It took me three times to finally get into La Traviata. I kept calling earlier and earlier for a reservation. I finally called early enough in the week to get a reservation. I had read about the Spaghetti Alla Bolognese and already knew that I was going to order this as my entree. I spotted a salad that sounded good and started with the Beet Orange Salad. The salad had baby spinach, beets, orange slices, and goat cheese. It was very refreshing for a hot summer day. My son started with Caprese. I had a bite and it was very tasty.
As I mentioned before, I ordered the Spaghetti Alla Bolognese. It was fantastic. It is made with veal, pork, and beef. There was a smokey taste to it. The spaghetti was the perfect al dente texture. This truly was one of the best Bolognese sauces that I have had. My son had the ravioli of the day. It was Ravioli de Giourno. It consisted of cheese and mushroom ravioli in a butter sauce. He indicated that it was also very good.
My only complaint is very minor and very common. I came to the restaurant with my son and daughter. As is usually the case, I believe the serving staff assumes that it is going to be a low price table so they don't provide their top service. Tonight, the waitress did not ask if we wanted any drinks, didn't offer appetizers, or salads. In fact, after we had ordered our entree, she started to just walk away when I stopped her and ordered salads. Just as I have learned a long time ago, you cannot judge a book by its cover. You never know how much money someone has just by looking at how they are dressed. Just because it was just one adult with two kids, doesn't mean that we are not going to place a large order and tip generously.
I highly recommend La Traviata. I plan to add this to my repertoire of regular restaurants.
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Doing My Part to Keep Austin Weird,
Alan
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