A Cajun Italian fusion yes please we went during the soft opening and was blown away from the food. Fresh homemade pasta fresh food if your in Taylor Texas stop by you won’t regret it cann
Christina Briones
Amazing fusion of Cajun and Italian cuisine! Everything I had was chef’s kiss 🤌🏼🤌🏼 great place for a unique dining experience especially with friends or family you’ll love the warm cozy feeling this food will leave you with.
Lisa Sutton
So delicious! Had the Bruschetta and Creole Pasta w/ Grilled Shrimp, so good. You definitely need to give it a try!
Varun Kumar
I asked for meat in my salad. They said "sure" and charged 12$ for 3 pieces of shrimp, and I paid 9$ more for salad.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Charles M.
The Valentine’s Day dinner was awesome! Gorgeous redfish
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Charles von Rosenberg
The first time we went here the service was good but the food wasn’t great.
We decided to give them another chance. We arrived on a Friday night at 8:50pm. They close at 10pm and they seemed very unhappy when we walked in. First, no one spoke to us. Then, a younger guy who was bussing tables told us to sit where we wanted. We sat at a table close to the kitchen. There were 2 other couples seated throughout the restaurant.
After he gave us some menus, a waitress came to our table and asked for our order.
We decided to make it easy and just do appetizers and drinks. When I ordered she said “that’s going to take a long time just so you know”. I said “okay we’ll just do drinks.” We ordered a beer and a coke. She said “okay…….so just a beer and a coke?” And rolled her eyes.
As she walked away she sighed loudly and said “this is ridiculous”. An elderly lady came out from the kitchen and said “I thought we were closing down?” and slammed her hands on the bar. The waitress said “apparently not” and walked back to the kitchen. It was super uncomfortable at that point, so we asked to cancel our drinks and left.
Please don’t go here.. it’s worth the 35 minute drive to Austin. Good luck staying in business.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Jazmin G
considering the reviews i was really expecting more from this place, but overall it fell short.
the atmosphere itself is nice enough. small, but charming. the bread was cold, and wasn’t warmed up or toasted at all. i guess that’s fine if that’s your thing, i found it dry though. the cheese board wasn’t really worth it, especially for the price. i usually expect to try some fun and exciting cheeses, but what was there was very basic, and also already in a lot of the entree and appetizer dishes. also, almost every dish that came out was cold. two stars because some dishes were decent, not bad but not amazing either
for a restaurant that’s priced around what many semi-upscale italian restaurants are at, i just expected much better and was very underwhelmed.
our waiter was nice, but it seems he was the only one there. once it started to get busy we were completely forgotten about, to the point that it took about an hour after we were done eating to actually get the check and eventually leave
overall, i don’t think i’d go again, unless it was just for a glass of wine at the bar.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
liz
Disappointed. The atmosphere and service was good, the food was awful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Richard Deck
Small but amazing restaurant. It's a good place to chill and have a glass of wine... Our two. I highly recommend the pumpkin hummus and risotto if they are available.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken and Mushroom Risotto, Pumpkin Hummus
Robert S
Thursday night birthday dinner for me. Reservations through OpenTable.
This is a small, quaint Italian restaurant located downtown Taylor Texas. The atmosphere is intimate and I quite enjoyed the ambiance. Although not busy at all, my first impression was positive. My wife and I were seated at a table adjacent to the street window.
Since it was my birthday I wanted to splurge for a bottle of wine and ordered a bottle only to be informed they were out of stock. I looked again while the waiter recommended several bottles in the $70-$80 per bottle price range. I switched my order to a bottle of Querceto ($39), a French made red table wine. Absolutely delicious. What a great wine (in my humble opinion).
Next it was time for an appetizer and I wanted to try the Prosciutto wrapped Figs. The waiter then informed me they were out of figs. So, needless to say we are not being impressed with two out of two items so far not in stock. I then settled on the Goat Cheese Filled Ravioli ($16). The presentation was good with four pieces topped with an in house marinara. We each tried the ravioli only to be disappointed in the flavor profile. There was very little goat cheese and the ravioli itself was like day old bread: hard, chewy, and just not very good. I will say the in house marinara almost made up for it by being flavorful and plentiful. But no, I expected a much better prepared ravioli. Not good.
