We were excited to try the newest restaurant in Edmonds. We live nearby and frequent the restaurants and bars weekly. My daughter went ahead to the restaurant at 4:55 to get a table and was told she could not be seated until our whole party arrived which happened 10 minutes later due to parking issues. The ambience for an Italian restaurant was not my liking. I expected dimmer lighting and perhaps some candlelight at each table. We ordered 2 glasses of wine, a chianti and sangeovese. Both arrived in small wine glasses filled to the brim which does not look like a 4 oz pour at $9. For appetizers we ordered the bresaola alla valtinelesse and tuna carpaccio. The bresaola was okay. The tuna carpaccio was good. For our entrées, we ordered the linguine alle vongole, fettuccine carbonara, handmade gnocchi al sugo, tortellini with bolognese sauce, and the sausage with Mama lil's chili pizza to share during our meal. The pizza was lightly brown at the edges, pale and soggy bottom and warm, not hot, served in a pasta bowl, not a plate. Our entrées were luke warm and the pasta plates were cold. The vongole description says "clams in marinara with plenty of garlic" and was told the clams in the vongole are chopped. However, what I got were very small clams and no garlic flavor or pieces in the thin tomato sauce. The sauce had no body to it and pooled at one end of the plate. The linguini was overcooked, not al dente. The carbonara was the worse tasted by our guest. The gnocchi were too soft, almost pasty and sauce was average. The bolognese sauce was salty. The serving size and price point ($19-21) were not congruent. We waited for our entrées for 45 minutes for which our server apologized for several times. With several staff helping serve our meal and drinks, we were not asked how our meal was. We were even served the wrong food at one point. Although we were still hungry and wanted dessert, we did not stay. Instead, we went to Epulo for drinks and dessert. Very disappointing experience in a community where we are used to receiving good food and service.
