(由 Google 翻译)我和妻子艾琳决定去Cafe CaNole庆祝她重要的生日,预订了晚上8点的座位。虽然门口没有男女主人,但我们一进门,一位路过的服务员就很快跟我们打招呼,说会有人过来给我们安排座位,几分钟后我们就坐到了座位上。
他们给我们送来了矿泉水和一些店内新鲜出炉、蘸着油的面包。我妻子点了一杯柠檬酒,里面还加了点普罗塞克起泡酒,这是一款当季特饮。
菜单选择丰富,还提供素食或无麸质的菜品。
我们点了一份卡普雷塞沙拉,配上清淡却浓郁的油醋汁。超级美味,非常适合夏天。
我们点了炸肉丸和CaNole蔬菜作为开胃菜。肉丸用新鲜大蒜制成,味道鲜美,堪比你在东尤蒂卡老牌意大利社区能找到的任何美味。他们会附赠红色意面酱蘸着吃,这绝对是我们吃过最好吃的意面酱之一。蔬菜味道不错,就是有点辣。下次我会点低辣的。我们吃了几口,然后打包带走,第二天早上和炒鸡蛋一起做早餐,这样辣度就中和了。
主菜我们点了菲力牛排和黑线鳕牛至酱。黑线鳕盛在浓郁的烩饭上,上面放着炒菠菜。菲力牛排淋上浓稠的肉汁,味道绝佳。配菜是戈贡佐拉土豆。天哪,这些土豆(也可以作为开胃菜)简直是绝配,很可能是我们这辈子吃过的最好吃的土豆菜了。
葡萄酒的选择不多,但种类丰富。酒单上的葡萄酒种类丰富,足以与任何菜肴完美搭配。葡萄酒的品质非常高。
我们当时已经很饱了,但想尝尝甜点,所以我们点了一份香草意式烩饭。意式烩饭的香草布丁馅料带着甜味,为这顿美味的晚餐画上了完美的句号。
结账结账后,我们坐在桌边慢慢享用葡萄酒。时间已经快到了,我们是最后几桌客人之一,厨房关门了,这时Dean大厨过来感谢我们的到来。
我告诉他,我们很喜欢这里的一切,虽然不好意思说这是我们第一次来这里吃饭,但我们选择来这里是为了我妻子的重大时刻。然后他说要给我们分别带上他们招牌的柠檬酒蓝莓蛋糕和Godiva巧克力蛋糕。我告诉他,我们很感激他的好意,而且我们已经吃饱了,所以他不用带了,但他坚持要带蛋糕,然后就走开了。我得说,这些蛋糕简直是天堂般的美味。蛋糕轻盈蓬松,糖霜微甜,口感如同鲜奶油慕斯。馅料的搭配堪称完美。我们每人都尝了几口,然后打包剩下的。第二天早上,它们作为早餐甜点,堪称完美搭配。
当晚的服务无可挑剔,团队合作更是锦上添花。六位不同的服务员悉心照料着我们,让我们感受到宾至如归的热情。他们悉心照顾着我们的每一个需求,准时上菜,用完后及时收拾餐具,立即上下一盘,并迅速打包剩余的食物。
我和妻子非常感谢店主杰森·诺尔和迪恩·诺尔两位大厨,他们也是兄弟,在我们离开前特意出来和我们合影。
我们点的每一道菜都分量十足,烹饪技艺精湛,口味均衡完美。我们点的三道最棒的菜是肉丸、戈贡佐拉奶酪土豆和蛋糕片。一定要尝尝。
Cafe CaNole 绝对是我们评选的纽约中部地区五大餐厅之一,甚至可以说是前三名。如果您正在寻找高品质的美食和令人难忘的味觉体验,那么这里就是您的最佳选择。
(原文)
My wife Irene and I decided to go to Cafe CaNole for her milestone birthday, with a reservation for 8 PM and although there was no host or hostess at the door, we were quickly acknowledged by a passing server once we entered that someone will be over to seat us, and we were at our table within a couple minutes.
They brought us waters and some fresh bread baked in house with a dipping oil. My wife got a limoncello spritz which also had some prosecco in it and is a seasonal drink special.
The menu has a nice variety of choices and also offers items noted as vegetarian or gluten free options.
We split a Caprese salad that had a light but lively vinaigrette. Super enjoyable and great for summer.
We got the fried meatballs and the greens CaNole for appetizers. The meatballs were phenomenal, made with fresh garlic and as good as anything you’ll find from the old East Utica Italian neighborhood. They come with a red pasta sauce to dip in, which was one of the best pasta sauces we’ve had. The greens were really good, but on the spicy side. Next time I would ask for lite spice. We ate a few bites, then boxed them up and made them with eggs scrambled in for breakfast the next morning which tempered the spice level.
For entrees we got the filet mignon and the haddock oreganato. The haddock came on a bed of rich risotto and topped with sautéed spinach. The filet mignon came with a thick au jus that was exceptional. It came with a side of the Gorgonzola potatoes. Oh my goodness, these potatoes (which also can be ordered as an appetizer) were out of this world and quite possibly the best potato dish we’ve had in our lives.
The wine selection was small, but mighty. It had enough variety curated to perfectly pair wine by the glass with any dish one chooses. The quality of the wines were very high.
We were quite stuffed at this point, but wanted to try a little dessert so we got a vanilla pasticiotto. The pasti had a sweetness of the vanilla pudding filling that was a nice finish to an amazing meal.
After we had gotten our check and had paid, we were sitting at table finishing our wine. It was the end of the night, we were one of the last tables there, the kitchen was closed, and Chef Dean came by and thanked us for coming.
I told him we loved everything and that I was ashamed to say it was our first time eating here, but we chose to come here for my wife’s momentous occasion. He then said he was going to bring us a slice of each of their famous limoncello blueberry cake and Godiva chocolate cake. I told him we appreciate the gesture and we were stuffed so he didn’t need to do that, but he insisted and walked away to get them. Let me tell you that these cakes were absolutely heavenly and divine. The cakes were both light and fluffy, the frosting mildly sweet and a consistency almost like a whipped cream mousse. The fillings were as perfectly balanced as one could get. We each took a few bites of each and then packed up the rest. They made the perfect compliment as a breakfast dessert the next morning.
The service all around for the night was fantastic and a noticeable team effort as there were six different servers who had a hand in our experience to make us feel totally welcomed. They were attentive to every need, checking in at the right times, clearing dishes when finished, bringing the next course immediately out, and packaging up leftovers promptly.
My wife and I are extremely grateful that Chefs Jason Nole and Dean Nole who are the owners and are brothers, came out to take a picture with us before we left.
Everything we got contained generous portions made with culinary excellence that was packed with balanced flavorful perfection. The three most outstandingly best things we had were the meatballs, Gorgonzola potatoes, and the slices of cakes. One must try them.
Cafe CaNole is definitely one our top 5 restaurants in all of Central New York, and arguably in the top 3. If you’re looking for quality culinary dining with an unforgettable gustatory experience, then look no further.