Rosebud Trattoria

Hands down the best meal I have had in years. The scampi was amazing 4 xl prawns on spinach. I added angel hair as well to soak up sauce . Wife had the lobster shrimp pasta it was spicy and amazing. The service was 5 star!!! The GM even came over and asked how the meal was and gave me his card. I will go back every time we are in Town.

We started with a baked clams appetizer and I could have easily eaten a second round. The lemon, butter, and white wine all came together very well and the clams were a nice size, these weren't cheap clams. The chopped salad (minus the beets) was tasted very light with the fresh veggies and vinaigrette. If anything, a little parmesan or feta cheese would have made this salad amazing.

For entrees, I ordered the Grandma's gravy, which is farfalle with braised short ribs and pork with some San Marzano tomatoes and just a hint of whipped ricotta. I'm not even a fan of ricotta but it added just a little creaminess to the sauce, which I enjoyed. And the meat just fell apart, it tasted so tender. The pasta came out Al dente, I would definitely order this again. One issue. The waiter asked if I wanted grated cheese and he basically dropped on a half cup of cheese immediately. I didn't need THAT much!

The gf ordered the spaghetti and meatballs and since I'm a veteran of the Monday all you can eat special, I knew what was coming. Two huge baseball-sized meatballs with a ton of spaghetti. and she ate half of one. Glad I was able to take the leftovers home...they tasted amazing.

For dessert, she got a scoop of chocolate gelato while I ordered the special, cannoli cake. This thing must have been a foot high! It was a slice of three layer cake with almonds on the outside. The cannoli cream tasted very sweet, almost too much for my taste. My big disappointment was there was no hint of a cannoli shell which could have added a whole extra dimension of flavor.

The service was very friendly, but slow, especially when we were waiting for our check. And when I ordered my glass of wine, I had to remind the waiter, since he forgot it for ten minutes. All in all, it was a very good experience, I would consider returning, but I can't say I'm dying to return.

I could go into a long diatribe about how awful this experience was but let's just put it this way: after dealing with 2  1/2 hours of a less than classy ambiance, filled with screaming children and teenagers, mediocre and overpriced food (when it came out correctly that is), and literally the most atrocious service I have ever had in a restaurant, I have never been so happy to escape from any other place in my life.