Fina - Ripon

The pork chop dish is absolutely delicious, and I also really enjoy their Margherita pizza—it's clear that the mozzarella is fresh. However, one downside I've noticed is that the tables can feel a bit cramped; sometimes I wish my wife and I could be seated farther away from other guests. Overall, I think the tables are too close together.

The Caesar salad was terrible, and the chicken fettuccine was overly salty and undercooked. The appetizers would have been enjoyable if they had been served hot. The restaurant has a beautiful ambiance, and it's entertaining to watch the chefs at work. However, the food definitely needs improvement.

This place is pale but with some potential. You know those spots that you eat at one time and leave not fully satisfied, this is it. (Yes the staff was attentive but lacked knowledge of what was and wasn 't available. Also, why set with a bread and butter plate and not serve bread and butter? Couple things that left us not recommending to people and not going back. -lobster ravioli: cold grilled cherry tomatoes on top, shrimps on top were not seasoned. This dish lacks balance. However, the raviolis themselves were good. -braised short ribs: lacked seasoning, dry, no sauce. Any chef (even home chefs know braised short ribs should fall apart and be served with the sauce they were cooked in. You 're paying $50+ for a dish that lacks portion of meat and flavor. -pork chops: dry. You get a 3oz pork chop and 10oz of mashed potatoes -risotto: presentation was weak. It looked like plain rice and tasted plain (no offense to plain rice . When an Italian restaurant has risotto on the menu, make risotto authentically! This dish lacked the essence of what risotto is which is a rich broth that bodies the white rice and creaminess of the parmigiano-reggiano. Again, seasoning was MISSING. Like I said pale. This restaurant needs to revamp the dishes to fit the truth authenticity of each dish.

Had dinner with friends and the food, service, and atmosphere was great and lively. The glass walls provide an open view to the kitchen.

Great food. Had the short ribs and polenta. Kitchen was slow it took an hour to get dinner but the wait staff was very very good. Best to go when the guitarist is not playing. He is really talented but the music was so loud we had to yell at each to have any conversation. Several requests to reduce the volume fell on deaf ears...pun intended.