"I would like to start off the review by saying that the service was excellent. The wait staff was really on the ball and we had no issues with over-the-top wait times. I felt like they really cared about whether or not we had a worthwhile experience. The food, however, left a lot to be desired. For our appetizer, we ordered the arancini (fried risotto balls). They were nothing special, really just like any mozzarella sticks you'd get in a bar but in ball form. We've had better arancini. My husband ordered the beet salad, which was the highlight of his meal; he would highly recommend it and it is the only reason this review is getting 2 stars. I ordered the Caesar salad which was just okay. It was not what I was expecting; it was tossed in a red pepper oil so it did not taste like Caesar dressing at all. Then, for my husband's entree, he ordered the spring risotto. He said it was so salty that it was verging on inedible. Interestingly, my entree, the fettuccini with sun-dried tomato pesto was very bland. It had obviously been made with dried pasta from a box; I would expect that a nice Italian restaurant would use fresh homemade pasta, especially at these prices. Also, the bruschetta that came with it was really just their free focaccia bread grilled and limp. My favorite part of my meal was actually my drink, a Peach Bellini mocktail. Pretty sad when you think about it. We were so disappointed by the food that we didn't even order dessert. I had planned on ordering the chocolate torte since it was my birthday, but my daughter and I are both bakers and I didn't have the heart to be disappointed all over again. The ambiance was nice. The restaurant was nestled in a cute little inn in the heart of Leola, PA, but the table next to us was so close that we could smell the seafood they ordered, a bit off putting considering my husband is a vegetarian. All in all, we would not recommend this restaurant to anyone with tastebuds and we will not be going back."
