Ioesco - new Italian restaurant at Sanctuary Cove

There is a new restaurant in Sanctuary Cove to rival Marinara, my favourite restaurant of all time. The new restaurant on the block is called Ioesco.

According to that link, prices are around $40-$55, which from memory seems a bit high.

It is definitely a lot trendier than Marinara. Marinara is the home of red checkered table clothes, vines growing on the walls, someone singing while playing guitar, and the most awesome garlic pizza bread ever.

Ioesco has floor to ceiling windows, a trendy look, a list of tempting specials and a olive oil and sea salt bread.

The pizza choices aren't as wide as Marinara's, but there's some more interesting choices like lamb shanks, more range of gnocchi, and some old favourites like chicken parmagiana, and spaghetti carbonara (the traditional kind with cream optional).

Even the fussy eaters in my family attempted to eat their own weight in pasta. Actually I'm not sure that I've ever seen my little sister eat so much at the one time. I had risotto, but I want to go back to try the gnocchi.

The big question: is it better than Marinara? I'm not sure. I think I need to go back and eat at both a few more times. Lasagne from Marinara, yum!