This neighborhood place is too pretentious for its own good, and with the high prices, very small portions, and rather limited and odd menu, it is not likely to last very long. \r
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I had the warm beet salad which consisted of six slices of varied colors of beets, with a teaspoon of cheese on the side, for $12.00 - tasty but nothing special, and definitely not worth the price.\r
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For an entre we had the special which was ravioli stuffed with ricotta, mint and fava beans and supposedly some parmesan cheese. The sauce was drizzeled on top and consiisted of a total mayber a tablespoon of sauce....and if there was any parmesan cheese there you would have had to search for it. The raviolis were smallish and you got six of them for $17.00. Again, not a bargain and not all that intersesting of a dish.\r
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The best part was the crustry bread and the herb infused olive oil that came with the meal which was good and plentiful. \r
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The service was fair, but they rushed us a bit in the end trying to take away my entre when I still had one of those six precious raviolis left on my plate!\r
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With the abundance of better, less expensive and more varied menu Italian places in Portland there is truly no need to ever go back to A Cena for any reason.
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