"If you're looking for a carefully curated, elevated yet relatively limited menu in a quaint space with excellent service, you have found the right spot. A few apps; a few pastas, and a few entrees. That's what you'll find on any given night at Arden. On this particular night, I dined with two vegetarian friends, who did not have any issue finding tasty items on the menu. We started with melted leek and potato pierogies with chive creme fraiche, hot sauce and truffles. They were unique and absolutely delicious. My friends opted for pasta dishes (eggplant cappelletti and spaghetti with dashi brown butter), while I dug into the grilled pork tenderloin atop polenta. I'm not sure what my friends talked about from the minute that dish hit my lips until the last bit of polenta was gone. It was...scrumptious. For dessert we had a panna cotta with mint and blueberry, which was light and perfect. We also had another dish that I can't quite recall but pictured below. I think it was the chocolate miso caramel tart. It was certainly more decadent than the panna cotta, along the texture lines of a flourless cake (but perhaps someone from the restaurant can chime in to clarify what it was). The service was spot on from the moment we arrived. We waited for nothing, and they struck the perfect balance of being just attentive enough without hovering. I'd return, without doubt."
