"After weeding through a multitude of restaurant choices for our anniversary dinner, we selected the Newtown Piccolo; excellent pick of the litter. Menu was extensive, so we needed time to narrow down our final selection. Our waitpersons (especially Greg) were bubbling with personality, and catered to our every whim, offering constructive suggestions which we heeded. The lightly breaded and fried calamari were small but tender, ample in portion (I could only eat half). The house salads were unremarkable, served with a decent balsamic vinaigrette on the side. The shrimp scampi was superb, and Greg had no problem subbing out some lemon risotto for the pasta normally provided. My veal dish was generous in volume and cut up into the crab, asparagus and perfectly cooked fettuccini all slathered in a delicate and ample brandy sauce; we could only finish half of the entrees, so many leftovers to look forward to. Greg wanted our first trip to this place to be a memorable one, so he offered up two free desserts of our choice to complement our special occasion. Again, high quality delectables in the form of a chocolate cake, and and a peanut butter mousse filling in a dark chocolate shell coated with crushed nuts. We WILL be back again, and will hope that Greg (and trainee Nicole) will be working on that night. A most pleasant anniversary meal, moderately priced."
