Robert L.
Yelp
The only way that I can describe the meal I had on May 6, 2024 was memorable.
I entered the restaurant expecting a good Italian meal, which is what I was promised by our tour advisor. What I found instead was one of the best meals I've ever had.
After being promptly seated by a gracious host, we chose among a delightful assortment of Italian wines. My first course consisted of a buffalo mozzarella salad. One taste of the buffalo mozzarella proved me that I never truly had Italian buffalo mozzarella before. The cheese was smooth, tender, and amazingly flavorful. The tomatoes were better than anything I could've possibly expected in early May. I found out from our server that all of these ingredients were sent directly from Italy. The salad was large and was easily shared by two.
I had ordered a grilled fillet with mushroom sauce, accompanied by fresh spinach. When I received was a work of art. My steak virtually melted in my mouth. I asked to have my steak cooked medium, rare, and, miracle of miracles, that's how it was cooked. Even in the best of restaurants, I find that happens only a small fraction of the time. The meat was incredibly flavorful and required almost no chewing. The taste was unbelievable. I would put the quality of this steak up with those I have consumed at Prime in Park City, Utah and Barclay Prime in Philadelphia. I am not sure the English language contains words to give it more praise than just that.
My wife had branzino with linguine, olives and fresh tomatoes. Our friend had linguine and assorted seafood. I am not much on most seafood, but the taste I had of the pasta was actually spectacular.
For dessert, I ordered their homemade banana ice cream covered with mint and chocolate sauce, along with large strawberries. Again, the homemade nature of the ingredients made the taste of what would ordinarily be a perfectly fine but simple dessert into a truly delightful treat.
The service was superb. Dishes were brought and cleared when appropriate. When we mentioned that one of our party was celebrating a birthday, a birthday dessert was brought out for her with a dramatic sparkler so that we all could sing happy birthday. There were numerous parties in which one person was celebrating a birthday and apparently it is well known to the locals as a place to go for celebrations.