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Originally Posted by PDLM
That would be Pane e Vino. Used to be a very regular hangout of mine but haven't been for a 2 or 3 years. Any recent reviews?
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Well to answer my own question...
Went there on Friday night and frankly we were rather disappointed. We shared a traditional carpaccio to start, and some of the meat was frozen and the texture was all wrong. For the mains my friend had a mixed seafood pasta, but she rejected the mussels as being not fresh, and I had the lamb rack, which was the most expensive main on the menu (at $288!). It was a disappointingly small portion and served with very little on the side. We then had the chef's selection of desserts (a cheescake, a millefeuille and a crema) which was by far the best bit of the meal. The wine list is exclusively Italian and has very few bottles below $400.
The total for one starter, two mains, the dessert selection and a mid-list bottle of wine was about $1450 including 10% service. For this price I feel that there are better options around.
The restaurant is small and tends to get a lot of smokers - it doesn't offer a non-smoking section, so this may bother you.