They started us out with an amuse bouche, they gave us a beet ravioli stuffed with spinach and topped with a cream sauce. We all thought we could have eaten a bowl of these raviolis.
For appetizer we shared a caprese and a beet salad, both good. We were presented with a mixed berry sorbet to cleanse our palate before our entree.
Two of us ordered the Pappardelle Alla Boscaiola: house made whole wheat pappardelle with oyster mushrooms in a sage butter sauce. This was deeelicious with a lot of the mushroom flavor. We were surprised how we liked the whole wheat pasta since we've had whole wheat pasta before which was not good. The other pasta we ordered was the Fazzoletti Al Bolognese: house made spinach pasta cooked in a Kurobuta pork ragu. Sandi and I shared this dish as we did with the Boscaiola. This was a heartier pasta with the pork ragu which we also enjoyed. Sujata, our dear vegetarian friend had the Malfatti: house made ricotta cheese sauce dumplings in a tomato basil sauce. I tried it and did like it. I must say that their home made pasta is the real thing and cooked aldente. They know their pasta.
We were too full or I should say my 3 friends were too full to order dessert. I talked them into sharing an orange and thyme sorbet. We also ordered coffee as Cindy remembered that they serve coffee with a flair. Indeed, you've never seen coffee served with shaved white chocolate, shaved dark chocolate, creme anglaise, rock sugar, brown and white sugar cubes, milk, chocolate in the shape of coffee beans and some chocolate. We had so much fun adding the different ingredients to our coffee that we even added some of the chocolate flakes on our orange sorbet.
On our way out, we were handed a package of biscotti and as we waited for our car in the porte-cochere, we noticed a coffee and tea bar which impressed us. It was a nice evening and we were all happy campers; this was truly fine dining at it's best.
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