Coal River & Co

The meal began with sourdough toast with grated cheese, the cheese may have been a Grana Padano. The toast was crunchy and was generously grated with cheese, the fragrant backdrop was thanks to the butter had been slathered on. The salad was akin to that of a farm picked vegetable, fresh and crisp the balance of the sourness and creaminess was spot on. The gnocchi was indulgent, every morsel was savored. The meat was tender and flavourful thanks to the tomato jus. The meat was somewhat lacking but what could you expect of a young and energetic young man? The chocolate dessert was worth the wait, if you like a freshly baked dessert, that is. The dessert takes around 20 minutes from finishing the last meal to delivery. Bask in the dark chocolate goodness, the dessert was crisp on the outside, velvety spongy throughout. As I broke through the insides, a lava of dark chocolate flowed as Mt. Vesuvius did. The semifreddo was creamy and perfectly understated in its sweetness. Two thumbs up to the staff for their attentive and prompt service.

I was looking for an Italian restaurant that made their own pasta and Coal River did not disappoint. I had the blue crab fettuccine and my partner had the pasta and meatballs. It was probably one of the best pasta dishes I had ever eaten. We talked about it for days. We thought surely if the pasta was that good their pizza would be amazing. Unfortunately, we weren’t too impressed with the pizza…. We’ll stick with the pasta 👍🏼