Judging from the traffic on the website, everyone seems to like the restaurant reviews here on "The Esplanade News." Does it say something about us that the drinking and dining blog posts get slightly more traffic than the HOA news posts? We might need to think about this over some lasagna and red wine.
Review and photos by Kurt Kwan
Café Vincero is located at 714 Pacific Ave
I've been here a few times and I am now ready for an honest
review. Really good! It is nice to have a good Italian restaurant right in
town. A beautifully decorated restaurant with contemporary art on the walls
made for a pleasant dining experience.
There is quite a variety of food, from pizza to spaghetti, and all at a very
reasonable price. One of the meals started with a classic Caesar salad. A word
of caution to those who do not like anchovies...they have it in their
salad...lots of it. The pizza ordered was simple but flavorful. A nice chewy crust and the perfect amount of ingredients and sauce. The other entree we ordered was the cannelloni. "Fresh pasta sheets filled with spinach, ricotta cheese, mushrooms, and herbs then rolled into cannelloni, topped with either marinara or mushroom cream sauce and mozzarella, then baked until golden." It was good but slight too garlicky.
Also tried the spaghetti with meatballs and the chicken cacciatore. The spaghetti had a lot of meat with the red sauce. It was excellent. One of the better spaghettis I've had in a while. The chicken cacciatore was quite spicy, which I liked. The cut was a breast and a wing on top of a perfectly cooked risotto. Both of these dishes were generous in portion. At this meal, we started with the grilled pear and mozzarella bruschetta. Wow! Nice flavor combination drizzled with balsamic.
Definitely a nice addition to the growing downtown dining scene. Give them a try!
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