Cetrella - Los Altos

It was my son’s 20th birthday. I had noted it on the reservation but there was no recognition of it. No special dessert. Maybe I needed to ask separately? That was slightly disappointing. The service was good and the waiter was well informed. The Paella special was not particularly flavorful. The artichoke pasta was amazing as were the Brussels sprouts and truffle fries. We had two orders of the spare ribs which were good but not amazing. In hindsight, we should probably have stuck with their more celebrated dishes: pasta.

This is one of our favorite quarters. it never disappoints. the older man who sits us is creepy jovial and has a warm smile. eating is well plated, glasses clean, and all we have tried on the wine list is perfect. we generally ordered the otopus, grilled salmon and paella, but tried the pasta and was pleasantly surprised. we avoid being very difficult even without being buried in cheese, but to our surprise the ragu was surprisingly light and we could finish it (also an surprise, even with michelin stars Italian restaurants here we left the half on our tellers).

Always consistent and great eating. outside eating at a warm summer night could not be better.

We started with crab cakes, which were full of crab meat and very good. The filet mignon was good too. The grilled Brazino was excellent. For dessert we had the strawberry tartlette which was great. The service was excellent. We will definitely go back again.

Service was great. Table outside was really nice. Food was bland and portions were very small.