We found ourselve a dessert wine

Was planning to have dinner at Lombardino's Friday night but they are fully booked except for the 5:30 or 9:00 spots. So instead, we went on Saturday. We have 6 people (Chris B. was planning to join us as well, but apparently he overspent on our Friday night dinner - XD). Well, I don't know about the others but it's definitely one of my favorite Italian restaurant here in town. However, parking was horrible as Lombardino's is located close to the campus area on a tiny corner lot.

The restaurant was really packed this time. Last time Konphused and I went there, it was rather empty. I think the service was above average. The waitress was quite nice and friendly. The food is good. I originally thought about ordering the Linguine di Mare, but had a change of heart and ordered the summer linguine from their special menu instead. I have to say this was indeed a smart choice. Konphused ordered linguine di mare and it turned out to be a heavy tomato-based pasta. Mine was more of a wine/cream-based, which suited my taste better. For the record, Lombardino's changes their menu throughout the year, and according to the waitress, the Summer Linguine I ordered will be on their regular menu starting next week.

While I've been dining out with these folks for like three to four years now, Saturday night was the first time we ordered a full bottle of wine split 4 ways (since I picked, so i stick with Chardonnay. wakaka) WeAlfred and I probably could have ordered a 2nd bottle, but I don't think Konphused and King Snort were that much of a wine drinker so we just ordered a follow-up Prosecco by glass instead. In hindsight, i should have ordered the Prosecco first with the lighter appetizer and the Chardonnay with the meal. Anyway...

Tiramisu is a standard with an Italian meal, but we also ordered a bottle (it's only of those smaller, 375mL bottles) of Moscato D'Asti. Man that Moscato was some good dessert wine. It's definitely sweet, but not too sweet like the other D'Asti I bought earlier. I would prefer the alcohol content to be a bit higher, but nonetheless it was a great wine. For those curious, it's a 2006 Saracco Moscato D'Asti. According to many wine selling site, we definitely got ripped off (we paid like $18 for 375mL, internet sites have the 750mL bottle listed for $13 - 16) - but hey, it's the experience that matters right? Will definitely again buy in the future.

So 3 glasses of wine + pasta + appetizer + dessert came out to $50, a pretty good deal to me. =D