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| - Visited Terroni on Adelaide on a Friday night. I was a part of a very large group (around 20 people) for a friend's birthday party, and I had a below average dinner experience.
Four things weighed into my evaluation of Terroni: the food, the service, the setting, and the price and everything weighed my score down.
This Terroni restaurant is built on a courthouse, and they have some pretty impressive decor. I am not a design expert, but I can see that a lot of effort went into the decorations, looks and feel of the restauraunt. Unfortunately, thats where the good ends (for me).
For my dinner, I ordered a Branzino alla Griglia (grilled sea bass fillet). The sea bass was seasoned well and grilled well, and served with a side salad. I enjoyed the sea bass, but the portion was far too small. I understand that quality is important for a high end restaurant, but I feel there is a problem when I clean my dinner plate then feeling less than satisfied (you know that feeling - like I could go eat a McDonalds cheeseburger? In this case, I could have gone to McDonalds and ordered 2).
We were a large group sitting in the second floor. There was a DJ mixing music nearby and the music got louder and louder as the night went on. I generally don't object to music, but eventually I had to shout to speak with my girlfriend, sitting beside me, or to the person across from me. Again, this contributed negatively to my experience.
The service was ok. Whenever someone from our party needed something and asked a server, we were brought what we requested. Otherwise, they servers left us alone.
Lastly, I was pretty unhappy about the price. Normally I don't talk about price in my review, because I feel like I get what I pay for when I go to a restaurant, but that is not the case for Terroni. I ordered a single main course (no drinks, no appetizer, no desserts, nothing else) and got hit by a water charge (yes-they charge for water) and by a 20% gratuity (they add in gratuity for large groups). I ended my night paying over $40 on my bill and still feeling hungry.
Overall, I paid an expensive price for a tiny portion of good food, average to below average service, and I did not enjoy my experience.
1.6 / 5.0
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