Proof Artisanal Pizza & Pasta

We were a party of eight for Easter brunch, we ordered the tomato mozzarella drizzled in balsamic vinegar. The tomato was thin and appeared to have been overproduced from Saturday or even Friday a fresh basil leaf would have enlivened the presentation. We also ordered fried mozzarella. The breading was fresh and nicely fried, there was no flavor transfer indicating good fryer discipline. The gluten free mushrooms and cheese pizza enjoyed by my companions was well presented but not distinctive. The Tomato sauce used for the chicken parm and as a basis for the other tomato pasta dishes was flavorful. I noticed all of the pasta dishes were made with linguini. Unfortunately, the pasta appears to have been cooked long past al dente in bulk long ahead of service. NOT cooked to order. I’m not even sure the pasta was rinsed and chilled in ice water because the texture was so starchy because it may not have been cooked in enough water. It may not have been reheated in water but rather brought up to heat in some kind of green congealed creamy sauce with little distinct flavor of pesto no visible arugula or basil leaf entwined in a vibrant pasta pesto. The sunflower seeds were interesting but my northern Italian culinary training pesto is Pinole. When the dish was presented it appeared to have been molded in a bowl and turned onto plate guaranteed to hold its shape. The Service was friendly customer focused and very responsive. Outdoors under the veranda was perfect. Overall we enjoyed each others company

I came for dinner on Saturday and was sorely disappointed. I ordered a vegan gluten-free pizza with no cheese. A pizza arrived with cheese. Not the end of the world. However, the person who delivered the pizza promptly hurried away without even asking if it was okay, so I waited almost 10 minutes for the server to return. She seemed very busy with outside tables as we barely saw her during the visit. She took the pizza back to be remade and it took almost 15 minutes to be finished. No one checked in or apologized for the order being mixed up. Once the new pizza was dropped off, I was disappointed. Each slice has maybe 2-3 (tiny) vegetables total and it didn’t even have tomato sauce to completely cover the pie. I asked the server for salt because I thought that the pizza might be saved with it. She never brought it around, and spent almost 15 minutes speaking to the table next to us while ignoring our needs. We aren’t difficult customers and like to occasionally treat ourselves. But paying full-price for a pizza that came barely covered after it was messed up is not good. I am not one to complain as I worked for years in the industry but this was by far the worst $50 I’ve spent in a long time. Even worse, is I am pretty sure the remake had gluten in the crust as I got ill that night and never do otherwise.

The food was awesome. The gluten free options were amazing! Excellent service!