MOCO Downtown — Restaurant in Fredericton

Wow! Decided to give this play a try and we were super impressed! Such a cute little spot with great friendly staff. We were lucky they found us a place to sit since we didn't have a reservation(i recommend getting one) but they squeezed us in! And the food was amazing! We started with Caesar Salad and were pretty excited about how good it was. And then came the chicken parm and pasta! I loved the pasta tomato, the sauce was amazing. Fresh pasta too!! And we also got another pasta dish, I think it was called like ricotta luna verde? It was rich and creamy and to die for! We were thrilled with our meal, literally the best spot we have eaten in New Brunswich thus far! We then stayed for some delicious coffees as well! Also just want to note how cute and amazing their bathrooms were!! They left markers and had lovely writing on the walls!

Now since we loved it so much, on our way back to Ontario we stopped in one more time before our flight (We literally left early so we could squeeze in one more visit haha). We booked on google which was super awesome. We were even given a super cute special table in the front window since no one else was in the restaurant yet. We ordered the exact same thing as the first time with the addition of a small app of olives and cheese. Now I must say it was not as good as the first time around, the pasta tomato was mushy and over cooked, and the ricotta luna was really watery. Mildly disappointing for the last meal of our trip but I just told myself it was probably because they were just opening for the dinner shift - with all the other reviews and the first visit I assume this was a one off. I still highly recommend going here and will be back if ever our...

I ordered Sicilian calamari to start and beef tenderloin medium while I actaully wanted rare. Their side dish menu is very limited. I cannot have dairy so I mentioned to the server that I wanted the parm mash potatoe but I'll get fries because I can't have cheese. Other side orders seem to have cheese. This place looks like a niche fine dining place but it has family owned diner or a pub vibe with inexperienced servers. Before I get to the main course I wanna mention the calamari. The calamari was very salty and soggy but it wasnt horrible so I ate it. The server completely forgot about my mother in law's appetizers order and they brought the bread with olive about 20 minutes after they served us appetizers. Later came the server saying they don't have the wine we ordered so got a different bottle of wine. Anyway, we eventually received the food but they mixed up my beef tenderloin with my father in law's well done tenderloin. Luckily we were able switch the meet and the beef was actually cooked the way I really wanted, rare. It is crazy tho to bring a rare beef tenderloin to a person who ordered it medium well. My fries had parmesan grated on top even though I specifically mentioned that I cant have cheese. I did eat it all and it was delicious but i really shouldn't have. Then for dessert, as a dairy free person my only option was sorbet but they were out of sorbet so I wasn't able to have desert. In summary, I'm not impressed. Just happy I'm not poisoned at this point but wait, the fries came with parmesan grated...

Decided to try Moco last night for the first time. The first impression was , wow ! Nice spot, beautiful place with great decor. Staff i would rate 5 out of 5 , great staff ! I wish the food would have been better. i hate to rate the food as bad because the place was so good and staff was amazing,,, we ordered the charcuterie board it was ok it but it was over price and it's not something that I'll remember after having. The meat balls ( the mess ) disappointing ! Dried inside and i don't think we're freshly made ...maybe frozen,,not sure but I would give them a 1 out of 5 , for main we ordered lamb and risotto, chicken parm, angel hair shrimp an scallops and the pasta balognese... the risotto was terrible, couldn't take more than one bite, the garlic was so strong I don't think anyone could eat this. For this, I can't even give a one-star as it was not fit to eat. The angel hair was good, but small pieces of scallops over cooked and not fresh, I expected 2 or 3 larger scallops, I can't rate this dish higher than 3 out of 5 . The chicken parm was good but not delicious, The tomato sauce on the pasta was a 1 star out of 5 .the balognese was good, but again, a little blend, a 2 star out of 5 . I was really disappointed with the overall food, and it's really too bad. i really wanted this place to be good, I was looking forward to trying this place. Overall, I would give this place another try because the service and atmosphere was a 5 out of 5 . Food needs a lot of...