点评:FOOD: High quality and good taste we'd expect from a restaurant group that includes Frasca. The menu feels a bit fragmented -- not a large number of dishes, and a lot of them appetizers or sides for a multi-course meal -- but we were all able to point to multiple things we'd each want, then or at the future.
Started with some tasty focaccia (enough for a couple of pieces at our four-top) and an eggplant app that even my wife (who generally hates eggplant) liked. Ordered two pizzas (four-cheese and diavolo), and both were great. My brother's Malfadine pasta was good, and my wife's pork chop was also very, very tasty, done perfectly.
Desserts (tira misu and some sort of butterscotch thing) were good, and/but distinctly un-sweet.
The cocktail menu is decent, if heavy on the aperitif mixers. I had a drink with Calabrian chili tequila that was just on the edge of too hot. We ended up with the sommelier advising us on the huge wine list, and she picked something perfect and in our desired price range.
SERVICE: Service was good, with an effort to be great, but the place was awfully busy (esp. for a Monday night). Our entrees sat in the pass for a few minutes before pickup, and each step of the process seemed to take a few minutes longer than desired.
AMBIANCE: Upscale homey is what they are going for, and succeed at. Biggest problem is that the place was packed (again, on a Monday night), leading to loudish noise levels and difficulty navigating the aisles (ProTip to fellow diners -- if you spot an old friend across the room, wave at them, don't go over and stand next to their table and chat for several minutes).
NET-NET: We've been looking for a upscale special dining place since "The Wooden Table" closed. This one might be a bit too crowded for that, but we're definitely intending on trying it several more times to make certain.
翻译:食物:我们期望包括 Frasca 在内的餐饮集团能够提供高品质和美味。菜单感觉有点零散——菜品数量不多,而且很多都是开胃菜或多道菜的配菜——但我们都能指出当时或将来各自想要的多种食物。
首先是一些美味的意式面包(足够我们四人用餐的几块)和一份茄子开胃菜,连我妻子(她通常不喜欢茄子)都喜欢。点了两个披萨(四奶酪和 diavolo),都很棒。我哥哥的 Malfadine 意大利面很好吃,我妻子的猪排也非常非常美味,做得非常完美。
甜点(tira misu 和某种奶油糖)很好吃,但明显不甜。
鸡尾酒菜单不错,但开胃酒混合饮料较多。我喝了一杯卡拉布里亚辣椒龙舌兰酒,味道有点太辣了。最后侍酒师给我们推荐了一大堆酒单,她选了一杯完美的酒,价格在我们想要的范围内。
服务:服务很好,努力做到最好,但这个地方太忙了(尤其是周一晚上)。我们的主菜在通道上放了几分钟才被拿走,而且流程的每一步似乎都比预期的要多花几分钟。
氛围:高档的居家氛围是他们追求的,而且他们做到了。最大的问题是这个地方挤满了人(同样是在周一晚上),导致噪音很大,过道也很难走动(给其他食客的专业提示——如果你发现房间对面有老朋友,向他们挥手,不要走过去站在他们的桌子旁边聊几分钟)。
净值:自从“The Wooden Table”关门后,我们一直在寻找一家高档的特色餐厅。这一次可能有点太拥挤了,但我们肯定会再尝试几次以确保万无一失。