Likes:
- Fresh ingredients
- Generous portions
- Wine is well-priced
Not as impressed:
- Service is on the slow side
- Website indicates the restaurant closes at 10pm, but it actually closed at 9pm which caught us off guard. I generally like a sweet finish to my meals, so it was disappointing we couldn't order desserts.
I came here on Thursday evening before the Easter long weekend. I made a reservation for 7:15pm and we had to wait around 15-20 minutes or so before being seated as the restaurant was full. The restaurant had an ordering counter for take-out and catering, and approximately 20 plus seats for dine-in customers.
My friend and I ordered the following:
Insalata Mista ($7) - The portions were generous and the mixed greens were really fresh. I missed the tanginess in the homemade Italian dressing, which lacked flavour overall, but because the mixed greens were so fresh, I didn't mind it too much.
Di Bosco ($18) - Generally, I prefer tomato over cream sauce for pastas. Our server recommended this dish to us, and since the restaurant is able to make a tomato version, we decided to give it a try. It is the first time we had truffle oil with a tomato sauce, and although I still find that it compliments a cream sauce better, we enjoyed the new combination a lot. The parpadelle was al dente and sauce to pasta ratio was perfect. The Italian pancetta in the pasta was scrumptious, although there wasn't much of it.
Margherita Pizza ($15) - The bocconcini on the pizza was creamy and delicious. Unfortunately, I wasn't a fan of the texture of the pizza. I prefer the crust to be crisp outside and airy inside, but the crust was a bit dense, especially after it cooled.
Overall, this is a great place for simple down to earth Italian fare. The portions are generous for the price you pay. Service, however, is on the slow side, since there is only one server taking care of all the tables.