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Antica Trattoria

Antica Trattoria

5654 Lake Murray BlvdCA 91942, La Mesa, United States

Wine • Drinks • Italian • Sicilian


"Located in a strip mall with ample free parking, Antica Trattoria 's decor has a cozy, authentic Italian feel with different textures and al fresco style paintings on the walls. There is some limited outdoor seating looks like seating left over from Covid days in the parking lot). The music was a little loud and non fitting, but the atmosphere was vibrant. The food was good and portions were generous. I always judge a restaurant by its bread and this restaurant had excellent bread! Very fresh and doughy I could have eaten the whole basket! The freshly made generous portion of tiramisu for dessert was also excellent. $13, May 2023) Service was swift and committed a few 'faux pas ' in my book. First, they removed my plate before my dining partner was finished and then the waiter verbally announced the list of desserts as said dining partner was still finishing eating their entree. We could only remember half of the desserts a paper dessert menu would have been appreciated). About 2 seconds after dessert was delivered, the bill was placed on the table without asking if we wanted coffee or anything else. I understand we had a 90 minute window in which to dine as is common nowadays in the USA), but we were well within that window. We would have appreciated not feeling rushed, particularly since it was Mother 's Day, a special occasion. That and slightly high prices were why I took off a star."

Ristoro Del Cinghiale

Ristoro Del Cinghiale

122 E 27th St, 10016, New York, United States

Meat • Wine • Ribs • Pasta


"I 've been a fan of i Trulli for years, but also spent two nights during my last trip to Florence seeking out a cinghiale dinner. Apparently, I was seeking cinghialle during the wrong season in Florence, but was delighted to discover quality cinghialle now available in NYC. I started with Negroni #6 which had really interesting botanicals I 'd go back to sip on negronis and nibble on salumi every day of the week. The salumi were fresh, fragrant, and gone way too soon! We tried the pappardelle (when in Toscana... , garganelli, and risotto. All were excellent I would happily order any or all of them again, and can 't wait to try the gnocchi with rabbit liver (not everyone in our party was keen . We weren 't able to fit in secondi, so I can 't comment on those, but we spied a Bistecca Fiorentina a couple of tables over that brought us right back to Florence another of my can 't wait to try items. As good as all of that was, the two stand out items for our group were the bone marrow (a few best I 've ever had s and, strange, I know, the potatoes (more best ever s . The wine list isn 't as extensive as i Trulli 's but there 's still a lot of really interesting wines to sample other than the sparkling wines, all are from Tuscany. While there are plenty of Tuscan staples you 'd expect (Chianti, Brunello, Super Tuscan , there are really interesting wines from throughout Tuscany and its islands. Ristoro is on the right hand side of what used to be the i Trulli dining room, while i Trulli still exists on the left hand side (as you 're looking from the street . The only challenge we face going forward is which side to visit we love them both!"