Carmine M.
Yelp
I just love this restaurant.
The ambience is very European, the clientele, highly sophisticated, yet fun and fashionable.
On a recent Saturday evening, we took a chance of just walking in at about 9 PM. It was a nice vibe within the place , beautiful dishes, plates, and food being presented by the waiters, the roaring fireplace at the rear entrance.
We chose to sit at the bar as we usually do, and the bartenders at night were outstanding in their service and their knowledge of the food.
This particular night we weren't very hungry, so we shared a motor of the spaghetti with Barata, which was an outstanding preparation. The Getty, although freshly made was still al dente, slightly chewy, which is the way I like it in the sauce was very clean and delicious.
Then order the Bronzino , which I have to say was grilled to perfection, seasoned, beautifully, and might, I have heard bartender, deboned it perfectly. That one bone was found in our portion. In addition, we ordered the sautéed broccoli rabe, the greens are tender, but not over, cooked in the garlic sautéed perfectly
They also have an outstanding wine list by the glass. I had difficulty selecting because there's so many good wines to select from.
Typically, I'm not a dessert person however, we took a chance with the cheesecake, and I could not stop eating it !
The coffee and tea service, which is usually overlooked by most restaurants, was taken with the same amount of pride. The coffee came extremely hot and served with warm cream.
In the end, I found the cost to be highly appropriate and actually a good value.
This will become a regular place for us.