We went to Arthur Ave for a nice day out to get some Italian
goodies and wound up here for lunch. The
menu was traditional Italian with some authentic specials.
For apps we ordered Caesar Salad which was nice, the lettuce
was crisp and the dressing was a lighter version of your typical Caesar
dressing. Stuffed artichoke, this was
cooked well but lacked in flavor, it also had an odd taste, not a bad taste,
just and unusual ingredient I can’t put my taste bud on. Baked clams, flavorful and the way I like
them, the clam shucked and stuffed, not diced up clam with stuffing shoved back
into the shell.
The main courses were Gnocchi Bolognese which was very tasty
and well done, not meat drowning in a tomato sauce, but a meat sauce with a
little marinara to round it out. Penne
arrabiata, spicy yet tasty and I really do not like spicy dishes. I had the papparedelle special with rabbit
ragu. This was very tasty, but found
some bones in the meat, which can be overlooked, but shouldn’t be, in my
opinion.
Desserts were lemon torta della nonna and pistachio
cheesecake. The torta was very good and
had a really big punch of lemon. The
cheesecake was OUT OF THIS WORLD, no joke, probably the best cheesecake I have
ever had, and I highly recommend it.
Over all a nice experience, but a little pricey especially
for a lunch at $141.00 for 4 people. At just under $50.00 per person with 3
apps, 3 lunches and 2 desserts, it just seems a little much for a quick lunch.
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