Florentia: The Winterlicious Experience 2024
Mmmm Italian
Such a nice change from the previous Winterlicious destination of Barnsteiner’s. The Winterlicious event couldn’t end on that sour note so it was time for Florentia.
This time around Italian is on tap and it didn’t disappoint.
$45 Dinner (Plus taxes and gratuity)
Appetizer
- Mussels (in a basil, white wine, and tomato sauce)
- Chef Salad (mixed organic greens with cucumber and tomatoes in a homemade balsamic dressing, vegetarian)
- Caprese Salad (field tomatoes topped with fior di latte, fresh basil, and extra virgin olive oil, vegetarian)
Main Dish
- Manicotti (baked large pasta tubes stuffed with spinach, ricotta and parmesan cheese, topped with a tomato cream sauce, vegetarian)
- Pizza Florentia (sundried tomatoes, goat cheese, arugula, fior di latte, parmigiano cheese, and tomato sauce, vegetarian)
- Spaghetti Bolognese (spaghetti pasta in a lean ground beef and tomato sauce)
- Salmon (grilled salmon with capers, white wine, lemon sauce, served with pasta)
- Veal Marsala (tender veal in a mushroom marsala sauce, served with pasta)
- Chicken Parmesan (chicken breast cutlet lightly breaded and topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese, served with pasta)
- Calf’s Liver (fresh calf’s liver in a balsamic reduction with peppers and onion, served with pasta)
- Linguine di Mare (linguine pasta with mussels, shrimp, and calamari in a white wine tomato sauce)
Dessert
- Tiramisu
- Tartufo
- Panna Cotta
I ordered the following:
- Chef Salad (mixed organic greens with cucumber and tomatoes in a homemade balsamic dressing, vegetarian)
- Manicotti (baked large pasta tubes stuffed with spinach, ricotta and parmesan cheese, topped with a tomato cream sauce, vegetarian)
- Tiramisu
My guest ordered:
- Caprese Salad (field tomatoes topped with fior di latte, fresh basil, and extra virgin olive oil, vegetarian)
- Veal Marsala (tender veal in a mushroom marsala sauce, served with pasta)
- Tartufo
The atmosphere was nice with decent lighting and a low noise floor which was nice to experience. The portions were very generous along with the wine selection. The prices cannot be beat with the quality of food that comes out of the kitchen here. They even served some proper Italian fresh bread that seems to be a missing accompaniment in certain restaurants these days.
You will notice when someone orders the fish with a splash of aromatics that will hit you once in awhile.
Add nicely maintained washrooms and an attentive waiter that round out an excellent dining experience.