Some Enchanted Evening

Once upon a time there was a restaurant named Bella Napoli. It was a very popular little restaurant that everyone raved about but it got too big for its tiny location and moved from Clifton to Bloomfield.

In its place, next to Pizza Hut by the entrance to Route 3, Café D’ Amici moved in.

Princess Ali had always wanted to try this cute local establishment, but for no particular reason, never made time to go. Her handsome suitor, in an attempt to court her properly for a change, decided to take her there for wine and supper.

The princess and her suitor ordered a bottle of white wine and started their meal with a stuffed artichoke and fried calamari. She felt silly using her hands to eat such a buttery food for the first time but thoroughly enjoyed the tender garlicky flesh of its leaves. The fried calamari was crispy delicious.

The princess was convinced that she’d bust out of the corset her maidens had fastened so tightly even before the salad course arrived at the table.

When the main course arrived she whistled a jaunty tune, summoning her birds to come and loosen up the straps of her dress. “Ah, room to breath,” she thought. But what she meant was, “room to eat.”

The chicken giambotta that she had ordered was delightful and plentiful – enough to feed all the king’s men. There were several strips of chicken breast, a ton of peppers both hot and sweet, and delicious roasted potatoes.

Her suitor ordered the gnocci with meat sauce. The princess, who ate half of his plate while his back was turned, deemed it suitable for a queen but the suitor complained that it was oddly sweet.

The suitor was pleasantly surprised when the bill arrived – that even a commoner could afford to eat like royalty – wine, appetizers, and entrees only totaled about $70.

After, they saw Enchanted which I hope explains this bizarre review.

Café D’ Amici
1131 Bloomfield Ave
Clifton, NJ 07012
(973) 777-6070

— by Ali Hanford
Ali is managing editor and a co-founder of GoOutJersey and lives in Essex County. She has lived in NJ her whole life.

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