The restaurant is trying to change up the menu and offer different entrée selections on a rotating basis. My wife had the beef tips ($28) in a yogurt based sauce on top of yellow rice with asparagus. The dish was presented cold. The rice was severely overcooked. The yogurt sauce lacked any discernable flavor profile and the asparagus was unremarkable. This being the signature dish of the evening, it was a real disappointment and entirely forgettable.
The highlight of the evening was my dish. I had the Italian sausage ($22) with homemade pasta in an in house marinara. The sausage could have been broken into slightly smaller pieces and there was not much pasta but the marinara was spot on. The dish was presented hot and had an excellent flavor profile. The portion was ideal and I found myself thinking this should be the signature dish.
We spent $131 with tax and tip. Service was good and not intrusive. The server was knowledgeable and thoughtful. Since we started the service with two "out of stock" acknowledgements and the appetizer was quite frankly bad plus the beef tips were much less than expectations, I can only give 2 stars. Having said that, I would try this establishment once more. I fully support small businesses especially in a small town. I want them to succeed but for over $100 I also expect a better meal.
Thursday night birthday dinner for me. Reservations through OpenTable. This is a small, quaint Italian restaurant located downtown Taylor Texas. The atmosphere is intimate and I quite enjoyed the ambiance. Although not busy at all, my first impression was positive. My wife and I were seated at a table adjacent to the street window. Since it was my birthday I wanted to splurge for a bottle of wine and ordered a bottle only to be informed they were out of stock. I looked again while the waiter recommended several bottles in the $70-$80 per bottle price range. I switched my order to a bottle of Querceto ($39), a French made red table wine. Absolutely delicious. What a great wine (in my humble opinion). Next it was time for an appetizer and I wanted to try the Prosciutto wrapped Figs. The waiter then informed me they were out of figs. So, needless to say we are not being impressed with two out of two items so far not in stock. I then settled on the Goat Cheese Filled Ravioli ($16). The presentation was good with four pieces topped with an in house marinara. We each tried the ravioli only to be disappointed in the flavor profile. There was very little goat cheese and the ravioli itself was like day old bread: hard, chewy, and just not very good. I will say the in house marinara almost made up for it by being flavorful and plentiful. But no, I expected a much better prepared ravioli. Not good. The restaurant is trying to change up the menu and offer different entrée selections on a rotating basis. My wife had the beef tips ($28) in a yogurt based sauce on top of yellow rice with asparagus. The dish was presented cold. The rice was severely overcooked. The yogurt sauce lacked any discernable flavor profile and the asparagus was unremarkable. This being the signature dish of the evening, it was a real disappointment and entirely forgettable. The highlight of the evening was my dish. I had the Italian sausage with homemade pasta in an in house marinara. The sausage coul
Ashley Seguin
I LOVED this experience! My husband and I celebrated our 7th anniversary with dinner here, and the atmosphere, the service, and the food were just wonderful. I am not kidding, this is the best chicken Alfredo I have ever had, and I consider myself a connoisseur.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Alfredo
Fairy Thug
So I have to share a very incredible experience that I had here recently. Chef Jeremy presented a beautiful wine paired french Anthony Bourdain inspired dinner experience. This is a part of a new once a month event/special where they present new themed and creative multi- course menus. I come to this restaurant ordinarily and had to try this experience!
PLEASE also do visit this restaurant during normal business hours because their alternating seasonal menus are simply to die/live for :) everything made from scratch in house.
Do yourself a favor and catch next month's Wine Paired dinner. You will not be disappointed! The environment is intimate, the chef presents each of the dishes personally and explains how he made each one. The wines were PERFECTLY selected to accompany each meal. The wines were presented very personably by Michael who explained the notes, as well as provided information about the wineries.
The flavors of each meal and their accompanying wines were phenomenal. Truly the whole evening was hands down OUTSTANDING.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lupe Sandoval
Pleasantly surprised with this Italian restaurant in Taylor. Loved the vibe and the service was good. The food wasn’t authentic Italian but we really enjoyed our meal and bottle of wine. Great spot for a low key date night.
