Kyja W.
Yelp
Ambiance: 5 stars
Service: 5 stars
Food: 5 stars
I am visiting Miami on a little vacation and while here, my boyfriend wanted to take his mom and I out somewhere for dinner. We have driven past this place a lot, so we decided to see what it was all about. The ambiance is warm with a casual yet upscale vibe. We dressed up business casual, but I saw many other patrons dressed very casually. Despite it being very busy, it still maintains an intimate feel. I had made a reservation, so we were seated immediately.
The service was great. Our waiter said he could converse in English, Spanish, or even Italian! He was friendly and welcoming. Throughout our dining experience, other servers came by to take plates away, clean the table, and ask if we needed anything. It's nice that they all work together.
The food was delicious, from the complimentary bruschetta as well as bread basket, to our calamari appetizer (calamaretti fritti), to our entrees: black linguine seafood as well as crab raviolotti (ravioli), to our tiramisu dessert. Allow me to expand a little on each item... The bruschetta was a nice starter! I poured a little olive oil and balsamic on top, which I love. Surprisingly, they also brought a basket of assorted breads + a plate of butter after the bruschetta. Everything was yummy. Next was the calamari appetizer, which was good . It also had fried zucchini mixed in which we didn't expect, and came with a marinara sauce to dip them in. The portion size was huge and perfect for sharing. My only critique is that while the zucchini was good, it felt like a filler where we would've wanted a ratio of more squid to less zucchini. For our entrees, my boyfriend and I each got the black linguine seafood (Squid ink pasta with seafood. Choice of tomato or creamy lobster sauce). We chose the creamy lobster sauce which was delicious and rich. It was filled with an assortment of plenty of seafood. My boyfriend's mom got the crab raviolotti (Filled pasta with crab meat in a creamy lobster sauce). I tried hers too and may have enjoyed hers even more than the tasty seafood pasta I got! To finish our dinner, we shared a tiramisu for dessert. It was soft, creamy, and moist. We loved everything and look forward to coming back!