So in all fairness, the food is pretty good here. However, I feel the price is a little steep. I'm not one to typically review a resturant but paying $10 for 5 bites of chicken has just rubbed me the wrong way. It's not the money, more the principal. Also, the staff is a bit hit or miss. Some are great, and some seem to have a chip on their shoulder. read more

Terra e Mare - Just taken back on the extremely small amount of chicken for the premium they charge. Kind of feel ripped off on this meal! Lol. - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Always have a great time at Terra e Mare, the seafood is excellent and always fresh. Recently went back and had an amazing time, everything is on point from the drinks to the dessert. read more

Terra e Mare - Crab cake, smoked salmon, squid - all phenomenal - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Tasty seafood and weekly specials. Tried the blood orange margarita and the black and white spaghetti (arugula, white wine and garlic s sauce, shrimp and calamari). Very professional staff and prompt service. It's great for an intimídate dinner, but the open kitchen style isn't too much of my personal liking. Great decor . read more

Terra e Mare - Blood orange margarita. - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I came here with my boyfriend for Valentine's Day expecting a luxurious meal, we got the exact opposite. We entered at 8:20 we got our appetizer at 9:40. I told the waiter where is our food and he went and grabbed the appetizer after an hour and 20 minutes which was very cold. 30 minutes later we got our main dish and received an undercooked chicken. The chicken was literally pink. $300 down the drain. It was supposed to be a special night but it turned out to the be a disaster. Everyone in the restaurant was going through the same thing every body looked angry and disappointed. Will never return to this place. PLEASE save your money and go somewhere else read more

This restaurant/restauranteur has an ego, but nothing to back it up... We ate at Terra-ble e Ma-le on Saturday night of September 23, 2023. Appetizers (tuna tartare and crab cakes) were presented in a lovely way, but the "tartar" as it's listed on the menu (spell/translation check anyone?), tasted bland and was of poor quality. Crab cakes were overcooked and dry. Both reminded me of Yard house quality but not as good and thrice the price. Main dishes (lobster ravioli and New York steak) were presented in a plain and simple way. The ravioli tasted like the pasta water had not been seasoned and had chewy bits in it. The steak looked lovely with it's criss cross grill patterns but was not seasoned and not cooked medium rare as requested. Chimichurri tasted like rotten avocado, and spinach was an unseasoned mass of "no thank you!". The roasted potatoes were decent, really the only nicely cooked and seasoned thing in the dish. Sent steak back because it wasn't enjoyable in it's unseasoned form, so waiter said he'd take it off the bill. Manager/owner Stelian stopped by and asked what was wrong with the steak and I told him it was under seasoned and the chimichurri tasted bad. He quickly defended both saying how the steak is the best center cut prime and how everyone loves the chimichurri. Your ego is not your amigo Stelian! I received and paid bill, unfortunately I didn't notice that dear Stelian had undermined his waiter and had left the steak charge on the bill as "1/2 comp". So in the end I sent back more than half of the dish, was told it would be taken off the bill, then charged for half of it. I polled friends and restaurant workers over the past week and comments about this act can be summed up as, "that's the lowest of the low". This place has potential but the owner is all ego for no reason - the food is BAD and OVERPRICED! I recommend Malbec in Pasadena for legitimately great meat and chimichurri, as well as service with a smile and without ego. Or go big and have some amazing meats (and also good chimichurri) at any Fogo de Chao. Or eat ANYWHERE else, just don't go to Terra e Mare or else!! read more

Food was exquisite. Service was fantastic and very attentive . My wife and I loved the ambiance. read more

Terra e Mare - Insalata de Polipo Risotto con Funghi e Filleto di Manzo - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Booked a reservation via Yelp, however when I got to the restaurant I had no reservation. Per the reviews I requested Hershel, I was told he was not working. We ordered lobster bisque soup, lobster salad, lobster ravioli, surf and turf and for dessert tiramisu. Everything was delicious, service was great! I also enjoyed the French Martini and a nice cab with dinner. When I asked the server is name he said Hershel. I told him what? I was told you didn't work on Mondays, he said I don't however someone called in so I am covering their shift! WOW the night was perfect!! read more

