I was taken to this restaurant for the first time on Valentine's Day and I still have cravings for the garganelli! It was cooked to perfection and the portion, albeit smaller than what I was used to, was actually perfect and I finished the entire plate. My date ordered the taglioni and he thought it was absolutely delicious. We also ordered the octopus appetizer (polipo) and thought it was disgusting. I couldn't even finish one bite. The capezano (scallops), on the other hand, were quite good. There were two things I didn't like about the restaurant: 1- we were seated VERY closely to another couple. So much so that I could hear every word of their conversation! We were sitting so close I felt like they were part of our table. Even to get to my seat, the hostess had to move the table aside so I could squeeze through and then moved it back. 2 - The coat check was in complete chaos. Apparently, all the coats are taken to the second floor and since we were dining on the first floor, we had to stand around the cramped entry space while a woman went upstairs to look for our coats! That whole front area was crowded full of people waiting for theirs. There was so little room that we were forced to stand on the stairs, which didn't help much with the stream of people coming DOWN the stairs. However, the coat check woman was quite apologetic about it, and she even helped me into my coat instead of simply handing it to me. Also, our waiter at dinner was a bit curt, not very friendly at all. But the restaurant definitely made up for it with complimentary petit fours and a small gift bags of chocolate! Would definitely go back just for the garganelli!
Pros: Perfectly cooked pasta, nice ambience, friendly hostess/coat check person
Cons: Tables were too closely packed in, coat check was in complete disarray
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