Kent, United States
3 Maple St
$$
+1 8605920404
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Outdoor seatingTakeawayDine-in
Bar on siteGood for kidsHigh chairsToilets
Wheelchair-accessible car parkWheelchair-accessible entranceWheelchair-accessible seatingWheelchair-accessible toilet
AlcoholBeerCocktailsCoffeeComfort foodHealthy optionsOrganic dishesSmall platesSpiritsVegetarian optionsWine
I think I must have ordered the wrong things... Eggplant dish was overpowered by sundried tomatoes and pickled vegetables. The heirloom and melon salad was so beautiful, but totally muted by the heavy dressing that tasted like grocery store Italian dressing. These fruits should have been highlighted not drown out. The pizza was okay- I think that’s what most people come here for. The cheese was excellent and I think that’s definitely a draw. The dessert was actually shockingly inedible. We had a cucumber melon sorbet and it tasted strongly of some kind of mint syrup, the melon ice cream was extremely sweet, and the pepper foam was basically inedible. It was outrageously salty and we just couldn’t stomach the dish. I have a feeling pizza, burger, beers, and maybe the chicken are the stars of this place- we should have stayed in that lane.
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Great food and well crafted drinks. Truly a great place, with truly friendly and accommodating staff. A little bit out of the way, but truly worth the trip.
I had read so many good things about the ingredients in the pizza was some of the best around: best sauce from Italy, locally fermented flour for the dough, fresh pulled cheese, that I had to make the trek to taste the pizza! The restaurant itself is nicely renovated so kudos for fixing it up. The bar is very appealing, albeit small, yet causal and cozy. The staff is very friendly and accommodating, and the cocktails are superb. Back to the pizza. I have personally reviewed 100's of pizzas throughout the states, and this pizza was just OK. If you are going to use a wood fired oven, make sure that you have good char on the bottom of the pizza, not just the top. The ingredients are not bad, but not anything that extraordinary especially after all the work that goes into fermenting the dough, pulling the cheese etc... Go back to the basics, and get good flour from Naples, add some flavor to your sauce and make it extraordinary - a little garlic goes a long way. Add some salt and olive oil to the dough, cook the pizza longer, and voila you will have a very good pizza. Try experimenting with the basics and good luck as practice makes the best pizzaiolos!
Beautiful service, location, and food. I can't speak about consistency because I've only visited once, but we were able to try an array of dishes on that one visit. The staff was kind and helpful, but I would have liked to have been offered more descriptions and explanations of the dishes without having to ask. Perhaps it was a bit busy when we went so the waiter wasn't focuses on staying at our table for chat, but a quick explanation of what was being brought out on each plate would have been appreciated. The food was undeniably well crafted. All the small plates we tried--scallops, beet salad, pork belly--were plated beautifully and balanced themselves well. The beet salad lacked a savory protein though, preferably to my taste, in the form of an earthy goat cheese. The raw scallops were perfect, refreshing, floral and sharp. The pork was intensely savory sweet and salty. The grilled bread served with the sardines and anise butter was my favorite dish. The bread was a beautiful nutty sourdough and the grilled sardines went perfectly with the airy whipped seasoned butter. Despite all the other fantastic plates, the pizzas were/are the star. The presentation and cooking method is so perfectly orchestrated with the best notes from neapolitan pizzas, and it's paired with one of the best savory-tart airy yet chewsome naturally leavened doughs I've had since Lodge pizza in LA. The margarita is heaven, and shouldn't be overlooked for their more extravagant offerings.
Swyft was really good. I had the tomato soup and grill cheese. The soup was great...very creamy and cozy. Grill cheese was good as well. Nothing amazing however it was good. The Vanilla panna cotta was delicious and was the main reason why I wanted to visit. It's pretty pricey so I truly wish they could have did better on the portions. I wish my bowl of soup would have been filled a little more.
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