Mano®

We ate around 5PM on a wednesday so my review on the atmosphere may not be accurate. The cesar salad was amazing and the riccotta ravioli as well. However the sausage riggatoni was average at best.

My boyfriend and I love coming here for special occasions. The food is pricey but so delicious! We always get the beef tartare (no foccacia needed). This time we got the crudo as well which was perfectly spicy. The beef bavette with brown butter was to die for! And the fresh pasta is just as delicious. We usually get the special which was the puttanesca this time and chanterelle campanelle the last. Everything is amazingly buttery. We always have a great time here.

We were sitting at the bar area with the window behind us and we were just enjoying the atmosphere. With the pleasant chattering around us, it was still easy to talk to each other and have a great time. Soon later, we would keep getting bumped on our back though because the path is so narrow, people walking buy would hit us by mistake. That was a bit less pleasant and definitely made the experience less enjoyable. The service was fine. They weren't rude or anything but they were shouting at times and they weren't really patient or friendly for most of the night. The interactions just made me uncomfortable every time. On the other hand, the food was amazing. The salad had a lot of toppings which I thought were too salty but when eating with the lettuce, it complemented it so well. All the combination of flavours from the different ingredients made the salad so refreshing and enjoyable. The portion was also pretty large for only around 17$. I have seen salad half the size for 20$ or more. The pasta on the other hand was a bit small in my opinion, especially for around 26$. The flavours were quite enjoyable but a bit too sour for us. I did really enjoy the texture of the noodles though. They had great elasticity and felt so nice chewing on them.

Fabulous Italian food!!! Have to book one week in advance to get seats for four people. All dishes look simple, but all taste so nice -- Caesar salad was the best I ever had; pistachio burrata was wonderful with home baked bread; pasta was chewy and flavorful… Highly recommend.