Elettaria

April, 19th-

Nathan and I went to Elettaria, located in the village, at 8:30 pm. The atmosphere was dark and cozy….low wooden ceilings…..nice vibe at the bar….the kitchen in the back is entirely open and bright white. The tables, however were way too close together, and offered absolutely no privacy. In fact, it was impossible not to hear every word the two older gentlemen next to us uttered…at least some of their conversation was about the love of a dog. The service was a little slow, but they’re new, so that is par for the course. The waitresses wear these shiny forest green jester-looking uniforms that look like they came from the middle ages. Both of the cocktails, the Kentucky Firing Squad (Nathan) and the Eastern Sour (me) were very tasty…..not too watered down. For our first appetizer we had the Crabmeat Resala, which surprisingly came with quite a bit of delicious, sweet crab, but the gnocchi were strange little fried teeny weeny hush puppy like pellets…..not too tasty. We also had the Lamb Sausage with came with raita. This was absolutely the best thing I ate at the restaurant. It was just one four inch piece of sausage, and I wanted more! So delish! We shared the Halibut in coconut, with fingerlings and tapioca which we both found to be overcooked a bit. It was very mild, nothing special. We could do a better job ourselves at home. None of the plates were big portions, so we tried dessert as well…..the Chocolate Financier. It was described as having a curry peanut ganach and chocolate brittle, so I was interested. The brittle was great. The rest was not. I would come back, order the fun cocktails at the bar and nibble on the appetizers in the future.