I took my mother here recently for her birthday, because we wanted to try something new.\n\nWe walked in and the decor is great, it reminds you of rustic Italy.  A gentleman sat us right away.  I was turned off that he was wearing flip flops at such a nice establishment, but it wasn't that huge of a deal.  ( Keep in mind I have worked at 2 Italian restaurants totaling 7 years of Italian restaurant experience and I thought it was very unprofessional.) \n\nOur waitress greeted us fast and took our orders timely.  Her service was the best thing we experienced here.\n\nWe tried the bread first and it was not great, which was surprising because great Italian restaurants should have great bread in my opinion.  It looked like foccacia bread which I like but it wasn't very soft and it did not taste fresh.  This was my first dissapointment.\n\nWe ordered the Caprese appetizer and it was good.\n\nI ordered the jumbo shrimp and scallops with scampi sauce and I was told all their pasta is homemade.  I got my meal and it looked good but the scampi sauce had no flavor, the scallops were rubbery and the shrimp was hard and overcooked.  I also believe the pasta was not homemade.  I could be wrong but to me it did not taste homemade at all.  I sent it back which I rarely ever do but I didn't want to pay $21 for a dish I hated.  She was nice and let me try something else, so I picked the Eggplant Involtini and Butternut Squash Ravioli.  It looked pretty but did not taste great.  I ate a little bit of it.  The eggplant had a weird sweetness and flavor to it and the butternut ravioli was ok\n\nMy mother ordered the Chicken and Sausage Pepperoncini, which came with spaghetti in a pepperoncini sauce.  She said it was ok, I tried it and it was very bland.  Also the pasta did not taste homemade.\n\nWe ordered a dark chocolate cheesecake for desert and it was very good although I am sure it is not made in house\n\nOverall the ambiance was nice and fit the theme, the service was great, but the main entrees were awful.  It is overpriced for the food that is served.  I won't be back unless they change their menu.