i highly recommend dante for anyone that truely loves food. we arrived in the middle of a busy thursday night and were seated (with a small wait) on a gorgeous patio that we didn't even know they had. our waiter came to us promptly and was exceptionally friendly and then surprisingly knowledgeable when we grilled him on the food and our options for ordering. the chef is into tasting size portions to start and then has a selection interesting entrees with a blend of traditional meets modern. we opted out of the tasting menu that our neighboring table was doing and started with a mini lobster clambake and a spagetti ala guittara. the portions were perfect and Dante respected the classic guittara adding his special touch like the crab and guanciale which i had never seen before (cut of pork). we were not too full to split a salad for a mid course before our main course. the salad was simple with young arugula and the most divine parmigiano reggiano chease. we only ordered one salad and it came out split for us which was a nice touch by the waiter. for the main course i took the waiters recommendation and ordered the chips on fish (we were drinking white wine) and my wife who is not such a foodie ordered the "crazy good steak frites" which is like a french country comfort food dish. both dishes were excellant with my favorite being the frites on my wife's dish and hers being everything about the chips on fish that i had ordered. her steak was slighly less cooked than we had ordered but its good to live a little and the cut was gorgeous. the dessert menu was particularly interesting and it was hard to choose. we settled upon the strawberry rhubarb cobbler and the ginger soda which was the waiters recommendation. the cobbler was delicous, very americana and took us back to our childhood. the unusual pink pepper corn ice cream magnified the intensity of the strawberry flavors. the ginger soda was also delicous and did not disapoint. the ginger with the caramel mouse had the perfect carribean flavor profile to finish the meal. over all food was incredible. we need to return to eat the rest of the menu. our waiter was great and was up to the challenge of us grilling him on the food and we will return definitely for the tasting menu next time...bon apetit...
Pros: food, tasting portions, view
Cons: noisy indoor dining room
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