Terra e Mare - Celebrated the New Year with great food! - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I had the privilege of having Terra e Mare host my wedding reception dinner 8/28/25 and the service, food, atmosphere, and experience was AMAZING. They fit my large party of 12 at the last minute (made the reservation the night before) and made the experience from beginning to end a wonderful one not only for my partner and I, but also all of our family and friends. Our waiter Tom and the other staff member I spoke to, Steven, were so kind and accommodating to all of us. We opted for the 2nd fixed menu that was $75 per person. Every dish was phenomenal and they also accommodated other options for our vegan guest and our gluten free guest :) They stored our wedding cake and let us cut it at the restaurant too. I would have paid double for how delicious the food was alone, but the serving sizes were super generous without sacrificing the quality Our reservation was pretty late (8;45) but even then, we never felt rushed or anything like that. I truly had such an awesome experience there and will continue to dine at and support Terra e Mare for years to come :) Thank you for being such a highlight to our wedding day! read more

If you want strong (and Hollywood priced) cocktails and unseasoned food, then this is the place for you! Overall, we were extremely disappointed. I have no reason to come back here based on the food cook and treatment from upper management. 1 Star for the Serving Staff 1 Star for food quality. -1 Star for The Kicker And now the gory details... ORDERED Beef Tartare Beet & goat cheese salad Lobster risotto New York strip steak Cocktails; Japanese and Pear Beef Tartare aka Beef Martini; half of it was green olives, and the other half was pureed beef. It looked like cat food, and tasted of olives, sans salt. Beet salad was lightly threatened with goat cheese (which is supposedly the 2nd key ingredient). When I asked for some more cheese, no one ever mentioned they would charge me for it! #badForm Lobster risotto. Probably the better of the two entrees. Lacking seasoning. NY Steak, Ordered Black and Blue (charred outside, red in the middle) = Fail. No char or crust. The sides weren't even seared. The intro bread was dense, dry, and underbaked. THE KICKER... Before we even arrived I received a call from the Manager asking if we could arrive earlier so they could accommodate a party that came after us. I found this extremely off putting, as it made us feel as though we had to rush so they could accommodate the impending ghost guests. When I called back to let them know we would try to arrive sooner. They NEVER offered to do anything to thank us for considering to change our schedule to accommodate them. When we arrived early. Same. No thanks. Nothing. read more

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Fantastic neighborhood restaurant! Warm and friendly greeting upon arrival... Julia checked us in and cared for us with superior professionalism and welcoming care. Her recommendations were spot on and she made our evening memorable along with everyone else at the restaurant. My friend who arrived from Italy 4 days ago raved about her trip and said Terra e Mare easily served Italian cuisine at the same caliber of quality and taste she is accustomed to in Italy! Wow! Can't recommend this place enough! read more

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My girlfriend and I dined here on Valentine's Day and had an overall bad experience. The prices were elevated due to the fixed Valentine's Day menu. I was okay with it, but I was expecting a stellar meal. Instead we got a poorly cooked chicken dish, a slightly cold ravioli dish that only had 3 small ravioli and slow service. The couple next to us were also not satisfied with the food. A huge waste of money. I could make better food at home. Won't be coming back read more

a place to go knowing the food will always be great along with the service! and Martin being the bartender is an added bonus!!!! try it once...and it will become your regular place to go do! read more

Good Food as always **** Delightful and splendid..... Thank you Terra E Mare... is always a pleasure.

My boyfriend made reservations to come eat here for our first time. Came here for my birthday on a Thursday. It was a slow night. So I was excited because that just means more focus on executing our food and service I wish I could rate it a 5 star for the busser/food runners. We were greeted all night by them. They even recommended dessert which we were going to pass up because the food was below par. But because of them we said why not! Let's give it a try. We got tiramisu and it was great!! I got a lobster risotto. I was so excited for. There was a lot of meat ! But the disappointment was that it was so rubbery. And the risotto was basically mashed potatoes. Comparatively, my dish was better than my partners. He got the steak with mash potatoes and mushroom. He ordered it medium rare. But it was so rare. I told him to send it back, but he's so nice and felt bad so he ate it anyways. On him for doing that. Everything else was very under seasoned. Mash potatoes can do some garlic flavoring. And the wine in the mushroom needed to be reduced more. And the mushrooms could have use way more salt or something. The drinks were great tho! Maybe I'll come here just for the drinks. read more