A Cajun Italian fusion yes please we went during the soft opening and was blown away from the food. Fresh homemade pasta fresh food if your in Taylor Texas stop by you won’t regret it cann
Amazing fusion of Cajun and Italian cuisine! Everything I had was chef’s kiss 🤌🏼🤌🏼 great place for a unique dining experience especially with friends or family you’ll love the warm cozy feeling this food will leave you with.
So delicious! Had the Bruschetta and Creole Pasta w/ Grilled Shrimp, so good. You definitely need to give it a try!
I asked for meat in my salad. They said "sure" and charged 12$ for 3 pieces of shrimp, and I paid 9$ more for salad.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
The Valentine’s Day dinner was awesome! Gorgeous redfish
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The first time we went here the service was good but the food wasn’t great.
We decided to give them another chance. We arrived on a Friday night at 8:50pm. They close at 10pm and they seemed very unhappy when we walked in. First, no one spoke to us. Then, a younger guy who was bussing tables told us to sit where we wanted. We sat at a table close to the kitchen. There were 2 other couples seated throughout the restaurant.
After he gave us some menus, a waitress came to our table and asked for our order.
We decided to make it easy and just do appetizers and drinks. When I ordered she said “that’s going to take a long time just so you know”. I said “okay we’ll just do drinks.” We ordered a beer and a coke. She said “okay…….so just a beer and a coke?” And rolled her eyes.
As she walked away she sighed loudly and said “this is ridiculous”. An elderly lady came out from the kitchen and said “I thought we were closing down?” and slammed her hands on the bar. The waitress said “apparently not” and walked back to the kitchen. It was super uncomfortable at that point, so we asked to cancel our drinks and left.
Please don’t go here.. it’s worth the 35 minute drive to Austin. Good luck staying in business.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
considering the reviews i was really expecting more from this place, but overall it fell short.
the atmosphere itself is nice enough. small, but charming.
the bread was cold, and wasn’t warmed up or toasted at all. i guess that’s fine if that’s your thing, i found it dry though.
the cheese board wasn’t really worth it, especially for the price. i usually expect to try some fun and exciting cheeses, but what was there was very basic, and also already in a lot of the entree and appetizer dishes.
also, almost every dish that came out was cold. two stars because some dishes were decent, not bad but not amazing either
for a restaurant that’s priced around what many semi-upscale italian restaurants are at, i just expected much better and was very underwhelmed.
our waiter was nice, but it seems he was the only one there. once it started to get busy we were completely forgotten about, to the point that it took about an hour after we were done eating to actually get the check and eventually leave
overall, i don’t think i’d go again, unless it was just for a glass of wine at the bar.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Disappointed. The atmosphere and service was good, the food was awful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Small but amazing restaurant. It's a good place to chill and have a glass of wine... Our two. I highly recommend the pumpkin hummus and risotto if they are available.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken and Mushroom Risotto, Pumpkin Hummus
Thursday night birthday dinner for me. Reservations through OpenTable.
This is a small, quaint Italian restaurant located downtown Taylor Texas. The atmosphere is intimate and I quite enjoyed the ambiance. Although not busy at all, my first impression was positive. My wife and I were seated at a table adjacent to the street window.
Since it was my birthday I wanted to splurge for a bottle of wine and ordered a bottle only to be informed they were out of stock. I looked again while the waiter recommended several bottles in the $70-$80 per bottle price range. I switched my order to a bottle of Querceto ($39), a French made red table wine. Absolutely delicious. What a great wine (in my humble opinion).
Next it was time for an appetizer and I wanted to try the Prosciutto wrapped Figs. The waiter then informed me they were out of figs. So, needless to say we are not being impressed with two out of two items so far not in stock. I then settled on the Goat Cheese Filled Ravioli ($16). The presentation was good with four pieces topped with an in house marinara. We each tried the ravioli only to be disappointed in the flavor profile. There was very little goat cheese and the ravioli itself was like day old bread: hard, chewy, and just not very good. I will say the in house marinara almost made up for it by being flavorful and plentiful. But no, I expected a much better prepared ravioli. Not good.
