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| - This was a tricky review to write. I REALLY wanted to like this place, it came so highly recommended, but my experience was less than ideal. We went on a Thursday for their $25 couples menu.
I'll start at the beginning...
The hostess seated us. That was it. No menus, nothing. Just seated us. Ok. Fine. I assumed that meant that the server would be along shortly, after all she was at the table right next to us. We waited over 10 minutes just to be acknowledged. We didn't even get a "Hi guys, I'll be with you in one sec" which I would have been fine with. Eventually the server came over and asked if we wanted anything to drink. Still no menus at this point. Luckily, we didn't want anything fancy, since we had no idea what they had in terms of drinks.
Another few minutes passed and she brought us menus, and within 5 minutes came back sans drinks and asked if we were ready to order. Yeah, no. She was more concerned about the 6 top of college kids than the 2 lesbians by the window.
We'd been there almost half an hour before getting our drinks and our bread (which was good). I just wasn't impressed.
Our food, however, was excellent. Unfortunately, because I procrastinated in writing this review, I can no longer find what we ordered on their menu, so I can't even recommend it. I think I had the penne pastore, which had incredible flavours, and my partner had something with farfale. But since Harley's has since removed their date night menu from their website I can't tell you exactly what. The portion sizes were perfect, and $25 per couple for an appetiser, 2 small entrees and dessert, the price was definitely right.
I do remember getting the calimari as an appetiser, and it was ok, but I've definitely had better. The pieces were thin, and it was kind of greasy. There tended to be more breading than squid, which I hate. If you're a fan of good calamari, I'd say try the bruschetta.
Dessert was amazing, though! We got the chocolate lava cake and shared between the two of us it was just enough sweet and a great way to end the meal.
Looking at the other reviews, I don't think my service issues were a fluke. It seems to be a recurring theme here. You'd think they'd get the hint and start trying to fix it. The food was good at least, but there's nothing that can put a damper on a date night faster than awful service. Bring the service up to par with the food, and this could easily be a 4-5 star restaurant, between the food and the ambiance.
But seriously.... if I was rating on service alone it'd be a 1 star... if that.
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