my wife loved her choice of the ragu of the day. My brother had fish with mussels and roasted veggies. I picked the Ravioli di Zio Paperoni, but found them a bit bland.
Portion sizes are really what normal people should eat, especially if you have a starter and dessert.
I finished with an exquisite gelato pistachio and my brother had a flour less chocolate cake with a delicious sauce. We all finished with excellent coffees.
It is not cheap but not unreasonable either. Dinner with wine and tip cost about $100 per person, although the wine at $95 was one of the reasons for the overall tab.
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