I had read about this in my zagat and came with somewhat high expectations. We made last minute reservations and the host on the phone was friendly. Unlike some overrated restaurants in Laguna, I was surprised to find there was no wait and we were seated promptly. It was semi romantic and the staff were very friendly, always smiling, and attentive, and personable. I believe the owner seated us and kept offering us their own baked olive bread which was fresh and warm and soooo yummy. I felt like I was in NY with all the wonderful restaurants which I've missed very much...the menu was appealing from the (I can't say the full word for some reason they say it's inappropriate so I mispelled it) Rak of Lamb, to the Foid Gras, the scallops, pastry wrapped salmon, Ribeye...or Chilean Seabass. I went with the Seabass which was good...but with the caper lemon tartar sauce (or that's what I tasted)...it was heaven in my mouth. I miss good food that's decently priced. It's not cheap, but it's not expensive either. Also their garlic mash potatoes were very yummy. I will definitely be going back there. I also tried the shrimp and scallop special with saffron sauce...I must say the sauces are what I enjoy most. Though I had high expectations, I tried to not expect too much, but overall the experience was delightfully good. Compared to restaurants in Laguna...it's 1 of maybe 3 restaurants I would say is worth going to. Sorrento Grill and The Cottage being the others. Oh last thing...the purse appetizer puff pastry was also very very good...yum!
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