"What's in Newcastle? Awesome Italian. More specifically, Sicilian. I had Sicilian friends who invited me to their family home meals when I was young. This was it. Loud. Flowing wine. Generous portions of yummy fresh food. Caprese was fresh. Tomatoes tasted like it was just picked from the vine. Olive oil poured over the mazzarella cheese was rich, deep, nutty, and buttery, much tastier than olive oil provided with bread. Speaking of bread, it was warm and fresh like it should be. Spinach salad was well tossed and balanced. The cheese was ricotta salata, something I never really tasted before like it. It was almost like eating a cracker made of pure cheese. The pan seared halibut was cooked like how my grandma used to cook her fish! Crunch on the skin side and soft on the meat side. Since I asked for no salt, the fish was very sweet and flavorful. Seafood pasta came with linguine ardente in tomato sauce with garlic slices. I loved the homemade Tiramisu with rich cream and good espresso. Stephanie was very attentive and friendly, and please keep it that way! Molto bene!"
