Culaccino - WATER MILL

I can 't believe this is the same chef of Tutto Il Girono. I believe the restaurant has been open for a month, but who would know. It 's buried in the back of a shopping center near Sushi Zuki. We learned of it from Restaurant.com . On a Friday night, the only person working front of the house was the hostess. The restaurant seemed clean, but a ceiling fan was so poorly mounted it sounded like a drum beat. The bar was poorly stocked, so we tried dirty vodka martinis. We were served martini glasses with vodka and ONE olive. The burrata appetizer was served with an assortment of tomatoes. A lovely summer dish. I didn 't care for the homemade avocado pasta. I thought it was bland, but my companion liked it. The lavender rosemary grilled salmon came with cauliflower rice; however, the salmon skin was burnt and the turmeric colored rice tasted of just lavender. I didn 't care for the flavors. We tried the homemade black garlic ice cream. It was really interesting, but of course left a garlicky aftertaste; it wasn 't sweet enough to be a good dessert. Overall, an unsatisfying meal. Really surprising because we 've always loved the food at Tutto. The place was dead, but we heard it really picks up on Saturday night after 9pm with a DJ.

Great food , nice atmosphere for a summer night with friends . Date night friendly.