Piatti Ristorante & Bar (Santa Clara, CA)
7:30:00 AM
Out of my budget Italian dining with family
By now, you probably notice a pattern in the type of
restaurants I visit. For the most part, I don’t have a huge budget when it
comes to dining out. Don’t get me wrong, I love to eat, but my wallet
speaks larger volume than the capacity of my stomach.
Therefore, on the rare occasions that I do get
invited out with family for some fine dining, I sit back and enjoy the
different type of dishes and cuisines. My younger cousin recently graduated
from middle school earlier June, so my aunt decided to treat him, his family
and I out for dinner. I’ve been hearing about Piatti for years because it has
been a place that she frequent with her coworkers.
We made reservations for the restaurant on Saturday
at 6:30 PM and were escorted promptly by a server to our table. It was still
relatively bright during that time, so we sat under the open sky roof on a long
wooden table that gives it a rustic edge. It was open kitchen, so you were able
to see all the chefs working their magic in the back.
Our server first gave us cold water in this awesome
glass bottle. I’m a total sucker for little details like that and I like how
they chilled the water, but there weren’t any ice in it. Afterwards, we ordered
the Semolina Fried Calamari, Mediterranean Sugo as a starter (forgot to take a
photo. I must’ve been too hungry) and for an entrée, I got the Baked Ziti with Italian
sausage, mushrooms, marinara, cream and mozzarella.
It was hot and hearty and just enough for a serving.
This may not be enough for say a guy though. My 14 year old cousin ate it and
it seemed like he still had room in his stomach because he stole a slice of
pizza from his older brother.
The other entrees my family got were the linguini
with clams, house-made Italian sausage pizza and the chopped romaine salad with
chicken. We were served promptly (the restaurant was pretty empty in the main
dining room, minus the larger parties being served in the private rooms) and I
like how they took notice when it came to coming around to ask how we like our
meal. It’s like they always choose
that moment where you’re stuffing your face with food to ask. Right, I’ll just
chew quickly and swallow or mumble incoherently.
At the end of our meal when we were being presented
with the check, my aunt noticed that Piatti’s recommended tip was taken from
the total not including tip rather than the included tip amount. I personally
thought that was a nice tip. They didn’t even include an automatic gratuity
even though we had 6 people. Needless to say, Piatti received a generous tip
that evening.
I know Piatti isn’t even considered that high when
it comes to fine dining. So where do you like to splurge at when it comes to
fine dining?
3905 Rivermark Plaza
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Santa Clara, CA 95054
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