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We go here a lot and I've never had a bad meal, everything they have that I've had has been great. The service has always been great as well. Nice menu and wine selection. I like the TVs at the bar to watch a game in the background, the sound of the TVs is not on so it's not like a sports bar, they're just there and remove any stuffiness like some other older restaurants. The place isn't too loud so you can have a conversation. The owner is very nice and cares about his business. I don't understand some of the reviews here, it's like people are reviewing the wrong place, how could they say the food is bad, it's great! For great food and service the cost is in line with other higher end restaurants. I've been to many if not most of the better restaurants in the Sherman Oaks & Studio City area and this one is easily one of the best and even cheaper than others I'd put at the top. read more

Terra e Mare is just another really good restaurant added to Ventura Blvd.'s catalog of really good restaurants. This phenomenon is making true believers out of a lot of Foodies, including myself! No one is going to mistake Ventura Blvd. in Sherman Oaks on a Tuesday night during a new resurgence of "The Virus" with the Las Vegas strip. No way. But, with food being constructed here at this restaurant, this good, it's not going to take very long for the word to get out. Terra e Mare is new, with a slightly more elegant take on Italian cuisine and whatever their doing to make this happen is working. *The beef Tartare appetizer was kick ass *My lobster pasta was fantastic *The fettuccini with mushrooms disappeared in a flash *The pasta with clams and saffron was a beautiful take on this classic *and the frozen orange honey dessert was fantastic This dwelling where all of this good food happened, has good culinary Juju! It housed The Bellwether which was a really good restaurant that couldn't survive the pandemic and a French restaurant before that which was also good but just faded away. I hope Terra e Mare has better luck than the previous establishments because it's an important addition to the San Fernando Valley! read more

We stumbled upon this restaurant while driving down Ventura Blvd one evening. I had viewed the menu and wanted to try it. I tend to order Branzino when it's on the menu and this was one of the best I've had. Also, a beet salad is another go to item for me and theirs was delicious as well. I definitely plan to go back as there were several other menu items I'd like to try. Service was excellent, and we easily found nearby street parking. read more

Terra e Mare - Barbabietole Arcobaleno con Caprino e Micro Salad - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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My boyfriend took me here on a date and it was really great!! The atmosphere, food, wine and service were all amazing. I would definitely go back!!! read more

Terra e Mare - Filet mignon - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Came here last night for our anniversary and we had a fantastic night. The service and food were on point. Juan was amazing from start to finish. We had the caprese salad to start, I got squid ink lobster ravioli, my bf got the breaded veal chop, and to finish off, tiramisu and chocolate mousse. Everything was delicious! The veal chop is the best my bf and I have ever tasted. It was perfectly breaded and tender. He wished he could just pick up the bone and get every piece of the meat, but we're in public, and I need him to be classy, lol. The table next to us got the linguine with clams and red snapper and they said it was good. we are definitely coming back to try the linguine because it looked yummy. For drinks we got the very berry mule and moscato. Both very yum! We love this place and will def return. Side note: baffled at the negative reviews, especially regarding Juan because he was great. He was attentive and never once did he look at the bill to check what tip he received. These servers work very hard. Servers do not get paid minimum wage and rely heavily on tips to make a living. If you are unsatisfied with service then tip the bare minimum, but don't tip zero. That's rude. read more

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My gf and I came here for our first mask-less indoor dining! We've come a long way, baby! Vaccinated and feeling great. We sat at the bar, that had baseball on. Yay. Lazlo, the bartender served us, and he was a so amazing on taking care of us. We ordered the octopus and ahi tuna appetizers, I forgot what the exact names were for these gems. My gf didn't care for the octopus, she's more of a traditional fried calamari person. She ordered the pasta with mushrooms and truffles, and I had the swordfish special with asparagus. I enjoyed my meal a lot. I'll definitely return! read more

