Cynthia's Ristorante

"Cynthia's Ristorante is dining perfection with an exquisite menu and excellent service. We enjoyed anjou pear salad with walnuts & gorgonzola. A very unique grilled mozzarela "salad" with layers of buffalo mozzarella, heirloom tomato, greens & crostini. Halibut over basmati rice with grilled vegetables. Homemade fettuccine amatriciana with grilled jumbo shrimp. Flourless chocolate cake. Three layer chocolate mousse & praline tort. Wow! Five stars isn't enough. With so many amazing menu choices, we'll be back!"

"Cynthia’s is absolutely stellar. The atmosphere is cozy and has a beautiful old-downtown-building vibe. It’s apparent that the food is made by extremely talented chefs…the flavor is delicious. And the service is absolutely top notch. The servers and bartenders are attentive, professional, and friendly."

"Food is good if a bit on the pricey side with smallish portions. We had the scallops. Ambience is definitely there. Service was so-so - a bit stiff as if the waiter was trying too hard. (Please don’t bring the check before we’re done). The place looks really nice."

"We arrived with our reservations and was seated promptly. It took a little time for us to receive our salads, like we literally were able to drink a bottle of wine before we received the salads. The oysters were okay, not bad, not good....edible. The salads were good and the vinaigrette was delicious but again, short of spectacular. The wait staff is apparently overworked because although our waiter was personable, service was lacking. Now, for our meals there were 6 of us with 5 different entrees ordered. The highest anyone rated their food was a 7 out of 10. They were all hit and miss with some items being good and some being okay on the plate. Please do not come if you are very hungry and wanting a big meal as their meals are lacking in size but not price. At the end of the night we ordered one of each dessert. The desserts were good although the sugar on the creme brulee was burnt. The waiter offered to get another and I declined as my family had already ate half. It is hard for me to say anything negative about a local place being a local gal but having traveled the world and eating some amazing food, especially in Italy, I would be doing an injustice to give a good rating. If you want good ambiance and decent food this would be a good place to go. For the cost of our meals and the amount of food we ordered I expected better service so my tip reflected this. I would not go here again personally except to get a dessert and a glass of wine."