Zinia G.
Yelp
My husband and I live around the corner from this place. We finally came here last night for an early anniversary dinner, after making a reservation on OpenTable. We switched our reservation on OpenTable from 9:00 to 9:30, with no worries at all.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, the hostess checked us in and while there was an open table for two near the door, she asked if we preferred a table a little bit further into the restaurant (we did!) and she said she would get it cleaned up right away.
After we were seated, we were handed menus very quickly and congratulated on our anniversary with a little place setting as well. Our server was gracious with recommendations for the appetizers and small plates/starters. We ordered the gnocchi and duck confit salad. We also ordered a glass of the Experience cab. They brought us bread and olive oil. The gnocchi was incredible!!! I often don't like gnocchi because it's just too dense - not the case here at all. So light and buttery and delicious. The sides on this dish were perfectly paired - the mushrooms were amazing. We also loved the duck confit salad. The crunchy pieces of duck paired well with the greens, bits of sweet/tart and cheese. Only recommendation here would be to add more greens to balance the dish.
Our wine was great, but when a bug landed in it, I was hoping to have the wine replaced (the server just took the bug out and asked "you didn't want the extra protein?"). Less than ideal response, but ehh...
Now for our mains, I don't eat beef and my husband and I wanted to share last night, so that eliminated the filet and beef bolognese dishes. We went with two seafood dishes - lobster risotto and seafood linguine. I really didn't like the risotto. It definitely needed salt and was pretty watery. The linguine was a bit better but the pasta and scallop were both over-cooked. From pictures and recommendations, it seems like we would've been better off with the duck, pork chop, chicken, or halibut. Next time!
For dessert, we ordered the affogato, which was delicious! Comes with a biscotti on the side. To help us celebrate, they also gave us a complimentary coconut gelato dish (with a candle!), which was great.
We had quite a bit of the entrees left over, so they packed it all up. We'll be back - but will definitely order other entrees and swat those bugs like crazy!