We met our friends, Vip and Angie, last night at
La Posata, located at Greentree Square in Marlton. They were already seated so we walked right in.
Not long after being seated, our server brought warm seeded Italian bread with garlic herbed butter. Once Ken tasted the butter it was over - and he usually eats his bread without it. Regular butter is also served with the bread or you can make use of the olive oil that's on the table.
We selected the calimari appetizer which was lightly breaded and very good. Marinara sauce was included. Our server was thoughtful enough to bring a second boat of the sauce which was very good.
Jay, Ken and Vip had the house salad. The salad had fresh greens, with ripe tomatoes which Jay ate even though she normally doesn't like tomatoes in her salad. Angie enjoyed the tomato basil soup which she said was very good.
After hearing about the specials, three of us chose the crab cake special. Grilled jumbo shrimp atop two hefty crab cakes with were brought to the table. All crab meat with very little filler. Included was a black bean salsa with corn, red & green peppers, red onion and cilantro. Yummy! Angie and Jay selected the zucchini & squash; Vip chose the penne pasta as his side.
Ken opted for the lobster meat ravioli which was cheese ravioli with spinach pasta, stuffed with lobster meat in a brandy cream sauce with shitake mushrooms and sundried tomatoes. Jay tasted it, and although it was very good, found it to be a little salty for her taste.
Presentations for all of the dishes were beautiful.
We brought and enjoyed the following wines:
2001 Dolcetto d'Alba (Vietta Castiglione Falletto)
2003 Clos du Bois Shiraz (Sonoma County)
2004 Chateau des Hospitaliers "Prestige Coteaux du Languedoc Table Wine (OK it was French, but still went well with the meal)
We were going to Marlton Tavern afterwards, so we declined dessert and coffee although the desserts looked really good.
While finishing our wine, we glanced at a dish passing by and asked the woman at the next table what she was having as it smelled so good - it was the chicken marsala. Perhaps next time?
As we were leaving, the chef/owner, Joe Bento, introduced himself and asked Ken how we enjoyed everything. That was nice. We will return.
- Dress: Casual.
- Service: Excellent.
- Decor: Two large rooms with brick walls exposed and large wall paintings made you feel right at home..
- Portions: Big.
- Price: Moderate.
- Reservations: First-come, first-served. For parties of 5 or more, reservations are accepted.
