Small, tasteful setting. Begins with warm dinner rolls with herbed dipping oil. Choice of 6 specialty appetizers. We selected stuffed Zucchini. Zucchini was scooped out with the FULL skin still on, making hard to cut especially with no knives. (Side note: We had to use the same fork throughout the dinner, for the $$ a fork for every course would have been nice)Filled with non-seasoned ground beef, ammoghio cheese, capers, tomatoes, scallions, red pepper, parmasean topped with mozzerella. Too salty. Served with no plates so we leaned over to a table next to us. After taking one bite, out our salads arrived- The house dressing was very good, homemade croutons were very tasty as well. While eating our two courses then dinner arrived. All courses sitting on the table, timing could have been better considering the restaurant was empty. Chicken Tosca and the other Steak Peppernada ( a house specialty) A lot of food to take in all at once. Peppernada was not good. My first thought was that my dish had runith over...literally the plate was way over filled, (possibly from the pasta not being drained well) Strips of steak, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, diced tomatoes, capers, green olives in a burgundy tomato sauce. My feeling was the dish was way too overpowering with the capers and burgundy sauce, it had given it a burnt taste. As for the Chicken tosca- Egg battered in Italian spices, pan fried with lemon butter wine sauce. It was thinnly battered but excellent presentation and taste. A touch too salty as well. The parmesean they used could be the problem, cheaper the quality, saltier it is. But very tasty. For the fourth course we chose homemade cannoli and tiramisu. Presentation for both was a work of art. The tiramisu was excellent. The cannoli's crust was thick and hard, the filling little on the bland side with a suprise chocolate chunks, but still a good choice. Our second visit here will hopefully add a star. Check the local paper for full review.
Pros: Food has great potential, needs a second visit.
Cons: Courses were rushed
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