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Ella's Fine Food And Drink

Ella's Fine Food And Drink

2 Tower St, Westerly, United States Of America, 02891

Full • French • European • Fast Food


"We were looking for somewhere to have dinner in Westerly and decided to try Ella 's. After an average meal with a very high price tag, my advice to others is to skip Ella 's and try somewhere else in town. We started our meal with a cocktail (French Connection and a mocktail. The cocktail was very small without the creative flavor I expected. The mocktail was light and refreshing. We got focaccia as an appetizer, which was very tasty. For the main course we got the Pig and the Fig, which the pork was actually quite under seasoned and boring but the potato was fantastic, and the scallops (wonderful! . So overall some of the food is quite wonderful but some things were kind of a miss. For the price of the food, my expectation is for it all to be wonderful. The other part of the dinner that has me not eager to return is the overall tone and feeling the staff left us with. As soon as we walked in, we felt unwelcome, like we were not the type of guests they usually have. I was at a table of four, all of us are in our late twenties/early thirties. We were dressed casual/business casual (no different than any other patrons there so I would say there was nothing notable about us except perhaps we were a bit younger? When we were shown to our table, the maitre d seemed unsure if they wanted to lead the way or follow behind which ended up being a bit awkward. The server insisted on telling us that the ladies order first here and was overall hyper vigilant during our meal, which is usually a good thing but it felt like they were looking for something to scold us about. I do not mean to say this person was unfriendly or unprofessional, but they seemed like a strict aunt that didn 't want any trouble in their house. Overall, we felt condescended during our meal and were glad we were too full for dessert because we were ready to leave! Ella 's claims to be a fine dining restaurant and I think it is. So long as your expectation of that is exactly how they do it, you should have a pleasant evening."

Pianeta

Pianeta

10096 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, USA, 96161, United States

Wine • Cakes • Italian • Ice Cream


"We happened to stop here after the glowing reviews on Yelp, in a search for something to eat. I'll start off with what I really liked about this place the ambiance and the service. The restaurant is kind of a split level, where only the hostess is at the platform upon entry, then you take a few steps down into the bar area. If you go up from the hostess stand, there's a whole separate section just for dining. We got seated promptly and our server was very nice and knowledgeable. We ordered the tomato basil soup and the seasonal salad as an appetizer (The seasonal salad had peaches, almonds, goat cheese, and almonds on a bed of arugula. The tomato basil soup was good, but I wish it had a little more heartiness, depth, and flavor. The salad was perfect, good mix of sweet and savory. For our main course, I got the pasta Bolognese and my mom got the Ragu. My gripe with the pasta here is that they advertise the pasta as fresh made, but I felt like the pasta was a little overdone, soft, and tasteless. It lacked salt, so I added a heaping spoonful of parmesan to the already-shaved parmesan in the dish, (which is brought out as the powdered version, but would have had a nice touch if it was freshly shaved). The Ragu was nice, but the grilled polenta on it was very charred and just tasted burnt. Lastly, I asked for some bread to eat with the sauce and they charged for bread, which I felt was a little nickel and dime-y. We finished off with the tiramisu, which was just ok (it's usually my favorite dessert It had a heavy taste of just cream no real taste of espresso and/or the mascarpone tasted more like whipped cream than mascarpone. I would be open to possibly trying other dishes at this location, however, it fell a little short for an Italian restaurant from my experiences."

The Saucy Meatball

The Saucy Meatball

12401 Commerce Lakes Dr, Fort Myers, USA, 33913-8692, United States

Pizza • Vegan • Italian • Sandwiches


"it was so nice to come for date night with my man (I love to say that! I recommend that we go to the saucy meatball because, I drive through gateway every day to work and watch it built. and of course I love eating Italian! we sat right away. kim was our server, she was great! we ordered from the specials menu we started with the appetizer, cousin vinny 's fresh mozzarella paradiso fresh mozzarella with ricotta and prosciutto baked and slightly fried served with a side of marinara sauce, it was delicious, perfectly baked and filled. we shared a house salad romaine, mixed greens, olives, gurken, crumbs, carrots, sellerie, tomaten with house dressing generous part of the salats, perfect for sharing a few. my man ordered the flavors of italian pork, aubergine and garnel parmigiana baked with marinaras sauce and mozzarella served with a side of spaghetti he said it was the best italian he had ever had, the black was so tender, melted in your mouth (I tried one bit, it was next and he said it was just as amazing day. I ordered the steak pizzaiola filet tips in red wine marinara sauce with whipped, paprika, fresh mozzarella cheese served over pappardelle pasta every bite was amazing, the pasta and fillet tips were perfectly boiled, the tips were so tender. I wish we had enough space for dessert, that was chata vanilla bread pudding, sounds so delicious. we will definitely try so many delicious elements on the menu back!"