A beautiful rustic Italian fare restaurant styled as Venetian cicchetti (Italian tapas).
Delicious but definitely was not a cheap nice where dishes ranged from $9 and more and recommended where 4 dishes each. Portions were small. $14/glass of wine, normal but still pricy.
From their "del Mare" (the sea) we tried their: Orata ($12) and Vongole ($19) which were raw sea bream and clams, respectively. They were a very light fare--which I quite enjoyed. There were crispy bread that came with it (but not enough, 3 pieces).
From the Dall'Orto section (not sure what it means) we tried the Scrigno ($15) which are "chests" of pasta filled with a well-balanced mixture of tangy, creamy Carozzi gorgonzola and slightly bitter radicchio di Chiogga, all set off by 10-year-aged Modena balsamic.
From the Dall Pascova section we tried the Raviolini ($12) which was so so so yummy, silken pouches of pasta stuffed with earthy braised snails and mushrooms in a creamy cow's cream, goat's butter, and a bright rosemary oil.
We also tried the red deer drizzled mirto and chocolate moss which was beyond interested, cervo Rossi ($18)
We finished off with a cheese plate, raschera--unpasteurized cow, sheep and goats milk cheese with orange marmalade ($9); and two sweet desserts, Cassata Siciliana ($9), sweet ricotta cake with pistachio and preserved citrus--it reminded me of marzipan in cake form. Lastly, La Chiarina made of traditional abruzzese sponge cake, soaked in espresso vermouth and layered with a vanilla and chocolate crema, and espresso gelato.
It's making me hungry writing this! It is absolutely delicious and such a lovely "hideout" but we warned, you will be hungry after! Tapas tease for the tummy!
The reason for the 3 stars is because food was great, service was good, ambiance was nice but by no means was anything beyond the experience of a delicious meal with great company. In addition, value is another point to consider and considering we spent almost $80/pp and was nowhere near "full" (we went to another restaurant after) 3 Star was favourable in my opinion.