NNTP-Posting-User: edward Dan F. wrote: > >Today I noticed a new place on Castro St (Mtn View), and I'm wondering >if anyone's tried it. It's called Ristorante Don Giovanni, has an >Italian menu I went there last night. I'm no food critic but I thought it was good. Somebody else said the salads were big, so we ordered one Caeser salad and split it. I had angel hair and my date had pesto fettuccine. Both entrees were delicious. As mentioned elsewhere, the portions were generous. The oil for the bread was, to me anyway, different. It came in a small bowl and the primary liquid had much more vineger than I expected. There was also stuff at the bottom of the bowl. Whatever it was, it was good. The atmosphere is nice. They were playing opera when we arrived. It's right on Castro so you get that open-cafe feel without being out in the street. Service was excellent (Though the guy with the Parmesan cheese looked a little annoyed when we both declined his offering). Total was right at $30, including a glass of wine.
San Francisco Bay Area, CA