Aventino Cucina

Junie Mezhir

6 / 10

One of the few nice restaurants open on Monday nights, like people don't have birthdays on Mondays! As other reviewers have mentioned, the interior is gorgeous, so it feels like it could be a special occasion kind of restaurant. It doesn't have to be just for couples, since I did see several groups. I came here for my birthday dinner, and no disappointment. The food wasn't out of this world (which is why the 4 star rating), but I did enjoy the food and the experience. Look at the beautifully plated dishes in my photos! Something different here from other restaurants is the list of amaros on the drinks menu. I had to google "what is amaro?" From wiki- "Italian herbal liqueur that is commonly consumed after-dinner and has a bitter-sweet flavor, syrupy." I was tempted by the long list with enticing descriptive flavors, and "FLIGHT OF 3 FOR $18." We had a flight of 3 before dinner, and the description from wiki is spot-on. I thought it was fun to try them. My husband and I ordered two appetizers, two pasta dishes, one vegetable side dish, and two desserts and shared everything. We cleaned our plates with no leftovers. The portions are not massive or too small, but reasonably sized for people's stomachs. Our server did swap out plates and utensils between courses. Some reviewers talked about slow service, but personally, I was satisfied with the pacing of our food coming out. We were there for an hour and half. Parking- county garages (which is not fun) or metered street parkin