My wife and I went to Dante by suggestion of a friend who lives in the area and has made the bar at dante her new hang out with her neighbors and friends. We made the mistake of going in on a Friday night at around 7:30 and the place was packed and full of energy we had a 1/2 hour wait( i know who goes to a new restaurant on a Fri night and expect to be seated right away,). The nice thing was that there were two seats at the bar in front of a nice flat screen TV showing the red sox game. When the bartender greeted us with the full dinner menu and the cocktail menu we were in heaven. He assured us that we could get the full menu at the bar so we decided to stay put and dine at the bar. This is something my wife and I don't do that offen but the bar staff was very inviting and friendly so we decided to give it a try. The bartender suggested an apertivi made with pims and cucumber and my wife had some thing called a freak cocktail a weird combination of tropical flavors with blue cheese olives, the combination worked. Both bartenders ( girl and a guy) gave my wife and I suggestions for both the play box area( small tasting portions) and the entree side of the menu. We decided to start with a few tasting items and for an entree we split the chicken under the bar top. The cuttle fish and the lobster clam bake were both excellent but if we had to choose just one the clam bake wins. Next came the entree and the bartender was right on with his suggestion this is the best chicken dish ever. Tender, juicy and the stuffed pepper with the chicken breast and cheese blend was out of this world. Durring our entree we had a few more drinks my wife had a glass of white wine A sauv black from S. Africa and I had a champange mojito this drink was the bomb and very generous on the rum and champange. After the entree we were stuffed and couldn't eat another crumb. Eventhough we never made it past the bar my wife and and have become fans of restaurant Dante. Great food and staff...
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