I really wanted to like this restaurant, not only because the owner was so kind and passionate but because the concept pf a family run place is inspiring, but unfortunately this restaurant fell flat.
The pasta was not bad and the filling for the salmon ravioli was ok but it should have cooked slightly longer. I also believe that they were quite overwhelmed since we needed to wait quite a long time for our food. The seafood pasta had good flavor but very little seafood im comparison to the price. I definitely agree with paying for good quality ingredients but I would suggest to stick rather with locally sourced products as this is better from a CO2 impact perspective and also helps keep the costs a bit lower. For example it was a but surprising to learn that the salmon (the only available fish) was brought in from Alaska when local Ligurian fish can be prepared with little to no transport/environmental impact.
Portions were small for what you pay for and I would suggest to be a bit more generous with the servings.
The last point I would suggest would be that when children are present, particularly where under the age of 8, their food should be prepared first and as quickly as possible. I realize that this is still a new restaurant and it was a rookie mistake when our toddlerâs meal came out circa 10 mins after our own did. Considering the kitchen was already suffering delays with getting food out it was a long time to wait for our meals.
I know the owner genuinely cares and has passion for this to succeed so I mean this feedback in the most constructive and respectful way possible. I sincerely hope he takes it to heart and that his kind behavior is also shared by his female colleague who did not seem happy to be working nor...
   Read moreWe order fryed anchovies with salad they brought us overdone anchovies with saturated with the oil, and the salad was looking spoiled with rotten leaves first of all the menu was on Italian and I need to make a picture that what owner said and translate by myself. What is translation not exact what is on the menu it was very inconvenience. The toilet was stink like in the subway very dirty smell with the urine Very rude owner with a big attitude never going to this restaurant. The only person that was Rude is the owner on her staff. Everything was fine. She had only five customers since 630. To the customers were my wife and I When we left at 8 oâclock, she had only three more customers nobody else for the night. I never claimed to be a chef. The only thing I know is food thatâs good. In my opinion. Spaghetti was good. Fish was good which I told her. I guess she has a short memory. The only thing we have to complaint is about anchovies and the cleanliness you donât pay for garbage when youâre told the owner this food is rotten. That was the only argument in the whole evening after she kicked poor dove of the balcony of her restaurant probably killing her that also annoyed me. Did everybody know that in Italy nobody gives you olive oil or balsamic vinegar for bread without charging you for it, she said. Thatâs what I was told. âNobody in Italy eat that wayâ from the expert the owner of the restaurant. My wifeâs first thought was donât ate here. I didnât listen, SHE WAS RIGHT. this is our fifth time coming to Italy with no problems except this So...
   Read moreExperience plus que dĂ©cevante, malgrĂ© un joli cadre et accueil initial plutĂŽt correct. La note Ă©tonnante de 4.5/5 a due ĂȘtre obtenue par un prĂ©cĂ©dent propriĂ©taire car ça a Ă©tĂ© assez catastrophique. Cocktails franchement mauvais (pas de citron vert dans la CaĂŻpirinha ni la Margarita !), pseudo conseil douteux en lieu et place de carte des vins (rĂ©sultant en un rapport qualitĂ©-prix trĂšs en deçà de ce qui se pratique ailleurs), plats corrects mais sans rien de spĂ©cial. Câest au niveau du service que ça se gĂąte sĂ©rieusement : demandes ignorĂ©es, vin blanc servi presque tempĂ©rĂ© car laissĂ© 15 minutes hors du rĂ©frigĂ©rateur avant dâĂȘtre servi (et pas de seau Ă glace alors que nous sommes en aoĂ»t !), multiples relances pour obtenir bouteille dâeau, Parmesan, et autres, alors quâil nây avait pas foule⊠Si encore on sentait une volontĂ© de bien/mieux faire on pourrait pardonner, mais ce nâest vraiment pas le cas, plutĂŽt une absence dâintĂ©rĂȘt pour la qualitĂ© de service. Avons abrĂ©gĂ© notre dĂźner et quittĂ© les lieux. En bref, nây allez pas !
PS : je me dois de laisser un complĂ©ment de commentaire vu la rĂ©ponse mensongĂšre apportĂ©e par le restaurateur. Pour rĂ©tablir un semblant de vĂ©ritĂ© donc : nous ne sommes pas arrivĂ©s avec 50 minutes de retard ! Quel restaurant accepterait dâailleurs de garder une table aussi longtemps⊠(si ce nâest en lâabsence dâautre client peut-ĂȘtre ?) je nâai fait aucune allusion Ă du sirop dans les cocktails, mais maintenant quâil en est fait mention, câest effectivement Ă cela que ça ressemble, avec sirops de fleur dâoranger en guise de triple sec et de lime au lieu du citron vert frais). La table voisine est dâailleurs partie en laissant ses verres Ă moitiĂ© pleins aussi. je mây connais manifestement plus en vin que le tenancier, que ce soit en termes de qualitĂ©s organoleptiques ou tempĂ©rature de service concernant la qualitĂ© des plats, les trofie al pesto nâĂ©taient pas mauvaises, mais comme Ă©voquĂ© nâavaient rien de spĂ©cial non plus. Compte tenu de la quantitĂ© limitĂ©e servie les assiettes sont effectivement reparties vides (quand on va au restaurant câest quâon a faim a priori), mais sĂ»rement pas « nettoyĂ©es » comme prĂ©tendu. Les spaghettis al ragĂș avaient un goĂ»t acide en revanche, qui nous a fait craindre quant Ă la fraĂźcheur de la sauce. Le plat a donc Ă peine Ă©tĂ© touchĂ©, Ă©tonnamment aucun commentaire lĂ -dessus. Travailler avec des produits frais (?), mĂȘme de qualitĂ©, ne produit pas nĂ©cessairement et automatiquement une bonne cuisine.
Enfin, en regardant dâun peu plus prĂšs les commentaires laissĂ©s par dâautres clients, on se rend bien compte que chaque avis nĂ©gatif donne lieu au mĂȘme genre de rĂ©ponse cinglante, rejetant systĂ©matiquement la faute sur celui qui ose exprimer son mĂ©contentement. Cette approche dĂ©montre bien lâĂ©tat dâesprit de la maison⊠Comme lâa indiquĂ© un autre internaute, le lieu a changĂ© de nom (recherchez avec « Caliente », vous retrouverez la mĂȘme "patte"⊠et les mĂȘmes problĂ©matiques). PlutĂŽt que de se dĂ©fausser et agresser le client, peut-ĂȘtre vaudrait-il mieux employer son Ă©nergie Ă considĂ©rer les critiques et les voir comme une opportunitĂ© dâamĂ©lioration ! Encore faut-il vouloir ce...
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