Holy cannoli! Came here twice in a week because it's that good. First time we dined in and had table service for three of us. The staff immediately greeted us with recommendations of the menu for food and drink. We started off with some cocktails- the Stemware at Dolores Martini, and a new addition which was basically a white Negroni. They were delish. For starters we ordered the focaccia bread and the fried mozzarella Carozza with a house made marinara. Both were an amazing way to start a meal. We shared the Bolognese and Gnocchi Carbonara with duck. Both packed with flavor. The Bologense tasted like I was at someone's house in Italy. We ended with the pistachio cannolis. The mascarpone was so soft and it wasn't too sweet. A perfect balance. It was so good I didn't even have time to take a picture. The second time we came we sat at the bar. It was a cool vibe to chat with the bartenders and watch the warriors game. The.l bar program should not be overlooked. We ordered the Lost Boy and the C is for Cookie. Both were delicious. I've never had a Manhattan with anise and Prosecco, but it worked. We again got the focaccia, this time with whipped ricotta and mortadella. It was amazing. We also used the bread to dip in the leftover sauce of the chilled artichoke. We shared the fried chicken and polenta as our entree. The polenta might be the best I ever had. The chicken was awesome, too. Perfectly crispy and juicy, and smothered with Calabrian chilis. Great flavor, not too spicy. We ended with that tiramisu, and once again might be the best I've had. The cake was moist and had the perfect balance of sweetness. I'll be back until I go through the whole menu. I'm looking forward to seeing this place evolves a great addition to the neighborhood!
Quennie R.
The food was great and wonderful service. Good place for friends to get together. I ordered the Fried Chicken Cotoletta and was surprisingly really good. I thought it was just another plain fried chicken with some topping, but the flavors came together really well. It was a huge portion, but it was so good i finished it. Will definitely come back and try other food in the menu.
Ashante L.
This is a super cute place on ocean Ave. The music and vibes were really chill ...would say it is a nice date spot. The wine that was recommended to be paired with the bone in beef steak tagliata and cannelloni best was the Pinot nero I loved it! The service was great the food came out really quick also water was always full. I would say come back for the wine and the beef steak tagliata but forget about the cannelloni.
Angela D.
I tried this location for dinner with my husband (I had already tried for lunch and was positively impressed!). Great service, great feel and ambiance, and the food was really good! We shared all of the dishes and that made things fun as we both got to experience various dishes. Appetizers were delicious, especially the delicata squash with stracchino and pomegranate, the cannelloni were also well done with hand made pasta and good tasty vegetarian filling, the tagliata was cooked just right (medium rare) and the delicata squash caponata was also delicious! We were both very positively impressed and will be coming back!
Joshua H.
Always amazing service and great food! and the atmosphere is just wonderful! Highly recommend dinner and go for the Yellowfin Tuna and got the broccolini.
Holly Harris
Upscale Italian, but also family style.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Danielle
This is a wonderful new neighborhood restaurant!Space was super cozy and comfortable, food and service were superb!Can’t wait to come back.We tried the focaccia, delicata squash, lamb skewer and rigatoniAll were excellent and we never felt rushed - dishes came out in the perfect cadence
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Meg Byrne
Really enjoying this addition to the lunch time options in the Lakeside Village/Ocean Avenue corridor. Delicious sandwiches and soup and good value. "Reminds me of North End in Boston" says my husband.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa Huang
A cozy place near Stonestown for pretty good food. We order the focaccia with ricotta to start, the squash salad, steak, and gnocchi.The salad and steak were phenomenal and I would highly recommend. The focaccia was disappointing in taste and texture and the gnocchi felt too soggy for a pasta dish. The service was amazing and I’d definitely come back to try some of their other dishes but hope that their pasta texture improves.
Very expensive, very average. I never leave pasta or dessert on the table, but I did for both courses. This establishment has some work to do before they can get away with those prices. Great service, though.
a very good neighborhood place that was beyond our expectations. note that all items are meant to be shared. that makes their pricing that's already fair, really a good deal. will be back often.
We went last night for our first time and were extremely impressed. The service was absolutely top notch. Everyone was welcoming and attentive and our server was awesome. She gave us great recommendations from the menu, and was the perfect blend of chatty and attentive, and hands off to allow us to enjoy our time together. We ordered probably too much for our appetites, but there was so much on the menu that we wanted to try. We started with the persimmon, the artichoke, and the arancini for antipasti and loved all of it - I particularly liked the persimmon. We decided to skip getting mains and had two pastas and two sides - the duck gnocchi and the canneloni, and the gigante beans and broccolini. The gnocchi had a shaved cured egg yolk, so I didn't have that (I personally don't like egg yolks) but my husband loved the dish. I wasn't a huge fan of the beans, but the rest was super great. We decided to box up our leftovers because the dessert menu looked so good. We shared the spumoni sundae and were so glad that we did. Spumoni is my all time favorite ice cream and this exceeded my high expectations! Husband had a couple of interesting cocktails (I'm dry) that he truly enjoyed. I can definitely see coming in for just dessert at the bar instead of a whole meal. We're so happy such a great spot has come to our neck of the woods and will be back for sure.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joshua Hunter
The atmosphere is inviting, the staff are quick and the food is delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Focaccia, Stemware at Dolores Cocktail, Cannoli
Diana Naranjo
Was super surprised about this awesome new restaurant in our neighborhood. Been waiting a decade for Ocean to thrive, and this feels like a great step in that direction. It’s great food, fantastic drinks, good presentation and a fun atmosphere.
