December 30th 2017: Dinner with Family at Cafe Piazza Dolce, Winchester

Tonight, we had dinner with family at Cafe Piazza Dolce, a somewhat small but nice Italian restaurant in the town of Winchester.

We had five people and we had made a reservation earlier, but they only gave us 2 tables to sit at, right in the corner by the fireplace, where it was too hot for comfort. We wanted to switch tables, but they would not let us, citing that the tables we wanted to switch to were already reserved. Note, those tables were empty the entire time we were there. Moreover, another group of five people came later, and they were given 3 tables to sit at.

Also, with the deal we got, we had to order 4 entrees, all of which were pretty expensive, of which we got the Enzo's Margherita (Fresh diced seasoned tomatoes, fresh mozzarella slices, snipped basil with grated parmesan and pecorino cheese),

the Shrimp (6/8 side jumbo naturally raised shrimp grilled, and tossed lightly in lemon and garlic butter) with Grilled Asparagus and Grilled Eggplant,

the Lamb (Top round tip cut, 8 ounces, lava rock fire kissed and lightly seasoned, served with vinegar peppers, fresh rosemary, and grilled bread), with Broccoli Rabe and Truffle Polenta,

and the Clam Shrimp and Lobster Habanero (Habanero peppers, Littlenecks, pulled Lobster, and Shrimp in a very light vine ripe tomato, chardonnay and basil broth served over home made linguini pasta).

The pizza was not bad actually, and was the cheapest of all the dishes we got. Everything else, I could not say the same though. The lamb and shrimp were way too expensive for the few pieces of meat we got, and they even gave us lobster legs with little meat in the pasta.

For dessert, we got the Home Made Sfogliatella,

which unfortunately was not fresh and hence a little hard to eat.

Overall, a very disappointing experience, and my tip pretty much said what I needed to say. The food was actually alright in flavor, but definitely not worth the treatment we got.