Seb M.
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Typical Italian family restaurant
I was immediately charmed with the warm feeling and on a Tuesday night, the place was PACKED!
Sadly, from beginning to end, my waiter, George, has been looking down on me with contempt despite my best efforts to be nice and convivial.
His attitude was Very disinterested, nonchalant even. He gave me a very Snooty service, although I could see he was giving an awesome service to the 3 Italian kids at the next table.
I ordered a bottle of Fontanafredda, (65$), tried to engage in a friendly conversation, as I am actually keeping a bunch of 2015’s in my cellar to age…. Barely showed any interest.
Nonetheless, the Polpettes were very tender and the sauce very tasty.
I ordered the Veal Marsala with spaghetti Alio y olio.
The veal was very tender but so underseadoned.
The pasta, tragically was tasteless. Just an oily, overcooked, under seasoned mess, no salt, no pepperoncino, not even the slightest taste of garlic (half of the name of the pasta…), no parsley…. I barely touched it, I would have expected the waiter to notice but he didn’t even ask.
I came here on a friend’s warm recommendation, and I can see by the other comments that the service can make all the difference. Should my waiter have been more attentive, or given me a non scrupulous service, I am sure the kitchen would have fixed the issues.
I am leaving with my unfinished bottle and a take-out dessert that was almost thrown at me, with a feeling of disdain, a feeling that I actually wasn’t welcome in the place. (Caucasian male, 45, solo traveller, not smelly or out of bounds, clean clothes)
Other than that, the price was extremely fair for what I had. The issues could have been minor if it hadn’t been for the contempt of George.