My workplace rented out the basement event space for our holiday party on a December Sunday, and the space was a great size for our party of 50 or 60. My S.O. and I don't eat out for Italian food often, as I find it relatively easy to replicate at home, but E2 surprised us with its extreme deliciousness.
The appetizers we were served included 4 types of crostini, a tasty tuna chunk-topped variety, an anchovy-topped, a delightfully sweet pepper selection, and a smoked salmon with egg salad that was my favorite bite of the night. There may have also been some polenta bites or something-or-other in the starch family, but I was too busy stalking the lox to give it much notice.
Entrees were served family style and included a pasta and meatballs dish, a cappelletti dish, pasta carbonara, roasted beets and carrots with charred broccoli, and a salad that I just didn't have time for, although I'm sure it was tasty. All the pasta dishes were sinfully good, but it was the sweetest beets I've ever had that blew me away.
All in all, we're a picky inner-food industry bunch, and we had nothing but good remarks. I will definitely be back to try their normal dinner or brunch menu.