Performing chefs cook up rustic, home-style Italian entrees at this buzzing family restaurant.

by Contributor

In Short
A boisterous, all-ages crowd of pasta lovers pack this energetic Italian spot, where chefs clad in white hats and red scarves keep diners wide-eyed by showing their moves in the busy open kitchen. The menu boasts family-sized portions of hearty traditional fare, from antipasti, chicken and pasta dishes to seafood, steak and wood-fired pizzas. Signature plates include grilled pork chops, lobster ravioli, and penne rustica with shrimp, grilled chicken and smoked prosciutto in cream sauce.

11/20/06

good food, easy atmosphere on Sunday afternoon

by darkbaby1

Great casual dining experience for the family, especially on Sunday afternoon. Not too crowded and the service was really good. Try the lobster stuffed ravioli and the steamed mussels. I asked for a suggestion on a white wine and the waitress brought me a perfect choice. Really good cappuccino for after dinner, too.

• Pros: good food, casual dining
• Cons: we only go on Sundays because of the crowd

06/21/03

RUSH, RUSH!!

by cinnamonred1

Saturday 5pm -cheap olive oil on a plate of dried basil-a loaf of bread with nothing to cut it with. Too much ice in drinks. Before you take breath, the salad there and you never see the waitress 'till you're fork's down. Don't blink- a lukewarm dinner appears. (Prepared when the salad was) Those descriptions...when they say asparagus, they MEAN slivers of asparagus stalks. And while you're in the middle of your entree, the waitress (finally) shows to ask you about dessert! If you're undecided, she plops the check down!! The only reason I left a tip was because I used to wait tables (just not like that!)

I am all for a timely meal, but for those prices for PASTA, the Herd 'em in-Herd 'em out thing really has to go.

• Pros: Good Bread, Tasty Food
• Cons: Table set up sucks, Too Rushed, Oblivious Waitstaff