The main space on the first floor offers communal seating only. Upstairs is where you can find a few private tables. We were taking a friend from out of town there, so we went upstairs. That also gave us a view of the entire space including the open kitchen.
The menu is seasonal. But certain popular items stay on the menu for a long time. Someone had recommended "prosciutto wrapped trout" a few months back and it's available still. We got that, along with a pasta dish (tagliatelle with tomatoes, onion, basil and orange) and a duck dish.
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| the pasta to die for |
The trout was amazing. It came with a sunny side egg on top and creamy chanterelle sauce. The fish is stuffed with some sort of green, parsley perhaps. It tasted as good as it looked. The prosciutto was crispy on the outside, contrasting the tender flesh of the fish. This whole thing could only be topped by the pasta dish our guest ordered. Don't let the simple description fool you. This tagliatelle packs so much flavor that I could not believe that there were only five ingredient in it. I would go back to Clyde Common any day just for the pasta.
The duck dish was good, but not overwhelmingly impressive like the other two.
I might have gotten ahead of myself a bit. Before all the entrees, we were served some house-made focaccia with olive oil. This is another thing that would keep me coming back. This place knows how to make carbs right. The two appetizers we got were pretty good. The simple tomato salad was better than the sweetbread.
Okay let's recap. Everything was at least good. More than half of the food we had tonight was amazing. I'm not sure I've ever said that about any other restaurant. The portion was only reasonable. What more could you ask?
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