Steve C.
Yelp
I was looking forward to an Argentinian restaurant in the area. Unfortunately, Novecento was disappointing. We enjoyed our pisco sours but got some attitude from the bartender, always a turn off. Next, the table they initially gave us was in the back and not as nice as other parts of the restaurant. When I went up to the desk, the manager was quite accommodating, but I can't say as much for the hostess trying to prove me wrong about the table and the reservation, pointing to the part of the screen where it said "hi-top or table". Thank you, I'm glad you think you think were correct; that's some poor customer service. Again, the manager was helpful and sat us at nice two-top.
As for the food, just average, at best. We had the sausages, which weren't very good. A sausage sitting on a plate, dry, alone, not too appealing. The grilled caesars were good and the provoleta was good. As for our mains, we tried the filet mignon and the rib eye, which were "direct from Argentina".
The ribeye was overcooked and the filet was dry, not to mention that the texture of the ribeye was very odd. It didn't have a flat surface like most cuts of beef. The filet was cut in half crosswise and folded over. Why would anyone do that to a nice, thick piece of meat? Last time I saw this technique was at the Longhorn Steakhouse. And the fries were very basic, not at the level of good steakhouse fries. Our server, who was excellent and the exception to the frowny hostess, had a new ribeye prepared, which came out skirting on raw.
The desserts were also not great. The creme brulee didn't have the nice, hard surface, the lava cake was okay, but the tiramisu was bad. We will not be going back. This is not the place to go for a good steak.