Charlottesville Restaurant Guide

Dined at Escafe with friends. It was very lively and had a great crowd and atmoshpere. Food was excellent and reasonably priced. Would recommend to anyone who wants to have a good time, great food, in a great location without spending a ton of money.

After having pleasant meals here three times, the fourth time resulted in the only case of food poisoning I have ever experienced. Once I overcome the present aversion I now have to tofu stuffed acorn squash I might return to Escafe. Their menu is very creative and offers many vegetarian alternatives. Specials daily result in a varied menu (yes, the squash was a special). The tainted food might have been the green tea cheese cake, which was unremarkable, slightly dry and served with frozen not fresh berries. Service is of erratic quality, ambience funky and appealing but perhaps not real clean. Prices are not moderate, which makes the other shortcomings less forgivable. However, the imaginative and menu and the success of most dishes is undeniably alluring...