The restaurant is trying to change up the menu and offer different entrée selections on a rotating basis. My wife had the beef tips ($28) in a yogurt based sauce on top of yellow rice with asparagus. The dish was presented cold. The rice was severely overcooked. The yogurt sauce lacked any discernable flavor profile and the asparagus was unremarkable. This being the signature dish of the evening, it was a real disappointment and entirely forgettable.
The highlight of the evening was my dish. I had the Italian sausage ($22) with homemade pasta in an in house marinara. The sausage could have been broken into slightly smaller pieces and there was not much pasta but the marinara was spot on. The dish was presented hot and had an excellent flavor profile. The portion was ideal and I found myself thinking this should be the signature dish.
We spent $131 with tax and tip. Service was good and not intrusive. The server was knowledgeable and thoughtful. Since we started the service with two "out of stock" acknowledgements and the appetizer was quite frankly bad plus the beef tips were much less than expectations, I can only give 2 stars. Having said that, I would try this establishment once more. I fully support small businesses especially in a small town. I want them to succeed but for over $100 I also expect a better meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
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Great little place with great food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Alfredo
Thursday night birthday dinner for me. Reservations through OpenTable. This is a small, quaint Italian restaurant located downtown Taylor Texas. The atmosphere is intimate and I quite enjoyed the ambiance. Although not busy at all, my first impression was positive. My wife and I were seated at a table adjacent to the street window. Since it was my birthday I wanted to splurge for a bottle of wine and ordered a bottle only to be informed they were out of stock. I looked again while the waiter recommended several bottles in the $70-$80 per bottle price range. I switched my order to a bottle of Querceto ($39), a French made red table wine. Absolutely delicious. What a great wine (in my humble opinion). Next it was time for an appetizer and I wanted to try the Prosciutto wrapped Figs. The waiter then informed me they were out of figs. So, needless to say we are not being impressed with two out of two items so far not in stock. I then settled on the Goat Cheese Filled Ravioli ($16). The presentation was good with four pieces topped with an in house marinara. We each tried the ravioli only to be disappointed in the flavor profile. There was very little goat cheese and the ravioli itself was like day old bread: hard, chewy, and just not very good. I will say the in house marinara almost made up for it by being flavorful and plentiful. But no, I expected a much better prepared ravioli. Not good. The restaurant is trying to change up the menu and offer different entrée selections on a rotating basis. My wife had the beef tips ($28) in a yogurt based sauce on top of yellow rice with asparagus. The dish was presented cold. The rice was severely overcooked. The yogurt sauce lacked any discernable flavor profile and the asparagus was unremarkable. This being the signature dish of the evening, it was a real disappointment and entirely forgettable. The highlight of the evening was my dish. I had the Italian sausage with homemade pasta in an in house marinara. The sausage coul
I LOVED this experience! My husband and I celebrated our 7th anniversary with dinner here, and the atmosphere, the service, and the food were just wonderful. I am not kidding, this is the best chicken Alfredo I have ever had, and I consider myself a connoisseur.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Alfredo
So I have to share a very incredible experience that I had here recently.
Chef Jeremy presented a beautiful wine paired french Anthony Bourdain inspired dinner experience. This is a part of a new once a month event/special where they present new themed and creative multi- course menus.
I come to this restaurant ordinarily and had to try this experience!
PLEASE also do visit this restaurant during normal business hours because their alternating seasonal menus are simply to die/live for :) everything made from scratch in house.
Do yourself a favor and catch next month's Wine Paired dinner. You will not be disappointed!
The environment is intimate, the chef presents each of the dishes personally and explains how he made each one.
The wines were PERFECTLY selected to accompany each meal.
The wines were presented very personably by Michael who explained the notes, as well as provided information about the wineries.
The flavors of each meal and their accompanying wines were phenomenal.
Truly the whole evening was hands down OUTSTANDING.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pleasantly surprised with this Italian restaurant in Taylor. Loved the vibe and the service was good. The food wasn’t authentic Italian but we really enjoyed our meal and bottle of wine. Great spot for a low key date night.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
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