Lamb Ragu
Luci Ancora

Luci Ancora

2060 Randolph Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105, United States

Ribs • Pasta • Salad • Italian


"Charming interiors , underwhelming food The restaurant atmosphere suggests classy Italian with a very cute interior, white table linens, beautiful fresh flowers on each table but the food completely misses the mark. 4 of us went to check out the cute place and celebrate a birthday. We got 2 appetizers: shrimp and smoked salmon... Shrimp consisted of 4 smallish shrimps with a weird sauce and cost $15... Tasted bad, as all of us agreed and a complete rip off....Salmon was more edible and came served on about a cup of of spinach without any dressing so unless you enjoy munching on spinach leaves, you will have a few tiny pieces of mediocre salmon and that too won't be worth it... For entrees two of us ordered fettuccine with wild mushrooms, one a ragu pasta and one ravioli. Another disappointment for each: tiny portions for one.... Overcooked, overbuttered fettucine and wild mushrooms pastas...A dish called ragu was not ragu at all... it was the same overbuttered fettuccine with a tiny single piece of beef.....ravioli had 3 1 inch square pieces of ravioli.... Disappointed with our meal we got 3 desserts: home made pistachio gelato not creamy, icy, not flavourful); espresso mouse decent) and panne cotta ok) Our bill for 4 people was around $180 and we left mildly hungry and highly disappointed. For a restaurant trying to be gourmet and upscale they miss every mark on food. We won't be back and I strongly suggest that you save your money and time and go to Esthelle's; Broders or IE for a great classy and delicious Italian classy meal."

Thomas Hill Organics Bistro Wine

Thomas Hill Organics Bistro Wine

1313 Park St, 93446, Paso Robles, US, United States

Pizza • Steak • Salad • Seafood


"I guess I'm a little old school if I get a good meal at a good price with decent service, that's my minimum expectation ..... so, I try to balance price and quality We come to Paso Robles several times a year with friends. We had the pleasure of dining at Thomas Hill Organics during restaurant month they rotated weekly a fixed price meal special from their chefs. The menus looked great and the price pretty reasonable for three courses salad, entree, dessert (approx $50). To be honest, the regular menu might or might not have swayed us to come (since there are so many other choices in Paso), but the special dinner definitely made up our minds, The food was visually appealing and delicious with small touches the lovely carrot garnish on the fish and toothsome sherry sauce on the gnocchi (working from memory here and yes, I should have written this review sooner Both the salad and tart were a cut above an ordinary green salad and cake the ingredients fresh, tasty and harmonious. All things considered, we felt that we had a delicious meal that was above the ordinary at a very fair price. Portions were just right not too little and not too much. I hope THO continues with a prix fixe option since we travel with friends, it makes it a lot easier to split the bill as well as providing us something special to look forward to. As for service: the kitchen seemed a little slow, but the server was attentive enough to let us know that we had not been forgotten. That's all we ask is to not feel like we are being ignored. Staff were properly masked and dressed sharply and that also gave us a feeling of relaxed elegance. The server did not balk at handling separate checks (sometimes the best way to keep good friendships ! by allowing everyone freedom to order what they want). Although this was our first visit, we were made to feel like we were appreciated. I know that the owner reads these reviews (thank you so this is my chance to say honestly: please continue with a monthly or weekly special (monthly is fine for us at a reasonable price. I think that would make THO our go-to place when in Paso !!"