There are also sea bass, gently sauteed and served over a straightforward lemon-caper sauce, and seared salmon with grilled polenta cakes and bitter broccoli rabe. A lunchtime entree worth seeking out is the tagliata, thin-sliced sirloin with an arugula salad fleshed out with bits of asparagus and tomato. The dessert menu is wide-ranging, though Esposito intends to pare the list down soon. I'd keep the orange curd tart, too, and perhaps the chocolate espresso cake, wrapped in a chocolate ribbon so wide there's room at the top for whipped cream and fresh fruit. Tiramisu is merely OK, but goodness knows visitors will order it.
Service is extraordinarily attentive.
Waiters, for all their soft-spoken demeanor, are as eager to please as puppies. I began trying to drain my water glass before it could be refilled, and lost every time. RL is extremely comfortable. Seating is at wide chairs or deep banquettes, both in butter-soft leather. The entrance has room for a small, dark bar and a couple of chairs before a gas fireplace.