I really wanted to
love this place, but...
We ate there last weekend and found things to be uneven. The appetizer menu is a strange combination with the largely traditional italian-american entrees (eg. baby back ribs for app). But our seared scallop over paella rice was excellent: the scallops were huge and perfectly cooked and spiced. The fig salad was very good ( if pricy compared to the rest of the menu) and the house salad wrapped in cucumber was very good and a great presentation. Maybe our experience was an off-night, but my gorgonzola fettucine was not great (and I'd highly looked forward to it given the reviews): while it was huge and had lots of wild mushrooms, the sauce was gritty and not a lot of flavor. Maybe it sat too long ?..... Brian's lasagne was huge and very fairly priced; we personally would have liked it a little more spiced but were very happy with the leftovers, which made another meal.
The set-up is quaint and intimate : multiple little rooms. Ours unfortunately had temp control issues as it's adjacent to the kitchen. Their small outside patio looks very inviting when the weather gets warmer. Our server was very good and attentive. We were able to bring a nice bottle of wine from home (no corkage fee) which made for a VERY reasonable night out. And the Italian Cream Cake was very good: I avoided ordering it at first, and then had to run back in after leaving to get a to-go slice. It was well worth every calorie.
DEb
