We went to Roberto Donna's newest (and currently only) restaurant to enjoy his take on the rustic cuisine of the Piedmont area of Italy. While the food was good to outstanding -- burrata with roasted red peppers and pickled eggplant, raviolini del plin with roasted veal and prosciutto in a veal jus, brown butter sage sauce, sauteed Moulard duck breast with sour cherries and balsamic, and a chocolate-hazelnut semi freddo -- I came away questioning whether it is worth a return trip.
While the raviolini was a revelation, delicate overstuffed pasta in a sauce of impressive depth, Roberto Donna was not in the kitchen (on a Friday night!) and the main dining room never reached even half capacity. Add in the fact that the decor did not pair well with the warmth I associate with rustic Italian cuisine, and I came away conflicted.
