Meagan A.
Yelp
First of all, the service was top notch - truly the pinnacle of this dining adventure. Our server, despite being brand new, was graceful, gracious, and even spoke a little Italian.
The food was excellent - we ordered the Caesar for two, the bruschetta, the eggplant appetizer and the chicken marinara. All ingredients were fresh and flavorful- bonus is the Caesar is made fresh table-side, which adds to ambience. However, the restaurant was out of veal, which was disappointing as we both intended to order a veal dish. This shows an incredible lack of foresight inventory wise, as nearly 25% of the menu is veal dishes.
The ambience was nice enough... until a party near the door had to wait to be sat. Apparently there is no place or protocol for this, so we had four people standing within two feet of our table for roughly 10-15 minutes, talking loudly, and trying to stay against a wall but ultimately there wasn't enough space, which created an incredibly uncomfortable, unpleasant, and awkward situation for all. Nothing like sitting down to a $200 dinner for two with complete strangers hovering over the table talking loudly. This needs to change if this restaurant intends to be seen as a classy, upscale space.