10133-125 St. Edmonton. 780-757-8701
Dave's Pick.
Tonight's special guest appearance... drum roll please... Michael Reid (Bree's beau). Violino is situated in a large but cute house just off 124th street. We were greeted enthusiastically by our waiter Leon who told us we could call him Peter if we didn't like anything. The tables were quite close together so we were blessed with the opportunity to overhear the conversation of a snooty family seated near us. We learned all about their various methods of preparing meat and the ins and outs of writing a resume. Way to go snooty family! The appetizers we shared included: prosciutto marinara, fonduta al formaggio and classico caprese. Ang and Bree enjoyed all of them while Mike and Dave were much pickier. Both didn't like the vegetables and surprise surprise... Dave wouldn't touch the seafood. Now time for the main course. Bree had the tiger striped (rawr) agnolotti with lobster. Mike had costina di manzo brasato with lobster on the side. Angela tucked into butternut squash risotto. When Dave's pasticcio di pollo alla crema arrived it drew many oohs and ahs because the pasta was brought to the table inside of a hollowed out wheel of cheese. Even the snooty family was looking on enviously. Dessert time: This is when Leon became Peter because the kitchen wouldn't make the special peanut butter dessert for Bree because it was only to be served with a certain dinner. Fine Peter fine! We did end up ordering almost every dessert available: peach cobbler, espresso tiramisu and the chef's sampler for two. We skipped the gelatto because they were out of mango... sacrilege! No visit to a restaurant would be complete without a trip to the washrooms which were located upstairs. The upstairs also hosts parties and larger functions by reservation only. As we all sit down to write this, and after a strenuous evaluation process, we have come to the conclusion that "Brother Reid" will be allowed back for future Dinner Club outings. Yet again, a great Dinner Club evening!
