I loved the atmosphere of this restaurant and I liked that the wine list had mostly Italian wines. It's refreshing to have a change of pace from California wines sometimes, and an Italian restaurant is just the place for it.
The burrata cheese appetizer was...lovely, as was the bread and oil served. The pasta with ragu was great, although the pasta was a little over-cooked for my preference. The Brussels sprouts were yummy, but a bit over-cooked. The steak dish that arrived did not look appealing to me so I didn't try it. I liked my arugula and fennel salad. The salad with seafood was quite disappointing though, as all the seafood on it was so over cooked as to be almost inedible, and there wasn't much fish on it, but that's sort of typical I guess since fish is so costly.
The room has beautiful furniture and has lots of light from large windows. It is very annoying that the lights in the bathroom are so dim that I couldn't see in the mirror to apply lipstick.
When looking at other reviews after I ate there, it seems like many people enjoy the brunch. I might come back for that to try again because it was such a pleasant place to be.
Something curious I found when reading the reviews written in Italian is that the Italians felt the food to be quite authentic. My feeling was that the ragu was indeed, but the other dishes were definitely what I experience as Italian food in the US, but not plates that I've actually ever seen in Italy. But of course the Italians themselves would know about that better than I would.
Overall, I think I'd try it again, but I wasn't particularly impressed by the food, and I thought it was pricey. But that's San Francisco for you, I suppose.
It was definitely a lovely place to spend an evening.More