Jason waited paitently with his hands tucked away in his pockets. Hearing her question he smirks and responds. "No, not at all. You see this is a nice and promising restaurant, but they needed help to expand away from their former space. My father loved the food so much that he set them up with this building in exchange for a small bit of equity, not even half the worth of it. They were so grateful that the owner told my father, that his family will always be welcome and can have a table at any time. I really like it here and normally I do reserve politely, but today I thought it would be a good time to use that offer, don't you?"
As Sabrina looks around, the clientele did seem to rather posh. Everyone was dressed up nicely and reminded them of the horribly gatherings her parents had dragged her to. But at least today she wouldn't have to interact with them, which by Jason's statement about how he played the good son for his father for long enough was probably also in his liking. There was no one to impress, no one to meet, just a nice dinner waiting for the both of them. Seeing the plates that leave the kitchen, Sabrina seems to have misjudged the place. All of it looked amazingly delicate and it reminded her of how empty her stomach felt.
Then the guy from earlier came back and politly announced. "Right this way, please." Sinking his head slightly and stretching his arm out in the direction he wants to guide them. Jason smiled to Sabrina and cooked his head, following the maitre d to
their table. They only asked for a table for two put it seems they have gotten one of the benched tables, either due to a nice gesture from them or due to circumstances. Either way Jason was satisfyd with them sitting down and they quickly got their menu's:
Starters
-Medley of Sicilian Stuzzichini
-Sicilian Gerkins with Ricotta Cheese
-Salad of Homemade Tuma Cheese On Crostino with Spiced Chutney
-Spaghetti Di Gragnano with Tomato, Basil and Salted Ricotta Cheese
-Sardine Fillets Cooked in Sweet Aromatic Wine with Red Onions, Pine Nuts and Sultanas
Mains
-Homemade Sicilian Pork Sausage Meatballs with Peppers, Capers and Chilli
-Tempura of Cornish Mackerel Fillets Courgettes and Spiced Red Pepper Sauce
-Pan-Fried Salt Cod Polpetto with Mussels Green Beans, Datterini Cherry Tomatoes
-Risotto with Parmesan and Tomato
-Eggless strozzapreti pasta with rabbit ragu
-Linguine di Gragnano, lobster, chilli, basil and tomatoes
Desserts
-Homemade Vanilla Semi Freddo Ice Cream with Warm Chocolate Sauce
-Warm Sfinci (Sicilian Doughnuts) Rolled in Cinnamon Sugar
-Homemade Espresso Coffee Granita with Mascarpone Crema
Ok, maybe this wasn't just an americanized mediterranean knock off...