Great location and friendly staff. They even have Gluten Free pasta that tastes good.
The wait staff is very friendly and the atmosphere is charming especially on the back patio. However, things tend to take a turn to the less noticeable when speaking of the food. While they boast a great wine selection, the flavor of the food, in particular the pasta that I had actually tasted quite bland and generic as compared to some of the other restaurants with the similar price brackets that are close by.
Guys, amazing experience. Great staff, great cocktails, excellent food! I had the bone-in black sea bass and my wife had the pesto spaghetti. Best fish I have ever had. Of course it was my first bone-in fish. The pesto is super basil-y, super creamy, and super delish. My wife said she'll never make pesto again because it won't be as good. The place is small so you might get seated outside in the Charleston heat, but it is covered with fans. Still worth it tho!
Great location. Really nice for a romantic dinner. Unfortunetly food has gone down hill over the past few years.
Great date night with my wife. The ambiance was romantic with candles and flowers and live jazz. The food and wine were fantastic. Would definitely go again! It's a little on the pricey side but worth it.
Poor service-- all of the staff, with the exception of the owner, seemed to be in a bad mood. The food was also inadequate. I ordered the special, which was roughly 4 oz. of scallops, salmon and swordfish --all of which were overcompensated with different sauces. I sat outside, which would have been pleasant without the swarm of flies that interrupted our dining experience (the flies literally forced my dinner date and I to actually move inside as soon as the food arrived). I personally do not recommend the lobster bisque, also one of the specials of the evening --it tasted as if they merely added chewy lobster to the tomato bisque soup, a regular item on the menu. I was also not pleased with their version of "bruschetta," being an Italian restaurant I thought this was one appetizer they would nail. Wrong. I sought out this restaurant after learning that one of my old go-to restaurants, Sette VII, had closed. Overall, the experience and food was an overpriced disappointment.
Great atmosphere. Service was fast and friendly. Highly recommend dinner outside in the garden.
On the money for Italian. Nice pasta selection; nice special offerings. Quite, local location
Service was just ok
Atmosphere inside just ok, a little stuffy for my liking. Outside nice but and could be fantastic. Flimsy iron table furniture that rocked with every move.
Fried Calamari small thin pieces. Small shrimp. All battered and fried. Extremely crispy and way over cooked. Like eating seafood chips. Presented with half lemon no sauce. No flavor, We did not like it at all.
The main courses were both terrible.
Spaghetti Allo Scoglio
A seafood pasta dish that was way over cooked. Scollops tiny cracked and rubbery. They could not have been fresh. Mussels were medium size and rubbery. Small amount of pasta that sat in a small watery broth. The dish looked like it sat under a hot lamp because pasta was dry on top. Overall it had "zero" flavor.
Pappardelle Con L'anatra. The pasta itself definitely homemade, but too thick and heavy. Was very doughy. It was tossed in a mushrooms cream sauce which was ok. Cream sauce tends to get too rich too quickly. The duck leg texture seemed like it was precooked looking at the texture which to me looked and tasted old.
We both did not finish our meals. We were very disappointed: quality control is needed badly here. We will not go back to spend another $80.
The server did ask in the beginning if all was ok, but we just received our meals. I usually don't say anything but at the end I did. She said sorry and that we should have said something, so now I felt like it was our fault, maybe so for not saying anything but I am not one for drama on a date. These were easy dishes, didn't think they could blow it.
The restaurant is small but the food makes up for it all. Great gluten free options and the service was awesome. (Thank you Emily.) Will definitely visit again.