This is good, simple food for a reasonable price. I keep coming here for dinner when I'm just not feeling it for something fancy.
Most of the time, dinner is spaghetti with the crab and greens opener. Every now and then, I try one of the specials that pop up from time to time. Lamb neck in napa, sure? I'll give it a go and most of the time, the dish doesn't disappoint.
It's in the Madrona neighborhood and it's not a fuss to head there for some comforting food. I keep coming back, so that's a good thing.
As a bit of a disclaimer I am a bit of a sucker for Brian Clevenger's food. I loved him at Staple and Fancy and I have been wanting to try Vendemmia since I heard he was opening it. Well last night we finally got a babysitter and my wishes were granted. The space is very industrial which I love. There are only about 12 tables and you can basically see all of the kitchen (which I also love). We started with the heirloom, tomatoes, mozzarella, which most places is known as caprese, but here it is known as honestly one of the best things I've ever put in my mouth. The fresh mozzarella, and the grilled bread, and the perfectly seasoned tomatoes... Ok I digress. The next part of our meal was the only snafu. The waiter admitted he put in our order wrong and my spaghetti came out close to 15 minutes before my husbands steak. It definitely put an awkward timing on the meal but they more than rectified it by taking it off of our bill. The spaghetti was simple but divine. The flavored were off the chart. My husband didn't love his steak disappointingly. He said it was tough and that he wouldn't recommend it. I think it was the cut of the meat because it definitely was not overcooked. We finished the meal with a vanilla panna cotta with fresh grilled peaches. It definitely did not disappoint. Overall I love the concept of the restaurant and a few tweaks I think it will consistently be great.
It was a busy Saturday early evening. We ordered several dishes for the group to share. The food was delicious. We waited for the dishes to come out longer than expected but they were worth the wait. The pastas were surprisingly good. We wish the portion size could be bigger so we ordered extra for the group!
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