SALT & MOOOSH for my Birthday Dinner - FAIL!!!
My boyfriend made reservations for my Birthday dinner at Terroni on April 7th 2018. Our reservation was for 9pm with a special note included to notify our server (Isabella) that it was a special occasion.
We received barely any welcome at all & were still required to wait 15 minutes for a seat at a crowded table on the 2nd floor so close to the neighbours that my petite 122lb frame could barely fit between the tables to reach my seat.
Drinks to start...or at least an attempt at drinks since there was no Domestic beer available, my boyfriends second choice was a Vodka Soda - nope...they don't have Soda either apparently. My Whiskey and Coke was served with no lime, no straw, and when I asked for both I was told that the restaurant is now "Straw free"...Ummmm...OOOOOK there.
The dry multigrain sliced bread couldn't have been anything further from "Italian" and it was accompanied a HORRIBLE quality of olive oil. I requested black pepper and chili pepper flakes...they never arrived. My boyfriend asked a table runner for butter...which also never arrived.
We were so crowded in our seats and irritated by the lack of service that we opted to skip the appetizer.
I ordered a long time favourite dish of mine from Terroni - the Ravioli di Zucca filled with butternut squash and parmigiano, gorgonzola sauce with walnuts for $18.95 - which came STUCK TO THE PLATE with DRY edges, and tasted like it was boiled in water from the Dead Sea because it was so salty! I could not even distinguish the taste of the butternut squash. Sauce? what sauce? There was none, just a few walnuts tossed on top.
My boyfriend ordered the Gnocchi alla Simi with tomato sauce, fresh ricotta, basil, parmigiano for $17.95 , which might as well have just been potato paste with the most basic of tomato sauces plopped on top. GREAT DISH FOR PEOPLE WITH NO TEETH OR TASTE BUDS!
Oh wait...HERE COMES ISABELLA WITH THAT BLACK PEPPER I ASKED FOR AN HOUR AGO... I have one bite left on my plate. Is there a reason why the pepper grinder had to be left directly in front of my face? We were not asked even ONCE how we were doing or how we found our meal. Had she checked on us I would have sent both plates back and been on my way.
What a pathetic experience. I have been coming to Terroni for Over a Decade and am extremely disappointed with my overall experience and am saddened to say that I will never be returning.