Allora - Huntsville

First visit for a couple’s special dinner out. Ambience was fabulous. Can I have your scrumptious leather couch by the door? Music was soothing. Lighting warm and inviting. There is also a bar along one side and a cute patio outside. Love the bud vases and candles along with the carafe of water for the table. If you are lucky you will have a seat facing the incredibly sexy pizza oven! Menu was small so it was easy to choose something quickly. We chose the beet salad, bruschetta, gnocchi, papperdelle al ragu and the gelato trio. We always share our meals between us so we can both try everything. Beet salad was fabulous and the whipped goat cheese was yummy. The hazelnuts and pea tendrils added the perfect amount of crunch and greens. Bruschetta was soooo fresh and delightful. A thicker sourdough may have made the ratios perfect. The gnocchi was a taste sensation unto itself. It helps that I love mushrooms and the sauce was dreamy with the house made dough. Papperdelle superb with tender beef and oh so soft pasta rolling off the tongue. We both don’t really care for tiramisu and so chose the gelato trio for dessert. So glad we did! Flavours were amazing and you can choose what flavours of gelatos you want. We chose hazelnut, vanilla and stracciatella. All were phenomenal with vanilla being my favourite surprisingly. I would have liked to see something crunchy in the dessert bowl for presentation and flavour, like maybe a Pirouline rolled wafer. We had a great night and thoroughly enjoyed our dinner. Service was a little slow once it started to get busier toward the end of our meal but we forgave our server as she did say she was newish. Our gelato sat on the counter for quite a few minutes before she realized it. And we waited to settle our bill but she still deserved 20% and we were just pretty darn pleased with the place! Will definitely return to try some different dishes. I keep thinking about the softness of those noodles on my tongue…and I’m sure I’ll be dreaming about it tonight….