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Worst Valentines Day .dinner ever My fiance and I eat at this restaurant a few times a month, but after last nights Valentines Day dinner, we will never go back again. The first thing they got wrong was our reservation we made two weeks earlier. They said we do not have a teservation. We pulled out our cell phone and showed them our reservation. Once we sat down, we noticed that it was a prix fixe menu for the evening at $125.00 per person. We went with it. What choice did we have. When the bread came, I asked the waiter if we could have a little marinara sauce. He asked the chef and told us that there were no extras for the evening. When the first course came, we started to eat and bee were finished, they brought the second course. The waiters were like an assembly line, and we felt like cattle being hurried through. The food was cold. Dessert was a cheap coffee flan. The beef tenderloin had absolutely no flavor. Another couple sat down next to us, ordered two drinks, and when they could not order off a regular menu, they left. We were there for one hour. Shotest dinner we ever had. It's definitely not worth $350.00 for two people. Although the wine was fine, how can you ruin that. This restaurant definitely set themselves up to make a great profit on Valentines Day. Thwy forgot the most important thing. Service. HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT read more

Tried this neighborhood spot for the first time with some of my neighbors who have been there before...the food was great but the service, not so much. We got there at 6pm the place was almost completely empty and the waiter seated us at the worst table in the entire restaurant - right next to the bathrooms and literally right next to all the water pitchers, they were so close to us that we could have served ourselves water. We asked to be moved, they did so with no issue, but why they thought it was a good idea to seat us where they did originally was ridiculous and was a terrible first impression. Then our waiter's attempts at humor after we asked if we could have two separate bills, was very poorly timed. The food however was great. I had the fillet and it was one of the best steaks I've had in a while. We still manged to have a good time, in spite of the poor service. Not sure I would go back, if I did it would be for the food and not the service. read more

Love this place. The happy hour is reasonable and Gaza good variety of food and drinks. The bartender was excellent. He was very nice and made good drinks .I think his name was Daniel. Highly recommend. read more

All around amazing!! The food, the service and the ambiance! We have enjoyed dinner here many times and even brought our moms for Mother's Day brunch and every time has been just wonderful! We passed by tonight and sat at the bar and enjoyed amazing martinis and an excellent selection of items from the happy hour menu and the regular menu. Five stars all around!! read more

This is now my favorite restaurant on Ventura Blvd, and one of the most under rated in all of L.A. Came on a Tue night for an anniversary dinner, and reminded how much I love this place! the ambiance, the ease, good service and a great glass of Bordeaux. Started with 2 fantastic cocktails- my manhattan on a rock with luxardo cherry, perfectly made. Starter was grilled calamari on a super tasty bed of warm spinach- that still had a a bite- loved this dish! The main course: veal chop with delicious wild mushrooms in a jus, that was so tender and juicy, just the right amount of char, savory and salt. My wife had the seafood spaghetti that had the right amout of taste of the sea. We've had several casual last minute meals here, and last nights was great again. read more

