It 's been awhile since I felt compelled to leave a review. Seems like since good the good ole Covid crap, there hasn't really been much to say. Places seem to not care about the customers satisfaction of a quality dining experience.
Well I'm back. My wife and I checked into the resort in Myrtle Beach and were given a BOGO coupon for a local restaurant. I normally don't even bother checking into them because they usually aren't that great. A few days into our stay, we decided we wanted something Italian. I pulled up Yelp and saw this place was within walking distance. Reviews looked good. Menu looked great with lots of choices, then I remembered the BOGO coupon, yep this was the place. We walked over and went in. The place was very rustic and decorated in Italian themed design. Some was really cool looking. We were seated by the hostess, possibly the owner, and our waiter shortly appeared and introduced himself to us, I'm not even going to attempt to list his name other than he also goes by ROGER. He welcomed us to the restaurant and had a brief rundown that included they have been in business for over 40 years. So after looking over the menu, we questioned the style of the Mussels listed as an appetizer, Roger explained there were two types, both were a red sauce, if we wanted he could split the order so we could try both, which is what we did. When it arrived, there were 2 plates, each had three enormous New Zealand Mussels on each. One plate was covered with Marinara sauce the second with fra diavola sauce, (a zesty marinara). They were delicious, plump juicy with a well seasoned sauce with plenty of fresh herbs and garlic. For our entrees we both ordered the same thing, which is usually not the case. We went with the FRUTTI DI MARE which consists of shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels and fresh mushrooms in a spicy marinara over linguine. When it arrived, we were impressed with the presentation of the dish. Everything was arranged precisely on the plate. The staff took pride in their efforts and we were very pleased with the results. The dish was heaven. Everything was perfect, nothing was cold, scallops were fresh and delicious and the shrimp were fresh and had a nice texture, the sauce may have been the fra diavola as there was was some spiciness to it, but don't be alarmed, it is not too spicy. When we were done Roger asked if we wanted to hear the dessert options, there was no way we could possibly have any room to eat any dessert.
All said and done, the bill was very respectable, especially with the BOGO offer. Without it, I would have been extremely satisfied to have paid full price. The quality of food was top notch, without a doubt the best Italian restaurant that we ever ate.
Unfortunately, there are no photos for the post. My wife dislikes seeing people take pictures of their food and posting them, I kind of agree, that being said, I believe the items we had are already in photos of the restaurant and show what to expect.
Our compliments to the staff and especially to our friend Roger. He was very attentive and kept checking in on us and his other customers, his hospitality was very helpful and very friendly. He took time to explain options and was proud of the restaurant and its staff. Well done Roger.
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