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| - I came here on Saturday with five other people for my friend's birthday dinner. We had some difficulty finding the restaurant since their logo was very tiny but we found it after passing by it the second time around.
My friend made reservations so we had no problem getting seats on a busy Saturday night. We were seated in a U-shaped booth which I personally disliked because I didn't have enough room but all my other friends were fine with it. My first impression of the restaurant was that the interior was nicely decorated and there was a great ambiance.
They gave us free bread which was nice except they gave us four pieces when there were six of us so my friend had to ask for more.
We ordered the appetizer special which was a mushroom bruschetta. It was tasty but not worth $10.
Then came our main meal which were the eggplant parmigiana, orrecchetti, pappardelle and a sausage pizza (it's not on their website but I think the name is Lambordia).
The eggplant parmigiana ($20) came with tomato sauce and buffalo mozzarella. It was very delicious and worth its money. I would actually recommend this dish.
I ordered the orrecchetti ($21) with hot sausage, rapini and pecorino. Nobody at the table including me enjoyed it. I suppose most of us just prefer pastas with sauce but even so, this dish didn't wow us. It actually reminds me of something taht my mom makes with leftover pasta at my house.
The birthday girl ordered the pappardelle ($23) with bison bolognese and ricotta. The general consensus was that this was one of the better dishes. I think it's okay.
The pizza ($18) came with sausage and basil. It sucked. It was a nice size for the price and it'll be filling but it just didn't taste good. The dough reminds me of Pizza Pizza's pizza.
Lastly, we got the panettone bread pudding ($8) with dates, pistachio and vanilla gelato. It was very delicious, gooey and warm and I would recommend this dessert.
You may wonder, why am I giving them such a low rating even though the food wasn't horrible?
1) The free bread. With the prices they have, they shouldn't be cheap with something like bread.
2) A couple of times when the waitress refilled our water, she dripped water on me.
3) Food was mediocre.
4) Seating was uncomfortable.
5) The bill. On the website, it says that "An automatic 18% gratuity is added to groups of 7 or more." We were a group of 6 and they charged us the 18% gratuity. I find it almost rude when restaurants add their own gratuity. It's like they're telling us what they deserve. I like to tip accordingly and I don't appreciate restaurants adding their own gratuity unless if it says so on their menu/website that they add it automatically.
This is why I gave them 2 stars which is unfortunate because I think I would've enjoyed this place if I went with one or two other people for lunch. Since I had a bad experience here the first time, I don't think I'll be coming back. Also, the bill thing is a deal breaker for me.
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