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| - We eat out 3-5 dinners a week, and most lunches, so we are lucky enough to get around. We came here tonight for a friend's 60th birthday dinner, and during the day I had dropped off a few balloons, nothing major, to place at our table, which was not in anyone else's way. The staff took them and told me they would be placed at the table. When we arrived, I was told they had been put in the basement because the owner did not think that fit the image of his restaurant. Not a great start, and after dinner I called some of the places we really love...much better than this restaurant....and asked about balloons, and no one had the remotest of issues. So there was that. This place was really inconsistent in its delivery and service. We didn't feel they have really worked out who they want to be. Our server was nice, but, and not his fault, had clearly not been properly trained. From not taking drink orders for 10 minutes in a not-full restaurant, to making us feel we were being rushed through the process, to removing dishes from the table before we had all finished eating a course, to sending over line staff who had not been told who ordered which dish....it was not the service I would expect from a restaurant at this price point. After the first glass, I had to do all the wine pouring for the table. And if one more server asks me, "How are the first few bites?" I will throw up. SO overused. Besides, we did not get the impression he really cared, but was just asking, as our less-than-enthusiastic answers received a, "Great!" as he rushed off. The food....some was AMAZING. The pastas we had, the burrata...just lovely. The two pizzas, however, and the bruschetta, were barely passable. I normally hoover everything put in front of me, and I left half the pizza. Not like me at all. Affogatos were mixed at the end of our table and left there for us to serve out. Our bill was brought to the table without an ask to to what else we might want, less than halfway through our desserts. Our doggie bags were delivered to us before we ordered dessert. The whole experience felt all over the place. We could not have a few small balloons at our table, yet we were served by someone who was clearly not trained in the basics. Too many inconsistencies in a market full of choices.
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