Restaurants near Center Street Shopping Plaza Shopping Center

I'll keep this review short and sweet. This is by far one of our favorite restaurants in Maine. We recently celebrated a big anniversary with friends and we hadn't been in many years. It exceeded our expectations. Clearly the owner and chef (and staff) care about this establishment as it is evident in all aspects of the dinner. From greeting, service, to the food (exceptional), the evening was special. We cannot wait to go back again. I can't really recommend this place enough. All of the food we had was amazing.

Even though I messed up on the reservation time and our party therefore arrived late, the hosts were very gracious, welcoming and accommodating. We were seated right away at a great table (I think any table in there would be great, truly). Our server Stefan was terrific, attentive and helpful. The drinks and food were excellent, with very interesting flavors and flavor combinations. Though it is a bit pricey, the experience is worth it and I highly recommend it.

We had a wonderful Christmas eve dinner at Solo Italiano (with the help of an early Christmas gift card!) The Il Cappon Magro was a really fun and different antipasti starter course for a special evening. As we were walking to our table, we had seen in the prep area behind the glass, this rather giant jello mold looking mound with shrimp that piqued our interest. Upon inquiring, we discovered it was a "traditional Genovese fish layered 'cake' of halibut, scallop, lobster, Gulf shrimp, mussels, salsa verde, beets, cauliflower, carrots, green beans and potatoes!" (took photo of description off the menu!) We shared a very large serving, and thoroughly enjoyed it, although too much for the 2 of us to finish as an appetizer! For our main courses, we had a very good stuffed ravioli as well as an amazing "Filetto in Crosta" beef tenderloin in puff pastry with foie gras & prosciutto, served with Brussels sprouts, their house steak sauce and winter truffles. The wonderful chocolatey dessert was a great finish!

Great pizza and very attentive and friendly service on a slow Friday night.

The wait was long. We waited 2 hours for a large table. Made reservations online not knowing they don't make reservations on Google.