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| - I have never dined in at Vesuvio. This review only regards the delivery service. NB: despite some negative criticism it should be noted that I still order from Vesuvio on occasion.
As a Roncie resident, I've ordered from Vesuvio on a number of occasions and found the result to be quite inconsistent. The pizza ranges from well topped and pretty well prepared all the way to scantily topped cardboard. All in all, I don't much care for the pizza. (The secret to any place is CONSISTENCY! Which this place lacks.)
However, I am somewhat impressed by their delivery pasta. Even after travelling, it generally arrives al-dente-ish and the sauces are pretty good.
Definitely overpriced.
The delivery is usually fair-paced and courteous. However, I have had ONE pretty bad experience (I see from other reviews that I am not alone). The driver arrived 90 minutes after the order was made with no apology. He grabbed the money I offered and did not offer change (I was planning on letting him keep it anyway, a generous tip, but was miffed at the assumption) then took off speedily. I had to call after him to remind him that he had forgotten half my order. He huffed his breath in annoyance at me (a projection, I'm sure, of his frustration with a hard night's work but still: not my baggage to heft) and returned at a jog with a bag that he deposited on the porch at my feet before turning abruptly and taking off. In the end, we were STILL two drinks and a salad short, I paid full price plus a 12% tip, and the food that did make it to our table, incidentally, was the worst I've ever gotten from them; pizza with hardly any sauce or toppings and an order of spaghetti about half the size of their usual portion. Clearly, not good at dealing with heavy business.
Vesuvio. Get. It. Together! Work on consistency. You could be a great place instead of resting on your historic laurels.
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