La Locanda dei Vini

[chopjwu12]

Ok on the suggestion of some people veronica and i went to La Locanda de Vini today before the show. Some things were bad some were good.

Veronica started with the beef carpaccio with arugala parmesan cheese. It was good but may have needed a little more seasoning. But a light and simple dish. My first dish was a huge plate of muscles and cockles cook in a white wine and tomato broth. This was very good. The broth was tasty.

For entrees Veronica had the paperdele with duck ragout. This dish was excellent. The duck was tender the sauce was very good. Overall it was a great dish and fun to eat. I had the orchietta with sausage and brocoli rabe. My dish was just ok. I was lacking in flavor. The sauce was nonexistent almost. I had the same dish at lupa with handmade orchietta. This dish didn't even come close to being in that ones shadow. But it was edible just lacking.

The desserts were where the real problems came in. I ordered the crem brulle because i like it every once in a while. Man was this thing overcooked. It was seperated and everything. Then veronica got the wrong dessert. She ordered the chocolate cake or something and got something with pine nuts. They were really dissapointing. What could have been a fairly good meal turned sour in th end. It just goes to show you how important dessert really is.

Side notes. We had a bottle of pinot grigio that was preety good for 30 bucks. It drank well with the food. We were the first table in and while we were there only three tables were seated including us. We tried to get into becco and orso but they were both full. I would recomend some dishes like my app and veronicas entree. But i would stay far far away from desserts. Dont think i will return soon.

[La Niña]

I don't think I ever had dessert there. Yikes.

How was the service?

[chopjwu12]

the service was fine other then the wrong dessert coming out.

[tippingvelvet]

I have reservations for dinner this weekend.

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks,

[bpearis]

The one in Brooklyn? I really like that place, charm and style for miles and miles. The food is great too, rustic tuscan stuff.

[tippingvelvet]

No, the one in manhattan on Ninth, between 49th and 50th.

(I'm part of a group, someone else made the reservations.)

[JosephB]

I have a friend, whose opinion about Italian food I highly respect, who thinks La Locanda on 9th is an excellent rustic Italian restaurant.

[hathor]

We've gone there a few times pre-theater and always had a good meal...not great. Good, solid Italian trattoria food. Very welcoming staff and they let us practise speaking our Italian.

[albie]

It's an excellent place; if you like rabbit, theirs is the best in the city. Their wine list is really superior to most places in its category (I understand that one of the partners is a senior exectuive of a major wine import/distributor specializing in Italian wines). Not the usual Theater District tourist trap.