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itsnotsobad
Joined 2011
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Restaurants in Salinas, Ristorante Di Gabriela

13 years ago

Felt the need to post a review:

Ristorante Di Gabriela is a small cozy restaurant and one of the Peninsula's best kept secrets. The carefully staged dining areas set the mood for either an intimate romantic dinner for two, or a long relaxing evening with friends. Which ever the case, soon after arriving a this sweet smelling haven (the patio is literally surrounded by well appointed basil plants) you find yourself enjoying excellent food and easy conversation in an ambience that whispers, "Relax..enjoy...
you've traveled a long way and now you're somewhere on the hills of Italy, Eat..eat.."

Okay. That's probably just the way I feel, finding a restaurant Like Di Gabriela's in an area that overflows with Seviche, Seviche, and more Seviche. Not that Seviche is a bad thing..I love Seviche of all types. But to find these delicious Italian entrees in such an enchanting and alluring atmosphere..well, it's like finding your remote desert island has an ice cream stand.

Even the finer Italian restaurants in Guayaquil are often lacking in the administration of their sauces. You find yourself asking, "Can't they whip up something that doesn't make you wish you'ld stayed at home and oiled up the pans yourself?"

Ristorante Di Gabriela has a red sauce that is extraordinarily delicious, completely fresh, and without a trace of doubt, original. Not just compared to Italian restaurants in Ecuador either, but compared to Italian Restaurants anywhere in the world.

Don't believe me? Try a couple of entreees for yourself. We enjoyed our meal as a group of four, each of us purposely ordering a separate entree so that everyone could give the dish a try. All of our selections arrived promptly and were exquisitely orchestrated. We quickly decided that we would return at a later date to taste each separate item on the menu.

We were not persuaded by the owner's friendly personality either. Although she was charming, it was her cooking that made us fall in love with the ambitious creation of Ristorante Di Gabriella.
My only fear is that once this slice of heaven gets around, it will be harder to get a table.

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