"Since we went for brunch, we beat the hefty touristy crowds, and were able to secure almost the entire patio to ourselves! By the time we were done and ready to leave, many tables were already reserved, and customers didn't have as much freedom to sit wherever they wanted to. For brunch, we decided to order my favourite, the bruschetta (original , mushroom risotto for me, and veal with tomatoes for hubby. Aside from my love for bruschetta, the taste was just, well, alright. It didn't exceed our expectations. The bread was quite crunchy, in fact, it was almost too crunchy. I have a feeling this is how Italians eat it (is it? , but it was almost too difficult to bite into it to eat without making a huge mess. In my main dish, the mushroom risotto, the rice in the risotto wasn't really a risotto texture, if that makes any sense. It was kind of like eating... cooked rice with mushrooms in creamy mushroom sauce. I realized that I liked the risotto only because I liked how the sauce tasted. I've tried better risottos, and so, as much as I wanted to like the restaurant's food, I wasn't that impressed at this point. The veal with tomatoes was average, nothing fancy pancy about it that sticks out of my mind. When I tasted it, it tasted pretty good. I think it tasted good because I didn't really know how veal with tomatoes were supposed to really taste like. All in all, it was a pleasant experience, not because the food was majorly great, but because we had sunny weather, the patio to ourselves, and for the prime location of the restaurant. Would we go back here again? Probably not. Save your money for somewhere else!"
Spaghetti Aglio E Olio
