Last season's holiday party was held at Bar Italia. It was my first there and my first time seeing their second floor. I'm a fan of their interior style and design. Plus who doesn't love suede ceilings?! Right?! ...No? My personal fav are the blue pencil lights hanging from the ceiling in the back of the second floor.
The holiday party deal was dinner was covered but drinks were your own bill. (I should note that I didn't organize the evening so I don't know what was agreed on) I was disappointed to find out that something as cheap as coffee wasn't included in the dinner. Slap 2 coffees onto my bill, that's right, two. Aren't refills normally free? Now I know this is would be a generous extra, but I feel it would have gone a long way to give each table a bottle of wine. Through my investigative methods I found out the price Bar Italia charged person was not cheap. It's the little extras that make the difference. I felt that Bar Italia was just interested in the suppling the most basic service they could. The food was good which helped my opinion. The food wasn't great, but it was good and I enjoyed it. I feel it should be noted that the staff was really nice. I almost didn't mind the small details Bar Italia lacked because of the awesomeness of the staff (almost). Overall I enjoyed Bar Italia and I would probably go back. If by change the manager or owner is reading this, consider going to extra mile. It would make a huge difference.
Pros:
Awesome atmosphere
Great staff
Really cool blue lights
Good food
Cons:
Coffee.. please include it
Attention to detail