Ristorante La Forchetta had eluded me in my ten years of living in Ensenada until last night, Saturday, 2 December, 2017. Il migliore!
Decided to make a reservation at Forchetta for 6PM. Meet and greet was welcoming and easy. Menus and wine list were delivered and Javier, our server, immediately asked for our beverage order. Glad to see a good selection of beer here.
In addition to our Indio, Tecate Light and Bohemia Clara beverage selections, I spotted a Sangiovese Cab blend from Casa Magoni. Ooh, I gotta go to Magoni and discover more as that Sangi was perfect for our decadent food choices.
Forchetta Menu is easy to handle with 3 short pages of straightforward descriptions:salad/appeteasers, pasta and main plates. Wine list is post card size with friendly pricing.
My role was as guest to my VIP visitors this evening and one of my hosts jumped first ordering the antipasto board. This elegant presentation was a fun prognostication for some taste bud tango-ing tonight. I have never had fresh basil leaves with an anti plate before. Will add this to my own home appetizer menu.
Guessing that Forchetta capacity is approx 80, including the small bar and tables out on the patio. Prefer smaller venues like this. The Italian art and brickwork provide a romantic Italian getaway for a couple of hours.
Lucky us had Chef Ernesto come out to welcome us and have us ask him for any help or suggestions to enjoy our evening. He suggested the marinated portobello as another appeteaser and we were amazed at the flavors and textures of this elevated serving. This combined with the garlic bread “trains” would make for a grand meal.
Our seafood and chicken pasta/risotto plates were served steaming hot and flavors were full of love from the chefs. One of my VIP hosts mentioned that if this restaurant were in his home town, he would dine here at least every other week. I’ll take that hint and promise to stick my fork into more of Forchetta’s tastes soon.
Ristorante La Forchetta gets our coveted 5 Chianti bottle candles(out of 5 possible) award. This was one of the two best dinners of 2017 for the Lusty Napkin of ‘Nada. Warm atmosphere, attentive service, excellent food presentation and bountiful flavors have Forchetta rocking. Can’t wait to explore more of the menu.
Ristorante La Forchetta is located on Blancarte, a few meters from Costero Blvd. Forchetta Facebook
646-178-3408 and noticed that they are open for breakfast at 7AM.
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