Holy cannoli! Came here twice in a week because it's that good. First time we dined in and had table service for three of us. The staff immediately greeted us with recommendations of the menu for food and drink. We started off with some cocktails- the Stemware at Dolores Martini, and a new addition which was basically a white Negroni. They were delish. For starters we ordered the focaccia bread and the fried mozzarella Carozza with a house made marinara. Both were an amazing way to start a meal. We shared the Bolognese and Gnocchi Carbonara with duck. Both packed with flavor. The Bologense tasted like I was at someone's house in Italy. We ended with the pistachio cannolis. The mascarpone was so soft and it wasn't too sweet. A perfect balance. It was so good I didn't even have time to take a picture. The second time we came we sat at the bar. It was a cool vibe to chat with the bartenders and watch the warriors game. The.l bar program should not be overlooked. We ordered the Lost Boy and the C is for Cookie. Both were delicious. I've never had a Manhattan with anise and Prosecco, but it worked. We again got the focaccia, this time with whipped ricotta and mortadella. It was amazing. We also used the bread to dip in the leftover sauce of the chilled artichoke. We shared the fried chicken and polenta as our entree. The polenta might be the best I ever had. The chicken was awesome, too. Perfectly crispy and juicy, and smothered with Calabrian chilis. Great flavor, not too spicy. We ended with that tiramisu, and once again might be the best I've had. The cake was moist and had the perfect balance of sweetness. I'll be back until I go through the whole menu. I'm looking forward to seeing this place evolves a great addition to the neighborhood!
The food was great and wonderful service. Good place for friends to get together. I ordered the Fried Chicken Cotoletta and was surprisingly really good. I thought it was just another plain fried chicken with some topping, but the flavors came together really well. It was a huge portion, but it was so good i finished it. Will definitely come back and try other food in the menu.
This is a super cute place on ocean Ave. The music and vibes were really chill ...would say it is a nice date spot. The wine that was recommended to be paired with the bone in beef steak tagliata and cannelloni best was the Pinot nero I loved it! The service was great the food came out really quick also water was always full. I would say come back for the wine and the beef steak tagliata but forget about the cannelloni.
I tried this location for dinner with my husband (I had already tried for lunch and was positively impressed!). Great service, great feel and ambiance, and the food was really good! We shared all of the dishes and that made things fun as we both got to experience various dishes. Appetizers were delicious, especially the delicata squash with stracchino and pomegranate, the cannelloni were also well done with hand made pasta and good tasty vegetarian filling, the tagliata was cooked just right (medium rare) and the delicata squash caponata was also delicious! We were both very positively impressed and will be coming back!
Always amazing service and great food! and the atmosphere is just wonderful! Highly recommend dinner and go for the Yellowfin Tuna and got the broccolini.
Upscale Italian, but also family style.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
This is a wonderful new neighborhood restaurant!Space was super cozy and comfortable, food and service were superb!Can’t wait to come back.We tried the focaccia, delicata squash, lamb skewer and rigatoniAll were excellent and we never felt rushed - dishes came out in the perfect cadence
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really enjoying this addition to the lunch time options in the Lakeside Village/Ocean Avenue corridor. Delicious sandwiches and soup and good value. "Reminds me of North End in Boston" says my husband.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A cozy place near Stonestown for pretty good food. We order the focaccia with ricotta to start, the squash salad, steak, and gnocchi.The salad and steak were phenomenal and I would highly recommend. The focaccia was disappointing in taste and texture and the gnocchi felt too soggy for a pasta dish. The service was amazing and I’d definitely come back to try some of their other dishes but hope that their pasta texture improves.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Persimmon Salat Mista, Steak Stromboli
Very expensive, very average. I never leave pasta or dessert on the table, but I did for both courses. This establishment has some work to do before they can get away with those prices. Great service, though.
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a very good neighborhood place that was beyond our expectations. note that all items are meant to be shared. that makes their pricing that's already fair, really a good deal. will be back often.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Unreal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Focaccia, Gnocchi, Fried Chicken, Broccolini
We went last night for our first time and were extremely impressed. The service was absolutely top notch. Everyone was welcoming and attentive and our server was awesome. She gave us great recommendations from the menu, and was the perfect blend of chatty and attentive, and hands off to allow us to enjoy our time together. We ordered probably too much for our appetites, but there was so much on the menu that we wanted to try. We started with the persimmon, the artichoke, and the arancini for antipasti and loved all of it - I particularly liked the persimmon. We decided to skip getting mains and had two pastas and two sides - the duck gnocchi and the canneloni, and the gigante beans and broccolini. The gnocchi had a shaved cured egg yolk, so I didn't have that (I personally don't like egg yolks) but my husband loved the dish. I wasn't a huge fan of the beans, but the rest was super great. We decided to box up our leftovers because the dessert menu looked so good. We shared the spumoni sundae and were so glad that we did. Spumoni is my all time favorite ice cream and this exceeded my high expectations! Husband had a couple of interesting cocktails (I'm dry) that he truly enjoyed. I can definitely see coming in for just dessert at the bar instead of a whole meal. We're so happy such a great spot has come to our neck of the woods and will be back for sure.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The atmosphere is inviting, the staff are quick and the food is delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Focaccia, Stemware at Dolores Cocktail, Cannoli
Was super surprised about this awesome new restaurant in our neighborhood. Been waiting a decade for Ocean to thrive, and this feels like a great step in that direction. It’s great food, fantastic drinks, good presentation and a fun atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5