Tried it for the first time last night after the positive reviews here and was not disappointed. We made a reservation earlier in the day and probably would recommend it for weekend nights (it was pretty busy). I was impressed that when he took the reservation he inquired about food allergies and special occasions.
When we got there, we were seated promptly. The space is modern and pleasant but not especially romantic, as another reviewer mentioned. The fresh warm focaccia bread and squash-garbanzo dip was an excellent starter. I had the chef special menu consisting of watercress salad (ok), a couple ravioli (perfectly cooked and delicious), salmon on celery-mashed potato (again, perfectly cooked) and gelato (ok). We also had the calamari, but this one I couldn't recommend. It's not bad (breading was light enough), but the calamari wasn't particularly tender and the cornmeal breading seemed to overpower it a bit. We also tried the organic greens with candied walnuts. The salad was pleasant enough on its own but nothing special; however, the goat-cheese tarts that were served on the side were an excellent surprise. Our second entree was the duck. Wow! Perfectly cooked and a nice pairing with the cherries. The second desert was the apple tart - very tasty with a light phyllo-like crust that wasn't overpowered by the small pieces of apple in a light sauce.
I think next time I wouldn't order the chef's menu and order ala carte instead. We'll definitely be going back to see if they can hold up to our, now substantial, expectations.
It seems like this place is a winner.
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