I had the pleasure of eating dinner here this past weekend with a group of six. As I had never been to Arpino before, I was surprised by how the small the restaurant was. Even though it was small it was still nicely lit and tastefully decorated. Upon arriving at our reservation time we were told that our table was not yet ready and were sent to the bar next door with a note from the owner to give us free drinks. It seemed odd but I enjoyed the fact that it was creative solution with a good result.
Upon returning to the restaurant I proceeded to order the Linguine Pescatore. Prior to dinner they served a bread and oil which ended up being a good thing as our dinners would take about 45 minutes to get to our table after ordering. We also received our side salads at some point early on in that time. Whenever my dinner finally was served I thoroughly enjoyed it as the pasta was good with the fair amount of seafood which paired nicely with the saltiness of the capers. I also was able to taste the penne vodka which was exceptional.
The bottom line for me is that this was a nice little BYOB Italian restaurant that I would like to eat at again.