Restaurants near Veterans Memorial Park

It was a great Valentine’s Day dinner, of course busy but all and all would definitely go back

Was a little disappointed because it was Valentine’s Day and we were three women. They wanted to seat us not at table but three tall chairs facing straight ahead looking at glass. When we were going to leave he put us at a table and said we should be out in an hour. We took it and had a very fast but good pre fix dinner and were out in 1 1/4 hr Guess because Valentines Day and needed quick turn over.

We don't usually do Valentine's Day dinner but we are longtime fans of Chef Peter Kelly's culinary skills, innovative menus, great cocktails, and fabulous service, and had been to Basso 56 before but have been wanting to try Chef Kelly's new location. So this seemed like a great excuse to check it and it did NOT disappoint. Great wine list, exciting cocktail menu, awesome service, and amazing and innovative menu but yet able to accommodate 2 dietary restrictions in our party of 4 without a problem or hesitation. And Chef Kelly made the rounds in the dining room twice during our meal and was as friendly and gracious as always. Sorry no pictures but everything was presented beautifully and absolutely delicious. Salads were fresh and light, grilled octopus was terrific, shrimp with truffle special appetizer was outstanding, branzino was cooked perfectly, all the pastas are made in-house and delicious, and while not on the menu, they made a cacio e pepe for one of our guests who had a dietary need and it was outstanding, especially since it was a very busy night. We will definitely be back soon!

Cocktails were a little disappointing ( previous orders of the same drinks at other times were actually different) but salads with salmon add-ons were delicious. DIning on Friday mid- evening was too noisy to hear or be heard without yelling, though the atmosphere was festive and tv screens were tuned into sporting events.

We started with freshly prepared calamari and a good bottle of wine. Then 3 different types of steak coupled with mashed potatoes French fries and asparagus. Creme brûlée and raspberry sorbet. More than enough food and leftovers to enjoy the next day. The service was exceptional and the steaks were cooked to perfection. Definitely will return