Sorrento's Risturante   

415 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77006
713-527-0609
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The SceneHandsome and inviting, this Italian eatery on Lower Westheimer offers high ceilings and higher prices, but the experience is worth it. Impeccable service, romantic atmosphere and quietly attractive, multiroom design foster an air of luxury without ostentation. A pocket-sized bar at the entrance provides an excellent vantage point while the solarium-like side room is a haven for less formal diners. The FoodThough the name salutes the resort town near Naples, the food isn't that provincially specific. It's neo-Italian fare, often sleek and delicately sauced. Crab cake with white polenta makes a lovely starter and a colorful beet-and-blood orange salad is flavorful and attractive. Hefty meat dishes, like prosciutto-wrapped beef tenderloin, duck carbonara and venison chops, anchor the main courses. The cioppino (seafood stew) and salmon on risotto will satisfy lighter eaters. Fragile, flan-like panna cotta drizzled with limoncello leads the dessert tray.