We recently met friends at a family run Italian restaurant in Old Greenwich. The waiter was the son of the Chef and was justifiably proud of his mother's home made pasta.
I started with "carpaccio" with mushrooms and Chris had "caprese". The carpaccio was good. The beef fresh and finely sliced with a light truffle oil. Good, but not great. A description that would also fit Chris' mozzarella and tomatoes. Both of which were undistinguished.
For a main course, I had the cavaletti with sausage and mushrooms. It was excellent. There really isn't anything better then 'home made'. Chris wasn't so lucky with a veal chop "capricciosa". It is one of her (and my) favorite dishes. They only had the veal cutlet on the menu but were happy to make it to order. Unfortunately, it was poorly prepared, slightly overcooked with a little too much dressing on the salad. For dessert we shared a "tartufo" which was the usual commercial variety. We were very disappointed after having had a wonderful home-made one in a restaurant in Pittsfield, Mass.
Applausi Osteria
199 Sound Beach Avenue
Old Greenwich, Ct 06870
203-637-4447
Overall, the restaurant was just OK and I thought the prices were a bit high. I usually don't talk about prices because everybody's expectations and receptivity are different but I generally expect resaurants out of the city to be a little cheaper unless they offer exceptional food or service. This is a very ordinary looking place with no special attributes with prices comparable to the city (about $150 a couple without wine despite some having only pasta and sharing desserts). We probably won't have a problem not going back for a year!
The food may have not been especially outstanding, but the company was great and we managed a meal before the power went out in that part of Connecticut.
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