The Merchant of Venice is a lovely restaurant where southern european cuisine meets west coast hospitality. the food is great, the pre-meal bread with olive oil and vinegar is wonderful. I definitely suggest you try the rigatoni gorgonzola, my favorite. The tables are small for the most part, seating 4 or 5, but if you have a bigger group, they are more than accomodating (I went in with a party of 18 and they were more than happy to push some tables together and make us feel welcome--just make sure you do the courteous thing and call ahead with a large group). The food is great, the atmosphere is warm and as for the wine glasses. they don't have those funny little wine glasses anymore, just regular wine glasses (as if the shape of the glass really changes the taste anyway!)
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