by Kris Billiter » Sat Feb 25, 2012 2:38 pm
What a fantastic night! We loved this place. Had reservations at 6:15 and were seated upon arrival. We were in the very front room which by the end of our meal had every table occupied. We looked over the menu and decided the scallop app looked too good to pass up. They were fantastic! 2 diver scallops with a perfect sear, a butternut squash puree underneath, and a browned butter/sage sauce around the plate. These were so good and worth every cent of the $12 price tag.
All entrees come with a bistro salad but I'm not a salad guy so I had a tuscan tomato soup instead. THis had so much flavor and was complimented nicely by the basil pesto placed in the middle of the bowl. My wife said her salad with a fig vinaigrette was excellent. It was very well presented with the salad wrapped with thinly sliced cucumbers. Our server, Mark told my wife just to cut right through the whole thing. When she did the salad exploded and covered the plate. It was a deceptively large portion. When its presented it looks like a small amount, but there was a ton of salad there.
As far as entrees, the gorgonzola penne immediately caught by wife's eye and I mentioned Antonia recommended it on here. She loved it! Great gorgonzola sauce and the mushrooms were a perfect addition to the dish. I went with the spaghetti and stuffed meatballs. THe meatballs were huge, like baseball size and had a nice chunk of mozzarella in the middle. I really enjoyed the dish though would probably go for something else next time just to try something a little different.
If you haven't been there then you need to add it to your list. Be prepared though, the portions are huge! I only ate half my pasta and one meatball and I never leave that much food on the table! Both my wife and I had great leftovers today! It was a really fantastic place and we look forward to going back again.
