text: I am so torn over Villa Antonio This restaurant has a bit of an identity crisis The food was very goodbut small portions overpriced The service was a bit slow but professional The ambiance is nice but kind of cheesy Uh lifesized statue of a chef holding a pizza I believe Would I go backit is a toss up nnArmed with a Restaurantcom certificate my husband and I went the other night for dinner We were promptly seated at a cramped two top but after asking for a booth the host was able to change our table nnThe meal started with what I think was supposed to be an amuse bouche two small pieces of bruchetta Now I am no amuse bouche did I even spell that right snob and it was yummybut seemed kind of random and was more than one bite nnAfter a yummy house salad nothing out of the ordinary greens with goat cheese and balsamic out came a palate cleanser of a sweet mango sorbet About the size of a melon baller scoop Again do not get me wrong this is nice but it was too sweet and seemed kind of forcedas if a restaurant was trying too hard to be fancypants nnWait before I forget I should tell you we were offered chilled salad forks to eat our salad with This I find pretentious and necessaryand actually our fingers were freezingnnI got the special which was cannelloni of shrimp and lobster and scallops The portion was pretty small for the approximate price tag I mean think the size of a deck of cards I know America is obese and that is the correct portion for dinnerbut honestly could not I have gotten a bigger dish and taken the rest home or something Anything to make me feel better about spending all this dough on an entruee nnEverything just seemed a bit forced The scraping away of crumbs between each course The smattering of dried parsley as a garnish Skewering a lone scallop with a sprig of rosemary Decorating your dessert plate with a cocoapowder stencil nI stress the food was good no complaints The service was kind and efficient No complaints nnUltimately the dinner even with the Restaurantcom certificate came to be about and gratuity was already added on nnBy the way the bathroom does not match the upscale ambiance of the restaurant It is red and black with tiles you would see at a Five Guys Burgers and Fries They also indicate on the menus back page if you drink too much and need a ride home they will call one for you nnAgain random nnPPS A coworker tells me the restaurant was featured on Chef Hunter on the Food Network The chef that won did not get hired because the two parties could not agree on a salary Interesting