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| - Went to this restaurant for the first ( & last) time a few weeks ago. It is an interesting concept as a restaurant; however, unfortunately their food was not as fresh claimed.
Carrots in the salad were dry, some of the lettuce was old/wilted & the lime in my drink was old/ rotting. Worst of all, the prosciutto on our otherwise delicious pizza was off.
I didn't want to cause a fuss but our server asked us how everything was, and I told her about the prosciutto (which we were picking off at that point). It was brown and tasted like it was old.
The manager came over, and we ordered another pizza. However, she got very intense and insisted on bringing out a plate of prosciutto, stating that this was fresh, they have thick cuts of the meat, and it was us who were mistaken about the taste/state of the meat (she claimed all of the chefs had also tasted it, that it was not off, and it was cut yesterday).
Needless to say, this was quite awkward as she continued to impress upon us that it was our mistake and that we should try it because it was fresh. I continued to politely decline, as I was feeling sick from eating off meat. This went on for several minutes, and my partner eventually tried the prosciutto again in an attempt to end the interaction.
The manager was speaking loudly and I think it was for the benefit of the couple at the table next to us (the restaurant was otherwise empty but she had sat us right next to each other). It got very awkward and we got the second pizza to go (we were still charged for half of the pizza as it was "our mistake.")
Definitely won't be going back to this restaurant anytime soon because of this strange/awkward/hostile interaction and the dubious food quality (which is overly priced/too expensive IMO). I have never been treated like this at a restaurant and I hope to never repeat this experience as it was beyond awkward and unprofessional.
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