Amelia

My husband and I returned to Amelia's after dreaming of returning for quite some time. The restaurant is small and tight but the service is wonderful. This is a place you go to relax and not just eat, expect to wait a bit for the food but it is beyond worth the wait! I had originally made a 5:30 reservation well in advance and called day of to change to 7. The only option was 7:45 so I took it. By 6 the local shops were closing and we had nothing to do so knowing parking by Amelia's is near impossible, we headed over early but found a spot quickly by some miracle. My husband went in to see if anyone had cancelled, this was approximately 6:45 and although we had to wait a bit, a table was opened up and set for us. We both started our meal with the delicious, smooth and creamy cream of mushroom soup made with delicious porchini mushrooms and light as a feather. I ordered garlic bread aside and it was thin, crispy, and the perfect soup accompaniment. My husband very much enjoyed the Penne Arabiata with its sweet and spicy divinity and I savored the braised short rib with rigatoni in the most exquisite homemade ragu. The short rib needed a quick reheat and because of this they comped our dessert. We split a heavenly slice of hazelnut mousse cake served with fresh clotted cream and I had a delicious sturdy large cup of coffee. The shortrib and ragu are reason enough to go but I've also had the bolognese in the past which is a dish I make and am very particular about and its one of the best I've ever had. We will always come back to Amelia's and highly recommend it.