"It's an Italian restaurant, for better and for worse. The food was good overall, wait staff were friendly and accommodating, and the decòr and abmbience were quite warming. The food service itself is interesting in that individual portions are fairly small you're really supposed to get a sampler/multicourse meal and share it family style. The menu was almost entirely Italian and not everything translates correctly, such as the diplomático dessert (a sponge cake if I recall correctly). And since this place was a full house tracking a staff down to explain the menu was a bit of a hassle, and the overall noise level made conversation difficult and became uncomfortable after a couple hours. My primi dish, fettuccine pancetta ragu, was fine, and I found the bread to be bland (no seasoning in either the bread nor oil), but I did sample other dishes that were quite impressive such as the sausage/fennel pizze and pesto pasta (off menu vegetarian option). And the gelato was the best I've ever had. I'd imagine the experience being much better with a familiarity with Italian language, and coming at a less popular hour."
Rigatoni Alla Norma