Terra e Mare - Veal chop in fore, Seafood Spaghetti in back - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Update! Right after I posted a deserved two-star review late last night, I started getting unintelligible direct messages on Yelp attacking me for destroying "businesses" from someone claiming to have eaten at this restaurant last night. I don't know about you, but the messages seem to me to be the whining of an owner or manager at this restaurant, as they were the only restaurant I reviewed yesterday. So while the food and experience merited an original two stars, the fact that this restaurant is berating ME for their ineptitude has resulted in me pulling back the second star. Please feel free to read the messages which I am posting now too. Remainder of substantive review from yesterday's meal is below. Today we had a reservation for four. It took about 15 minutes to get bread and another 10 for someone to come take our drink order - who was the bartender. The drinks - including water - took another 20 minutes to arrive. The second the drinks came we ordered three appetizers and a salad, unsure when someone would next come around. A short while later, a woman came by, unaware anyone had taken our appetizer and drink order. We told her they had taken our appetizer order and we placed our entree order with her. One hour and twenty minutes after we sat down, our first food arrived, and it was our entrees. They had never even bothered to put in our appetizer order (still not quite sure what happened). I flagged down a tall, slender bald gentleman who had been greeting tables - but seemed to miss ours - repeatedly. I started to explain to him the issue and he barely let me get through it - but never came back to the table to apologize. He sent his waitress (who hadn't taken our appetizer order - and his bartender - who did take the appetizer order hit never put it in - but never himself apologized). But, he was very close with the table next to us and spent a lot of time chatting with them, so while no apology for our crappy dining experience was forthcoming, I got more of an up close view of his rear end than I needed or wanted for the price of our dinner. Completely unacceptable and off-putting. Ultimately, no one offered us anything for the inconvenience. They simply asked us if we still wanted appetizers, and we decided we wanted two of the four appetizers given that we were starving and it was an hour and a half into us sitting down for dinner. I made it abundantly clear they should not show up on the bill - and the only bright spot of the meal is that they were smart enough not to argue the point. Now for the food. The bread rolls that came out at the beginning were not warm and too hard. The butter for the bread, however, was perfect. For entrees, we had the mussels, The New York steak, the branzino and the salmon. Our appetizers were a Caesar salad and tuna tartare. First, the mussels were small and disappointing. Two better places in the Valley for mussels are Black Market and Firefly (when/if it reopens). The steak was fine - but nothing memorable - and after I ordered a substitute of mashed potatoes they also managed to mess that up. Personally, the Entrana at Lala's is comparable, if not better. The branzino and salmon were again - fine. Nothing you couldn't get up and down Ventura Boulevard at any other restaurant. Maybe this was simply problems symptomatic of a brand new restaurant, and maybe I will give them another shot in six months. But, nothing has me rushing back. read more

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I had bookmarked this restaurant from the day it opened up. We finally had the chance to go in tonight. We were greeted by the owner when we walked in. We had no reservation and were seated right away. The food was delicious and the service was awesome!!!! Julia our server was very attentive and very pleasant to talk to. We ordered few appetizers and two entree. My husband had wine and I had their signature tequila drink which was delicious. I've listed the pictures below of the food we ordered.... We will definitely refer our family and friends to try out this new restaurant. Thank you for an amazing experience, and wish you guys all the success. read more

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Finally got to eat inside! The decor is like old Hollywood which I love. The food was really good! The service was a little slow, don't know if it's because they were busy and short staffed. Jose our server was great! We had to move to another table because the booth next to us was extremely loud and talking politics. Not our side of course. I'll still come back but my guest won't. The prime rib was superb!! read more

Terra e Mare - The Prime Rib medium rare. - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Great food, you can taste the quality. Came here for a dinner date with my boyfriend, we were very impressed. There wasn't one thing we didn't like! This restaurant puts a lot of thought into their presentation and service. To start we had the tuna tartare. It was wonderful!! We also enjoyed the beet salad with goat cheese, healthy and great presentation. We ordered the surf & turf, steak & lobster which was very tasty, great cut of steak and quite filling! It comes with veggies, carrots potatoes, egg plant & peppers. We topped it off with tiramisu and cannolis for dessert. Wonderful restaurant read more

I mean I have not had such amazing food, service, and atmosphere in forever. Terra e Mare is really magical little cute romantic Italian restaurant. a little side story , I always try to choose a restaurant that I haven't ate before something new to experience. So when we would plan a date night with my mom and daughter, I always get to pick a restaurant that I know they would be impressed with. read more

To die for. My bf and I came for a dinner date and service is always exceptional. The food is even better. Everything we've had always tastes exceptional and the desserts are so good too. read more

I ate at Terra E. Mare on 6/24/23. I had made reservation via OPENTABLE. Our server/manager Jessy was SUPER RUDE, SUPER ANGRY and he threw the menu at me when I had a question about desert menu. He refused to take our order for drink and told me the barman has closed down the bar. so we only ate food without any drinks. I complained to one of the boss boys why our server is super angry, who told me JESSY is always angry. Since the tip was already added to the bill, there was nothing I could do to show them how unhappy i was with server's attitude. I did add to the bill that server was rude and 20% addition of the tip was uncalled for. when the service is really bad, I dont care if food is bad or good. Nevertheless, one of my guests, my elderly brother in law, got really sick after a few hours and he had diarrhea but thank god he did not need to go to the hospital . read more

