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Our restaurant scene hasn't been the same since chef Marc Vetri first showed us the beauty of his elevated, rustic Italian cooking.
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Cuisine type: Italian
Meals Served:
Dinner
Style:
Marc Vetri’s bold move to all-tasting menus has upped the cost of dining at his intimate Northern Italian townhouse jewel. But it has also unchained his kitchen to reach new heights with flowing and personalized free-form feasts that meld Vetri classics (spinach gnocchi; onion crepe) with creative flights of ethereal pastas, seafood and exotic meats (antelope alla Fiorentina in amarone sauce? Si!) Together with extraordinary wine pairings from the finely-tuned service staff, Philadelphia’s most complete fine-dining adventure just got better.
Specialties:
(Changes frequently): Stuzzichini; mare caldo; turbot with potato galette; spot prawns with zolfini beans; spinach gnocchi; artichoke salad; sweet onion crepe; squid ink linguine with crab and urchin; brandade crema; almond tortellini; squash caramelli; doppio ravioli with oxtail and Taleggio; porcini pappardelle with rabbit and peaches; baby goat with polenta; antelope with amarone sauce; pistachio flan; chocolate-polenta soufflé. Fixed-price multi-course menu, $135.
Smoking:
No smoking.
Hours: Mon-Sat (dinner)
Prices:
$$$$
We have avoided this restaurant because frankly the menu did not always sound appealing. Recently we went with our dear friends who rave about this establishment. It is a lovely place and the service was excellent...but I feel like I was in the food version of the Emperor has no clothes, are you kidding me? I must be wrong but I do not see it. There was no quality ingredients rabbit and baby goat? Little pieces of appetizers all night. I cannot even recall 1 special thing I ate. Give me Le Bec Fin or Gilmore's any day. Wine was excellent. I did not even finish my meal it was fresh tasting but totally unremarkable overhyped doesn't even cover it.