Whitney: Across from Caliente, Arianna's is nestled in the base of Devil's Triangle. It is nicely painted and a nice addition to the little 'restaurant square'. Nothing too fancy, just your basic tables and (very large) booths. We sat down and Ryan came over to our table fastidiously (the place was dead). We started with a sweet tea (which was good and sweet) and a glass of Lambrusco-Chiarli, Italy. The Lambrusco was aesthetically shocking yet tastefully appealing. It is a deep red sparking wine and it taste like grape juice. The Lambrusco is $5.00 a glass and $18.00 for a bottle-but don't bother looking for it. Ryan says, "it is not sold retail but you may be able to find something like it".
I ordered the Fettucine al Cognac-shrimp and Scallops in a creamy Cognac sauce-13.95.
The dish arrived with the tiniest scallops I have ever seen (not at all like the ones at Mom's Siam). Though the may have been tiny they gave you plenty tiny ones to make up for it and they were cute. Fettucine and (lots of tiny Scallops) were surrounded by perfectly placed (and decently sized) Shrimp. This was amazing! The red cream sauce with the green flecks of Parsley made this dish 'oh so pretty' and it was 'oh so tasty'. I continued eating well past my cut off point and still have plenty left over for another meal. I was thoroughly impressed with this dish, all for $13.95.
My date ordered the Linguine Pescatore-with mussels, clams, shrimp and calamari in marinara sauce (and he added chicken for $3.00). It was so pretty! The Mussels were placed around the pasta and the marinara was fresh (you could really taste the wonderful basil that they used to complete the recipe). The dish without the chicken was $15.95.
Overall: I'd say this is a great casual dining experience. You can were jeans or whatever and still eat well priced amazing food. Fantastic!
I ordered the Fettucine al Cognac-shrimp and Scallops in a creamy Cognac sauce-13.95.
The dish arrived with the tiniest scallops I have ever seen (not at all like the ones at Mom's Siam). Though the may have been tiny they gave you plenty tiny ones to make up for it and they were cute. Fettucine and (lots of tiny Scallops) were surrounded by perfectly placed (and decently sized) Shrimp. This was amazing! The red cream sauce with the green flecks of Parsley made this dish 'oh so pretty' and it was 'oh so tasty'. I continued eating well past my cut off point and still have plenty left over for another meal. I was thoroughly impressed with this dish, all for $13.95.
My date ordered the Linguine Pescatore-with mussels, clams, shrimp and calamari in marinara sauce (and he added chicken for $3.00). It was so pretty! The Mussels were placed around the pasta and the marinara was fresh (you could really taste the wonderful basil that they used to complete the recipe). The dish without the chicken was $15.95.
Overall: I'd say this is a great casual dining experience. You can were jeans or whatever and still eat well priced amazing food. Fantastic!
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