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This restaurant deserves a 3.5 and not a 3. This review is based on their food taste and not for their service. Their service was great and they were very responsive will filling our waters and clearing up our table when we were done with our dish. I chose this place because of all the high marks on Yelp and the menu options. Just be aware that there is a parking lot behind the restaurant. I didn't realize this and ended up parking on metered street parking. Parking is not enforced after 8pm and it cost $1.75 for 2 hours. Ok, I know this might be petty, but when we were given bread, I didn't think that they would actually just give use 2 pieces. I thought it was actually going to be a bread basket filled with more than just a couple pieces. The bread was round and the size of a cheese bread you would get at a Brazilian restaurant, but not cheesy or warm. In fact, the bread was cold. I ordered the Mai Tai and an Old Fashion to start. The Mai Tai tasted nothing like a Mai Tai. I was a bit disappointed because I was hoping for the traditional Island taste of this drink. The Old Fashion was good though. We ordered grilled calamari, NY Steak and Risotto with Bone Marrow. The grilled calamari pretty good. I would definitely order it again. Although, it didn't taste like it was grilled, more like it was sautéed. It was a little chewy, but had good taste and the spinach was cooked with garlic. The main entrees is where it all went downhill. The NY Steak was cooked correctly, but was not seasoned well. It was a little bland, but the chimichurri made up for it. I liked that it had a more pronounced lemon taste to it. For $38, I thought it would be a little bigger than a 10-12oz steak. Stay away from the Risotto with bone marrow. It was very bland and didn't really have any flavor. It tasted like they just cooked it with water instead of a broth of some kind. The bone marrow didn't have taste either. They should have sprinkled some salt on it. I really wanted to like this place, but the food taste doesn't justify the price they charge. read more

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Had reservations at 10pm. Walked up to door as employee was walking guests out. We waited for guests to exit employee turned his back and walked back in letting door shut in our face. We walked in to almost empty restaurant and no one greeted us in spite of having reservations. When we were finally acknowledged- we were offered a small 2 person table next to another couple - understandable if the place was busy. There were 3 other groups in total. When we asked for a table with a little more space - the host was bothered. The kitchen workers were obviously bothered more diners came in and we heard their mumblings. We left. read more

First time there. It's nice inside and the people helping were also nice. Unfortunately they didn't have enough wait staff to take care of everyone in a timely manner. Our waitress was very nice and tried to be helpful but had too many tables to attend. It took us about 20 minutes to order a cocktail and then my wife was told they couldn't make her drink which was featured on the menu because the bartender didn't have one of the ingredients. Anyway, the food was decent, not great and it was pretty expensive. I had seafood pasta and my wife had chicken and along with 2 cocktails it was $140 including tip. I might go back because we had a nice time and it is within walking distance of my house but was a bit disappointed with the food especially considering the price. I wish them the best. read more

Disappointing food, service was great. Really missing Bellwether. I hope these guys can turn it around, but right now cannot recommend. read more

Terra E. Mare is one of our favorite restaurants. The food is outstanding, the ambience is warm and inviting and the staff is great. We enjoyed dinner there last night. We ordered Tuna Tartare (fantastic), Caesar Salad (the best in town) and Cacio Pepe (need I say more?). It was perfect. We've had a lot of wonderful meals there and look forward to many more. read more

Fantastic happy hour! The drinks are amazing and extremely reasonably priced at the HH deal!

The food , cocktails and service is always fantastic . The steak and pasta dishes are always yummy .

Overall we had a great experience- friendly staff and our pasta dishes were awesome. For homemade pasta and the portion - I felt the price was what I'd expect. I have to say that the charcuterie was wildly disappointing. We paid more for a charcuterie board for 2 ($33) than our pasta ($28) - and there was ONE slice of prosciutto, 3ish very thin slices of a salami, and 2 more slim/small pieces of another meat. 6 small triangles of cheese, the equivalent of maybe one dried apricot diced in odd small pieces, and two tiny pieces of crostini bread. There was also 2 small ramekins of jam and honey - way more than we'd ever need for the amount of food on the board. Again - pasta was amazing. Either the charcuterie needs to be bulked up or price needs to be adjusted. read more