While the restaurant is pretty small, it was crowded for being so far east and I was hungry and excited to try the interesting combination of tastes on the menu. I started off with their version of a mojito, but instead of rum it came with prosecco (an Italian version of champagne for those who don't know). It was very good but a little too minty and I hated getting pieces of the mint through my straw.
We ordered 2 appetizers, the filet tacos and the tamalitos which came with polenta, peppers and cheese in a tamale. Rachel was the first to try the tacos and piled on the pico de gallo for some extra flavor. Little did she know that the salsa was topped off with fresh jalapenos and almost burned her tongue off. Hope you're okay Rach - they should really warn people about that! After seeing Rachel's reaction I strayed away from the pico so my tacos were good but a little bland. There was nothing that stood out to me about them and I've definitely had better. The tamalitos were good but it's kind of hard to mess up melted cheese with peppers and polenta.
Next we ordered the Salmon which was huge piece of fish! The sauce was really good and it was the perfect amount of food for the two of us. We opted out of the minimal dessert selection but I did love how they did the menu. It was placed in a little cut out on the table and we had no idea it was there until the waiter told us. Very creative!
My overall experience at Matilda was good but mostly because of the company. I think for what we ate it was very pricey and nothing stood out as being fantastic. I was hoping for a little more combining of the Italian and Mexican flavors but it turns out it was just two kinds of food at the same restaurant.
Turns out I don't love everything I eat in this fantastic city but that just means I have to try more restaurants!
Happy Friday everyone -- I have a very special visitor in town for the weekend and the eating beings tonight!
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